BCHS spring football underway

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Angela Gary
Wednesday, May 22. 2013
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The spring air was filled with cheers from the stadium stands this past Friday evening as the Banks County Middle School and High School football teams took to the gridiron for the annual spring scrimmage games. New Head Coach Biff Parson was anxious to see how the team would perform following the practice sessions over the past two weeks.

The middle school teams played two fifteen minute halves and scored touchdowns on several occasions during the scrimmage. " We were pretty pleased with how things went, a lot of young guys were on the field and have not played football before and probably one of the larger groups we have had. Hopefully in July we will be able to get all these guys back and on the same page for the fall season," said BCMS Head Coach Vince Lehotsky.

The high school players took the field for an hour and a half working the ball up and down the field. Several players stepped up into key roles and showed a glimmer of what could come n the next football season.

Coach Biff Parson has worked with the team over the past few weeks and is trying to bring together a family unity feeling amongst the players. The keys are to take care of each other and perform with excellence on and off the field. Coach Parson is still looking for leaders on the team and a few has stepped up into the role. He urges them to do right on the field and at school to set the standard for Banks County.

Lady Leopards place second in sectionals

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Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 15. 2013
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The Banks County High School Lady Leopards golf team placed second in the sectionals and is preparing for the state championships on May 20 at Chateau Elan. The Lady Leopards score came in two stokes behind Buford at 274.

Buford's leading score of 272 put them in the number one slot with West Hall taking the third slot with a 280 and White County in fourth with a 282. With two strokes separating the top two teams and two stokes separating the bottom two teams the state match looks to be an interesting match up.

Cara Gowder continued to be a low medallist in the 7-AAA region and had the second best score in the sectional. Dawson County golfer Madison Caldwell took top honors with a 74, beating Gowder by two strokes in the event.

Morgan Rylee, Jody Milford and Emily Coker rounded out the foursome for the Lady Leopards. Rylee turned in a round of 98, Milford shot an even 100 and Coker a 118.

4-H archery team takes first in state tournament

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Wednesday, May 8. 2013
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The Banks County 4-H Senior Compound team won the state championship with a score of 1942 at the 4-H State Archery Tournament held this past weekend in Eatonton.

Members of the state championship team are Jonathan Clark shooting a 664, Ty Ewing shooting a 672, Massey Langford shooting a 606 and Alex Wiley shooting a 569.

The Senior Compound team will advance to national competition in Nebraska this June 23-28th. The team will be accompanied by coaches Ben Brown, Tim Fountain, Kevin Stephens, Chris Parr and Randy Edenfield. [Full Story »] 

Eight qualify for state at regional track meet

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Wednesday, April 24. 2013
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The Banks County High School Leopards track team qualified eight athletes to the state sectional meet this week in a couple of long track and field days in Dawsonville for Banks County. The sectional meet will be held at Southeast Bulloch on Saturday.

The boys and girls teams for Banks came in at sixth place at the region meet. White County took the top girls spot and Buford took the boys top honors.

Jaylyn Lack qualified in the girls 400 meter dash, Makayla Hewell qualified for the girls 3200 meter run, Greg Cannon qualified for the boys 400 meter dash and Tyler Hubbard, Francisco Hurtado, Eli Smallwood and Greg Cannon will compete in the boys 4x400 meter relay with alternates Ryan Seabolt and Malcolm Mitchell. [Full Story »] 

Tennis seniors recognized

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Wednesday, April 17. 2013
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The Banks County High School tennis team recognized its senior players with a special ceremony before the match last week. The team will lose four players next season to graduating seniors, Haley Hill, Alissa Moulder, Jake Schaefer and Tuan Pham.

"We had the opportunity to recognize two fantastic young ladies who have been a part of the tennis team the past four years,” head Lady Leopards tennis coach William Foster said. “Haley Hill and Alissa Moulder have been a pleasure to coach this year. They both showed their leadership abilities as well as tennis skills at ever practice and match, and they positively impacted the team more than they know. The last home match for these girls was rained out, but hopefully they can put on a great performance in next weeks region tournament to cap off their high school tennis careers. The rest of the Lady Leopards and I can't wait to see what great things these two girls accomplish in the years to come."

Athletic director Jerry King was on hand to give the seniors their medal of achievement for the years of hard work and dedication to the tennis program.

Leopards take losses to Dawsonville on the road and at home

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Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 3. 2013
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The Banks County High School Leopards returned home after a disappointing 11-1 rout in Dawsonville against the Tigers only to face them once again for the rematch. The rematch would also prove to be disappointing as the Leopards went down 12-1 at home against the Tigers.

BCHS got three easy outs in the first inning. Dawson made one hit for a single. Then two outs come from the outfield to Tyler Hellmeister and one pop up to Tanner Thompson on third base.

The Leopards took the plate in the first inning with lead off hitter Billy Hudgins. Hudgins doubled and Tanner Thompson walked. Austin Smith got a good crank to score Hudgins for the 1-0 lead. [Full Story »] 

Tennis teams take wins in recent action

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Thursday, March 28. 2013
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The Banks County High School Leopards tennis teams continue to post wins against region opponents this season. The boys defeated Fannin County 4-1 and East Hall 4-1. The Lady Leopards defeated Fannin County 5-0 and East Hall 5-0. The Leopards have a 6-2 overall record and a 4-2 Region record this year and the Lady Leopards have a 4-3 overall record and a 4-1 region record this season.

FANNIN COUNTY

In the Fannin County match, in number one Leopard singles action was Jake Schaefer against Austin Kuhr for an 0-6, 4-6 loss. In Number two singles was Paul Coughlin against C. Keilman for a 6-0, 6-2 win. Bobby Nguyen took on T O'Conner in the number three singles slot and won 6-1, 6-2. [Full Story »] 

Alumni game: BCHS baseball alumni gather for fundraiser game

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Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 20. 2013
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The Banks County Baseball Alumni gathered for a fundraiser game at the Leopard diamond this past Saturday. The teams were divided up into four per team and played round robin for six outs. The team with the most runs would win the game.

Twelve alumni signed up for the game and the current Leopards baseball team umpired the event. It was the first game for the alumni in several years to be played at BCHS. MVP of tournament was Mr. Albert Bracket (Class of 1956). Mr. Bracket was 5-6 at the plate. He is 75 years old and hit the ball hard every time he batted.

Team "Ward" managed by Mr. Howard Ward (Class of 1956) won the three team round robin format. Team "Gordon" managed by Gene Gordon (Class of 1956) finished in second place. Team "Kennedy" managed by David Kennedy (Class of 1980) finished in third place. The winning team received prizes in the form of baseball merchandise.

"I did not have to call 911 and it was a great alumni game,” head varsity baseball coach Scott Frederick said. “Everyone seemed very pleased with their winning prize. As a fundraiser, over $560 dollars were donated to help defray the cost of the championship sign and everyone asked to please do this again next year."

Middle school Leopards take wins

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Wednesday, March 13. 2013
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After four rain out games, the Banks County Middle School Leopards baseball team played their first home game of the season against the Jackson County Panthers on Wednesday of last week.

The Leopards were led by Judd Roberts with 2 hits and 4 RBI’s and Griffin Goodwin with 2 hits and 2 RBI’s. Also with a hit was Walker Rogers, Easton Staton and Jadon Clark. The final score was 6 to 0. [Full Story »] 

Shooting Stars meets Saturdays

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Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 26. 2013
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The Banks Shooting Stars League meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Banks County Parks and Recreation Department and is open to all ages and youth from surrounding counties.

The league is a non-competitive, recreational sports league that will foster teamwork and socialization, as well as development of basketball skills.

The Banks County Leopards basketball team and Coach Cleveland are assisting the kids.

For more information, contact Melinder Caudell, 706-870-4575.
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