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It’s been a great start to the season for the Lady Panthers of Jackson County.

They hit their first speed bump Tuesday, as they lost their first game of the season to Elbert County.

Their next game is against a region opponent, Morgan County, at home on Friday. [Full Story »] 

The Jackson County Lady Panthers basketball team continues to ride a wave of early success this season, going undefeated thus far, and winning the Panther Tip-Off Classic with a win over area rival Banks County last week.

Next up for the Lady Panthers is a trip to Homer to again face the Lady Leopards on Saturday. Going into action on Tuesday, Banks County had a 2-2 record, having scored 151 points in those four games to 100 by Jackson County in three games.

The big key for the Lady Panthers against Banks County would appear to be in their defense, as Jackson County has allowed only 55 points to be scored against them, while the Lady Leopards have allowed 163.
Jackson County definitely has the historic edge going in, having won their three previous pairings prior to last Saturday’s tournament win. [Full Story »] 

Boys Basketball
Nov. 24 - The Jackson County Panthers picked up their first win of the season, defeating Tallulah Falls 53-26 in the first round of play in the Jackson County Tip-Off Tournament. They will move on to face Banks County in the championship game.

Nov. 25 - The Panthers took second place in the Jackson County Thanksgiving Tourney, after a 62-56 defeat by Banks County.

Girls Basketball
Nov. 25 - It was another strong showing for the Lady Panthers, as they defeated Banks County 53-25 Tuesday night at the Jackson County Tip-Off Tournament.

For more on these stories, see the Dec. 3 edition of The Jackson Herald or The Banks County News.

The Jackson County Lady Panthers started their basketball season out on a high note Thursday night, as they defeated the Lady Spartans of West Hall 47-30 in their season opener.

The Lady Panthers’ next regular season game is scheduled for Dec. 2, when they’ll travel to Johnson to face the Lady Knights. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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After a 2007-08 season that had its ups and downs, the Jackson County Lady Panthers are looking for some solid results as they prepare to enter into the 2008-09 season.

Last year, the Lady Panthers ended their season 9-14 overall, and 4-10 in the region.

After a good start that saw seven wins in their first 13 games, the wheels came off at mid-season for Jackson County, as they lost their next four games. A Jan. 22 victory over Habersham Central was the only bright point for the Lady Panthers, as they continued to slide to the end of the season. [Full Story »] 

The Jackson County Lady Panther slow pitch softball team wrapped up their season with a fifth place finish in state competition this past Saturday.

The Lady Panthers opened up tournament play against McEachern, losing 9-5 after trailing by only one run in the sixth.

Coach Clarke Rainwater said his team played very well against a team that had defeated the Lady Panthers 19-2 just a month ago.
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he Jackson County Lady Panthers fast pitch softball team wrapped their season up last week with play in the Region 8-AAA tournament.

Unfortunately, the season ended with a pair of losses in tournament play last Tuesday.


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The Jackson County Lady Panthers’ slow pitch softball team wrapped up area tournament play Thursday, coming away with a second place finish in the tournament as they prepare for state play this weekend.

State tournament play opens up Friday in Marietta, as the Lady Panthers face McEarchern at 4:45 p.m.
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Softball
Oct. 7 - The Jackson County Lady Panthers season ended on Tuesday with back-to-back losses in region tournament play. Their first game came against Hart County, who defeated the Lady Panthers 3-2. Their final game came that evening against Franklin County, who won 10-2.

Volleyball
Oct. 7 - The Lady Panthers of Jackson County ended a long dry spell Tuesday when they defeated Tallulah Falls 2-1, with set scores of 25-17, 21-15 and 25-15. It was the team's second victory of the year.

Oct. 9 - The Lady Panthers were hoping to keep some momentum up from their successful Tuesday outing, but instead found themselves fighting for footing once again. First they lost to Athens Chrsitian 1-2, with sets of 14-25, 25-22 and 15-25. Next they lost 0-2 to region opponent Hart County in sets of 10-25 and 17-25.

Oct. 11 - Jackson County found themselves in an all too familiar position Saturday,as they lost 0-2 to Rockdale County.

For more on this story, read Wednesday's edition of The Jackson Herald or The Braselton News.