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Banks County’s Junior Leopards recently completed their second annual football camp, which coach Blair Armstrong described as “a huge success.”

The three-day camp at the high school was designed for boys ages 7-12 and allowed the young football players to get a taste of what’s in store once they reach the varsity level.

Armstrong and the rest of the BCHS Leopard football staff helped lead drills and demonstrated with varsity players the skills used on offense and defense.

On the final day of the camp, the boys were put through the “Eliminator” competition, which Armstrong uses with varsity players during the summer workouts. [Full Story »] 

While the current flavor of the month is football, Lady Leopards basketball coach Jerry King is already preparing the next generation of upcoming basketball stars now.

The Banks County Lady Leopards’ basketball program is setting an instructional fall league for girls in fifth through seventh grades.
According to King, the league is designed to work on the fundamentals of the game as well as to instruct the man-to-man defense. Additional lessons will be taught on the underlying “read and react” offense style.

With four practice sessions, five games and three combination practice and games scheduled, King is looking for 28-32 players to make the league. [Full Story »] 

The Bank County wrestling team hosted a wrestling clinic for middle and high school level grapplers this week at the old high school gym.

Running from Tuesday through Thursday, the camp featured Alex Tucker as the instructor and had approximately 20 pre-registered.

Tucker wrestled for Kennesaw State University, and was the college’s first head coach from 2006-2008 with a winning 79 percentage. Under Tucker’s leadership, the Fighting Owls took the 2007 Collegiate State Dual Championship.

During the three day clinic, the grapplers were shown drills and participated in hands-on skill development. Each day featured two sessions designed to improve abilities of wrestlers and raise the intensity of the grapplers while on the mat. [Full Story »] 

The men’s Panther basketball team hosted a two-day team camp June 27 and 28. The following teams participated in the camp: Athens Academy, Monroe Area, Washington Wilkes, Bartow County, Banks County, Westminster Academy and Oglethorpe County.

"This was a great opportunity for teams to play a lot of basketball,” said JCCHS coach Britt Beaver. “The camp went very well and the competition was strong. Our kids played hard and we are seeing vast improvements from our play last year. I believe 2008 will be a very exciting year for Panther basketball."

The Panthers have also attended two summer camps this year at Mercer University and Piedmont College.