Photo courtesy of Joanna McMahan With another year of baseball in the books in the Smoky Mountain Conference, it’s time for the end of the year awards to be given out. As always, our FYN Sports awards are different from those given out by the Smoky Mountain Conference coaches. These awards are just our […]
Read More »Pickens County’s Angelina Casey Crowned AAAA Girls High Jump Champion
Albany, GA- Pickens County’s Angelina Casey won the 2022 AAAA High Jump State Championships last week when she cleared 5 feet 2 inches, beating all other competitors by over 2 inches. The best athletes perform their best when the lights are the brightest, and that is exactly what Casey did. Her personal record of 5’2″ […]
Read More »Gilmer’s Taylor McCormick Brings Home AAA State High Jump Title To Ellijay
Ellijay, GA- Taylor McCormick was one of several Gilmer Bobcats to travel to Carollton for the 2022 GHSA AAA Track and Field State Championships, but she was the only one to come back with gold. McCormick cleared 5’6″ as did White County’s Maci Shelnut, but McCormick beat Shelnut in a “jumpoff” to win the AAA […]
Read More »NCHSAA Baseball and Softball Playoff Brackets Released
Photo courtesy of Jenea Murphy Taylor Below are the NCHSAA 2021-2022 playoff brackets for baseball and softball. BASEBALL BRACKET Murphy and Swain County were co-champions of the Smoky Mountain Conference, but Swain County won the coin toss and ended up with the #4 seed in the NCHSAA State Playoffs. Winning the coin toss was […]
Read More »Union County Men’s and Women’s Track Teams Win Region
For the first times since the 1970’s the Union County Panthers Men’s and Women’s Track Teams are Region champions! The Women’s team came away with a lopsided victory, posting 239 points with the next closest being Rabun County with 152- While the boys came away with a much more narrow victory, outscoring Elbert County, 189 […]
Read More »Fannin County Mens and Womens Track Teams Crowned Region 7AA Runner-Ups
Calhoun, GA- Both Fannin County Rebels Men’s and Women’s Track Teams finished as Region 7AA Runner-Ups in Wednesdays championship meet. The Men’s team came in second behind Model with a score of 145 points, while the Women’s team only lost to Pepperell, scoring 107 points. These FCHS Track & Field athletes below qualified for AA […]
Read More »Lady Rebels Soccer Will Host Sweet 16 Game VS Thomasville on Wednesday
The Fannin County Lady Rebels soccer team has been on an absolute tear this season, winning the Region 7AA crown and finishing the regular season with a 14-1 overall record. In the first round of the Georgia High School Association AA Girls State Soccer Playoffs, Fannin County played host to Haralson County and came away […]
Read More »Union County Girls Finish 3rd At Dexter Woods Invitational
Photo courtesy of Isaac Peugh Buford, Ga- The first annual Dexter Woods Invitational was held yesterday at Buford High School. Buford, Monroe, Union, Duluth, Rockdale, Cedar Grove, Atlanta Classical Academy and Tallulah Falls all competed in the meet. Union County’s girls team was able to come away with a third place finish, while the […]
Read More »GHSA Votes To Downsize From 7 to 6 Classifications
The Georgia High School Athletic Association met yesterday to discuss a number of things including classification change for the 2024-2025 academic year. The motion to decrease from 7 classifications to 6 was passed by a vote of 75-0. Starting in 2024, the GHSA will go from 1A-7A to 1A-6A, while keeping the division 1/division 2 […]
Read More »Pickens Track & Field Competes In 5th Annual Georgia Spring Break Showdown
Photo from Pickens County T&F Facebook Marietta- The fifth annual Georgia Spring Break Showdown was held last week at Marietta High School. The Showdown hosts over 30 schools at the meet, and gives athletes a chance to compete in events they may not normally get to- such as the steeple chase. A lot of […]
Read More »Jackson Hits Go Ahead Bucket With :30 Left To Help Lumpkin County Capture First Ever State Championship
Macon, Ga- Lumpkin County and Greater Atlanta Christian found themselves in a stalemate with 38 seconds left to go in the GHSA AAA Women’s State Championship, but a Kate Jackson layup put Lumpkin ahead 49-47, and allowed the Indians to capture their first EVER State Championship! Greater Atlanta Christian led for 28 of the 32 […]
Read More »Young, Yet Proven- Lumpkin Lady Indians Headed To State Title Game
The consensus number 1 ranked womens basketball team in AAA this year has lived up to the hype, as the Lumpkin County Lady Indians are headed to Macon on Friday to compete in the State Championship game. The Lady Indians entered this year as the favorite to win it all, and with a 29-1 overall […]
Read More »UPSET COMPLETE! Lady Panthers Knock Off #1 Seed Columbia
Photo from Isaac Peugh Decauter- The Union County Lady Panthers traveled to Columbia High School to take on the Lady Eagles in round one of the GHSA AA State Playoffs. The region 8 #4 seed Lady Panthers were able to pull off the upset of the region 6 #1 seed Columbia Lady Eagles by […]
Read More »Maroon Devils Headed To SMC Championship Game Behind Hyatt’s Fourth Quarter Performance
Bryson City- Swain and Robbinsville took center-stage on Tuesday night for a Smoky Mountain Conference tournament semi-final matchup. Swain County’s Cooper Hyatt caught fire in the fourth quarter, and helped the Maroon Devils come away with a 66-61 victory. Donnavin Groenwald and Isaiah Collins led the Maroon Devils in scoring, dropping 15 a piece. Brock […]
Read More »“Bet On Black”- Black Knights Impress At James Orr
Robbinsville hosted one of the longest running tournaments in the state on Saturday, and More than a dozen schools made the journey to Graham County over the weekend to compete in the James Orr Memorial Invitational. However, none of them were able to knock off the home team as Robbinsville held their ground and won […]
Read More »Lady Cats Elly Callihan Announces Commitment To Berry College
Photo from Elly Callihan/Instagram Gilmer Lady Cats Senior Elly Callihan announced her commitment to continue her athletic and academic career at Berry College in an Instagram post on Sunday evening. The post read: So happy to announce my commitment to Berry College to play basketball. I want to thank my parents and coaches for […]
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