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 […]
Read More »Week 9 GHSA Girls Basketball Rankings
We’ve made it to week 9 of Georgia High School basketball for the 2021-2022 season. Our local area teams have really shown out thus far! Let’s take a look at some of our girls teams who have cracked the top 10 in their respective classifications. 2A Top 10 1. Elbert County (16-2) 2. Fannin County (12-2) […]
Read More »Week 9 GHSA Girls Basketball Rankings
We’ve made it to week 9 of Georgia High School basketball for the 2021-2022 season. Our local area teams have really shown out thus far! Let’s take a look at some of our girls teams who have cracked the top 10 in their respective classifications. 2A Top 10 1. Elbert County (16-2) 2. Fannin County (12-2) […]
Read More »#1 Ranked Lumpkin Lady Indians Head Coach Resigns
Shocking news Sunday evening as Lumpkin County Girls Head Coach David Dowse has resigned. Lumpkin Lady Indians are 2-0 and ranked #1 in the state in AAA. Press release from LCHS- On Sunday, November 21, the LCHS Head Girls’ Basketball Coach, David Dowse, submitted his resignation to LCHS Principal Billy Kirk, effective immediately. In his […]
Read More »Opinions and Thoughts on Week 3 in the SMC
Photo from Jenny Millsaps Week 3 SMC Football Reactions #TeamFYNsports Director Jake West gives his thoughts and takeaways from Week 3 of Smoky Mountain Conference play. Robbinsville Still On Top The Black Knights traveled to Murphy with nothing to lose. Everyone had already written them off. With 5 starters out while coming […]
Read More »FYN Sports Top 5 Football Stadiums in Our Viewing Area
Just here to spark a little bit of fun debate during the off-season! Our writers blind voted on their favorite stadiums in our viewing area, and these were the results. I’m sure everyone will have their own opinion, so let us hear your opinions and what we got wrong! Each stadium write up is written […]
Read More »Bulldog For Life: HOF Head Coach David Gentry Hangs it up
The winningest coach in North Carolina has decided to close the “coaching” chapter of his life after 50 years. Murphy Bulldogs head coach David Gentry announced today that he is retiring from coaching football. He will retire ranked top 20 in the country in all-time wins, leaving a mark on the town of Murphy […]
Read More »FYN Sports Post Season Football Awards and Outstanding Players
Our team here at FYN Sports got together at the end of this years “spring” North Carolina High School football season and voted on our end of year awards. Players were chosen based not just on their stats alone, but also on their contributions to their team that may not show up in the stat […]
Read More »Week 4 Region 7AAA Power Rankings
What a great first few weeks it has been in Region 7AAA. It seems like there’s more parity between the teams this year than there has been in recent memory, and a lot of that has to do with the success of the Lumpkin Indians and the Gilmer Bobcats. Two teams that have been at […]
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 »Bobcats Headed To State Duals Championships
Photo from Josh Ghobadpoor The Gilmer County Bobcats Wrestling team is back in the Elite Eight Duals after defeating North Hall and Appling County over the weekend. After winning the Area title, the Bobcats earned the right to host the State Duals Prelims. In their first match against North Hall, Gilmer came away with […]
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