— ### **Mandy Hunter Named Region 7AA Athletic Director of the Year** **BLAIRSVILLE, GA —** Union County High School’s very own Mandy Hunter has been recognized as the Region 7AA Athletic Director of the Year, an honor that highlights her leadership, vision, and impact on Panther athletics. Hunter, a Union County […]
Read More »Union County Hires Former Gilmer Bobcat As Head Coach
Union County High School in Blairsville, Georgia, has appointed Rob Stowe as the new head football coach for the Panthers. The Union County Board of Education approved his hiring on February 20, 2025, following the departure of former head coach Michael Perry to Flowery Branch High School. Stowe brings over two decades of coaching […]
Read More »Panthers Historic Season Comes To An End In State Championship
Panthers Fall Short In State Championship Game By Wright Hogsed For the first time since 1971, the Union County Panthers’ basketball team played in a state championship game, and the result was very similar. This past Thursday, 26-5, Union County played against a good 20-8 Butler Bulldogs team in the GHSA AA state […]
Read More »Panthers Eyeing First State Championship In Program History
Panthers Look To Win First State Championship, After Big Final Four Win By Wright Hogsed For the first time in 54 years, the 26-5 Union County Panthers will play in a state championship after beating 25-5 Tattnall County by a score of 54-38 in the final four. The final four games […]
Read More »Union Plays In First Final Four In 54 Years Tonight
Panthers Advance to Final Four; First Time In 54 Years By Wright Hogsed The 25-5 Union County Panthers Men’s Basketball team has accomplished a feat not seen since 1971: They’re heading to the final four. The Panthers finished their regular season and region tournament in second place in the region (only behind […]
Read More »Panthers Rebound With Region Win Over Coahulla
Panthers Rebound In Big Region Win By Wright Hogsed After a big region loss to Lakeview Fort-Oglethorpe, the 16-3 Union County Panthers looked to rebound as they hosted a region foe in the 12-7 Coahulla Creek Colts. Led by Senior Guard #2 Houston Henry, the Panthers came out the gates hot and put […]
Read More »Hughes eclipses 1,000 career points in loss to LFO
Hughes Reaches 1000 As Panthers Lose On The Road By Wright Hogsed Friday, January 17th, the 16-2 Union County Panthers traveled to Lakeview Fort-Oglethorpe High School to take on a region opponent in the 11-6 LFO Warriors. The Panthers looked to grow their nine-game winning streak to ten against the Warriors, but LFO […]
Read More »Panthers Handle Phoenix On The Road
Panthers Handle Phoenix in Game Four of a Five-Game Road Stretch By Wright Hogsed Wednesday, January 15th, the 15-2 Union County Panthers traveled to Sonoraville High School to take on the 6-10 Sonoraville Phoenix in a Region 7 AA matchup. Coming off a blowout win against Rockmart the week before; Union County came out hot […]
Read More »Lady Panthers Downed By Sonoraville On The Road
Lady Panthers Fall to Sonoraville on the Road By Wright Hogsed The 11-6 Lady Panthers, led by coach Thomas Nelson, traveled to Sonoraville High School on Wednesday, January 15th, to face the 14-2 Sonoraville Phoenix in a region matchup. The Lady Panthers jumped out to an early lead led by Senior Ariel McCarter scoring six […]
Read More »Union Head Coach Leaves For Flowery Branch
Just four years after accepting the Head Coaching job at Union County, Michael Perry has announced he is leaving the team and will be the new Head Coach at Flowery Branch. The Hall County native was 23-22 in his 4 years at the helm of the Panthers.
Read More »Panthers Sweep Battle of the States Tournament
Both Union County Panthers Varsity basketball teams were crowned Battle of The States Champions in the 30th annual iteration of the tournament. Houston Henry and Ariel McCarter were named tournament MVPs, while Nomi Nelson, Hope Tayler, Vince Marevka, and Hayden Hughes were named to the All-Tournament teams. The boys’ team defeated Coosa and Rabun County before defeating […]
Read More »Lumpkin, Gilmer, Dawson, White County Playoff Outlook
From @NWGAFootball on X. Current playoff look in AAA public (disclaimer: current region ties broken by GHSA power rating). 6 NWGA public teams currently in (Calhoun, Heritage, Northwest Whitfield, Gilmer, Lumpkin County, Dawson County). Region 7 still has a strong chance to land 5 teams. Adairsville v. Gilmer game on Friday is huge. […]
Read More »Panthers Name Robby Roxbury New Softball Head Coach
From Union County Facebook page- Congratulations to Robby Roxbury for being named the UCHS Girls Softball Coach. Coach Roxbury has 24 years of experience in teaching and coaching at UC Schools. We are very excited to have Coach Roxbury lead our Lady Panthers!
Read More »Panthers Survive Late Rally, Defeat Fellowship Christian 5-3
Photo from Union County High School Facebook page Blairsville, GA- The bats were hot early on in this one for the Union County Panthers as they quickly jumped out to a five-run lead in the third inning over Region 8AA foe Fellowship Christian. Eli Gwynn was on the bump for the Panthers, allowing […]
Read More »Cherokee, Murphy, Andrews, Union Co., Compete In Jaguar Jungle XCountry Meet
Photo from Union County High School Facebook The Union County Cross Country team claimed victory in the Tri-County Early College Meet in Murphy, NC in both the boys and girl’s races. In the boys’ standings, the Panthers finished with 32 points as they edged out Hayesville for first place as the Yellow Jackets finished […]
Read More »Union Track Preparing For State Champonships
Photo from Isaac Peugh Commerce, GA- The Union County Panthers competed in the 2A Sectional Track Meet this past week at East Jackson High School in Commerce, Georgia. 4 individuals and 2 relay teams were able to snag a spot in the top 8 and qualify for the state championships on Thursday. Lola Hunter […]
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