The Gilmer baseball team took the lead in the top of the fifth and held on late in a 3-2 win against Union Co. on Wednesday, March 11, in Blairsville. The Bobcats (3-10, 0-3 Region 6-4A) were led by Gabe Wolfson at the plate. The junior went 2-for-4 on the day and drove in all […]
Read More »Panthers soccer team earns narrow win against Banks.
A single goal from senior David Van Pelt proved to be the difference Monday, March 9, as the Union Co. Panthers soccer team earned a narrow, 1-0, victory against region foe Banks Co. in Blairsville. The Panthers (6-1, 3-0 Region 8-AA) had multiple opportunities to score early as junior Zach Jackson narrowly missed a pair […]
Read More »Union Co. girls soccer wins 3-0 against Banks
The Union Co. girls soccer team took the lead in the 26th minute and and never trailed in a 3-0 win against Banks Co. on Monday, March 9, in Blairsville. Senior Desaray Patterson scored the first goal for the Lady Panthers (2-2-1, 2-1 Region 8-AA) to give them the 1-0 lead. Keeper Sadie Underwood managed […]
Read More »Union Co. baseball drops pair to Social Circle
The Union Co. baseball team had a tough time Monday, March 9, in a doubleheader against region-foe Social Circle in Blairsville. The Panthers (4-7, 1-3 Region 8-AA) lost game one 8-2 before dropping the nightcap 10-5 to the Redskins (3-6, 2-2). Social Circle scored early and often against the Panthers in the first baseball game. […]
Read More »The Union Co. boys track team placed second at Murphy
The Union County boys track team placed second in the second meet of the season Wednesday, March 4, at Murphy. The Panthers scored a team total of 93 points, good enough for second behind Murphy’s 151.5 points, and ahead of Andrews’ 47.5 points and Tri-County Early College’s five points. In the 400-meter dash, Thomas Mellendorf […]
Read More »Lady Panthers track team wins meet at Murphy
The Union County girls track team took first place in the second meet of the season Wednesday, March 4, at Murphy. The Lady Panthers scored 93 points to take the top spot, followed by Murphy with 82 points, Andrews with 63 points, Hiwassee Dam with 40 points, and Tri-County Early College with 19 points. In […]
Read More »Panthers soccer team beats Rabun; moves to 4-1
The Union Co. Panthers soccer team earned their fourth win of the young season Tuesday, March 3, with a 3-1 win against region-foe Banks Co. in Blairsville. The Panthers (4-1, 1-0 Region 8-AA) scored all three of their goals in the first half thanks to the Robbins brothers. Senior Kobi Robbins scored his ninth goal […]
Read More »Union Co. girls soccer falls to Rabun Co. at home
Despite holding a 5-4 lead a little more than six minutes into the second half, the Union Co. girls soccer team couldn’t withstand a powerful Rabun Co. offense that outscored the Lady Panthers 4-1 over the final 34 minutes to earn the 8-6 region win Tuesday, March 3, in Blairsville. Rabun Co. (2-1, 2-0 Region […]
Read More »Panthers baseball earns strong win at Commerce
A first-inning single to right field from senior Carter Wright drove in fellow senior John Mancuso to give Union Co. a 1-0 lead on the road at Commerce on Tuesday, March 3, and the Panthers never looked back on the way to a 7-3 victory. In total, the Panthers (4-5, 1-1 Region 8-AA) plated four […]
Read More »Union Co. boys track takes first place in first meet of the season
With a score of 103, the Union Co. boys track team took first place at the team’s first tri-meet of the season at Gilmer on Thursday, Feb. 27. Gilmer placed second with 51 points, while Southeast Whitfield came in third with 13 points. For Union Co., Zion Ross took first place in the 100-meter dash […]
Read More »Union Co. girls track team comes in second at first meet of season
With 49 points, the Union Co. girls track team placed second at the first meet of the season Thursday, Feb. 27, at Gilmer High in Ellijay. Lexi Sisum placed first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 29.99 seconds, and second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.39 seconds. In the 400-meter […]
Read More »Union Co. baseball team splits doubleheader with Banks Co.
After dropping the first game 14-1 on Saturday, Feb. 29, the Union Co. baseball squad rallied to earn a 3-2 win against Banks Co. and split the doubleheader in Blairsville. The Panthers (3-5, 1-1 Region 8-AA) were led by senior John Mancuso at the plate and junior Isaak Mullinack on the mound in game two. […]
Read More »Lady Panthers see successful season end with quarterfinal loss
The most successful season in nearly two decades came to end for the Union Co. Lady Panthers basketball squad Tuesday, Feb. 25, with a 60-58 loss to Early Co. in the Class AA state quarterfinals in Blairsville. The game and atmosphere were electric as the Region 8-AA champion Lady Panthers (23-7) and Region 1-AA champion […]
Read More »Moving on! Lady Panthers advance to the Class AA quarterfinals
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Union Co. Lady Panthers are back in the Class AA state playoff quarterfinals after a dominating 61-37 win against Butler in the second round Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Blairsville. As usual, Union Co. (23-6) used a high-pressure, full-court defense to spark a run early and never […]
Read More »Panthers see season end in first round of playoffs
Despite outscoring Douglass in the second half 31-23, the Union Co. Panthers basketball squad couldn’t overcome being outscored 26-3 in the second as they fell, 63-50 in the first round of the Class AA state tournament in Atlanta. Coming in as the No. 3 seed from Region 8-AA, the Panthers (15-12) narrowly missed being either […]
Read More »Dominating defense leads Lady Panthers to playoff win
Led by a dominating defense, the Union Co. girls basketball team controlled every phase of the game Thursday night, Feb. 13, in a 69-40 win against Therrell in the first round of the Class AA state playoffs in Blairsville. Union Co. (22-6) forced turnovers on the first four Therrell (10-11) possessions while putting together an […]
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