BLAIRSVILLE, GA – The Lady Panthers volleyball team is headed to the Class A/AA state playoffs. After taking down Lake Oconee County 2-1 Tuesday night, Union County (12-18, 4-1 Region 8-A/AA Public) secured the second seed in the region tournament and an automatic bid in the state playoffs. After dropping the first game of the […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week- Sawyer Drake, No. 21
The TeamFYNSports Writer’s Week 5 Player of the Week for the Union County Panthers is senior wideout Sawyer Drake. Drake hauled in a game-high nine catches for 146 yards and three touchdowns as the Panthers (5-0, 2-0 Region 8-AA) remained undefeated in 2019 by taking down Putnam County, 74-57, Friday in Eatonton. The game was […]
Read More »Lady Panthers outlast Lady ‘Cats in Blairsville
Despite cutting the Lady Panthers’ lead to just one point twice in the final 90 seconds Saturday night, Dec. 21, the Gilmer girls basketball team couldn’t overcome a rough shooting night from the free-throw line and fell to Union Co. 54-52 in Blairsville. While Union Co. (9-1, 3-0 Region 8-2A) had three players score in […]
Read More »Ellie Cook is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Lady Panthers!
Ellie Cook is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Lady Panthers! Cook, a freshman point guard, has been steady in her first varsity season, helping the team set up on offense and providing strong defensive support. Cook hit a 3-pointer in a loss to Fannin Co. on Saturday, Dec. 7. She scored […]
Read More »PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Union to visit Metter in second round
Union Co. made history last week in their first-round state playoff win against South Atlanta. The post-season victory was the first state playoff win for the Panthers since the school began playing football in 1957. If they want to keep the momentum going, and continue to make even more school history, they’ll have to do […]
Read More »Union County dominates Social Circle 41-6 to stay unbeaten
SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA – If the Union County Panthers had played flat Friday night at Social Circle, it would have been understandable. If the Panthers, currently ranked eighth in the state, had come out with little-to-no enthusiasm against Region 8-AA’s last-place team, in a game that had no effect on next week’s region championship showdown […]
Read More »Lady Panthers win game two to split with Vidalia
VIDALIA, GA – With a gutsy win in game two of their second-round playoff doubleheader at Vidalia on Oct 16, the Union County Lady Panthers forced game three and extended their postseason life for at least one more day. Union County (16-14), the No. 2 seed from Region 8-AA fought well against the Region 2-AA […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week: Sloan Sutton, No. 6
Union County High School senior Sloan Sutton is this week’s TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week! Sutton anchors the Panthers’ defense as a middle linebacker and serves as the No. 2 running back for the team. Friday night against Elbert County, Sutton’s name was said over the loudspeaker time and time again as he made […]
Read More »Undefeated Panthers put up historic numbers in win
EATONTON, GA – Union County remained undefeated this season with a win on the road at Putnam County on Friday. The Panthers needed every bit of a historic night on offense to earn the 74-57 win. Despite the amount of points scored, two punts and turnovers decided the game as the Panthers defense stood up […]
Read More »UCMS Lady Panthers beat White Co. to earn spot in championship
BLAIRSVILLE, GA – The UCMS Lady Panthers scored five runs through the first two innings and managed to fight off a surge late to take down White County, 6-4, Monday, Sept. 23, in the first round of postseason tournament play. With the win over the No. 3 Lady Warriors, the second-seeded Lady Panthers earned a […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week – Kyle Morlock
After catching six passes for 134 yards and a touchdown in Union County’s 53-21 victory over Monticello on Friday night in Blairsville, senior wideout Kyle Morlock is this week’s TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week. Morlock has accounted for 352 yards receiving on 14 catches for four touchdowns this season, while providing solid blocking on […]
Read More »Bragg’s walk-off in the seventh gives UCMS softball the win
BLAIRSVILLE, GA – A walk-off hit from Ila Bragg in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Union County Middle softball team an 8-6 victory against Pickens County on Thursday, Sept. 19, in Blairsville, to wrap up the regular-season schedule. With the score tied at six each and the Lady Panthers (16-2) down to […]
Read More »Panthers dominant in win over Indians in Blairsville
Blairsville, Ga. – From the opening kickoff until the final buzzer, the Union County Panthers were dominant Friday night against Towns County in Blairsville, winning 60-7 to earn their second victory to begin the 2019 season. Head coach Brian Allison put it simply after the game, saying his team did a “great job doing exactly […]
Read More »Panthers softball keeps region pace with big win
Blairsville, Ga. – The Union County High varsity softball team’s offense exploded Thursday night, August 29, scoring 16 runs during the first three frames and earning the three-inning, mercy-rule win over region-foe Putnam, 16-0. Already leading 3-0 heading into the bottom of the second, the Panthers (6-6, 3-0 Region 8-AA) used great hitting to put […]
Read More »PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Panthers to host Hornets
If the Union County Panthers want to earn the first state playoff victory in school history this Friday night, Nov. 15, they’re going to have their work cut out for them. This is the second-straight season the Panthers have lost the region title game to Rabun County with both teams coming into the game undefeated. […]
Read More »Panthers to host Blue Devils tonight in Region 8-AA clash
BLAIRSVILLE, GA –The Panthers might have their hands full tonight as they try to remain undefeated when region-foe Elbert County visits Blairsville. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Union County (5-0, 2-0 Region 8-AA) comes in sporting a high-octane offense that is averaging nearly 54 points per game. The team may need every bit of […]
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