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Lady Leopards set to wrap regular season

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Friday, February 12. 2010
The Lady Leopards are two games away from closing out the regular season. Ahead for the ladies is the rescheduled pairing against Walnut Grove from January due to severe weather. Banks will meet Walnut Grove on the road on Thursday. Tip-off is at 5 p.m. Walnut Grove defeated Banks earlier in the season 64-58. The Lady Leopards will look to turn ... [Full Story »] 

GHSA Postpones Wrestling Tourneys

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Friday, February 12. 2010
According to the Georgia High School Association website, all Sectional (Class AA-AAAAA) and Area (Class A) Wrestling Tournaments are being postponed because of the expected snow event on Friday and possible icy conditions on Saturday. These events have been rescheduled for Monday and Tuesday, February 15-16. The scheduled locations for the ... [Full Story »] 

Grapplers sending 11 to sectionals, take second in region

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Friday, February 12. 2010
It was a very productive area tournament for the Banks County grapplers, taking second place in the region and sending 11 wrestlers to the class AA state sectionals this weekend at Jefferson. Banks finished the area tournament with 163 points for second, trailing region championship Jefferson’s 278 points. The sectionals will determine ... [Full Story »] 

GHSA Postpones Wrestling Tourneys For A Second Time

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Friday, February 12. 2010
According to the Georgia High School Association website, all Sectional (Class AA-AAAAA) Wrestling Tournaments have been CANCELLED. Class A area tournaments will have their schedules altered for next week, with details to be posted on the GHSA website . AA-AAAAA wrestlers will be moved to the Gwinnett Arena starting on Wednesday, February 17, ... [Full Story »] 

Banks beats North Oconee; set for final two games

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Thursday, February 11. 2010
It’s down to the final games of the season for Banks County as the Leopards prepare for this weekend’s on the road match-ups. The Leopards should have a little more spirit in the tank after a pair of subregion wins last week, including one of the closest finishes Banks has played all year. Banks County defeated Oglethorpe last Tuesday then ... [Full Story »] 

Banks County takes on North Oconee Fri.

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Friday, February 5. 2010
With only five games left in the regular season, the Lady Leopards are looking to improve their 5-14 overall and 1-8 region record before the region tournament, while the boys look to draw together a 3-7 region and a 5-13 overall record. This past week for Banks County ,the teams faced two sub-region rivals. The ladies lost first a heartbreaker ... [Full Story »] 

Wrestlers head to 8-AA Area

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Friday, February 5. 2010
With the 8-AA Area Tournament only days away, and the Sectionals for State just over a week off, the Banks County mat Leopards are down to the wire for getting guys back in top form to compete. “At this point in the season, team wins just aren't as important as individuals being healthy enough to compete in the area tournament,” said coach ... [Full Story »] 

BCHS hoops to hold Senior/Relay Night Friday

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Thursday, February 4. 2010
Friday night in Homer, Banks County High School will recognize its senior athletes before the varsity games at 5:30 p.m. While the Lady Leopards do not have any seniors this season, the boys’ team will recognize five of its members. Leopard seniors are: Bill Redmon, Chase Armour, Jandon Smith, Kevin Daniel and Brett Armour. The recognition ... [Full Story »] 

Banks looks for another sub-region win

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Friday, January 29. 2010
It is all about the defense for Banks County High School’s varsity Leopards. Coach Mike Ruth has been drilling defense into the team and it is paying off as the boys picked up a very important sub-region win over Walnut Grove last Friday night. The 73-65 win was described by Ruth as “the most complete game we’ve played,” and improved ... [Full Story »] 

Varsity wrestlers on the mend; BCMS team places fifth in Duals

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Thursday, January 28. 2010
Banks County’s wrestling team had a rough go of things over the weekend as the Leopard grapplers competed in the East Metro Tournament at Walnut Grove. Missing eight wrestlers from the line-up, head coach Kasey Hanley and coach Tyson Baxter were eager to see how the younger Leopard grapplers would stack up against tough varsity matches. Out ... [Full Story »] 
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