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Lord not returning as HC

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Wednesday, May 5. 2010
The Banks County diamond Leopards secured their third consecutive winning season this year on the field and the stage is set for next season as the Leopards return several players, but the fate of the team will rest on another coach’s shoulders as head coach Joe Lord announced he is stepping down. “After 10 years of coaching high school ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Leopard netters finish at sweet 16

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Friday, April 30. 2010
The Banks County lady netters played into the sweet 16 of the state playoffs. Last Wednesday, the Lady Leopards faced Heard County in the first round of the state playoffs where the netters took a 4-1 victory and secured a spot inside the sweet 16. During singles play, Kara Murphy defeated Heard County’s Blake Alford in clean 6-0;6-0 sweep. ... [Full Story »] 

BCHS track focused on region

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Thursday, April 29. 2010
Banks County’s girls’ track team had a bit of rescheduling this week as the 8-AA girls region meet was pushed back to Monday due to Saturday’s wet weather. The 8-AA region meet, which was hosted by East Jackson, opened on Monday with the completion of the field events. The final round of the running events are scheduled for Wednesday. ... [Full Story »] 

Diamond Leopards host Jefferson on Wednesday

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Wednesday, April 28. 2010
The diamond Leopards are heading into the final game of the regular season. Banks County hosts Jefferson in the season closer today (Wednesday) in a rescheduled game from Tuesday night due to rain. The final game is also senior night for the team, which will recognize the contributions from the six seniors. Leopard seniors include Bill Redmon, ... [Full Story »] 

Gowder advances to state

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Saturday, April 24. 2010
The Banks County golf teams are sending one golfer through to the state round. Cara Gowder was the low medalist in the girls’ 8-AA region tournament on Monday shooting an 86. Gowder, a freshman, advances to the state match on May 3 at the Alpharetta Athletic Club, East Course. Lady Leopards’ coach Len Dalton said that Gowder has worked hard ... [Full Story »] 

Region ahead for Lady Leopards’ track

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Friday, April 23. 2010
Banks County’s track teams are nearing the finish of the regular season. The Lady Leopards’ region meet will be this Saturday at East Jackson while the boys have another week before heading to compete at region. Both teams competed last week at East Jackson. The Thursday tri-met among East Jackson, Banks County and Commerce had Banks taking ... [Full Story »] 

Rough week for diamond Leopards

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Thursday, April 22. 2010
Last week was a rough one for the diamond Leopards. Banks County’s baseball team took three on the chin against three very tough region opponents, leaving the Leopards with an 8-8 record entering into the last week of play. Coach Joe Lord said that he hopes last week motivated the team into doing better this week. “It's been a long time ... [Full Story »] 

Banks takes third; heading to region

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Thursday, April 15. 2010
Banks County’s netters are heading to the region tournament at North Oconee. The tennis teams defeated Walnut Grove to make it through into the region tournament as the third seed. For the boys, Jefferson is the top seed with North Oconee in second, the girls seeding is reversed with North Oconee on top and Jefferson second. Banks County ... [Full Story »] 

Leopards face Jefferson Wed., host Fannin Fri.

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Wednesday, April 14. 2010
After splitting last week between a loss to East Jackson and a win over Walnut Grove, the Banks County diamond Leopards have a challenging time ahead this week. Ahead for the Leopards is the make up game from last Thursday against Jefferson. The Dragons will host Banks today (Wednesday) at 5:30 p.m. The Jefferson game follows Tuesday’s game ... [Full Story »] 

Netters still have shot for region

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Saturday, April 10. 2010
There is one thing in mind for the Banks County netters right now – getting into the region tournament. The deciding match is coming up next Monday as Banks hosts Walnut Grove. The match was pushed from March 25 and the outcome will determine if the Leopards will have a shot at region. Before the Walnut Grove game, Banks still has a trip to ... [Full Story »] 
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