The Pickens Dragons’ baseball team took care of business in the 3rd annual Dragon Invitational Tournament, defeating the Marietta Hurricanes 15-3 on Saturday to secure the tournament victory.
Read More »2012 College Football Preview: 14 Matchups That Must Happen
Today is Sunday, June 17th, which is significant for two reasons: it is Father’s Day, the one day out of the year that we take time to thank our dads for walking us through the other 364 days with very little disruption, and it is exactly 74 days until the 2012 college football season kicks […]
Read More »Dragonettes Host Basketball Camp
The Pickens Dragonettes’ basketball program hosted a basketball camp featuring more than twenty different schools from around the state of Georgia from Monday, June 4th to Wednesday, June 6th, with games being played in the school’s new gym, old gym, and at the two middle schools in Pickens County. Both a video and a slideshow […]
Read More »Pickens Sets Aside Time to Remember the Fallen
Memorial Day on Monday brought out men and women across the nation to remember soldiers old and young that served in the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard and gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives for the sake of their country, and this tradition wasn’t any different in Pickens County.
Read More »Memorial Day Activity Schedule
North Georgia Mountain Marine Corps League Ceremony When: 9:00 a.m. Where: Sunrise Cemetery, 364 East Church St across from Ingles shopping center
Read More »Austin Murphy is Brevard Bound
The Pickens Dragons’ basketball program saw their second starter from the 2011-2012 season announce where they will be attending college in the fall, as shooting guard Austin Murphy has said that he will be playing basketball at Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina next year.
Read More »The Seamless Summer Program: Providing Food for Students One Mouth at a Time
Gilmer and Pickens County schools celebrated the end of the 2011-2012 school year last Friday, but even though this time of the year is often seen as one of excitement and fun, the period in between school sessions can be very difficult for children who don’t have a reliable food source at home. However, the […]
Read More »Pickens Class of 2012 Graduation: A Look at the Stars of PHS
Pickens High School will be a very busy spot this Saturday, as the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2012 is set to take place starting at 9:00 a.m. Two of the star seniors that will play a prominent role in the ceremony are Erin Hancock and Brooke Smith, who are the valedictorian and salutatorian […]
Read More »Off the Clock: Reviewing the 2012 NFL Draft
The NFL Draft has now been over for two days, so that means it is now time to step back and evaluate some of the big questions concerning who got the job done and who dropped the ball for their team’s future.
Read More »Pickens Blanked by Cartersville: Canes Come Out on Top 7-0
The Pickens Dragons had a tough time putting together any run support on Friday against the Cartersville Hurricanes, stringing together just three hits in a 7-0 loss.
Read More »J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill
What a difference a day makes. By waiting an extra 24 hours for this week’s Two Minute Drill, we were able to witness and discuss one of the NBA’s greatest players going down with a debilitating injury plus all seven rounds of the 2012 NFL Draft. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the […]
Read More »Let the Picks Begin: 2012 NFL Draft Preview
The NFL Draft is now a little under twelve hours from starting, giving head coaches and general managers across the league a small margin of time to decide on which particular players they want to bring into their organization. While drafts, especially first rounds, over the years have been remembered for the big surprises and […]
Read More »Dragons Strike on Senior Night, Outlast Ridgeland Panthers 11-10
The Pickens baseball team did just enough to top the Ridgeland Panthers at home on Monday, as the Dragons recorded the final out of the ballgame with two Panthers left on base to give the team as well as the three seniors on it—Chance McEntyre, Cameron Nicholes, and Joe Powell—a 11-10 victory on Senior Night.
Read More »Dragons Fall to Heritage 5-1 on Breast Cancer Awareness Night
The Pickens Dragons had a tough go of it against the Heritage Generals on Thursday, as the team managed just two hits and lost by the final score of 5-1.
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