The Atlanta Falcons received a bit of surprising news today when head coach Mike Smith announced that defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder has resigned to take on the same role at Auburn University. VanGorder, who returns to the SEC where he spent four seasons as Georgia defensive coordinator, leaves the Falcons after coaching with the team […]
Read More »Never Say Never: 5 Strange Events in Sports That Just May Happen in 2012
Hello again, and welcome to another edition of “J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill”. As the hours of 2011 continue to wane, I feel that it’s my responsibility as a sportswriter to prepare fans across the nation for some of the crazy events that just might happen in the year 2012.
Read More »Pickens Provides Plenty of Excitement in Holiday Classic Finale
The Dragons and Dragonettes saved their best play for the final day of the Pickens Holiday Classic, as both teams played outstanding basketball and came out victorious.
Read More »Dragons and Dragonettes Fight Hard in Holiday Classic’s Second Day
Day two of the Pickens Holiday Classic tournament was full of more intense action for the Dragons and Dragonettes, as the girl’s team took on the Centennial Lady Knights and the boy’s team faced off with the Banneker Trojans.
Read More »Pickens Has Up and Down Results in Holiday Classic Tournament Opener
The Pickens Dragons and Dragonettes participated in the opening day of the Pickens Holiday Classic basketball tournament on Thursday with mixed results, as the Dragonettes took care of the Etowah Eagles and the Dragons fell to the Our Lady of Mercy Bobcats.
Read More »J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill: Holiday Edition
Hello again, and welcome to another edition of “J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill”. The holidays are here again, and as we all celebrate this precious time with our friends and loved ones, we should also take a look at some of the headlines across the world of sports.
Read More »Dragons Destroy Rebels
The Pickens Dragons gave their fans the gift of excellent basketball on Friday night, as both the junior varsity and varsity teams were able to top the Fannin Rebels.
Read More »Dragonettes Catch Fire On Fannin Late: Pickens Picks Up 45-38 Win
The Pickens Dragonettes had a thriller against Fannin on Friday, narrowly defeating the Lady Rebels in a game between two evenly matched teams trying to take advantage of each others’ flaws in four quarters of action. The “Nettes” caught fire late, pulling out a 45-38 victory.
Read More »PCMS and Clear Creek Girls Duke It Out
While the PCMS Dragons traveled to Ellijay to take on the Clear Creek Bobcats, the Dragonettes stayed in Jasper to defend its home court against the Lady Cats.
Read More »ETC Tip Off Tournament Final Results
The final day of games in the ETC TV3 Tipoff Tournament was played on Tuesday with the final two matchups of the evening featuring the Pickens Dragons and Dragonettes taking on the Fannin Rebels and Lady Rebels.
Read More »Dragons Acquire Dreaded “0-For” Against Cherokee
The Pickens Dragons had three matchups in Canton against the Cherokee Warriors on Tuesday, with each game matching the definition of a “thriller”.
Read More »Dragons on Dragons Crime on the Court
The Jasper Middle School and Pickens County Middle School Dragons opened up the 2011-2012 season by facing each other in four exciting games, all played at the JMS gym.
Read More »Pickens Places in State Tournament
The Pickens High School Cross Country teams each finished in the top 10 of the state tournament. The Girls finished tenth, with five runners placing in the top 100, out of 222 runners: Alyssa Weaver (7); Savannah Rice (43); Mollie Shaw (61); Erin Dean (76) and Sarah Ballard (84). The boys finished ninth with five […]
Read More »FYN’s Exclusive ETC TV3 Highlights of Dragons Silenced on Senior Night, Lose to Heritage 21-0
The Pickens Dragons, aiming to make some noise in the last game of the 2011 season, struggled once again to make the big plays on offense needed for a victory, leading to a tough 21-0 loss to Heritage on senior night and leaving Pickens with a disappointing 1-9 record on the season.
Read More »J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill
Hello, sports fans, and welcome to the first edition of “J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill”. In the two-minute drill I will throw out some of the hot topics that are trending around the sports world and give you my thoughts on each scenario. Let’s get started.
Read More »J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill
Welcome back to “The Drill”. There’s a lot to cover in sports this week, so let’s get going:
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