The Pickens High School Dragons baseball team traveled to Murray County High School to take on the Indians. Pickens picked up the win with a 15-1 Dragon demolishing of the Indians not seen since before the pilgrims landed.
Read More »Dragons Flame Out in Gilmer
The Pickens Dragonettes and Dragons soccer teams traveled to Gilmer High School to take on the Bobcats. The Dragonettes fell in out a 5-4 overtime shoot out, and the Dragons dropped a 3-2 decision after leading two nil.
Read More »No Horsing Around by North Hall Lady Trojans: Dragonettes First Round Fire Doused
The Pickens High School Dragonettes basketball team traveled to North Hall High School to take on the Lady Trojans in the first round match up of the state playoffs. The Lady Trojans emerged victorious, winning 51-41. The Dragonettes struggled to score throughout the game, aided by a combination of the Lady Trojans full game full […]
Read More »Weyman Falls Short at State Tournament
The Pickens Dragons’ wrestling season came to a close when JT Weyman’s bid to place in the 126lbs weight class ended in a consolation quarterfinals match of the AAA state tournament, held at the Gwinnet Arena Civic Center. Weyman’s opponent, Brady McCollum of Gilmer High School, went on to place sixth.
Read More »Weyman Wins Way to State
JT Weyman was the only Pickens High School wrestler to make it through the West AAA Sectionals and earn a trip to the State Traditional Tournament. Weyman and Cameron Goss were the two Dragons that made it to Sectionals.
Read More »Pickens Picks Up Five Placers
The Pickens High School Dragons wrestling team attended the 7AAA Area Traditional Tournament at Allatoona High School. The Dragons placed five wrestlers.
Read More »LT’s 2011 Final Football Thoughts and Then Some
The Super Bowl has come and gone, Eli “More Rings” Manning, beat Tom “Marsha” Brady and Bill Belicheat to claim the fourth super bowl for the New Jersey Giants. “Slick” Saban beat “Time” Les Miles for the SEC’s sixth straight Bull Crap System National Championship. The Super Bowl is always bittersweet for me, because on […]
Read More »Dragons Bring Heat: Host “Burnt Mountain Classic”
The Pickens High School Dragons wrestling team hosted the annual “Burnt Mountain Classic.” The traditional style tournament, where individual wrestlers compete for placing at their respective weight classes, featured 20 different teams, from as far away as Alabama, and as close as Gilmer County, and of course the host county, Pickens.
Read More »Fetch Fitness Challenge Week Four
Brian K. Pritchard, the CEO of FYN has welcomed the newest member of Team Fetch Fitness, BodyPlex of Blue Ridge, and its owners Shane Betts and Stephanie Damian. BodyPlex of Blue Ridge is the official Fetch Fitness Challenge gym of Fannin County. Pritchard recently held his weekly weigh in there, as well as took a […]
Read More »Fetch Fitness Challenge Week Three Update
On Tuesday January 3, 2012 Brian K. Pritchard, CEO of fetchyournews.com, challenged the north Georgia community to “GET FIT WITH FETCH!” Pritchard set out to boost health and fitness in the community, as well as convince the general public to keep its New Year’s resolutions. Dan Foley, owner and operator of BodyPlex of Jasper is […]
Read More »No Placing for Pickens at Area
The Pickens Dragons wrestling team traveled to Heritage High School in Ringgold Ga. to take part in the 7-AAA Area Duals tournament. While the Dragons started off hot, beating Cedartown in the first round, Pickens fell in its next two matches to Ringgold and Allatoona respectively.
Read More »Fetch Fitness Challenge Week Two
FYN is pleased to announce that the Fetch Fitness Challenge has taken off in only its second week. Coincidently, FYN has two new partners in the FFC. BodyPlex Fitness of Jasper, locally owned and operated by Dan Foley, is the new official FFC gym in Pickens County. BodyPlex of Blue Ridge, locally owned and operated […]
Read More »LT’s New Year Sports Thoughts
To quote Eddie Murphy in “Trading Places,” “Merry New Year” I know the New Year is a few days old, but that’s okay, my New Year doesn’t begin until after the bowl season. Speaking of bowl games, did anybody actually go to bowl games this year? There were quite a few bowl games that had […]
Read More »Witness 52 Weeks of Fetch Fitness
Fetchyournews.com is ecstatic to announce the 2012 Fetch Fitness Challenge. 2012 is the year that FYN challenges its audience to get fit with fetch. Brian K. Pritchard, fetchyournews.com CEO, has decided to showcase his New Year’s resolution of getting down to his goal weight of 190 lbs.
Read More »Pickens Picked Apart by Bobcats
The Pickens Middle School seventh and eighth grade basketball teams traveled to Gilmer County to take on the Bobcats of Clear Creek Middle School. The Dragons were 0-2 on the day, as the seventh grade Bobcats won 52-14, and the eighth grade “Cats” won 40-34.
Read More »Dragons’ Games Were Hot Contests
The Pickens Dragonettes and Dragons’ basketball teams hosted the Lady Raiders and Raiders of North Forsyth, in two close contests. While the Dragonettes fell four points shy of victory, 42-39, the Dragons won by one point 42-39.
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