Area Sports

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County wrestling team hosted three teams last Thursday night. The Wolverines started the evening with a 42-34 loss to Gordon Lee. Dade had to forfeit the 132-weight class, and that ultimately cost them the dual with Gordon Lee. Dade forfeited three weight classes in all, and it proved…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverine basketball team traveled to Hixson, Tenn., on Tuesday, Dec. 19, to face the Berean Academy Eagles. It turned out to be a disappointing trip for the Wolverines who could not get anything going their way from the beginning. The Eagles took the early lead as Dade…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverine basketball team hosted the Coosa Eagles on Tuesday, Dec. 5, in a Region 7 game that will play a big part in who will eventually advance to the state tournament at the end of the season. These early season match-ups may seem unimportant, but these early…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer Dade County High School’s Lady Wolverines hosted the Lady Eagles of Coosa High School on Tuesday, Dec. 5 in another early season region game. The Lady Wolverines got off to a good start, taking the early lead and at the end of the first quarter were on top 13-7. The…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer Dade County High School senior Kayleigh Warnock was named to the Georgia 1A Softball First Team recently. Warnock finished this year with 17 wins and 152 strikeouts. Her career stats as a Lady Wolverine included 67 wins and 427 strikeouts. Warnock also recently, along with teammate KK Castleberry, signed with…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverines basketball team hosted Oakwood Christian Academy last week in their first home game of the season and came away with their first victory of the season. Dade County got off to a slow start, scoring just eight first-quarter points while Oakwood was pouring…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County wrestling team traveled to Jeff Davis High School on Friday, Dec. 1, to compete in the Jacket Duals, a 28-team dual tournament in Hazlehurst. The Wolverines surprised themselves a little by going 6-0 in their pool and making the gold bracket consisting of the top eight teams…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The All Region 7 1A Football Team was announced last week, and the Dade County Wolverine team was well represented on that team. The Wolverines had 14 players named to the All-Region team, second only to the Trion Bulldogs. Landon Williams took the top honor for the Wolverines, being named…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverine basketball team played their first home game of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 28, when they hosted Oakwood Christian Academy. The Wolverines quickly discovered that Oakwood was not going to be a lot of competition for them as they jumped out to an early lead and…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverines basketball team faced Marion County’s Lady Warriors of Jasper, Tenn., on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in a non-region game. This would be the only game of the week as they took a break for Thanksgiving. The Lady Wolverines got off to a slow start,…