Area Sports

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine softball team traveled to Columbus last week to the State Tournament. The eight Super Regional winners in each classification were there to battle for the state championship in each classification. The Lady Wolverines opened play on Wednesday, Oct. 25 against Heard County, and…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverine football team celebrated homecoming Friday night in a big way when they hosted the Chattooga Indians. Dade County received the opening kickoff and started their first drive from their own 25-yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, Landon Williams took the handoff and raced 69…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine softball team is headed to the big dance after claiming the championship in the Super Regional played on their home field last week. Dade County won the tournament by defeating all three of the teams that traveled to Trenton for the first part…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Lady Wolverine softball team finished the season with a 10-0 region record and the top seed and host of the Fastpitch Softball Super Regional Class 1A Division 1 Tournament. The Georgia High School Association changed to this format last year eliminating the first round and Sweet 16 round of…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverine football team faced the Coosa Eagles last Friday at Coosa and Dade was looking for its first region win of the season. The Wolverines had a much-needed week off last week and came in ready to play and finish the season strong with four region games…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine softball team wrapped up regular season play last week with a pair of region games at home. The team finished strong, picking up a pair of wins and finishing the season undefeated in region play, 10-0, and finishing the regular season 18-6. The…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine softball team traveled to Pepperell High School on Thursday, Oct. 5, to face the Lady Dragons in their only game of the week. It was a welcome break to a busy season so far as they look to claim another region title this…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine volleyball team was on the road last week when they traveled to play Ringgold and Coahulla Creek in non-region matches before heading to the region tournament at Chattooga High School on Saturday. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the Lady Wolverines faced the Ringgold Lady…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverine football team hosted the undefeated Trion Bulldogs on Friday, and the large crowd was in for a treat. The Bulldogs took the opening kick and marched down the field for the first score of the game after the 78-yard drive. The extra point kick was good,…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine softball team hosted the Lakeview Ft. Oglethorpe Lady Warriors on Monday, Sept. 25, in a non-region game. Dade got off to a fast start, scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning on three hits including a pair of doubles and…