Area Sports

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine wrestling team opened the 2022-2023 season Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Temple High School Duals in Temple. The Wolverines were 1-4 in competition, starting their day with a 40-36 loss to Heard County in the first round. The Wolverines then tied Chattooga 36-36 in…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine basketball team opened the 2022-2023 season on Saturday in the Ridgeland Thanksgiving Tournament at Ridgeland High School when they faced the Coahulla Creek Lady Colts. Dade got off to a really slow start as they scored only three first quarter points. The Lady…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine football team made the long trip to Tiger on Friday to face the Rabun County Wildcats in the first round of the state playoffs. The Wolverines made a stop at Fannin County High School for a walkthrough practice before continuing on to Rabun County.…

Dade County High School’s boys cross country team advanced to the 2022 Cross Country State Championship, which was held last Saturday, Nov. 5, at Carrolton High School. Thirty Class A–Division 1 schools competed with over 200 athletes running.  Dade finished 11th out of the 30 teams. The team is coached by Philip Bell. Individual results…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School football team traveled to Armuchee High School last Friday night needing a win to advance to the state playoffs. This was a winner take all game as the winner would advance and the loser’s season would be over. Dade won the toss and elected to…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine football team hosted the Pepperell Dragons on Friday night in a game to determine the three seed in upcoming state playoffs. The winner was guaranteed third place while the loser must win this week’s game for the fourth-place spot. The Wolverines won the toss…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverines softball team advanced to the State Tournament again this season by finishing second in Region 7A and faced a new format as they went to a Super Regional format this year instead of the top seeded team hosting. Four teams made up the…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine volleyball team opened play in the state volleyball tournament last week when they hosted Rabun County on Wednesday afternoon. Rabun made the three-and-a-half-hour bus ride from Tiger arriving only a few minutes before the first set The Lady Wolverines got off to a…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine football team traveled to Summerville last Friday to face the Chattooga Indians in a Region 7A game. It was a big game for the Wolverines who are battling for a top four finish in the region and a spot in the state playoffs starting…

Deer firearms season opened Saturday, Oct. 22 and continues through Jan. 8, 2023. “We are shaping up for an excellent deer season. Last season, the buck harvest dipped a little, so hopefully we will have more mature bucks this year,” said Charlie Killmaster, state deer biologist for the Wildlife Resources Division. “A reminder for those…