Area Sports

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine basketball hosted Southeast Whitfield on Tuesday, Nov. 30 and completely dominated the visitors from Dalton. The Lady Wolverines scored 22 first quarter points to take a commanding lead, 22-3 and never looked back. By the end of the first half Dade was up…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer Dade County High School’s wrestling team began its season on Nov. 23rd at Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs as the team competed in the annual Hillgrove Duals. DCHS opened the day up against the Pope High School Greyhounds, one of the premier teams in the state of Georgia across…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine basketball team continued play last week in the Ridgeland Thanksgiving Tournament. On Monday afternoon the team faced off against the Ringgold Lady Tigers. The Lady Tigers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as Dade had a lot of trouble…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine basketball team tipped off the 2021-2022 season last week when they traveled to Valley Head, Ala., to face the Valley Head Tigers. The Wolverines had not been able to get a lot of practice time in since the football team advanced to the playoffs…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine basketball team opened 2021–2022 play in the season Saturday in the Ridgeland High School Thanksgiving Classic Tournament against Coahulla Creek High School. The Lady Wolverines got off to a good start as they matched the Lady Colts basket for basket in the first…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer Dade County High School Wolverine head basketball coach Mark Whitt gave the following insight to the upcoming season as the Wolverines were set to tip of the season Monday night at Valley Head, Ala. The Wolverines will play their first home game on Tuesday, Nov. 30 as the season gets…

By ANDREW MINDEMAN Covenant College Covenant College’s women’s soccer senior forward Kailey Burrell was voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team, announced the organization Thursday, Nov. 11. Burrell becomes the first player in program history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District. She is now eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America recognition. The Academic All-District teams, selected by…

The Dade County Lady Wolverine softball team dominated the Region 7-AA All–Region Team announced last week. Ali Thompson was named Player of the Year for Region 7-AA. Receiving first team honors were Kaitlyn Stinnett, Kristen Fowler, Olivia Tierce and Stella Henry. Named to the second team were Kami Counts, Raegan Page and Kayleigh Warnock and…

By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine football team hosted Heard County last Friday night in the first round of the state playoffs, Dade’s first appearance in five years and the first home playoff game in much longer than that. The large crowd got their money’s worth as the two teams…

Dade County Lion’s Club held its second 5K fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. The first ever Lion’s Club 5K was held in the spring. Runners traveled to Rising Fawn from as far as 200 miles away to support members of the Dade County Lion’s Club and their work with the visually impaired in Dade…