Lander defeats UNG, 7-1

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GREENWOOD, S.C. – The No. 19 University of North Georgia men’s soccer team fell to Lander, 7-1, in its Peach Belt Conference opener on the road. The Nighthawks fall to 3-2 and 0-1 in league play.

The Bearcats scored early in the game, but the Nighthawks answered in the 19th minute with a heads-up play by Payge Sinclair, who took advantage of a rare miscue by Lander.

The rest of the game was all Lander, and the Nighthawks could not find their footing for the rest of the match.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Sinclair was the lone bright spot for the Nighthawks, scoring their only goal of the game and putting two shots on frame.
• Lander held a 15-6 advantage in shots as the Nighthawks were only able to put three shots on frame.
• The physical game featured 21 combined fouls while the teams combined to give up only three corner kicks.

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UNG will look to bounce back against Clayton State when they host the Lakers on Saturday afternoon at the UNG Soccer Field at Lynn Cottrell Park. The Lakers fell to USC Aiken on the road in their conference opener.

Hazardous Waste Trust Fund Application for Reimbursement Approved

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LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga.- The Board of Commissioners approved an application for the hazardous waste trust fund reimbursement in their May 17 meeting.

The board also approved the United Futbol Academy Soccer contract. Another contract they approved at the meeting was the UNG swimming pool agreement. The board also voted to renew the Lumpkin County Health Insurance policy.

The hazardous waste trust is set up through the Georiga Department of  Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division. This provides reimbursement to counties that have investigation and remediation facilities. The facility that Lumpkin County has is the Barlow Road Landfill and it is monitored on annual bases. The landfill closed to municipal solid waste on Dec. 7, 1998.

The county has received three reimbursements in 2002, 2008, and 2017. The first one in 2002 was for a total of $127,392.13, the next one in 2008 was for $13,240.13, and the last one in 2017 was $90,039.78.

Currently, the county is eligible for a reimbursement of $57,241.20. The commissioners were unanimous in their vote to approve the application. To learn more about the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Divison visit https://epd.georgia.gov/.

The United Futbol Academy is the current provider of youth soccer for the park and recreation department. The county has been under contract with the organization since 2014. They currently cover the cost of youth soccer for the department.

Had the commissioners chosen to not renew the contract then a budget amendment would have been needed to fund the soccer season. They would also need to hire staff to coach the teams, and referees for the games. There would also have been a need for the county to buy the equipment necessary for the soccer season. With all this in mind, the commissioners voted to continue the contract with UFA.

Due to the closing of the public pool and a stall on the future aquatic center, there is currently a need for the county to have a contract with UNG for the use of the swimming pool. Without the use of the pool, the parks and recreation department can not offer swimming lessons or have a place for swim teams to practice.

The county had a successful contract with the school in 2019 and 2021. The financial impact of the contract is $1,888, which is already planned for in the current budget.

The commissioners also voted to continue with self-insurance, funding both the stop-loss premium increase along with funding for expected costs and continue funding $220,000 to the reserve fund with no cost increase to employees, and approve the VSP contract. To view the full contract details visit http://lumpkincountyga.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=1618&Inline=True, it begins on page 68.

Indians defeat Dawson Co. on senior night

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The Lumpkin Co. Indians (2-8, 2-2 Region 7-3A) defeated the Dawson Co. Tigers (0-12, 0-5 Region 7-3A) 3-1 on Tuesday night in Dahlonega. Senior Efrain Contreras was a huge factor for Lumpkin Co. As goalie, the only goal he allowed was with less than a minute left when the game was already out of reach.

Freshman Nicholas Esqueda looks to make a play. 

Senior Dylan Bodney scored a goal a little over four minutes into the game to allow the Indians to jump out to an early lead. Neither team scored until Senior Gage Benton scored his first goal just before the half ended. Benton scored his second goal of senior night with only seven minutes remaining in the game to seal the win.

Lumpkin Co. hosts Cherokee Bluff this Friday at 7:30 p.m.

The Tigers have another road game this Friday at East Hall high school.

Limehouse scores four goals in Lumpkin Co. victory

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Nicole Limehouse scoring her second goal of the game. 

The Lumpkin Co. Lady Indians (8-4, 2-1 Region 7-3A) defeated the Dawson Co. Lady Tigers (1-9-1, 1-3 Region 7-3A) 6-0 on Tuesday night in Dahlonega. Nicole Limehouse had a dominant game, scoring four goals for the Lady Indians.

Limehouse scored two goals in each half for Lumpkin Co. Reagan Spivey scored a goal in the first half, and senior Ashley Read scored a goal in the second half.

The Lady Indians have another home game this Friday against Cherokee Bluff at 5:30 p.m.

The Lady Tigers’ next game will be next Tuesday as they host Lakeview Academy at 5:00 p.m.

Lumpkin Co. comeback attempt at North Hall falls just short

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The Lumpkin Co. Indians (2-9, 0-3 Region 7-3A) lost to the North Hall Trojans (3-5, 1-0 Region 7-3A) on the road on Tuesday night. They fought back hard in the second half, but the Indians couldn’t score enough to erase the 4-0 deficit early in the second half.

Junior Gage Benton breaking down the Trojan defense.

The lone goal of the first half came from North Hall with 20 minutes remaining in the first half. Lumpkin Co. trailed 1-0 at halftime.

Senior Brighton Froggatt advances the ball ahead for the Indians.

North Hall started the second half strong with three goals in the first 10 minutes. Lumpkin Co. fought back, with a goal from junior Dylan Bodney with 25 minutes remaining. Senior Dylan Southin scored on a long, high-arching kick that sailed over the goalie’s head. Despite their efforts, the Indians couldn’t quite complete the comeback, as they fell 4-2.

The Indians’ next game will be on Thursday, March 12th, as they travel to play at Fannin Co.

Lady Indians defeat North Hall on the road 6-1

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The Lumpkin Co. Lady Indians (5-3-1, 3-0 Region 7-3A) defeated the North Hall Lady Trojans (2-3, 0-0 Region 7-3A) on the road on Tuesday night. Senior Hope Kenney had a hat trick to help lead her team to a 6-1 victory.

Junior Cassidy Fuller looking to make a play.

The first of Kenney’s goals came just three minutes into the game and was assisted by freshman Rae Lynn Meyers. North Hall tied the game by scoring about halfway through the first half. Kenney responded by scoring her second goal of the game as the Lady Indians took a 2-1 lead into halftime.

Senior Hope Kenney attacking the goal. She had a hat trick on Tuesday night at North Hall.

The second half started off slow, but junior Ashley Read scored the first goal of the half with 22 minutes remaining. Sophomore Reagan Spivey scored two goals in less than five minutes to extend the Lady Indians’ lead to 5-1. Kenney sealed the win with her third goal of the game with 14 minutes remaining, as Lumpkin Co. won the match 6-1.

The Lady Indians’ next game will be on Thursday, March 12th, as they travel to play at Fannin Co.

Lumpkin Co. Indians soccer team falls to East Hall

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The Lumpkin Co. Indians (2-7, 0-1 Region 7-3A) fell to the East Hall Vikings (1-5, 1-0 Region 7-3A) on Tuesday night, March 3, in Dahlonega. The Vikings scored three goals in the second half, and the Indians couldn’t match the scoring outburst.

Senior Brighton Froggatt kicks the ball down the field.

The first half was a defensive battle, with East Hall scoring the only goal of the half on a penalty kick with 12 minutes remaining on the clock.

Junior Jonah Wade looks to make a play.

East Hall scored three more goals to start the second half. The Indians’ first goal of the game came from junior Gage Benton that was assisted by fellow junior Camden Dover with six minutes remaining. The Vikings scored one more goal three minutes later to win the game 5-1.

The Indians’ next game is Friday, March 6, as they host Cherokee Bluff (0-2-1) at 7:30 p.m.

Lady Indians soccer takes down East Hall

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The Lumpkin Co. Lady Indians soccer team (3-3-1, 1-0 Region 7-3A) defeated the East Hall Lady Vikings (0-4-1, 0-1) on Tuesday night, March 3, in Dahlonega, to earn the first region win of the season. Sophomore Reagan Spivey scored two of the Lady Indians’ four first half goals, and East Hall couldn’t erase the deficit in the 10-0 loss.

Freshman Nicole Limehouse fighting for the ball.

Senior Hope Kenney scored the first goal of the game with 24 minutes remaining in the first half. Lumpkin Co. proceeded to score three more goals in the final 14 minutes of the half. The first came from junior Ashley Read, and the second came off a corner kick from Read that was scored on a header from Spivey. Spivey scored her second goal just a few minutes later as Lumpkin Co. led 4-0 at halftime.

Sophomore Reagan Spivey looking to move the ball ahead.

Less than 10 minutes into the second half, freshman Nicole Limehouse punched in a quick goal. A few minutes later, Kenney scored her second goal of the game. Read followed that goal with her second goal of the game just a few minutes later. Kenney got the hat trick three minutes after that to push the Lady Indians’ lead to 8-0. Limehouse scored her second goal of the game with less than 10 minutes remaining. Kenney ended the game by scoring with a little more than a minute left, giving her a hat trick.

Lumpkin Co. plays again Friday, March 6, as they host the Cherokee Lady Warriors (4-1) at 5:30 p.m.

Lumpkin Co. falls to Lakeview Academy 3-2

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The Lumpkin Co. Indians (2-4) fell to the Lakeview Academy Lions (1-2) 3-2 on Monday night in Dahlonega. The Lions scored with only five minutes remaining to take the lead and win the game.

Jesus Banuelos makes a play on the ball.

Lakeview scored first with a goal only five minutes into the game. The Indians were able to respond by scoring off a corner kick from #1 Joe Froggatt that was scored off a header from #10 Dylan Bodney. However, the Lions scored another goal with only eight seconds left in the half to take a 2-1 lead at halftime.

Jonah Wade looks to put the ball in play.

It took 31 minutes, but Lumpkin scored first in the second half. #5 Ricky Limehouse scored on a header after a corner kick from Froggatt with nine minutes left in the game. However, the Lions scored again with only five minutes remaining to take a 3-2 lead. They ended up holding onto that lead to win the game.

Lumpkin Co. plays again on Wednesday as they host West Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Lady Indians tie with Lakeview Academy 4-4

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The Lumpkin Co. Lady Indians (2-1-1) tied the Lakeview Academy Lady Lions (0-1-1) 4-4 on Monday night at Lumpkin Co. High School. The Lady Indians scored with two minutes left in the game to tie the game at four.

Sophomore Reagan Spivey looking to make a play.

Lakeview struck first with a goal early in the first half. The Lady Indians responded with two goals in the first half. The first goal came from #21 Nicole Limehouse with 15 minutes left in the first half, and the second came from #7 Hope Kenney with only three minutes remaining in the first half. Lumpkin Co. led 2-1 at halftime.

Senior Olivia Gilleland about to throw the ball in.

The Lady Lions scored early again in the second half. Their first goal came just 10 minutes into the half. Lumpkin Co. was able to counter with another goal from Limehouse with 14 minutes remaining in the game. Lakeview responded with a goal of their own less than a minute later to tie the game at three goals apiece. The Lady Lions followed that goal with another goal with 5 minutes remaining to take a 4-3 lead. The Lady Indians weren’t ready to throw in the towel. Lumpkin Co.’s #22 Ashley Read scored on a free kick that bounced over the head of the goalie for Lakeview to tie the game. The game finished tied at four.

Six Lumpkin Co. seniors signed to play college sports

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Tucker Kirk signed to play football for Sewanee.

A record six members of the 2020 graduating class at Lumpkin Co. High signed to play sports at the next level Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the school. The six athletes are the most to sign at one time in the school’s history.

In football, the Indians had two players commit to play in college.

Tucker Kirk committed to play for Sewanee, The University of the South. Kirk, who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 200 points, played quarterback and free safety for the Indians. Last season, Kirk was 72-of-132 passing for 755 yards and three touchdowns, while carrying the ball 74 times for 84 yards.

Aaron Hopkins committed to play for Davidson College. Hopkins, who stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 235 pounds, played tight end and defensive end for the Indians last season. He totaled three catches for 56 yards and had 31 total tackles and two sacks for the Indians during his senior campaign.

Signed

Nolan Wheeler signed to wrestle for Newberry College.

Nolan Wheeler committed to wrestle for Newberry College next year. Wheeler won the 2018 145-pound Class 3A state championship in 2018, and followed that by winning the 152-pound Class 3A state championship in 2019.

Hope Kenney signed on to play soccer for Truett-McConnell University next season. Kenney finished the 2019 season with 33 goals, eight assists, and 74 total points as a junior.

Signed

Brighton Harder signed to play softball for Emmanuel College.

Laken Ferrell signed to play tennis at Piedmont University in the fall. Ferrell was 12-4 as the No. 1 singles for the Indians as a junior during the 2019 season.

Brighton Harder committed to play softball for Emmanuel College next year. Harder helped lead the Lady Indians to a 20-14 overall record, while going 10-2 in Region 7-3A and making an appearance in the Class 3A state championship playoffs.

Lumpkin Co. football coach Caleb Sorrells summed up the day by speaking for all the coaches at the school.

“As proud as I am of what they did on the field, I’m more proud of what they will accomplish off the field,” Sorrells said.

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University of North Georgia men’s soccer scores late to earn 4-4 draw

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Eren Ozer Forward for the UNG Men’s soccer team

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By UNG Athletics Communications

Eduardo Pessoa scored twice and Eren Ozer scored late as the University of North Georgia men’s soccer team earned a 4-4 draw with Tampa Thursday night at Clayton State’s Laker Field.

Tampa got things going in the 12th minute with a goal from Till Neumann, but the Nighthawks answered as Adam Farrell put home the first UNG goal of 2018 on a penalty kick in the 37th

minute. Just four minutes later, though, the Spartans regained the lead on a shot from distance to take a 2-1 lead to halftime.

After most of the second half went by scoreless, UNG evened it up with the first Pessoa goal of the night off a Prince Domafriyie pass. Tampa answered with two goals within 60 seconds of one another to take a 4-2 lead.

Eduardo Pessoa. Forward for the UNG men’s soccer team

The Nighthawks didn’t give up, however, as Pessoa scored his second with 12 minutes left off a rebound before Eren Ozer hit a penalty kick in the 82nd minute to tie the game back up. Tampa took 12 shots in the overtime periods but could not find a fifth goal and the game ended in a draw.

 

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UNG Soccer Set to Host PBC Quarterfinals Tuesday

University of North Georgia
10/30/2017 | Men’s Soccer
DAHLONEGA – For the second year in a row, the University of North Georgia men’s and women’s soccer teams will both host the Peach Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals at the UNG Soccer Complex. The women and men will both take on USC Aiken tomorrow evening in Dahlonega.

The Nighthawk women trailed the Pacers, 2-0, early in the first half before scoring the final three goals of the match to come away with a 3-2 win in Aiken back on October 14. Since that point, UNG has gone 3-0, outscoring opponents 17-2 in the stretch, while USCA has gone 1-1 with a win over Clayton State. This is the fourth consecutive year the women have hosted the quarterfinal round of the tournament and the first time in program history that the Nighthawks are the No. 1 seed.

UNG’s men defeated USC Aiken, 3-0, in their matchup two weeks ago with goals scored by Gabriel GarciaCarl Ludwig Eriksson and Michael Akin. The Nighthawks finished the season at 2-1 after the match in Aiken, defeating GSW and Clayton State on their way to the No. 3 seed in the tournament.

The women will start the doubleheader at 5 p.m. and the men will follow at 7:30 p.m. Both games will be broadcast through the Nighthawk Sports Network as well.

UNG’s VanHorn Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year

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Renee VanHorn

INDIANAPOLIS — Former University of North Georgia women’s soccer player Renee VanHorn was selected as the Peach Belt Conference’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year, it was announced on Tuesday.

The women’s soccer player from Marietta, Georgia, emerged from the field of nine PBC players who were among the initial list of 585 nominations submitted by NCAA institutions at the Division I, II and III levels. Her selection as the conference’s nominee was made by the league’s Senior Woman Administrators.

VanHorn graduated in the Spring of 2019 with a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. Finishing her undergraduate career with a 3.73 GPA, she was named to the PBC All-Academic Team three times and the Presidential Honor Roll three times as well, earning a gold, silver and bronze scholar. She was also awarded the Women of UNG Leadership Recognition Award in 2018 as one of the top ten student leaders at North Georgia.

On the field, she was named All-Region three times and All-Conference twice, leading the Nighthawks to a regular season championship in 2017. She was also named the PBC Player of the Week three times and the Nighthawk of the Week five times.

The Top 30 honorees, comprising 10 women from each division, will be named by the Woman of the Year selection committee in September. The selection committee will then narrow the pool to nine finalists – with three from each division – in early October. From those finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will select the 2019 Woman of the Year.

The 2019 Woman of the Year will be named, and the Top 30 honorees will be celebrated, at the annual banquet Oct. 20 in Indianapolis.

The NCAA Woman of the Year program has recognized graduating female student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership since its inception in 1991.

VanHorn Named D2CCA All-Southeast Region

University of North Georgia
11/15/2017 | Women’s Soccer
DAHLONEGA – University of North Georgia women’s soccer player Renee VanHorn was named to the D2CCA All-Southeast Region Second Team as announced Wednesday afternoon by the association.

The junior from Marietta, Georgia, netted 14 goals and seven assists in the Nighthawks’ 12-4-2 campaign in 2017. She led the squad in goals and points, and finished fifth in the Peach Belt Conference in goals. She also finished fifth in the league in assists and fourth in points.

VanHorn was also listed as a second team member of the All-PBC team earlier this month, adding to her growing list of collegiate accolades.

The Peach Belt Conference took in 13 of the 26 spots on the first and second teams combined.

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