UNG women’s soccer team endures loss to No. 3 Columbus State
Business October 30, 2018
DAHLONEGA,GA
According to a press release from the University of North Georgia Athletics Department, the women’s soccer team lost 4-1, to No. 3 Columbus State Saturday night at the UNG Soccer Complex. The game was broadcast as part of the NCAA Division II Showcase.
Columbus State junior, Riley Clark, netted her first two goals within two minutes of one another starting at the 24th minute, when she took a cross from Kimmy May to put CSU up, 1-0. Clark struck with her second in the 26th minute with a back heel kick after Annie Mayo sent a low cross into the box.
In the 52nd minute, Clark capped off her hat trick with another goal off a May assist. Three minutes later, Columbus State scored their final goal of the contest when Brooke Nail beat her defender one-on-one and pushed the ball to the back of the net to put the Cougars up, 4-0.
North Georgia got on the scoreboard when Bailey Swindell, just seconds after checking into the game for the first time, headed in a corner kick from Rosie Embley.
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UNG cross country runner earns top six
University of North Georgia October 23, 2018
DAHLONEGA, GA
Nighthawk Cross-Country freshman, Kaylee Haake
According to a press release from the University of Georgia Athletic Department, Nighthawk Cross-Country freshman, Kaylee Haake, earned 20th place out of 292 runners at the Sand Shark Invitational on Saturday, October 20.
The UNG cross-country team finished in sixth place, beating out every southeast region team. They also finished in third place in the Division II category. Savannah College of Art and Design won overall, followed by Embry-Riddle and Florida Southern.
Haake is a Union Grove High School graduate, and she ran a 19:04, pacing the Nighthawks in the 5k race. UNG sophomore, Aleah Johnson, finished in 26th, with a 19:15. Sophomore Bree Hammond, was only three seconds behind Johnson, finishing in 29th. Nighthawks, Maria Coughlin and Makayla Ellis, also scored for UNG; Coughlin finished in 33rd, and Ellis finished in 45th, respectively.
UNG will travel to Redcliffe Plantation on Beech Island in South Carolina on November 3, to race in the PBC Championship.
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No. 1 Softball Opens NCAA Regional Play With 5-2 Win Over King
University of North Georgia May 11, 2018
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No. 24 Women’s Tennis Advances Past USC Aiken in PBC Quarterfinals
University of North Georgia April 23, 2018
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U.S. Rep. Collins hosts veterans benefits fair at UNG
News January 24, 2018
Congressman Doug Collins, left, talks with veterans at Wednesday’s veterans benefit fair.
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Just days after lawmakers in Washington D.C. ended an ill-advised Democrat shutdown of the federal government, U.S. Representative Doug Collins (R-Ga.) took the time to host dozens of Georgia veterans at the Ninth Congressional District benefits fair on the campus of the University of North Georgia Wednesday.
The event gave veterans who attended an opportunity to meet caseworkers from a number of state and national service providers and to ask questions about what benefits are available to them and how best to access those services.
There were representatives from Atlanta Regional Veterans Affairs, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Georgia National Cemetery, Georgia Department of Veterans Services, Emory Healthcare Vets Program and Hire Heroes, USA.
“We hold these events all over the district,” Collins said. “Some of you have come because you have open cases. Some of you came to ask questions. I don’t care what experience you have had in the past, these folks are here with an honest heart to serve you.”
Collins said he was happy so many veterans had taken the initiative to attend but added, “My heart beats for those who are not in this room. I hear about them often because they couldn’t get a benefit or didn’t know about a benefit. All I ask is that if you know of folks who are veterans who have an issue or who should be here that you take a card (from his office staffers) and get it to them and say, ‘Call them. There is a congressman who cares about your issues.’”
As some veterans visited the service providers, Collins could be seen greeting others and taking time to answer their questions.
To contact Congressman Collins Gainesville office, call 770-297-3388.
Men’s Soccer Clinches No. 3 Seed in 5-2 Win at Clayton State
University of North Georgia October 27, 2017
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Cross Country Set to Run in Peach Belt Championship
University of North Georgia October 23, 2017
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10/20/2017 | Women’s Cross Country
FORT BENNING, Ga. – After an undefeated regular season, the University of North Georgia cross country team will travel to Fort Benning, Georgia, for a second time this season to compete in the Peach Belt Conference Championship Saturday morning. This will be the Peach Belt Conference’s 27th Cross Country Championships, and Columbus State University will host the event for the first time since 2006 and the third overall. The championship will be contested over a 5k course, the first time the PBC has held a 5k in the championship since 2008. The Nighthawks have won all four races this season, including the Cougar Invitational on the same course last month. Brittany Truitt has the opportunity to become the 11th women’s cross country runner in PBC history to be named a four-time All-Conference honoree. She has the fastest time in the conference this season at 17:55 and has not finished lower than third individually all season. North Georgia will also look to make program history as the first cross country team to bring home a championship after finishing runner-up the past three years. The race will start at 9:00 a.m. Admittance to the race is free, but those wishing to attend need to allow time to pass through security at Fort Benning. More information about gaining access to the base, directions and maps can be found here. |
Women’s Golf Tied for Second at LeeAnn Noble Memorial
University of North Georgia October 17, 2017
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Nighthawks Cage Second-Ranked Cougars, 3-2
University of North Georgia September 21, 2017
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Women’s Soccer Opens Peach Belt Play With Double Overtime Win
University of North Georgia September 18, 2017
Five Nighthawks Named ABCA/Rawlings All-Region
UNG Baseball May 31, 2017
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Chamber of Commerce Presents Community Visioning Plan
News May 25, 2017
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – After 18 months of gathering public input via town hall meetings, focus groups, an on-line survey, the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce unveiled an economic development vision and implementation plan to more than 100 eager members of the community Thursday at the Lumpkin County Parks and Recreation Department.
The Chamber contracted with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia to coordinate development of the plan. The Institute’s Langford Holbrook narrated the slide presentation Thursday and credited the City of Dahlonega, Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners, Lumpkin County Development Authority, Dahlonega Downtown Development Authority, Chamber of Commerce and the University of North Georgia with being the funding partners.
Langford Holbrook presents visioning plan.
A Steering Committee was formed to process and prioritize what was learned from research and from the 800 responses to an online survey, the 100 people who participated in focus groups and personal interviews and 70 people who attended a town hall meeting.
Based on that input, Holbrook said the community wants to maintain its family-oriented, small-town charm, historical assets, tourism industry as the community grows and attracts business and industry and a viable live, work and play environment.
An implementation strategy calls for continuing the collaboration between the city, county, and the University of North Georgia and creating an “innovation incubator” similar to the one at Georgia Southern University where entrepreneurs can meet and work together to leverage the community resources and maximize the impact development can have on the economic vitality of the region.
Many residents felt that current city and county ordinances related to opening a business are a significant barrier to economic development. Building development renovation, parking requirements, business fees, property taxes and water and sewer access fees were among the ordinances citizens found to be a problem.
Residents also suggested streamlining the permitting process and making it consistent between the city and county. Also recommended was a downtown parking lot that could possibly be funded by the Downtown Development Authority.
Identification of target industries was a key component of the visioning plan. Residents suggested building on the community’s strengths such as attracting more film/TV production, tourism and outdoor recreation. The community’s experience with Japanese firm Koyo Bearings might be leveraged to help attract more Japanese firms.
The University of North Georgia is an asset many communities lack. Growing business and industry to serve UNG and tap its graduates and expertise should be considered.
Holbrook also said the community should consider working to attract and locate medical device manufacturers, laboratories and diagnostic imaging firms.
After key industries are identified, it would be beneficial to develop an incentive plan to attract those industries. Suggestions received from the public included property tax incentives, development authority bond financing, waving permit fees, waiving water/sewer access fees and inventory tax exemption. Basic information about those incentives should be readily available online. Site selection committees often begin with an online search of communities. If they don’t find what they are looking for online, they community could lose a valuable opportunity.
UNG’s VanHorn Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
Sports, Team FYN Sports, University of North Georgia August 7, 2019
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.
No. 8 UNG sweeps doubleheader at UNC Pembroke
Sports, UNG Baseball April 14, 2019
PEMBROKE, N.C. – Behind an offensive explosion, the No. 8 University of North Georgia baseball team ran past UNC Pembroke in both halves of a doubleheader Saturday.
Game 1 – UNG 16, UNCP 4
North Georgia started the game with five runs in the top half of the first, scoring on a Brave error, a three-run blast by Nick Clarno and a RBI single from Jake Arnold as UNG sent 10 batters to the plate in the first frame. After the Braves answered with a two-run homer of their own in the bottom of the first, the Nighthawks scored the next eight runs, four of which came off RBI singles.
Both teams hit two more homers in the final innings of the game with UNG’s coming on a solo bomb by Conner Corbitt in the eighth before a two-run homer by Clarno in the ninth.
Steven Bower (7-2) earned the win, going seven innings while giving up just three hits. He also struck out five UNCP batters.
Game 2 – UNG 8, UNCP 2
The Nighthawks scored the first five runs of the game, starting with two in the first before a William Mapes solo homer in the second inning put UNG up, 3-0. North Georgia added two more in the third on a Bill LeRoy RBI double and a Clarno sacrifice fly.
After a Brave homer in the bottom of the fourth, Brady Eeles hit a solo bomb to right field to put North Georgia back up by four. The Nighthawks pushed two more runs across in the seventh inning on a Clarno RBI single and a fielder’s choice to get the game to its final score.
Derrick Pickvet (6-2) was credited the win after throwing seven innings of six-hit baseball, striking out five along the way.
NOTES
Clarno went 5-for-10 on the day with seven RBI and three runs scored. Chase Sudduth went 6-for-9 with three runs scored.
North Georgia had 29 hits on the day.
NEXT UP
The series finale is set for today (April 14) at 9:30 a.m.
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North Georgia takes series opener against Young Harris
Sports, UNG Baseball April 7, 2019
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Steven Bower tossed 8.2 innings of one-run baseball as the No. 9 University of North Georgia baseball team took the first game of the series against Young Harris Friday night by a score of 4-1.
Tristin Smith got the Mountain Lions on the board first, singling home a run in the bottom of the second, but UNG answered in the very next frame on a Chase Sudduth single to tie the game up at 1-1. Later in the inning, Nick Clarno hit a double with the bases loaded, plating two Nighthawks to push the score up to a 3-1 lead.
Sudduth gave UNG an insurance run in the fifth inning on a solo blast to straight away center to push the game to its final score. YHC loaded the bases up in the bottom of the ninth, but Parker Morrison slammed the door shut with a strikeout to end the game.
NOTES
Bower (6-2) gave up just the one run on nine hits while striking out eight Mountain Lions. He did not issue a walk.
Sudduth was the lone Nighthawk with multiple hits, smacking three of UNG’s five hits on the day. North Georgia drew eight walks in the game.
NEXT UP
The two teams will meet up again tomorrow at Zell B. Miller Field with first pitch set for 3 p.m.
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UNG baseball rolls past Southern Wesleyan, 8-4
Sports, UNG Baseball March 28, 2019
Photo courtesy of UNG Athletics
DAHLONEGA – A Conner Corbitt home run sent the No. 9 University of North Georgia baseball team on a comfortable track to close out Southern Wesleyan with a final score of 8-4 Wednesday evening at Bob Stein Stadium.
After an early Warrior home run in the top of the first, the Nighthawks quickly pulled away as Crews Taylor, Conner Corbitt and Nik Levensteins all hit bombs to give UNG a 7-2 lead through three innings complete.
After the fifth inning, things started to slow down, but not without one final Nighthawk run as a Bill LeRoy hit put Taylor home to stretch the lead to 8-3 before SWU found one more run in the ninth.
NOTES
Corbitt led the Nighthawks at the plate with two homers, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored. William Mapes and Chase Sudduth each had three hits in the game.
Austyn Wright (2-0) earned the win, going three innings while giving up just one hit in his time on the mound.
NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will host Francis Marion this weekend and will start with a Friday night matchup at 6 p.m. at Bob Stein Stadium.
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