I’ll be the first to tell you that growing up I was never athletic. People always seem to find that hard to believe since I’m a sports reporter. But there was a time that I was really interested in trying softball. When I was little (aka the age I should’ve started playing a sport if […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week- Kobe Stonecipher
Congratulations to the Gilmer Bobcats’ Kobe Stonecipher for being named this week’s Player of the Week in the season opener! Kobe stood out in the season opener against Fannin on Friday. He had several successful kick returns, and scored the only touchdown of the night for the Bobcats! Congratulations again, Kobe! Good luck for the […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week- Ashton White, No. 24
The Gilmer County Bobcats got their first region win of the 2019 season. Ashton White was a huge help in getting that victory. Ashton White had 20 carries for 79 yards and one touchdown. He scored the only touchdown for the Bobcats. Gilmer went into the half down 7-6 but came back to win 17-14. […]
Read More »Bobcats get a region win over Raiders 17-14
Welcome back FYNSports fans to another great Friday night under the lights. Lets start off with the Gilmer Bobcats (2-3/1-1) travelling to Southeast Whitfield Raiders (0-6/0-3) for region play. The Bobcats won the toss and elected to defer till the 2nd half. The Raiders first possession was filled with penalties and missed passes as they […]
Read More »Rebels Rough On Bobcats
The scoring was early and often for the Fannin Rebels in the first half of the season opener against the visiting rivals from Gilmer. For the new look Gilmer Bobcats, the first game under Head Coach Kevin Saunders unfolded much like the others during their current 31 game losing streak. Fannin moved the ball up […]
Read More »Gilmer Lady Cats Basketball team holds 2019 summer camp
The Gilmer Lady Cats Basketball team held their 2019 basketball summer camp this week at the Gilmer High School gym. The camp was open to girls in grades kindergarten through eighth. Attendees were divided into six groups based on their age and skill level. Fifty-four girls were in attendance on the final day. Members of […]
Read More »Sports talk Thursday with Lauren Hunter-Politics in sports?
The U.S. Women’s National Team has been making headlines recently for victories as a team, and as individuals for political statements. Last week, the team won their second back-to-back World Cup. Shortly after the game, player Allie Long was seen dropping an American flag during the post-game celebration. Her teammate Kelley O’Hara recognized the significance […]
Read More »Sports talk Thursday with Lauren Hunter-First United Church of the Southeastern Conference
On Wednesday I stopped by one of the local rec departments to iron out some details for an upcoming event that Team FYN Sports plans to cover. As often happens in small towns where time seems to move a little slower, you can’t go into a place where people are as close as a rec […]
Read More »Sports talk Thursday with Lauren Hunter-Back in season
If any of you are under the age of 18 and reading this article, then I imagine this week was probably a tough week for you. I say that because the majority of schools in the state of Georgia started back this week. I can remember being in high school and having a knot of […]
Read More »Sports talk Thursday with Lauren Hunter: All about the money
For years, there has been a great debate on whether or not college athletes should receive compensation from companies for using their likeness on products. Last week California lawmakers took steps to ensure that this compensation happens, with a bill at the state level that would allow college athletes to receive money for use of […]
Read More »Sports talk Thursday with Lauren Hunter-For love of the game
Recently I’ve started watching the show Friday Night Lights again. Let me just say- this is partially important because I’m not a big TV show person. I don’t have the patience to sit through an hour-long episode nor do I usually have the time to keep up with a series. But I figure with pre-season […]
Read More »Sports talk Thursday with Lauren Hunter-Football is coming
We’ve been talking about it all summer. I’ve covered more camps than I can count. Young athletes have been out as early as January lifting and preparing for it. Finally on Wednesday I felt it. Football season is coming. Wednesday morning bright and early found me on the football field of Fannin County High School […]
Read More »Pre-season football interview with new Bobcats head coach
With the start of a new football season comes a new head coach for the Gilmer Bobcats, and Kevin Saunders has a vision for the program. “I have a vision, we’re gonna do it. It’s gonna be hard, you can’t miss, you have to make a commitment to the program.” For Saunders, all focus is […]
Read More »Sports talk Thursday with Lauren Hunter-This one’s for the girls
As many of you reading this probably already know, it’s not uncommon to see a female reporter on your TV screen for sports outlets like ESPN or Fox Sports. Women are branching out into the sports world unlike ever before, with just as much if not more knowledge than their male co-workers. Unfortunately, despite the […]
Read More »Sports talk Thursday with Lauren Hunter- Thank a coach!
Over the last week and a half BKP and I have been going from school to school interviewing head football coaches for our North Georgia Coaching Series. Now if any of y’all know BKP, you’ll know what I mean when I say that he’s been doing most of the talking and I’ve been doing most […]
Read More »Sports talk Thursday with Lauren Hunter
About five years ago I told my dad, who is one of my biggest fans but also one of the most blunt people you’ll ever meet, that I wanted to be the first female head coach in the NFL. “You can’t do that, Lauren,” he said. “Why?” I argued. I was expecting some drawn-out response […]
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