Landon White and Tucker Holloway rushed for a combined 222 yards but it was not enough for the Cats to defeat a determined Hayesville Yellow Jacket team Friday night in Hayesville. With what may be the final playoff spot on the line the Jackets scored first on a 1 yard run by Blake McClure. The […]
Read More »Wildcats fall to Maroon Devils in conference matchup
The Swain County Maroon Devils showed why they are a serious conference contender with a solid 48-15 victory over the visiting Wildcats of Andrews. The home standing Maroon Devils dominated the scoring in the first three quarters with 7 points in the first quarter, 21 points in the second quarter and 13 in the third. […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week- Landon White, No. 2
Congratulations to Landon White, this week’s TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week! Landon has been playing well all season; he leads the Andrews Wildcats in rushing yards. In the Wildcats’ game against North Georgia, Landon rushed for 172 yards over 24 carries with two touchdowns. He and teammate Gavin Wilson combined for over 300 yards […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week- Peyton McCraken, no. 3
Peyton McCracken was a force to be reckoned with in the Bulldogs game against Life Christian Academy. For this effort, he is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Murphy Bulldogs! On the first play of the Bulldogs’ first possession, quarterback Kellen Rumfelt connected with Peyton for a 72 yard touchdown pass! This […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week- Gavin Wilson
A special report from the voice of the Andrews Wildcats- Scott Fletcher! Congratulations to this week’s TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Andrews Wildcats- Gavin Wilson! Gavin played an incredible game against the North Georgia Falcons. He rushed for a combined 333 yards with his teammate, Landon White. Gavin also scored three touchdowns […]
Read More »Thunder and lightning lead the Wildcats to victory in North Georgia
A special report from the voice of the Andrews Wildcats- Scott Fletcher! Landon White and Gavin Wilson rushed for a combined 333 yards as the Andrews Wildcats downed the North Georgia Falcons in Friday night action in North Georgia. The Cats got on the board first with a 22 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tucker […]
Read More »Bulldogs Fall to Christ School 27-7
The Murphy Bulldogs hung tough for three quarters of play against Christ School of Asheville, which we will now refer to as University of Christ School. Last week we talked about two different cultures meeting and the challenges that it cause each team to face. This week Murphy was in an unusual position for them. […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week- Devonte Murray
Congratulations to the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Murphy Bulldogs, Devonte Murray! Devonte earned this award for his effort against the Christ School of Asheville on Friday night. He ran for 107 yards and scored a touchdown for the Bulldogs. He played hard all night against a tough Christ School defense. Congratulations […]
Read More »Sports talk Thursday with Lauren Hunter-Shout-out to softball
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 »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: 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-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-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-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 »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 […]
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