Taming the Tigers
Win puts ladies 6-3 in last nine games
By JARED PUTNAM
      Leslie Bittenbinder came up with 8 steals and 12 rebounds, while Lauren Dyer added a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds, helping the Lady Panthers defeat Dawson 41-36. It was the team's second win over the Lady Tigers this season. "The player of the game was Leslie, by far," Head Coach Mik...
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Union loses heartbreaker to Dawson
Outcome cements subregion seeds
By JARED PUTNAM
      The Panthers came within seconds of tying Dawson for the top seed in the subregion Friday night, but a desperation three-pointer gave the Tigers the win, and with it, a lock on first place in the subregion. The Panthers cannot win the subregion now, but also cannot lose hold of second place.
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Lessons learned
      There's an old saying that claims, "Close only counts in horseshoes in handgrenades." Ironically, when it came to the team that wears the horseshoe on its helmets, close is all it had ever been. Every time it looked like the Indianappolis Colts had everything they needed to win a championship, som...
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Class of 2007 athletes recognized at Senior Night
By JARED PUTNAM
      During Friday night's final home basketball game of the regular season, UCHS held its annual Senior Night. This year UCHS' basketball and basketball cheerleading programs will graduate 11 seniors, including six Panthers, two Lady Panthers, and three cheerleaders.
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Lions in Final Four
MACA to face rival Jubilee in semi-finals
By Jane Teasley
      The Mountain Area Christian Academy's Varsity Boys' Team advanced to the semi-finals of the Georgia Christian Athletic Association state championships by beating Grace Christian of Fayetteville 64-61 last Friday evening. The game was a back-andforth contest, as both teams built leads only to see t...
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The postseason picture thus far
By JARED PUTNAM
      As of Thursday, February 8, the Panthers and Lady Panthers postseason picture could still be considered "clear as mud," as UCHS Athletic Director Jim Hughes jokingly says. However, because the Rabun County Lady Cats defeated the Dawson County Lady Tigers Tuesday night, one thing is certain. We now...
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Keep up with the progress of the Panthers
      and Lady Panthers on the Union Sentinel website and come help the cheerleaders support the teams.
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