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SportsSee the Sports Section at nganews.com Mock Trial dominates at District 10&U All Stars headed to State

Union County’s Mock Trial Team District competition award winners (left to right): Sage Royston - Outstanding Attorney, Kat Capstick - Outstanding Witness, Matt Peney - Outstanding Witness, Canaan Dyer - Outstanding Witness, Brooke Hamby - Outstanding Attorney. Back row L-R: Assistant Coach Jason Seabolt, Coach Shane Mullanack. Middle row: Jaycee Seabolt, Cartersville - The Union 12--of-12 evaluator ballots, Outstanding Witness awards. Lara Turner, Kyla Mullanack, Morgan Warren, Tessah Collins, Assistant Coach Kayla Phillips. Front County High School Mock Trial and outperforming Union’s Union County is now one row: Kamryn Mull, Chloe Potts, Georgia Patton, Emily Lockwood, Layla Akins. team has done it again. 2014 District-winning Mock of the final eight teams in the Cleveland - Congratula- County to earn a spot in the day and they will play Saturday Over the weekend, the Trial team that won 11-of-12 State and will take part in the tions to the Union County Rec- District Championship against morning at 11:30 a.m. on Court Mock Trial team defeated Pine- ballots. State competition on Saturday, reation Department’s 10&Under Lumpkin County, who came 1 vs the loser of Rabun County/ crest Academy at the Bartow Five team members March 19th at the Gwinnett Jus- Girls All Star Team, who placed out on top. Morgan County. County Courthouse for its sec- claimed a total of seven indi- tice Center in Lawrenceville. second at last weekend’s District However, the Lady Pan- A loss and they will play ond District Championship in vidual awards for their per- Two years ago when Tournament in White County, thers still qualify for this week- at 10:15 a.m. on Court 2 vs three years. formance: Sage Royston and Union County reached State, and will travel to Rabun County end’s State Tournament in the winner of Rabun County/ Through the first two Brooke Hamby each won two Capstick and Royston - then for the State Tournament begin- Rabun County where they will Morgan County. rounds of the competition, Outstanding Attorney awards. sophomores - each picked up ning on March 4th. face Berrien County at 6:45 p.m Admission is $5 for Union County was victorious Kat Capstick, Canaan Outstanding Awards - with The Lady Panthers de- Friday on Court 2. adults and $2 for senior citizens in all four courtrooms - winning Dyer, and Matt Peney each won Capstick claiming two. feated Banks County and Rabun A win for Union on Fri- and students. Panthers and Indians split early-season doubleheader By Todd Forrest North Georgia News [email protected]

Union and Towns split a doubleheader on Saturday with Union rallying for an 8-7 vic- tory in game one after the Pan- thers’ 6-0 advantage evaporated into a 7-6 deficit entering the bottom of the sixth . The second game saw the Indians put up four runs in the first inning en route to a 5-2 victory. Towns County com- bined for 12 runs in two games despite recording only six hits total (three singles) dur- ing the doubleheader. With the Panthers’ bas- ketball team reaching the Sweet 16, Head Coach Robby Roxbury’s team was without eight key players until last Monday. However, lousy weather limited Union’s ability to practice with a full squad. Meanwhile, the Indians only game of the season came one RJ Banton clears the bases with a two-out . Photo/Todd Forrest Will King Andrew Brown with one of his two 2-out, RBI hits. Photo/Todd Forrest week prior, and they also fell victim to the cold, wet and windy weather that North Georgia last week. As a result, the first meeting between the two teams lasted more than three hours with both squads suffering from a myriad of walks and errors.

Panthers 8 Towns County 7

In the opener, the Pan- thers drew first blood with a pair of runs in the second inning when sophomore Crawford Colwell was hit-by-a- with the bases loaded to put Union on the board. Senior Andrew Brown followed with an RBI to stake the Panthers to a 2-0 lead. Union struck again with two outs in the third inning on a bases clearing, opposite field double by sophomore catcher RJ Banton to deep left. Leading 5-0 in the top half of the third, senior Will King relieved Joseph Mancuso with two on Cole Davis with a base hit vs Towns County. Photo/Todd Forrest Union Head Coach Robby Roxbury has a conference with his pitcher and infield. Photo/Todd Forrest and two outs and recorded a inning thanks to an difficult, off delivered in the clutch with hitter for the first out. Two more scored Union’s second and final 1 hit, 2 , and a walk. to preserve the five- balance in shallow right another two-out base hit and walks would load the bases but of the contest. Daniel 1 inning, 0 runs, 1 hit, run advantage. field by sophomore second Union entered the seventh and Rich recorded another strikeout Davis, the left-hander, 2 strikeouts, 0 walks. Winning In the bottom half of the baseman Logan Dyer to steal a final inning up 8-7. for the second out. Unfortu- took the mound and silenced the pitcher – Candler Colwell. inning, sophomore Patrick Bag- hit and save a run. Freshman Coleson Dan- nately an infield allowed Indians in the fourth inning but – Daniel. gett drew a two-out walk and Towns took the lead in iel took the mound for the Pan- the Indians to bring home two the top of the Panthers’ lineup Game two stats: stole second allowing senior the sixth with a pair of hit bat- thers and got the leadoff man to more runs and take a 4-0 advan- went down 1-2-3 in the fifth and OFFENSE – Baggett Lance Rich to drive him in with ters to open the inning, then fly out to right. The next hitter tage after one inning, despite final inning. 1-for-3, Mancuso 1-for-2, a a line drive single to left. another error brought beat out a slow roller to third Rich . Game one stats: double, 1 run, 1 walk, and 2 Trailing 6-0 after three, in a run. The Indians followed but Union’s freshman right- Union got a run back OFFENSE – Baggett stolen bases. Banton 0-for-1 Towns made it a game by with their only extra base hit hander fanned the next two in the second when Brown 1-for-2, a double, 2 runs, 2 and 1 walk. Brown 1-for-2, a responding with four runs in of the – a double to deep hitters to nail down the save. reached on an infield single, walks, and a . Rich run, and 1 stolen base. Davis the fourth. The Indians opened centerfield that scored two stole second, then scored on a 2-for-3, an RBI, 2 runs, and 1 1-for-2 and 1 RBI. with a walk and an infield more runs and gave the visitors Panthers 2 base hit by Davis. Up next, Bag- walk. Mancuso 1-for-4 with 1 PITCHING – Rich 1 in- single, then a put a 7-6 lead. Candler Colwell Towns County 5 gett reached to put two aboard run. Banton 1-for-2, a double, ning, 4 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 runners on second and third recorded a K for the second but the Indians escaped without 3 RBIs, and 1 walk. Groves hits, 3 strikeouts, and 3 walks. with nobody out. An Indians’ out and sophomore Cole Davis In the second game, allowing any further damage. 1-for-4, a , 1 RBI, and 1 Jackson Colwell 2 , 1 resulted in a force out at made a running catch in right Union out-hit the Indians 4-to- With freshman Jackson run. Crawford Colwell 0-for-1, run, 0 earned runs, 0 hits, 0 home, however, a free pass field to end the Indians’ half of 2 but four errors were the Colwell taking over on the an RBI, and 2 walks. Brown strikeouts, 1 walk. Davis 1 in- loaded the bags and Towns the inning. undoing of the Panthers in a mound, Towns capitalized on a 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs. Candler ning, 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 strikeout, recorded its second run on a With one out in the bot- 5-2 loss. one-out walk in the bottom of Colwell 1-for-4. Davis 1-for-4 and 2 walks. to left field off tom of the sixth, Banton was After stranding two run- the second, thanks to a pair of with a run. Harkins 1 run. Upcoming games: Tues- sophomore Candler Colwell, hit by a pitch and freshman Ean ners in the top half of the first, Panther errors that spotted the PITCHING – Mancuso day, March 1st at Fannin Coun- who entered with the bases Harkins entered as his courtesy Towns posted four runs in the Indians a 5-1 lead entering the 2 2/3 innings, 0 runs, 1 hit, 7 ty - 5:30 p.m. loaded and one out. runner. Up next for the Panthers bottom half of the inning off third inning of the second game strikeouts, and 4 walks. King Thursday, March 3rd vs The Indians added two was junior Dawson Groves who of Rich. that was only scheduled for five 2/3 inning, 4 runs, 2 earned Gilmer County - 5 p.m. more runs on a dropped fly ball laced an opposite field triple to A leadoff walk was fol- innings. runs, 1 hit, 1 strikeout, and 3 Friday, March 4th vs in the ensuing to make it right-center to knot the score lowed by a run scoring single Mancuso doubled to left walks. Candler Colwell 2 2/3 Washington Wilkes (double- a 6-4 game. Union escaped the at 7-7. With two outs, Brown but Rich struck out the next to leadoff the third and later innings, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, header) - 4:30 p.m.