The youthful Riverview Middle School football team dropped a 38-0 decision to an experienced Clear Creek Middle team last Thursday in Ellijay. With the loss, head coach Benjy Edwards' team fell to 0-2 on the season.
Dawson County Middle School's football team jumped out early on Pickens Middle last Thursday and never looked back. The Tigers scored four first half touchdowns to take a commanding 25-0 lead.
The atmosphere was electric on Saturday as the Dawson County Middle School Tigers squared off against cross-county rival Riverview Middle Eagles. Both teams opened the season in front of a huge crowd at Tiger Stadium on the campus of Dawson County High School.
The Riverview Middle School softball team dropped its first two games this season at Pickens Middle lost Tuesday and then at home with Clear Creek on Friday. The Lady Eagles are currently 0-2 on the season.
The Riverview Middle School football team hosted a jamboree with Pickens and Clear Creek middle schools last week in Dawsonville. The Aug. 16 event was a chance for first year head coach Benjy Edwards to evaluate his players before the regular season begins.
It was a tough opening week for the Dawson County Middle School softball team. The Lady Tigers dropped a 15-0 decision to Clear Creek on Tuesday and fell 14-0 to Jasper Middle on Friday.
Dawson County Middle School football traveled to Jasper Middle School for a preseason jamboree against Jasper and Fannin County middle schools last week. Coach Thomy Edwards and his staff got a chance to see his team in action against a different opponent during the Aug. 16 action.
Last Thursday was hot and humid but that didn't stop the Riverview Middle School softball team from holding tryouts for the upcoming season. More than 15 girls braved the weather to give it their best for head coach Jeff Compton.
Riverview Middle School began football practice under first year head coach Benji Edwards last week. Edwards had been an assistant coach for 4 years before taking the head position this spring.
The Dawson County Middle School football team has been using early morning practices to prepare for the 2012 season. The Tigers have been starting at 6:30 a.m. in order to beat the heat.
Head coach Jessie Crane's Dawson County Middle School softball team attended a fundamental camp at Dawson County High School last week. The camp instructors were varsity coaches Jimmy Pruett, Nickie Rogers and Mark Ragsdale.
It took almost 57 minutes before the game was decided in the Mountain League Soccer championship game between Riverview and crosstown rival Dawson County last Thursday afternoon. The Lady Eagles were awarded a hand ball penalty and capitalized when full back Tina Libao blasted a shot past the Lady Tiger goalie to score the lone goal of the game.
The Riverview Middle School boys soccer team lost an exciting 2-1 decision to Clear Creek Middle School in the Mountain League Championship last Thursday at home. Coach Phil Branson's team scored first in the game.
The Riverview Middle School girls soccer team ran its record to 4-0-2 with a tie against Pickens Middle, 0-0, on and a big win over Clear Creek, 5-0, last week. The March 5 game was a hard fought battle against a very determined Pickens team.
The Riverview Middle School girls soccer team defeated Jasper Middle School 9-0 last week in Dawsonville. "This was the best passing game we have had this year," said head coach John Lundy. "The girls really worked together, which allowed seven different players to score."
In what is being billed as both a cost-saving and competitive measure, Dawson County and Riverview middle schools will combine their football, softball and wrestling programs, as well as their football cheerleading squads.
The school year was a great one for sports teams from both Riverview and Dawson County middle schools.
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