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614 FXUS62 KFFC 121934 AFDFFC AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 334 PM EDT MON JUL 12 2021 SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/ AS THE SHORT TERM PERIOD BEGINS, AN UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS STALLED OVER THE MIDWEST, BLOCKED BY THE BERMUDA HIGH POSITIONED OFF THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST. AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW, SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT REMAINS OVER THE REGION. MEANWHILE, SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS SET UP AT THE LOW LEVELS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BERMUDA HIGH.
PBC Releases Women’s Golf All-Conference Team
PBC Player of the Year Megan Sabol Posted: Apr 13, 2020 AUGUSTA, GA – The Peach Belt Conference released the 2019-20 women's golf All-Conference team. North Georgia's Megan Sabol was named the PBC Player of the Year while Flagler's Daniela Alonso was named the Freshman of the Year. Young Harris' Hannah Walker received the PBC Elite 15 Award while UNG's Sierra Campbell was named the Coach of the Year.
Four PBC Women’s Basketball Players Named D2CCA All-Region
Posted: Mar 17, 2020 HICKORY, NC – Four Peach Belt Conference women's basketball players have been named to the All-Southeast Region team by the Division II Conference Commissioners' Association (D2CCA). North Georgia's Julianne Sutton and Lander' Jessica Harris were named first-team All-Region while Clayton State's Taneria Wilson and USC Aiken's Kwajelin Farrar were named to the second team.
Baseball Player of the Week: Trevor Clemons, UNC Pembroke
Posted: Mar 03, 2020 Clemons had a monster week for the Braves, hitting .611 with a 1.576 OPS. The junior rightfielder from Randleman, N.C., had multiple hits in all three wins over Claflin on the weekend with a double, a triple, a home run and 12 RBIs. He went 4-for-6 in the opener with a double and a grand slam for seven RBIs in the opener. He was 2-for-5 with a triple and another RBI in game two and 5-for-7 with four RBIs in the finale.
Men’s Basketball Player of the Week: Rafael Monteiro, Augusta
Posted: Mar 02, 2020 Monteiro put up two double-doubles as the Jaguars extended their winning streak to a PBC-best 10 games. The senior forward from Sao Paulo, Brazil, scored 27 points with 12 rebounds in a win over USC Aiken, then had 25 points with 10 boards against Georgia College. He shot 60% (13-22) from the field and 86% (24-28) from the free throw line. He also added 4.0 assists per game and surpassed 1,000 career points in his two seasons in Augusta.
PBC Announces Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket
Posted: Mar 01, 2020 AUGUSTA, GA – The Peach Belt Conference has announced the bracket for the 2020 PBC men's basketball tournament championship. The tournament will begin this Wednesday, March 4, with quarterfinal games hosted by the higher seeds on campus. The final four men's and women's teams will then play the semifinals and finals together at the site of the highest remaining women's seed on Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8.
Baseball Player of the Week: Bobby Dixon, UNC Pembroke
Posted: Feb 25, 2020 Dixon hit .400 in four games last week, with 10 total RBIs. The junior designated hitter had at least on RBIs in all four games with three RBIs in three games. In a three-game sweep of USC Aiken, he hit .333 with a triple, a home run and seven RBIs. In the series finale with the Pacers, he hit a game-tying three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth as the Braves went on to win 11-10 in 10 innings. He finished the week with a 1.207 OPS and six runs scored.
Men’s Basketball Player of the Week: Faison Brock, USC Aiken
Posted: Feb 10, 2020 Brock earns his second weekly honor of the season after averaging 25 points and 11 rebounds in two Pacer road wins last week. The senior forward from Raleigh, N.C., scored 32 points with 14 rebounds as USCA rallied to beat Francis Marion 81-80 on Wednesday. The Pacers were down 22 in the second half of that contest and rallied behind 18 second-half points from Brock. He shot 55% from the field and hit 9 of 11 free throws.
FMU's Hill Named USBWA National Player of the Week!
Posted: Feb 04, 2020 Winston Hill of Francis Marion University has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Men's Division II National Player of the Week for the week of games between Jan. 27-Feb. 3, 2020. The sophomore forward claimed his first Division II National Player of the Week honor of the season after posting consecutive 30-point games to lead the Patriots to a split of last week's Peach Belt Conference matchups.
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North Georgia Selected as PBC Softball Preseason Favorite
Posted: Jan 23, 2020 AUGUSTA, GA – The North Georgia Nighthawks have been selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2020 PBC softball championship in a poll of the league's head coaches released on Thursday. UNG takes the top spot in the preseason poll for the fifth year in a row and 10th time since 2009 with six first-place votes and 96 total points. Young Harris was second by only four points with 92 and five first-place votes.
Men’s Basketball Player of the Week: Faison Brock, USC Aiken
Posted: Jan 20, 2020 Brock was unstoppable in two games last week, averaging 34.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. The senior forward from Raleigh, N.C., scored 43 points in a 104-91 win over Young Harris, tied for the fifth-highest single-game scoring total in PBC history and third-highest against a conference opponent. He is the first player to reach 43 in over four years in PBC play and is the second-highest total in school history in the DII era.
Davenport Inducted Into Georgia Dugout Club Softball Hall of Fame
Posted: Jan 16, 2020 ATLANTA - University of North Georgia head softball coach Mike Davenport was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Softball Hall of Fame this past weekend at the GADC Softball Coaches Clinic Awards Ceremony this past weekend. "Coach Davenport's induction into the Georgia Dugout Club Softball Coaches Hall of Fame is a well-deserved and long overdue honor," stated UNG athletic director Lindsay Reeves.
Women’s Basketball Player of the Week: Kwajelin Farrar, USC Aiken
Posted: Jan 06, 2020 Farrar averaged 21.5 points and 10.5 rebounds as the Pacers won their first two games of 2020. The junior center from Grovetown, Ga., scored 19 with 12 rebounds and eight blocks in a 75-55 win over Winston-Salem State on New Year’s Day, then had 24 points and nine rebounds in a 70-57 road win at Georgia College on Saturday. She shot 61% (19-31) from the field including an 11-for-16 outing against GC. She averaged 5.5 blocks, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game for the week.
2019-20 Women's Basketball Polls
WBCA Top 25 Dec. 17 - UNG #13 Dec. 10 - UNG #14 Dec. 3 - UNG #15 Nov. 26 - UNG #12 Nov. 19 - UNG #15 Oct. 31 - Lander #21, UNG #23 D2SIDA Top 25 Dec. 17 - UNG #12 Dec. 10 - UNG #14 Dec. 3 - UNG #17 Nov. 26 - UNG #9 Nov. 19 - UNG t#11 Oct. 29 (Preseason) - UNG t#15 NCAA Southeast Region Poll Coming in February! PBC Coaches Preseason Poll Rank Team Points 1. North Georgia 120 2. Lander 112 3. Clayton State 91 4. Columbus State 84 5. USC Aiken 76 6. Francis Marion 75 7. Flagler 69 8. UNC Pembroke 52 9. Augusta 42 10.
UNG Softball to Take on Team USA in Exhibition April 5
Posted: Dec 13, 2019 DAHLONEGA – It will be a reunion of sorts when University of North Georgia softball head coach Mike Davenport reconnects with Team USA softball members Cat Osterman and Keilani Ricketts as part of the "Stand Beside Her" tour on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Davenport's Nighthawks will take on the Team USA softball team as they prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The exhibition will be played in Woodstock, Georgia, at the Twin Creeks Softball Complex at JJ Biello Park.
North Georgia Again Leads Nation in Make-A-Wish Giving; PBC Second Among Conferences
Posted: Nov 06, 2019 DAHLONEGA - For the fourth straight year, the University of North Georgia Department of Athletics led NCAA Division II in Make-A-Wish fundraising, generating nearly $24,000 for the foundation in 2018-19, the NCAA national office announced Tuesday afternoon. That helped the Peach Belt finish second among all DII conferences with $38,325 raised last year. During the 2018-19 academic year, Division II schools raised $398,000 for Make-A-Wish as part of their ongoing partnership.
Byrd & Monteiro Named To 2018-19 NABC Honors Court
Jul 17, 2019 FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the 2018-19 NABC Honors Court and Augusta University senior Aaron Byrd and junior Rafael Monteiro made the list. The team recognizes men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. Byrd (Washington, D.C.) played in all 34 games this season and made six starts for Augusta.
Eleven PBC Women's Golfers Named WGCA All-America Scholars
Eleven Peach Belt Conference women's golfers have been named All-America Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). UNC Pembroke led the league with five selections while North Georgia had three, Young Harris two and Flagler one. The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50. This is the third year in a row that the PBC has placed 10 or more women's golfers on the WGCA team.
Williams Signs Pro Contract With Keflavík Icelandic Basketball Club
Jul 01, 2019 FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta University four-year men's basketball standout Deane Williams signed a professional contract with the Keflavík Icelandic Basketball Club on June 14, 2019 and will report to Reykjanesbaer, Iceland in September. The Keflavík Basketball Club is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF – an Icelandic sports club based in the town of Reykjanesbaer.
Drew Gibson Named Assistant Coach For Navy Men’s Basketball
Jun 06, 2019 FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Augusta University men's basketball assistant coach Drew Gibson has been named an assistant coach at the United States Naval Academy, Navy head coach Ed DeChellis announced Wednesday afternoon. "Great to see Drew get this opportunity at the Naval Academy," Augusta head coach Dip Metress said. "Drew immersed himself into our basketball program for the two years he was here.
UNG's Smith Named NFCA All-American
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Just hours after being named the D2CCA Ron Lenz Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-American, University of North Georgia junior pitcher Kylee Smith became a consensus First Team All-American as she was named to the NFCA All-American team at the NCAA Division II Softball Championship banquet Wednesday night. This is Smith's third straight year on the first team. She ranks second behind Grand Valley's Allison Lipovsky with 318 strikeouts and third with 30 victories.
UNG's Smith Named Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Ten finalists have been selected for the 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Year awards, and University of North Georgia pitcher Kylee Smith is on the list for a third straight year. It marks the fifth straight season a student-athlete from North Georgia has been named to the list and the third time for the junior who won the Player of the Year award a year ago. This is the first year that a Pitcher of the Year will be awarded.
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Destiny Johnson, Clayton State
Johnson claims her record third weekly honor this season after hitting an NCAA provisional mark in the high jump. The senior from New Iberia, La., set a personal best by clearing the bar at 1.72m at the Mount Olive Final Qualifier. That height is the best in the PBC this season and ranks her among the top 18 in the nation, giving her a strong chance to reach the NCAA National Championships.
North Georgia, Young Harris to Play in NCAA Softball Tournament
INDIANAPOLIS, IND – North Georgia and Young Harris were among the 64 teams selected to play for the national championship as the NCAA released the tournament field on Monday morning. North Georgia won the PBC Tournament on Saturday to capture the automatic bid and is the top seed in the Southeast Region and will host one of the two sites. Young Harris will also play at North Georgia as the region's fifth seed. Regional play will begin this Thursday, May 9, at the 16 regional sites.
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Destiny Johnson, Clayton State
Johnson made the most of her one opportunity at the Don McGarey Invitational this past weekend as she competed in the high jump. Looking to earn a trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships, the senior from New Iberia, La., delivered her second provisional height this month as she cleared the bar at a personal best 1.68 meters. That bettered both her previous PR and the current provisional threshold of 1.67 meters and gave her a 3-of-11 finish.
Softball Pitcher of the Week: Kylee Smith, North Georgia
Smith earns her PBC-record seventh weekly award this season after going 3-0 last week with a 0.67 ERA. The junior from Suwanee, Ga., tossed three complete games, allowing only two earned runs and eight hits over 21 innings of work with 23 strikeouts. She pitched a one-hit shutout in the opener against Columbus State, striking out nine. Then she pitched a complete game in game two against CSU with seven more strikeouts.
North Georgia Wins Sixth-Straight Softball Regular-Season Title!
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA – With a split against Georgia College in their final doubleheader of the season, the North Georgia Nighthawks won the 2019 PBC Regular-Season championship on Friday. UNG had clinched at least a share of the title and the #1 seed for next week's PBC Tournaments following their sweep of Columbus State on Wednesday, but took the title outright after beating the Bobcats 6-1 in the opener on Friday. The regular-season title is UNG's sixth in a row and ninth in the last 11 years.
Softball Pitcher of the Week: Kylee Smith, North Georgia
Nothing is better than perfect, which is exactly what Smith was as she set down all 27 USC Aiken Pacers in order in a 6-0 win. It was the 21stperfect game in PBC history, the fifth in program history and only the fifth in a PBC conference game. Smith struck out 12 in that contest to open the twinbill against USCA, then came back in game two for three innings of one-hit relief, striking out six and getting another win.
No. 17 North Georgia Walks It Off Over AU With Ninth Inning Knock
Mar 22, 2019 FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Augusta University baseball team opened its Peach Belt Conference series under the lights at No. 17 North Georgia and gave up a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth on a two-run single to centerfield to fall 3-2. Augusta (14-13, 4-12 PBC) held a lead over North Georgia (18-8, 8-5 PBC) until the last at bat. AU scored a run in the first inning and one in the fifth, but UNG came back to steal the win.
NCAA Tournament: Augusta Reaches Region Championship Game For Fifth Time In School History
Mar 18, 2019 FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Augusta University men's basketball team will face top-seed and tournament host Queens in the NCAA Southeast Region Championship game on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. in The Levine Center. Riding a 15-game win streak and ranked No. 16 in the nation, second-seeded Augusta advances to the regional championship game for the fifth in school history.
Softball Player of the Week: Katie Collins, North Georgia
Mar 18, 2019 Collins hit .444 with two home runs and 12 RBIs as the Nighthawks went 6-0 last week, including a 4-0 mark in conference games. The senior infielder from Collins, Ga., had three multi-hit games with an .833 slugging percentage and .524 on-base percentage. She went 4-for-7 in a doubleheader at UNC Pembroke, hitting a home run in the second and driving in four runs. She hit her first homer against West Florida, driving in three.
Softball Freshman of the Week: Cameron Davis, UNC Pembroke
Mar 05, 2019 Davis had four hits last week: three home runs and a double. The freshman third baseman had nine total RBIs on the week with a 1.273 slugging percentage. She homered in both games of the sweep against William Peace, then doubled in the first game against Newberry, driving in one. She collected her third homer in the nightcap against the Wolves, driving in three. Davis struck out only once in 11 at-bats, scored four runs and drew two walks for a .462 on-base percentage.
Softball Pitcher of the Week: Peyton Sorrells, Columbus State
Feb 19, 2019 Sorrells pitched the 20thperfect game in PBC history and fourth in CSU history as she shut down Union in her only appearance last week. The senior righty from Pendergrass, Ga., set down all 15 batters she faced in order in the 8-0 win over five innings, striking out five. Sorrells picked up her first win and first complete-game shutout of the season. For a complete list of softball weekly award winners, please click here.
Williams’ Seventh Double-Double Lifts Augusta Past UNCP, 72-69, On The Road
Feb 13, 2019 FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM PEMBROKE, N.C. – The Augusta University men's basketball team played the UNC Pembroke Braves on Wednesday night and won a 72-69 Peach Belt Conference thriller in the English E. Jones Center.
Softball Player of the Week: Cameron Davis, UNC Pembroke
Feb 05, 2019 Davis hit .778 in her first collegiate weekend with a home run, five doubles, five RBIs and a 1.667 slugging percentage. The freshman third baseman went 3-for-3 with three doubles in her first collegiate game with an RBI against Shippensburg, then doubled again in her second game against Kutztown. Facing Shippensburg for a second time, she went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBIs. She had a .818 on-base percentage, scored three runs and struck out only once.
North Georgia #3, Young Harris #13 in Softball Preseason Top 25
LOUISVILLE, KY – North Georgia is ranked #3 and Young Harris #13 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) preseason Top 25 released today. Defending national champion Southern Indiana is at the top of the poll with all 16 first-place votes and 400 total points. Southern Arkansas is second with 363 with UNG third with 354. Young Harris has 194 points in the poll, just behind 12th-ranked Illinois-Springfield with 211 points.
13 PBC Women’s Golfers Named All-American Scholars
AUGUSTA, GA – Thirteen Peach Belt Conference women's golfers have been named All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). UNC Pembroke led the league with five players honored while Young Harris had four. Flagler and North Georgia had two players each. To be named a WGCA All-American Scholar, players must maintain a 3.50 GPA or higher, making the criteria among the most stringent in collegiate athletics.
Jags Give Up Late Lead In 4-1 Loss To No. 23 North Georgia
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Augusta University baseball team held a one-run lead into the ninth inning over No. 23 North Georgia, but gave up four runs in the last at bat to fall 4-1 in the first game of the Peach Belt Conference series on Friday night. Augusta (9-19, 6-13 PBC) took the first lead over North Georgia (13-12, 6-7 PBC) in the opening inning, but couldn't hold off the Nighthawks in their final at bat.
Peach Belt League of Legends Championship Bracket Released
AUGUSTA, GA – The bracket for the first Peach Belt Conference League of Legends Championship tournament has been released. The tournament will be held this Saturday and Sunday, March 17-18 in Milledgeville, Ga., at Georgia College in the historic Magnolia Ballroom. The top eight teams in the standings following seven weeks of regular-season play advance to the tournament. North Georgia will enter Summoner's Rift as the #1 seed following an undefeated 9-0 regular-season record.
PBC Esports Preseason Competition Begins
AUGUSTA, GA – The very first PBC Esports contests will begin this weekend as the preseason schedule gets underway. Six newly-formed PBC teams will begin playing League of Legends on a preseason schedule over the next five weeks. The league made an adjustment to their schedule based on conversations with players and with League of Legends publisher Riot Games. On opening weekend, Lander will face USC Aiken while Francis Marion will play Georgia College.
Family Fall Fun in North Georgia - Mommy of a Princess
We recently took a trip to visit family in Atlanta, Georgia and had such a wonderful time savoring all the fall season has to offer. We traveled with my sister in law and my six nieces and nephews (check out her blog here). These nearby activities were fun for everyone from my two-year-old toddler to my eleven-year-old niece. Here’s my list for family fall fun in North Georgia. We had a blast at the Red Apple Barn in Ellijay, GA.
SUPER REGIONAL CHAMPIONS! Softball Headed To Salem With 5-2 Win Over No. 3 North Georgia
DAHLONEGA, Ga. - The Armstrong State University softball team is headed to the NCAA Division II National Championships for the fourth time in the last five seasons after capturing the 2017 Southeast Super Regional with a 5-2 win over No. 3 North Georgia on Friday afternoon at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium in Dahlonega. The Pirates (36-12) swept both games of the Super Regional from the Nighthawks (48-13) to keep the season - and the athletic department - competing this Spring.
PBC Mourns Passing of Former Commissioner Marvin Vanover
AUGUSTA, GA – Former Peach Belt Conference commissioner Marvin Vanover passed away in the early morning hours of May 19 after a brief illness. The longtime men's basketball coach and athletic director at Augusta University was the first commissioner of the Peach Belt, serving in that capacity from 1990 to 2007. "Marvin was a great man and a great commissioner," said PBC commissioner David Brunk, who came to the league after Vanover retired in 2007.
Peach Belt Announces Softball All-Academic Team
AUGUSTA, GA -- The Peach Belt Conference announced the softball All-Academic team from the league office in Augusta. The team is part of a season-long program recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of PBC student-athletes in the classroom as well as on the field.
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No. 7 North Georgia Completes Series Sweep With 4-0 Win Over Pirates
DAHLONEGA, Ga. - No. 7-ranked University of North Georgia completed a Peach Belt Conference baseball series sweep with a 4-0 win over visiting Armstrong State University on Sunday afternoon at Bob Stein Field. The Nighthawks moved to 16-4 overall and 5-1 in the PBC with the wins, while Armstrong State fell to 13-9 overall and 0-6 in the league.
No. 7 North Georgia Sweeps Pirate Baseball On Saturday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. - The No. 7-ranked University of North Georgia baseball squad swept a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader from visiting Armstrong State University on Saturday at Bob Stein Field in Dahlonega, Ga. The Nighthawks won game one, 16-3, and took the nightcap, 14-5. The Nighthawks improved to 15-4 overall and 4-1 in the PBC with the wins, while Armstrong State fell to 13-8 overall and 0-5 in the league.
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