Union County Panthers

Address: 165 Elementary Way, Roscoe Collins Dr, Blairsville, GA 30512

Description: Union County High School's logo that represents the school's athletic program

History: For many decades now, the Union County Panthers has been the coined name and mascot for the local Union County Schools Athletic Program. The athletic program prides itself as one that has been successful in not just 1 or 2 sports, but multiple, as the Union County High School Athletic Program is the only program out of schools in 12 different counties to compete for a state championship in 8 different sports. This makes for the perfect phrase to describe the success, with the phrase being "Land of the GR8, home of the Panthers". The counties being compared to in this stat include: Banks, Dawson, Gilmer, Fannin, Habersham, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, and White. Combined, the high school athletic program also combines for a total of 6 different individual state champions who have won multiple state championships. The middle school programs have also won multiple region championships and the recreation department teams have also won multiple district and state championships throughout the years.

Fun Facts: 1. The Union County High School athletic program is the first, and so far only, North Georgia Mountain athletic program between 12 different other counties to have competed for at least 1 state title in 9 different sports programs. Those counties included in this stat include the following: Union, Banks, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, and White Counties. 2. The Union County High School Boy's and Girl's Basketball programs have the 2nd most combined state tournament appearances between the other athletic programs within 12 counties of the North Georgia Mountain area. 3. The Union County High School Athletic Program won It’s first ever championships(Region or State) in the same calendar school year, 1954-55, when both the boy’s basketball and baseball teams both won the District 9-B Championship. 4. The school has accumulated 6 different Individual State Champions throughout 4 different sports. 5. The Union County High School has combined for 26 combined Final Four appearances between 12 different sports.