**Gutillo’s Big Bat Powers Bobcats to Dominant Win Over Towns County** Noah Gutillo put on a show Wednesday night, blasting two home runs and racking up four RBIs as the Gilmer Bobcats steamrolled Towns County, 17-4. Gutillo wasted no time making an impact, crushing a two-run homer to center in the first inning to get […]
Read More »Northwest Whitfield Walks It Off Vs Gilmer
A walk-off left the Gilmer Bobcats on the wrong end of a 3-2 defeat to Northwest Whitfield on Tuesday at Northwest Whitfield High School. The game was tied at two in the bottom of the ninth when Brylan Bond hit a solo home run to left field. The pitching was strong on both […]
Read More »Gilmer Sends Ten Wrestlers To State
From Head Coach Josh Ghobadpoor: Gilmer has 10 State Qualifiers that have punched their ticket to the State Championships next week! 9 of those wrestlers will head there for the 1st time. Congratulations to all of them and let’s keep grinding! #GilmerWrestling 106lbs – Deyson Lopez: 6th 113lbs – Daniel Escobar: 3rd 120lbs – […]
Read More »Keegan Bryant & JD Taylor’s 46 pts Not Enough For Gilmer vs NW
Bobcats Fail to Control Bruins’ Big Men, Fall to NW Whitfield at Home By Wright Hogsed The 7-7 Gilmer County Bobcats hosted region opponent (11-3) Northwest Whitfield on Wednesday, January 15th, hoping to get back on track after a 14-point loss to Calhoun last week. The Bobcats started the game slow, with only two players […]
Read More »Lady Cats Beat NW Whitfield, 58-47
Lady Cats Handle Business at Home Against Region Foe, Northwest Whitfield By Wright Hogsed The 10-3 Northwest Whitfield Bruins traveled to Gilmer County High School on Wednesday, January 15th, to take on the 7-7 Lady Cats in a Region 7 AAA matchup. The Lady Cats and Bruins started the game off sluggish, combining for 19 […]
Read More »Lady Cats Down Fannin Despite Reese Lewis’ Double-Double
Gilmer County got the best of Fannin County in girls basketball on Monday by a score of 57-38. The Lady Cats defense was smothering, as they forced the Lady Rebels to turn the ball over 17 times. Gilmer played old-school basketball against their 515 rival, grabbing rebounds and scoring points in the paint. Only 12 […]
Read More »Bobcats Creep Over .500 With Win Over Fannin County
The Gilmer Bobcats traveled to Fannin County to take on their old HWY 515 foe on the hardwood. Gilmer entered the game on a high, coming off of a 70-33 victory over Copper Basin. Fannin also came into the game off of a win, as they had defeated Lumpkin County 51-33 the day before. Both […]
Read More »Bobcats Season Comes To An End in Overtime vs North Hall
In the first round of the GHSA AAA state football playoffs, the North Hall Trojans defeated the Gilmer Bobcats by a score of 21-14 to advance to the Sweet 16 round this coming Friday. The Bobcats fought tooth and nail to try and pull off the upset of the fifth seeded Trojans, and even had […]
Read More »Lumpkin, Gilmer, Dawson, White County Playoff Outlook
From @NWGAFootball on X. Current playoff look in AAA public (disclaimer: current region ties broken by GHSA power rating). 6 NWGA public teams currently in (Calhoun, Heritage, Northwest Whitfield, Gilmer, Lumpkin County, Dawson County). Region 7 still has a strong chance to land 5 teams. Adairsville v. Gilmer game on Friday is huge. […]
Read More »Douglas “Bubba” Callihan named Gilmer POTW for his work vs Union County
Thanks to our player of the week sponsors: North Georgia Ford Georgia Party and Tool Rental Nicholson Tire Mesquite Grill Days Chevy Barnes Furniture Mattress Overstocked Lifetime Medical El Ray Azteca Gilmer County running back and linebacker Douglas “Bubba” Callihan has been named the week 2 player of the week for Gilmer County. Callihan tallied […]
Read More »Grant Ballew Named Week 1 GCHS POTW
Thanks to our player of the week sponsors: North Georgia Ford Georgia Party and Tool Rental Nicholson Tire Mesquite Grill Days Chevy Barnes Furniture Mattress Overstocked Sizzle Tan Lifetume Medical Grant Ballew was a bright spot for the Gilmer County Bobcats in their opening game vs Fannin County. Ballew was all over the field on […]
Read More »2024 Gilmer Bobcats: Contender or Pretender?
Photo From Gilmer County Touchdown Club More than a few of our North Georgia area teams benefited from the GHSA’s offseason alignment. Gilmer will head into 2024 looking at a much easier Region 7-AAA schedule than they faced in their 2023 season. Coming off of a 7-5 campaign and facing a much softer Region […]
Read More »“Wrestling Capital of Georgia”- Gilmer Unveils New Sign Commemorating State Champs
Photo from Gilmer County Schools Facebook page On September 13th, 2018, the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners designated Gilmer County as the Wrestling Capital of Georgia. Today, a sign was unveiled we unveiled commemorating the Bobcats 19 State Championship Titles. The Gilmer County High School wrestling program is regarded as one of the premier […]
Read More »Former Lumpkin County State Champion Head Coach David Dowse Named Gilmer Head Coach
The Gilmer High School Tip Off Club announced their new Head women’s Basketball coach Monday morning. David Dowse, the former Lumpkin County head coach who led the Lady Indians to a state championship in 2022, while pilot the ship for the Lady Cats going forward. Coach Dowse comes to the GHS basketball program with many […]
Read More »Gilmer Steals Series From Lumpkin In Walk-off Fashion
Ethan McCollum came to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning in a 4-4 tie game between the Gilmer Bobcats and the Lumpkin Indians. With a runner on third and no outs, McCollum just needed to put the bat on the ball and the Indians could take the series win over Lumpkin. After […]
Read More »Taylor Schiesser Named FCA Georgia Female Wrestler of The Year, Finishes Senior Season As 235lb State Runner-up
Gilmer wrestler Taylor Schiesser has another trophy to add to her shelf in 2024, this time coming from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization. The basic requirements for being awarded the FCA Wrestler of The Year are: The wrestler is a senior in high school, who plans to further their education. (Please note that the […]
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