The Gilmer Bobcats baseball team dropped the first Region 6-4A game of the season Thursday, March 5, with a 4-2 loss to Northwest Whitfield in Tunnel Hill. The Bobcats (2-7, 0-1) only had two hits in the game, but benefitted from miscues by the Bruins (2-6, 1-0). Gilmer struck first in the game, taking a […]
Read More »Waddell wins title, 11 other Gilmer wrestlers place at state
The Gilmer Bobcats wrestling team had a strong showing at the Georgia High School Association Traditional State Wrestling Tournament held Feb. 13-15 at the Macon Centreplex in Macon. As a team, the Bobcats had 10 of 11 boys and two of seven girls finish as state placers. As a whole, Gilmer placed second as a […]
Read More »Union Co. baseball falls to Gilmer in Blairsville
The Gilmer baseball team took the lead in the top of the fifth and held on late in a 3-2 win against Union Co. on Wednesday, March 11, in Blairsville. The Bobcats (3-10, 0-3 Region 6-4A) were led by Gabe Wolfson at the plate. The junior went 2-for-4 on the day and drove in all […]
Read More »Bobcats wrestling has 13 qualify for sectional tourney
The Gilmer High Bobcats wrestling squad had eight win region championships and 13 qualify for sectionals at the 2020 Region 6-4A traditional tournament Saturday, Feb. 1, at Pickens High in Jasper. Senior Caleb Waddell, who has multiple Division-I offers, led the way for the Bobcats. Waddell was the top seed in the 170-pound bracket, earning […]
Read More »Gilmer Bobcats wrestlers set for Region 6-4A tournament
With the Region 6-4A traditional tournament set to kick off at 9 a.m. tomorrow, Feb. 1, at Pickens High in Jasper, the Gilmer wrestling team comes in as the favorite in most weight classes. Head coach Josh Ghobadpoor is in his third year at the helm of the traditional wrestling powerhouse Bobcats, who have been […]
Read More »Gilmer wrestling sees 10 boys, five girls guarantee state spots
Ten members of the Gilmer boys wrestling team are earned spots as guaranteed qualifiers for the state tournament at the Class 4A A Sectional Tournament on Feb. 7-8 at Lanier High in Sugar Hill. The Bobcats had two wrestlers take the top overall spot in the tournament. At 132 pounds, Brock Sumner placed first after […]
Read More »Bailey Teague is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Lady Cats
Bailey Teague is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Lady Cats! Teague, a senior, scored a game-high 21 points in a narrow, 61-59 loss at Murphy on Thursday, Dec. 5, from the point guard position. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, Teague was second on the team with nine points in a big Region […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week: Brady Sanford, No. 5 junior
After his performance in three games during the past week, Brady Sanford is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Bobcats! The 6-foot-4 junior guard averaged nearly 17 points per game during the three-game stretch, including leading the team in the team’s two victories. Sanford scored just 10 points in Gilmer’s loss to […]
Read More »Lady Panthers outlast Lady ‘Cats in Blairsville
Despite cutting the Lady Panthers’ lead to just one point twice in the final 90 seconds Saturday night, Dec. 21, the Gilmer girls basketball team couldn’t overcome a rough shooting night from the free-throw line and fell to Union Co. 54-52 in Blairsville. While Union Co. (9-1, 3-0 Region 8-2A) had three players score in […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week: Elly Callihan, No. 1 for the Lady Bobcats
After a great performance in a three-day Thanksgiving tournament in Blue Ridge, sophomore Elly Callihan has been selected as the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Lady Bobcats! Callihan averaged nearly 17 points per game as Gilmer took down Pickens (71-53) and Hiwassee Dam (41-35) and lost a narrow, 40-39 game to Fannin […]
Read More »New regions set for 2020-22 school years
There will be new school regions across north Georgia when the 2020-21 school year begins. The appeal process for schools wishing to change regions or classifications within the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) was completed Tuesday, Nov. 19, and many area schools will soon see new foes in new places during the 2020 through 2022 […]
Read More »Gilmer boys place second in tournament
With a slim, 40-38 win against Fannin Co. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, the Gilmer High boys basketball team moved to 3-1 on the season and placed second in the annual Thanksgiving tournament in Blue Ridge. The Bobcats started the tournament Saturday, Nov. 23, against area-rival Pickens (2-2). While both team are from Region 6-4A, the […]
Read More »Lady Bobcats place second, open region play Tuesday
The third season of the Susan Nunn era at Gilmer High is off to a strong start after the Lady Bobcats placed second in the annual north Georgia Thanksgiving Tournament in Blue Ridge. Gilmer (3-1) came one-point away from matching last year’s 4-0 start with a one-point, 40-39, loss to Fannin Co. (4-4) in the […]
Read More »Deadline approaching for Christmas Clash registration
The fifth-annual Blue Ridge Christmas Clash is scheduled for Dec. 26-28 and the deadline for area teams to register is fast approaching. Registration costs $150 per team with each team being guaranteed to play at least three games. The deadline to register is Dec.16. The Christmas Clash is open for area boys and girls teams […]
Read More »Cade Carter is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Bobcats
Cade Carter is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Bobcats! Carter put forth incredible effort last week, pulling down double-digit rebounds and scoring double-digits points in two wins for Gilmer. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, Carter scored 16 points as the Bobcats took down Region 6-4A opponent Southeast Whitfield Co. 68-55 in Ellijay. […]
Read More »Panthers powered by huge second half in win against Bobcats
An explosion from beyond-the-arc propelled the Union Co. Panthers basketball team to a big 73-43 win against Gilmer on Saturday in Blairsville. Sophomore Lake Hughes his seven second-half 3-pointers, including five in the fourth quarter, to put the game out of reach for the Panthers (4-6, 1-2 Region 8-2A). Despite six players scoring in the first […]
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