The Gilmer High School tennis team hosted the Pickens Dragons for a cold, snowy match last Thursday. The Bobcats picked up a 3-2 victory, while the Dragonettes downed the Lady Cats by the same margin. In boys singles action, Riley Hice defeated Dragon Stephen Jordan 6-3, 6-0. Bobcat Issac Hensley bested Blue Goodman 6-0, 6-1, […]
Read More »Gilmer Swimming Hosts Season-Ending Banquet
The 2015-16 Gilmer High School swim team held its season-ending banquet last night at The Davis House Restaurant in Ellijay. Each member of the team received Certificates of Participation, with special awards also handed out: #TeamFYNSports, “Always looking to spotlight young athletes in a positive manner,” is sponsored by:
Read More »Woodring Turns in Impressive Showing at State
Gilmer County swimmer Payton Woodring continued her banner career last weekend at the 2016 Georgia Age Group State Championships at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. A swimmer for Carpet Capital Aquatics Club, which is based out of Dalton and one of 58 teams at the championship, 12-year-old Woodring competed in 13 events. Out of that, Woodring […]
Read More »Gilmer Serves Fannin in Season Opener
The Gilmer High School tennis team traveled to Blue Ridge last Thursday to battle against Fannin County High School, in the first match of the season for either school. The Bobcats and Lady Cats both left Fannin with 4-1 victories under their belts. Bobcats In singles action, Dusty Ray bested Alex Prince 6-2, 6-4. Isaac […]
Read More »Clear Creek, Dawson Split Soccer Match
When a soccer match is scheduled, it is played. Pure and simple. Rain or shine. The Clear Creek Middle School soccer squads hosted Dawson County Middle School yesterday for 120 minutes of muddy, rainy action that concluded with a 5-1 Bobcats victory and the same final tally for a Lady Tigers triumph. Boys Fredy Sanchez […]
Read More »Tigers Avenge Season-Opening Loss; Down Gilmer 14-4
The Gilmer High School Bobcats started the 2016 season with a 11-6 home victory over the Dawson County High School Tigers. But after dropping a 4-3 contest at home to the North Murray Mountaineers last Thursday, the weariness of playing three games in three days caught up with the Cats last Friday, as the Tigers […]
Read More »Bobcats Down Generals; Lady Cats Drop Close Match
The first Gilmer High School varsity home soccer action took place last Thursday night at Clear Creek Middle School, against Region 7-4A adversary Heritage. By the conclusion of the evening, the Lady Cats had dropped a 2-0 affair, while the Bobcats had picked up their first win of the season over the Generals, 3-1. Bobcats […]
Read More »Clear Creek Bobcats Off to 2-0 Start
The Clear Creek Middle School Bobcats soccer contingent is off to a 2-0 start for the 2016 North Georgia Mountain League season. Last Friday at CCMS, the Bobcats picked up a 1-0 victory over the Riverview Middle School Eagles. Fredy Sanchez scored the lone goal in the contest for the Bobcats. Clear Creek then traveled […]
Read More »Bobcats Topple Tigers, Phoenix on Opening Day
The Gilmer High School Bobcats started off the 2016 season in an appropriate manner, as the varsity Cats downed the Dawson County High School Tigers 11-6 at home and the junior varsity bested the Sonoraville Phoenix 8-1 on the road. Gilmer inflicted early damage to Dawson. With one out and the bases loaded in the […]
Read More »Lady Cats, Bobcats Kickoff Soccer Campaign
The Gilmer High School varsity soccer teams kickstarted their season last week, with matches on the road against the Sonoraville Phoenix and the North Murray Mountaineers. Lady Cats The girls dropped their season opener at Sonoraville, 5-0. However, the Lady Cats recovered the next day and bested the North Murray Mountaineers 1-0. Autumn Durham scored […]
Read More »Lady Cats Season Ends at State
The 2015-16 Gilmer High School Lady Cats campaign came to an end last night, with the final overall record for the season tallying to 17-9. However, it took a number one state-seeded team to end Gilmer’s season, as the Marist Lady War Eagles picked up a 41-34 victory over the Lady Cats last night in the […]
Read More »Bobcats, Dragons Crown State Wrestling Champions
Another year, another state championship. The Gilmer High School Bobcats laid claim to another state traditional championship last weekend, after grinding through the three-day 2016 Georgia High School Association tournament at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. GHS won the 4A state crown by accumulating 152.5 team points to topple the 46-team field, finishing nine […]
Read More »Lady Cats Finish Fourth in Region
The Gilmer High School Lady Cats entered the 2015-16 Region 7-4A tournament as the number two seed. By virtue of their high seeding, the Lady Cats received an automatic state tournament bid and byes in the first two rounds of the tournament. However, turnovers and a lack of rebounding allowed the Heritage Lady Generals to […]
Read More »GCRPD Crowns League Basketball Champions
The Gilmer County Recreation and Parks Department concluded its 2015-16 basketball season, with a championship basketball tournament at both Clear Creek Middle School and Gilmer Middle School. The tournament got underway Jan. 30 and concluded Feb. 11. Weather and scheduling issues prolonged what was scheduled to be a one-week affair, but the champions and runners-up […]
Read More »Gilmer JV Soccer Splits with Fannin
The Gilmer High School soccer squad started the 2016 season hosting a junior varsity match against Fannin at Clear Creek Middle School Monday. The first games of the year concluded with the JV Lady Cats toppling the Fannin Lady Rebels 1-0, before the JV Bobcats fell to the Rebels 4-2. Lady Cats Kate Schiesser scored the lone […]
Read More »Gilmer Swimming Concludes Season with State Appearance
The Gilmer High School swim team finished its second season in existence by sending eight swimmers to the 2015-16 Georgia High School Association state meet, which was held last Friday and Saturday at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The Lady Cats relay team of Leila Farist, Grace Pleasant, Kaylin Woodring and Rowe Fowler placed 44th in […]
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