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Gilmer High school cheerleaders and head coach Namoi Esparza gather for a picture following their fourth-place finish at the region competition.

Gilmer High school cheerleaders and head coach Namoi Esparza gather for a picture following their fourth-place finish at the region competition.

GHS cheer caps season at region

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Gilmer High cheerleaders closed out their competition season in Gwinnett County. GHS was at the Buford Arena last Saturday for the region competition, which also served as a sectional qualifier to decide who advanced to state. Gilmer’s routine earned a score of 48.
Gilmer Bobcats

Gilmer Bobcats

GHS swim in Calhoun for second meet

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Gilmer High swimmers were back in the pool last Saturday for the Tiktok Classic. The 20-team meet was held at the Calhoun Aquatic Center, and the GHS Bobcats placed 14th with 18 team points. Bobcat Law Lykins nabbed a pair of top-10 finishes. He took third in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.
Clear Creek’s Madison Hall (55) gathers a defensive rebound during the seventh-grade game versus Dawson County.

Clear Creek’s Madison Hall (55) gathers a defensive rebound during the seventh-grade game versus Dawson County.

CCMS basketball meets conference foes White, Dawson counties

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Clear Creek continued its conference basketball slate last week versus the White County Warriors and Dawson County Tigers. The CCMS Bobcats were at home last Monday versus White, and the seventh and eighth graders won 56-31 and 51-34, respectively.
Gilmer sophomore Carson Farist helped the Bobcats finish first at last Saturday’s Alexander Duals.

Gilmer sophomore Carson Farist helped the Bobcats finish first at last Saturday’s Alexander Duals.

No. 1 ranked GHS wrestling wins first tourney

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Gilmer High started the season last Saturday in Douglasville at the Alexander Duals as the No. 1 ranked team in Class 3A. GHS faced three other ranked teams from three different classifications and posted a 4-0 record to earn its first tournament title of the season.
Gilmer High junior Will Kiker rushed for 261 yards and four touchdowns on 14 attempts last Friday in the Bobcats’ final game of the season versus Union County.

Gilmer High junior Will Kiker rushed for 261 yards and four touchdowns on 14 attempts last Friday in the Bobcats’ final game of the season versus Union County.

Panthers edge Bobcats in finale, 49-48

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The Gilmer High Bobcats lost a thriller to end the football season. GHS made the trip to Union County last Friday for a nonregion overtime whirlwind versus the Panthers where 1,000 yards of offense and 97 points were amassed.
Gilmer’s fifth-grade Bobcats celebrate and are on their way to the championship game.

Gilmer’s fifth-grade Bobcats celebrate and are on their way to the championship game.

Fifth-grade Bobcats advance to title game

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Gilmer’s fifth-grade Bobcats celebrate and are on their way to the championship game. Gilmer pounced on Fannin County for a 25-12 victory in the Mountain Athletic Conference’s semifinals last Saturday.
All-region volleyball and softball selections

All-region volleyball and softball selections

5 Cats get all-region attention

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Region 7-3A announced its all-region volleyball and softball selections, and five Gilmer High Lady Cats were recognized. Senior outside hitter Elly Callihan made the all-region volleyball squad for the third season in a row.
GHS swimmers

GHS swimmers

GHS swimmers start season with Battle of Dalton

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The Battle of Dalton beckoned five high schools to kick-start the swim season. Gilmer was one of the teams that made the trip to Dalton High last Saturday. The GHS Bobcats finished third in the boys standing with 164 points, and the Lady Cats placed fifth on the girls side with 103.
CCMS basketball

CCMS basketball

CCMS basketball season gets underway vs. Union

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Area gyms were buzzing last week with the start of middle school basketball. Clear Creek tipped off its season against the Union County Panthers Thursday. The Lady Cats were at home, and Union won the seventh-grade game, 33-29. The eighth-grade Cats were up next and won decisively, 38-22.