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Above are Gilmer High School basketball players, coaches and managers following the Bobcats’ tip-off tournament championship last Tuesday.

Above are Gilmer High School basketball players, coaches and managers following the Bobcats’ tip-off tournament championship last Tuesday.

Bobcats down Rebels, Dragons for title

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
The Gilmer Bobcats may not have been the favorite, but they were the top team when all was said and done. GHS played host to the ETC/Piedmont Mountainside Tip-off Tournament over a three-day span that culminated last Tuesday.
Peachtree virtual runners

Peachtree virtual runners

Peachtree race goes virtual

News Staff
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
From left, are local runners Hannah Colwell, Tony Keener, Dale Manning, Reece Sanford, Kerri Ann Sanford, Kaylee Coakley (kneeling), Kaleb Frady, Meagan Frady, Hannah Frady, Tommy Jones, Samuel Sly and Kelly Wentworth. They participated in the Virtual Peachtree Race Thanksgiving morning.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

JV takes court for tip-off

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Gilmer’s junior varsity basketball teams took the court for their own version of the ETC/Piedmont Mountainside Tipoff Tournament. The Lady Cats played two games and both were against Fannin County. GHS lost the first game, 43-36.
Union County’s Eli Peugh (left) breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Gilmer’s Will Kiker. The play occurred with 23 seconds left in the fourth quarter of last Thursday’s game.

Union County’s Eli Peugh (left) breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Gilmer’s Will Kiker. The play occurred with 23 seconds left in the fourth quarter of last Thursday’s game.

Union hangs on to defeat Bobcats, 7-0

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Monday, November 23, 2020
The Gilmer Bobcats’ shortened football season even ended a day early. The game versus Union County was moved to last Thursday because of a referee shortage, and GHS hosted the Panthers for a nonregion matchup to complete its nine-game season.
Gilmer Lady Cats Hope Colwell (4) and Emma Callihan (24) try to slow Lark Reece in transition during the Purple and White game. The trio will all receive significant varsity minutes this season.

Gilmer Lady Cats Hope Colwell (4) and Emma Callihan (24) try to slow Lark Reece in transition during the Purple and White game. The trio will all receive significant varsity minutes this season.

GHS Lady Cats ready for return to state

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Monday, November 23, 2020
The Gilmer High Lady Cats return another veteran group of players to the basketball court. Most of the players who will take the court for the Cats are either returning starters to multiple-year letter winners.
Bobcats Lewis Mulkey (in white) and Gavin Berger (black) go at it in the post, and both return to Gilmer’s varsity roster this season.

Bobcats Lewis Mulkey (in white) and Gavin Berger (black) go at it in the post, and both return to Gilmer’s varsity roster this season.

Gilmer Bobcats return experienced squad

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Monday, November 23, 2020
Summer is normally the time basketball teams start to focus on the year ahead. COVID-19 practice restrictions made the task nearly impossible this year. Teams were limited to a few weeks of conditioning with minimal preparation spent using basketballs and running scrimmages.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Clear Creek Lady Cats ruin rival Rebels

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Monday, November 23, 2020
Clear Creek Middle School’s basketball teams hit the court for rivalry games against the Fannin County Rebels last Monday. The Lady Cats both came out ahead on the day. The seventh graders downed FCMS 39-38 while the eighth-grade Cats won, 41-22.
Team Cartecay riders prepare for their warmup ahead of the Georgia Interscholastic Cycling League’s Peach State Championships Nov. 9.

Team Cartecay riders prepare for their warmup ahead of the Georgia Interscholastic Cycling League’s Peach State Championships Nov. 9.

Team Cartecay bike squads cap their season

News Staff
Monday, November 23, 2020
The Team Cartecay Bike Squads rolled into Milledgeville Nov. 9 for the Peach State Championships held at the Bartram Trail System.
Pictured are Gilmer’s 11-under football players and cheerleaders with their coaches following the Bobcats’ 53-27 championship victory over Chestatee.

Pictured are Gilmer’s 11-under football players and cheerleaders with their coaches following the Bobcats’ 53-27 championship victory over Chestatee.

11U Cats rout War Eagles for title

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The 11-under Gilmer Bobcats took the football field for a final time and walked away as the winners once again. Gilmer traveled to Chestatee last Saturday for the Mountain Athletic Conference’s “Super Bowl” and ran all over the War Eagles on their home field.