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Gilmer’s Walter Lopez takes his Lumpkin County opponent to the mat at last Tuesday’s Bobcats Duals.

Gilmer’s Walter Lopez takes his Lumpkin County opponent to the mat at last Tuesday’s Bobcats Duals.

Bobcat wrestlers survive crowded field

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Gilmer High wrestlers welcomed eight schools to its gym last week for the Bobcat Duals.  The tournament attracted multiple teams who found themselves at the state tournament across different classifications last season.
Carson Farist pins his White County opponent, and Clear Creek Middle school won the dual, 59-21.

Carson Farist pins his White County opponent, and Clear Creek Middle school won the dual, 59-21.

Clear Creek pins league foes

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Clear Creek Middle School wrestlers took to the mat for a pair of home duals before Thanksgiving. The Bobcats hosted Pickens Nov. 19 and roasted the Dragons, 84-9. White County was in town two days later, and the Warriors suffered the same fate as they lost to CCMS, 59-21.
Gilmer High junior varsity Lady Cats gather around their first-place trophy from the ETC/Piedmont Mountainside Tip-Off Tournament.

Gilmer High junior varsity Lady Cats gather around their first-place trophy from the ETC/Piedmont Mountainside Tip-Off Tournament.

JV Lady Cats take tip-off title

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
While their older teammates finished second, the junior varsity Lady Cats posted a 2-0 record to take the JV tip-off tournament title. Gilmer High played Hiwassee Dam, N.C., last Monday to begin the event and ran away with a 47-28 victory.
Gilmer’s Hope Colwell shoots a runner in the lane during the Lady Cats’ win versus Pickens.

Gilmer’s Hope Colwell shoots a runner in the lane during the Lady Cats’ win versus Pickens.

Lady Cats crush Pickens

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Monday, November 25, 2019
When the Gilmer High Lady Cats took care of the basketball, there was little doubt as to who the better team was last Saturday. GHS squared off against the Pickens Dragonettes to begin the ETC/Piedmont Mountainside Tip-off Tournament, and once the Cats settled in, they put the game away.
Bobcat Cade Carter scores two of his 17 points against Pickens last Saturday.

Bobcat Cade Carter scores two of his 17 points against Pickens last Saturday.

Free throws doom Bobcats

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Monday, November 25, 2019
The Gilmer High Bobcats missed free throws and missed beating Pickens. GHS began the ETC/Piedmont Mountainside Tip-off Tournament against the Dragons last Saturday and missed 15 shots from the foul line.
Gilmer High’s Payton Woodring won the 100- and 500-yard freestyle events at last Friday’s swim meet in Cherokee County.

Gilmer High’s Payton Woodring won the 100- and 500-yard freestyle events at last Friday’s swim meet in Cherokee County.

Times continue to drop for GHS swimmers

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Monday, November 25, 2019
Seasonal illness hit the Gilmer High Swim team hard as they attended last week’s meet shorthanded. GHS made its way to the six-team meet at the Cherokee County Aquatic Center Friday and came away with two first-place finishes and more personal best times.
Bobcat Dylan Galloway posted an undefeated record last Saturday to help Gilmer win at dual tournament at Cherokee High School.

Bobcat Dylan Galloway posted an undefeated record last Saturday to help Gilmer win at dual tournament at Cherokee High School.

Gilmer High wrestlers roll to tournament victory

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Monday, November 25, 2019
Gilmer High wrestling claimed its first dual tournament title of the season. The Bobcats made their way to Cherokee High School last Saturday and finished with an undefeated record.
Above are Clear Creek Middle School’s competition cheerleaders. Front row, from left are Jada Howard, Baily Baldwin and Addison Adgate. Middle Row, Samantha Whitley, Lily Thurman and Abbie Flowers. Back row, head coach Megan Rickman, Laci Pruitt, Kelsie Sanford, Maely Prince, Caitlin Henderson and assistant coaches Rachel Davis and Lynn Craig. Not Pictured, Katie Castillo.

Above are Clear Creek Middle School’s competition cheerleaders. Front row, from left are Jada Howard, Baily Baldwin and Addison Adgate. Middle Row, Samantha Whitley, Lily Thurman and Abbie Flowers. Back row, head coach Megan Rickman, Laci Pruitt, Kelsie Sanford, Maely Prince, Caitlin Henderson and assistant coaches Rachel Davis and Lynn Craig. Not Pictured, Katie Castillo.

Clear Creek cheer returns to competitive scene

News Staff
Monday, November 25, 2019
Clear Creek Middle School returned to the competition cheer scene after a five-year hiatus.  Cheerleaders began working on their routine in June. They attended the Creekview Classic and South Forsyth Cheer Classic in October before making their way to the Dawson Tiger Cheer Classic in November.