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Senior Bobcat Luke Wimpey drives the base line for a foul and two point versus Southeast Whitfield last Tuesday.

Senior Bobcat Luke Wimpey drives the base line for a foul and two point versus Southeast Whitfield last Tuesday.

Gilmer Bobcats down Southeast, Murphy

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
The Gilmer Bobcats began last week by kicking off their region basketball schedule with a victory. GHS hosted the Southeast Whitfield Raiders Tuesday and overcame foul trouble and shaky defense for a 68-57 victory.
Fannin’s Kaeden Twiggs fires a shot at the buzzer as Gilmer’s Brady Sanford defends and teammates Cade Carter (34) and Braden Jenkins (22) prepare to celebrate the miss.

Fannin’s Kaeden Twiggs fires a shot at the buzzer as Gilmer’s Brady Sanford defends and teammates Cade Carter (34) and Braden Jenkins (22) prepare to celebrate the miss.

Bobcats take down Rebs

News Staff
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
The Gilmer High School Bobcats delivered a basketball loss to the Fannin County Rebels on their home court. GHS traveled to Blue Ridge last Tuesday for the final game of the ETC/Piedmont Mountainside Tip-Off Tournament.
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.