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Team Cartecay sophomore Calvin Bash races to a second place finish at Allatoona Creek Park.

Team Cartecay sophomore Calvin Bash races to a second place finish at Allatoona Creek Park.

Team Cartecay races to 2nd place finish

News Staff
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Team Cartecay youth mountain bikers rode with endurance and precision at the Georgia Cycling Association’s Challenge at the Creek Sept. 21.
Gilmer High School freshman Kristina Bailey serves for the Lady Cats.

Gilmer High School freshman Kristina Bailey serves for the Lady Cats.

Cats claw Panthers

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Gilmer High volleyball added a region win to their tally. The Lady Cats were at Northwest Whitfield last Tuesday for a pair of region matches. GHS fell to the host Bruins 2-0 and defeated Ridgeland, 2-1.  GHS was at home two days later for nonregion matches against Flowery Branch and Union County.
Clear Creek shortstop Lily Teague makes a throw to first for an out Monday versus Pickens.

Clear Creek shortstop Lily Teague makes a throw to first for an out Monday versus Pickens.

CCMS defends softball title

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Clear Creek is once again Mountain League softball champions. CCMS hosted rival Pickens Monday to decide who was the best, and the Cats made plays at the plate and in the field to prove they are No. 1.
Gilmer High’s sure-handed shortstop Phoenix Addie fields a ground ball before recording an out at first base.

Gilmer High’s sure-handed shortstop Phoenix Addie fields a ground ball before recording an out at first base.

GHS softball enters final week of season

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
A Monday doubleheader accounted for all of the Gilmer Lady Cats’ games. GHS made the trip to LaFayette last week to continue region play, and the Ramblers won both. Timely hits did not come for the Cats in game one, while the Ramblers scored a run in three separate innings for a 3-0 victory.
Clear Creek seventh-grade quarterback Bennett Brewer winds up for a pass in the Bobcats’ victory over Pickens.

Clear Creek seventh-grade quarterback Bennett Brewer winds up for a pass in the Bobcats’ victory over Pickens.

CCMS 7th graders reach playoffs

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
By Robbie Bills  Times-Courier   Clear Creek ended the regular season with two football wins over rival Pickens. The CCMS Bobcats hosted the Dragons last Wednesday. Neither Pickens squad could slow the Bobcats’ ground game, and CCMS eighth graders scored on every possession for a 38-14 victory.
Gilmer High’s Jamie Bautista (63) pancakes a Northwest defender as fellow senior Hunter Britain (5) picks his way through the Bruins defense. Britain rushed for 55 yards to go with 53 receiving yards. Defensively, he recovered a fumble and made five total tackles.

Gilmer High’s Jamie Bautista (63) pancakes a Northwest defender as fellow senior Hunter Britain (5) picks his way through the Bruins defense. Britain rushed for 55 yards to go with 53 receiving yards. Defensively, he recovered a fumble and made five total tackles.

Nuckolls, Bruins fly past Gilmer

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The Gilmer Bobcats faced an explosive Northwest offense, and the Bruins raced up and down the field all night. GHS hosted NHS last Saturday instead of Friday because of a referee shortage. Gilmer stumbled out of the gate while the Bruins promptly scored two touchdowns.
Gilmer High senior Lily Fortune was the winning pitcher in the Lady Cats’ 5-4 and 4-2 victories over Adairsville last Monday.

Gilmer High senior Lily Fortune was the winning pitcher in the Lady Cats’ 5-4 and 4-2 victories over Adairsville last Monday.

GHS Lady Cats win four more region softball games

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The Gilmer Lady Cats are in a playoff battle as the softball season winds down. The Cats hosted the Adairsville Tigers last Monday for senior night, and GHS got two wins on the day. Game one was the final two innings of a game originally suspended by weather Aug. 21.
Gilmer High freshman Ella Schwartz, left, makes her way to the finish line, and Gilmer junior Dawson Richard, right, placed sixth at last Tuesday’s North Georgia Championships.

Gilmer High freshman Ella Schwartz, left, makes her way to the finish line, and Gilmer junior Dawson Richard, right, placed sixth at last Tuesday’s North Georgia Championships.

Schwartz wins N. Ga. Championship race

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Gilmer High runners were on their home trail against local runners. The annual North Georgia Championships 5K slipped in and out of the woods on Clear Creek Middle School’s campus last Tuesday.
Go Bobcats!

Go Bobcats!

CCMS XC runners on a ‘Warpath’

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Clear Creek Middle School runners tested their mettle at the always competitive Warpath Invitational. The annual meet was held Saturday, Sept. 13 in Canton, and the CCMS Lady Cats totaled 198 points for seventh out of 14 teams.
Clear Creek Middle School seventh grade fullback Jaxon Garland breaks a tackle.

Clear Creek Middle School seventh grade fullback Jaxon Garland breaks a tackle.

Seventh-grade Bobcats come back to win, 40-38

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The CCMS Bobcats continued their league football schedule last Wednesday at Lumpkin County. The Indians won the eighth-grade game, 26-20. “Knox Queen played quarterback because (Alex) Raper is out,” said head coach Willie Dodaro. “They played their hearts out and we absolutely battled.