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Above are Gilmer’s Dawson Richard and Salma Gonzales during last Thursday’s Run to the Hills 5K. Richard won the boys race, and Gonzalez was the girls runner-up.

Above are Gilmer’s Dawson Richard and Salma Gonzales during last Thursday’s Run to the Hills 5K. Richard won the boys race, and Gonzalez was the girls runner-up.

Richard wins

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Gilmer High runners battled the heat to begin their cross-country season. GHS made its way up Hwy. 515 to Blairsville last Thursday for the annual Run to the Hills 5K. Multiple teams pulled out of the event because of the rising temperatures, and Union County won the boys and girls races.
Gilmer High’s Gracie Gaitanoglou led the Lady Cats with a pair of hits last Thursday versus LaFayette.

Gilmer High’s Gracie Gaitanoglou led the Lady Cats with a pair of hits last Thursday versus LaFayette.

Yellow Jackets, Ramblers top Lady Cats

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Gilmer High was on the field for more region softball action, and they lost three games. The GHS Lady Cats hosted Calhoun last Monday, and the Yellow Jackets took advantage of errors. CHS tamed the Cats’ bats for a 10-0 victory. The LaFayette Ramblers were in town the following day.
Clear Creek’s Braley Stewart struck out six Fannin County Rebels and drove in seven runs.

Clear Creek’s Braley Stewart struck out six Fannin County Rebels and drove in seven runs.

CCMS blasts Fannin

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Clear Creek softball earned two more wins. The Cats hosted Lumpkin County Aug. 19, and the Indians slipped by for a 2-1 victory. CCMS was in Blue Ridge Aug. 26 and needed only three innings to crush Fannin County, 16-0.  The Cats also secured a nonleague win versus Gladden Aug. 17, 12-0.
Senior Caylee Elrod (28) and Jace Sanderson (33) were Gilmer’s kill leaders versus Heritage last Thursday.

Senior Caylee Elrod (28) and Jace Sanderson (33) were Gilmer’s kill leaders versus Heritage last Thursday.

Cats host region matches

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Gilmer volleyball is still in search of their first region win. The Cats hosted the Heritage Generals and Calhoun Yellow Jackets last Thursday, and the visitors won both matches in two sets. Heritage took the court first against GHS, and the Generals won both sets in commanding fashion, 25-12.
Robbie Bills/Sports Editor Gilmer defenders Memphis Lewallen (18), Peyton Chancey (34), Jack Puckett (71) and Blane Banks stop Union County’s Connor Schuknecht for a loss last Friday.

Robbie Bills/Sports Editor Gilmer defenders Memphis Lewallen (18), Peyton Chancey (34), Jack Puckett (71) and Blane Banks stop Union County’s Connor Schuknecht for a loss last Friday.

Bobcats dominate Panthers, 33-0

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
The Gilmer Bobcats steamrolled the Union County Panthers for their first win of the season. GHS hosted the game last Friday to continue its nonregion football schedule, and Union did not have an answer for the Cats on either side of the ball.
Gilmer sophomore Jaylee McDaniel had three hits versus Gordon Central last Monday and was a triple.

Gilmer sophomore Jaylee McDaniel had three hits versus Gordon Central last Monday and was a triple.

Gilmer Lady Cats rout Gordon Central

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Gilmer softball had another three-game week and the Cats earned one victory. The GHS Lady Cats were at Gordon Central last Monday, and they only needed four innings to crush the hometown Warriors, 18-0.
Clear Creek’s Noah Rice steps in front of a Fannin County receiver for an interception last Wednesday. Rice picked off another Rebel pass in the third quarter of the eighth-grade’s victory.

Clear Creek’s Noah Rice steps in front of a Fannin County receiver for an interception last Wednesday. Rice picked off another Rebel pass in the third quarter of the eighth-grade’s victory.

CCMS runs over Fannin County

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
The Clear Creek Bobcats were in Fannin County and they clobbered the Rebels. CCMS continued its league football slate last Wednesday, and the Bobcat defense continually made stops to quell Fannin’s aerial attack.
Lady Cat libero Maddie Usry recorded 38 digs for Gilmer over its four matches last week.

Lady Cat libero Maddie Usry recorded 38 digs for Gilmer over its four matches last week.

GHS volleyball drops four more matches

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Gilmer High volleyball continued its region schedule after facing a pair of nonregion foes. The GHS Lady Cats were at Chestatee last Tuesday and lost to the host War Eagles and Pickens in straight sets. Gilmer was in Adairsville two days later.
Gilmer’s Wyatt Stokes (left) leaves a Rebel defender grasping at air, and he ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns last Saturday.

Gilmer’s Wyatt Stokes (left) leaves a Rebel defender grasping at air, and he ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns last Saturday.

Fannin County races past Bobcats

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
A muggy afternoon in Ellijay ended with Fannin County beating Gilmer for the second year in a row. The football season was set to begin last Friday evening, but hours of lightning strikes postponed the rivalry tilt until the following morning at 11 a.m.
Gilmer’s Makayla Martin makes a catch for the Lady Cats and is backed up by Melissa Rasmussen.

Gilmer’s Makayla Martin makes a catch for the Lady Cats and is backed up by Melissa Rasmussen.

Gilmer High softball gets back in win column, 5-0

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Runs were tough to come by in the Gilmer Lady Cats’ first full region softball series. GHS fell to Ridgeland last Monday before the Cats faced the Heritage Generals Tuesday and Thursday. Gilmer was on the road for the first meeting, and the Cats’ errors spotted HHS three runs.