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Ashtyn Griggs is a 2023 GHS honor graduate and will make her way to Piedmont University in the fall to continue her education while cheering for the Lions.

Ashtyn Griggs is a 2023 GHS honor graduate and will make her way to Piedmont University in the fall to continue her education while cheering for the Lions.

Piedmont next stop for Griggs

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Ashtyn Griggs will trade in the purple and white of Gilmer High for the green and gold of Piedmont University when she enrolls in the coming months. Griggs, a 2023 GHS honor graduate, is set to cheer for the Lions.
From left are Gilmer High alumni Caleb Waddell and Matthew Waddell, who are set to run the school’s Homegrown Wrestling Camp next week.

From left are Gilmer High alumni Caleb Waddell and Matthew Waddell, who are set to run the school’s Homegrown Wrestling Camp next week.

Waddells back again to lead Homegrown Camp

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Two of the most decorated wrestlers to ever don Gilmer High’s lightning-clad singlets are set to return next week. Matthew Waddell and brother Caleb Waddell will run Gilmer’s annual Homegrown Camp for the second year in a row.
Haley Vick

Haley Vick

Vick ready to put GHS softball team to work

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Haley Vick has a clear vision for Gilmer High softball. She has been working with players and establishing the team’s culture since she was tabbed to be the program’s next head coach in April. Vick, 39, grew up in Tift County where she played and developed a love for the game.
Go Bobcats!

Go Bobcats!

GHS youth camps start next week

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Summer vacation has arrived for the county’s students, and Gilmer High School will hold its annual slate of summer youth sports camps starting next week. Girls basketball camp will be June 6-8 at the GHS gym from noon to 3 p.m.
Go Bobcats!

Go Bobcats!

2023 Gilmer High Football Schedule

News Staff
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Aug. 4 at Commerce 7 p.m.   (scrimmage) Aug. 18 at Fannin County Aug. 25 vs. Lakeview- Fort Oglethorpe Sept. 1 at Murray County Sept. 8 vs. Ringgold Sept. 22 at Wesleyan* Sept. 29 vs. West Hall* (HC) Oct. 6 at Lumpkin County* Oct. 13 vs. Pickens* Oct. 20 vs. Dawson County* Nov.
Rising Gilmer High senior Ian Berry catches a touchdown pass from quarterback Issac Rellinger in last Wednesday’s intrasquad football scrimmage.

Rising Gilmer High senior Ian Berry catches a touchdown pass from quarterback Issac Rellinger in last Wednesday’s intrasquad football scrimmage.

GHS Bobcats air it out in spring game

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
The Gilmer High Bobcats are a step closer to the 2023 football season. Seventy-eight players made it through 10 days of spring practice, which wrapped up with an intrasquad scrimmage last Wednesday.