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Above are Clear Creek Middle School softball players Jaylee McDaniel and Braylee Stewart. Both players helped the Lady Cats on the mound and offensively to earn wins over rivals Pickens and Fannin County.

Above are Clear Creek Middle School softball players Jaylee McDaniel and Braylee Stewart. Both players helped the Lady Cats on the mound and offensively to earn wins over rivals Pickens and Fannin County.

CCMS softball crushes Pickens, Fannin

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Clear Creek softball improved to 7-1 on the season with four wins over its rivals. The CCMS Lady Cats traveled to Fannin County last Tuesday and blasted the Rebels in three innings, 18-1. The Cats were in Pickens two days later, and the Dragonettes suffered a loss as well, 10-4.
Gilmer Bobcats

Gilmer Bobcats

Clear Creek football rolls vs. Dawson

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Clear Creek ran wild against the Dawson County Tigers. The CCMS Bobcats made the trip last Wednesday as its eighth and seventh graders earned decisive football victories. The eighth graders took the field first, and CCMS scored 24 unanswered points to untie the score en route to a 46-22 win.
Gilmer High Bobcats Grant Ballew (2), Aspen Hataway (31) and Mason Smith (14) bring down Murray County’s Noah Densmore last Friday.

Gilmer High Bobcats Grant Ballew (2), Aspen Hataway (31) and Mason Smith (14) bring down Murray County’s Noah Densmore last Friday.

Murray no match for Gilmer

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
At times it was not pretty, but the conclusion came in the form of another decisive victory for the Gilmer Bobcats. The GHS defense was there when the offense stumbled last Friday versus Murray County, and they held the Indians to a paltry 6 yards of total offense.
Gilmer High senior Maddie Wright steals second base during the Lady Cats’ 10-3 victory over the West Hall Spartans last Tuesday.

Gilmer High senior Maddie Wright steals second base during the Lady Cats’ 10-3 victory over the West Hall Spartans last Tuesday.

GHS softball annihilates West Hall

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The Gilmer High Lady Cats racked up 13 hits in their lopsided win over West Hall. GHS hosted the Spartans last Tuesday, and after West Hall took a brief lead in the second inning, the Cats responded with an offensive outpouring in the third and fifth innings to earn a 10-3 victory.
Clear Creek Middle School halfback Douglas Callihan delivers a stiff arm in week one and tallied a rushing touchdown in the Bobcats’ 14-0 win versus Union County last Tuesday.

Clear Creek Middle School halfback Douglas Callihan delivers a stiff arm in week one and tallied a rushing touchdown in the Bobcats’ 14-0 win versus Union County last Tuesday.

Clear Creek Cats blank Union, 14-0

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The Clear Creek Bobcats are back in the win column. CCMS hosted Union County last Tuesday to continue its Mountain Athletic Conference football slate. UCMS does not have a seventh-grade team, so only one game was played.
Gilmer High senior Taylor McCormick goes up for a kill versus the Murphy Bulldogs last Monday.

Gilmer High senior Taylor McCormick goes up for a kill versus the Murphy Bulldogs last Monday.

Gilmer High volleyball topples North Murray

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Gilmer High volleyball was back on the court  and claimed a nonregion win. The Lady Cats hosted the Murphy, N.C. Bulldogs and North Murray Mountaineers Monday, and both matches needed three sets. Murphy was up first and defeated the Cats 2-1 ahead of Gilmer’s 2-1 victory versus North Murray.
Gilmer Bobcat senior Larz Fowler crosses the finish line at last Tuesday’s 5K in Blairsville.

Gilmer Bobcat senior Larz Fowler crosses the finish line at last Tuesday’s 5K in Blairsville.

GHS Bobcat XC re-runs to the hills

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Nearly a week after the original meet was halted because of thunderstorms, the Gilmer High Bobcats were back at Meeks Park. GHS made the trip last Tuesday for the postponed Run to the Hills 5K. Along with Gilmer, Rabun, Fannin and host Union County were in attendance.
Gilmer High Bobcat halfback Hunter Watkins (7) and quarterback Issac Rellinger (4) break into the open field for touchdown runs last Friday against Fannin County. Watkins finished with 208 rushing yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. Rellinger scored four touchdowns and totaled 160 yards of offense.

Gilmer High Bobcat halfback Hunter Watkins (7) and quarterback Issac Rellinger (4) break into the open field for touchdown runs last Friday against Fannin County. Watkins finished with 208 rushing yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. Rellinger scored four touchdowns and totaled 160 yards of offense.

Gilmer Bobcats roast Rebels

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Fannin County head coach Chad Cheatham walked his Rebels onto Pettit Field, and at game’s end, they walked out of Huff-Mosley Memorial Stadium with a loss.
Gilmer High School senior Adrian Thompson keeps a rally alive versus the Murphy Bulldogs Monday.

Gilmer High School senior Adrian Thompson keeps a rally alive versus the Murphy Bulldogs Monday.

Gilmer volleyball spikes rival Pickens

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
The Gilmer High Lady Cats snagged their first volleyball win of the season. GHS headed south on Hwy. 515 last Tuesday for a pair of region matches versus the White County Warriors and host Pickens Dragonettes.
Clear Creek Middle School softball players and coaches take a minute to celebrate their come-from-behind victory over the Union County Panthers last Tuesday.

Clear Creek Middle School softball players and coaches take a minute to celebrate their come-from-behind victory over the Union County Panthers last Tuesday.

CCMS softball erases 6-run deficit for win

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Clear Creek softball continued league play with two more games and the Lady Cats secured another win. CCMS was at home for both games, and first up was Union County Tuesday. The Panthers were able to build a decisive 6-0 lead before Cats roared back.