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Gilmer Bobcat linebacker Aspen Hataway (31) makes a tackle versus Ringgold as cornerback Hunter Watkins (7) closes in to assist last Friday.

Gilmer Bobcat linebacker Aspen Hataway (31) makes a tackle versus Ringgold as cornerback Hunter Watkins (7) closes in to assist last Friday.

Ringgold shuts down Bobcats

After rolling to a 3-0 start, the tables were turned on the Gilmer Bobcats. GHS traveled to Ringgold last Friday for its final nonregion football game of the season, and the Tigers were able to stifle the Bobcats’ run-heavy offense.
Gilmer High School left fielder Alaina Miltiades hauls in a line drive in front of center fielder Jacie Bennett.

Gilmer High School left fielder Alaina Miltiades hauls in a line drive in front of center fielder Jacie Bennett.

GHS softball ruins Southeast Raiders

Gilmer High secured a nonregion softball victory for its fifth win of the season. The GHS Lady Cats were on the road last Wednesday at Southeast Whitfield and they crushed the Raiders in six innings, 11-1. Gilmer hosted region foe and archrival Pickens the following day for senior night.
From left are, Gilmer High cross-country runners Lady Cat Jayla Walker and Bobcat Michael Little.

From left are, Gilmer High cross-country runners Lady Cat Jayla Walker and Bobcat Michael Little.

GHS XC runs 7th annual ‘Stampede’

Acworth was Gilmer High cross-country’s target destination for its next invitational. The GHS Bobcats and Lady Cats traveled to Allatoona Creek Park last Saturday for the 7th Annual Big Peach Mustang Stampede.
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.