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Gilmer’s Seth Darling delivers a pitch in his final season at Gilmer High, and he will attend Middle Georgia College in the fall and play baseball for the Knights.

Gilmer’s Seth Darling delivers a pitch in his final season at Gilmer High, and he will attend Middle Georgia College in the fall and play baseball for the Knights.

Darling looks to skies via Middle Ga. College

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Seth Darling’s career plans are sky high, and Middle Georgia College will help propel him upward. Darling is a 2022 Gilmer High School honor graduate with distinction, and he is set to attend MGC and play baseball for the Knights.
Gilmer High football has sharpened its passing attack during June. Mason Smith (left) hauls in a pass from quarterback Issac Rellinger (below) Monday morning.

Gilmer High football has sharpened its passing attack during June. Mason Smith (left) hauls in a pass from quarterback Issac Rellinger (below) Monday morning.

GHS Bobcats let it fly at June football practices

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
The Gilmer High School Bobcats returned to Pettit Field to continue their preseason football preparations. GHS players and coaches have been convening four days per week in June, and each morning’s weight training session is followed by on-field drills.
Gilmer Bobcats

Gilmer Bobcats

Gilmer High youth summer camps underway

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Gilmer High kicked off its annual slate of summer youth sports camps last week and they will continue throughout June. Soccer camp will be June 20-22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sign up can be completed at Threeriversac.com. Softball camp will be held June 20-22 from 9 a.m.
Gilmer High School’s Owen Moss gains control of his opponent during his senior season and will attend Emmanuel College to wrestle for the Lions.

Gilmer High School’s Owen Moss gains control of his opponent during his senior season and will attend Emmanuel College to wrestle for the Lions.

Former GHS Bobcat Moss will be a Lion

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Owen Moss will make the move from Ellijay to Franklin Springs in the fall to continue his academic and athletic endeavors. Moss is a 2022 Gilmer High School graduate and is set to enroll at Emmanuel College where he will wrestle for the Lions.
Gilmer High alum Brooks Rosser delivers a pitch during his junior season at Truett-McConnell University. (Photo Courtesy of Truett-McConnell Athletics)

Gilmer High alum Brooks Rosser delivers a pitch during his junior season at Truett-McConnell University. (Photo Courtesy of Truett-McConnell Athletics)

Rosser moves on to Kennesaw St. baseball

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Brooks Rosser may have closed a chapter of his baseball career, but there is still more to the story. Rosser, a 2018 Gilmer High alum, graduated with honors from Truett-McConnell University where he attained a business administration  degree last month.
Paige Johnstone

Paige Johnstone

Johnstone tabbed to be new head coach of GHS swimming

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Paige Johnstone will be there to lead the Gilmer High School swim team this upcoming season. She will take over for Mary-Melissa May, who spent eight seasons as Gilmer High’s head coach. Johnstone, 29, is also Clear Creek’s girls head cross-country coach and an assistant girls soccer coach at GHS.
Gilmer Bobcats

Gilmer Bobcats

GHS youth summer camps start next week

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Summer vacation is right around the corner for Gilmer County students. Gilmer High School will kick off its annual slate of summer youth sports camps beginning next month. Cheer camp will be held June 13-16 from 9 a.m. to noon at the gym located at the Larry Walker Education Center.
Gilmer High School alum Clara Smith graduated last Saturday and will attend Berry College in the fall and play golf for the Vikings.

Gilmer High School alum Clara Smith graduated last Saturday and will attend Berry College in the fall and play golf for the Vikings.

Smith takes golf game to next level

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Berry College is the next destination for Clara Smith. Smith is a 2022 Gilmer High honor graduate with distinction and the third alum over the past 15 years to receive the opportunity to play golf in the college ranks.
Gilmer High School’s new girls head soccer coach Adam Palmer is joined by wife Betsy and daughter Hadley.

Gilmer High School’s new girls head soccer coach Adam Palmer is joined by wife Betsy and daughter Hadley.

Palmer set to take over Gilmer High girls soccer

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Veteran educator Adam Palmer is next in line to take over the Gilmer High School girls soccer program. Palmer’s entire teaching and coaching career has been spent at Clear Creek Middle School where he has led the boys and girls soccer, cross-country and golf programs.
Gilmer Bobcats

Gilmer Bobcats

GHS youth summer camps start in two weeks

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Summer vacation is here for Gilmer County students. Gilmer High School will kick off its annual slate of summer youth sports camps beginning later this month. Cheer camp will be held June 13-16 from 9 a.m. to noon at the gym located at the Larry Walker Education Center.