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GHS youth summer camps coming soon

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 Bobcats

Gilmer Bobcats

Phipps voted region soccer coach of year

By Robbie Bills Sports Editor   Region 7-3A soccer coaches met at the conclusion of the state playoffs to vote on yearly superlatives. Gilmer High’s Simon Phipps was voted coach of the year following the Bobcats’ 10-5-1 season and third straight trip to the state playoffs.
Gilmer High’s Will Kiker set a new school record in the pole vault at last Saturday’s sectional meet when he cleared 14’. He is a third-generation record holder in the event at GHS.

Gilmer High’s Will Kiker set a new school record in the pole vault at last Saturday’s sectional meet when he cleared 14’. He is a third-generation record holder in the event at GHS.

Kiker, Purvis set new GHS track records

Gilmer High was in Norcross for track sectionals as the state field was decided. The GHS Bobcats and Lady Cats joined half of Class 3A at Greater Atlanta Christian last Saturday.
Gilmer High’s newly-installed video scoreboard towers over Pettit Field as the Bobcats engage in 11-versus-11 drills at Monday’s spring practice.

Gilmer High’s newly-installed video scoreboard towers over Pettit Field as the Bobcats engage in 11-versus-11 drills at Monday’s spring practice.

67 out for Gilmer High School spring football practice

The Gilmer High Bobcats have started to put the pieces in place for their 2022 campaign. The start of spring football practice last Wednesday marked the beginning of head coach Paul Standard’s second year at the helm.
Clear Creek Middle School wrapped up its spring football practice last Friday. Much of the two weeks was spent honing fundamentals such as, above, pass defense, below right, firing out low off the line of scrimmage and, below left, making correct reads in the triple option.

Clear Creek Middle School wrapped up its spring football practice last Friday. Much of the two weeks was spent honing fundamentals such as, above, pass defense, below right, firing out low off the line of scrimmage and, below left, making correct reads in the triple option.

CCMS holds annual spring practice

Clear Creek Middle School was on the field for two weeks of football spring practice. Head Coach Willie Dodaro and staff wrapped up practice last Friday, and there are currently 27 rising eighth graders and 31 rising seventh graders on the roster.
From left, Gilmer High seniors Carson Bentley and Clara Smith tee off at their final home match and posted respective scores of 96 and 85 at last Monday’s area golf tournament.

From left, Gilmer High seniors Carson Bentley and Clara Smith tee off at their final home match and posted respective scores of 96 and 85 at last Monday’s area golf tournament.

GHS golf caps season at area tournament

Apple Mountain Golf Club was the final stop of the season for Gilmer High. The GHS Bobcats and Lady Cats made the trip to Clarkesville last Monday for the 10-team area tournament. The Bobcats’ top-four scores tallied 380, while the Lady Cats finished with a 295 from their top-three golfers.
From left, are the Gilmer High School Rocket League Bobcats Canyon Adams, Holden Vines, Austin Long, Jackson Fountain.

From left, are the Gilmer High School Rocket League Bobcats Canyon Adams, Holden Vines, Austin Long, Jackson Fountain.

Gilmer High School advances to ‘Rocket League’ Sweet 16

Gilmer High wrapped up the spring Esports season with three of its teams in the postseason. GHS had a pair of teams compete in “Rocket League,” and the Bobcats advanced to the Sweet 16 while its Lynx Rufus team earned one state tournament win.
Gilmer High junior Taylor McCormick cleared 5’ 3” in the high jump last Friday to win the Region 7-3A championship.

Gilmer High junior Taylor McCormick cleared 5’ 3” in the high jump last Friday to win the Region 7-3A championship.

McCormick wins region high jump title

The track and field postseason is upon us, and the Gilmer High Bobcats and Lady Cats were in action in Flowery Branch. Eight teams gathered for the Region 7-3A Championships last Thursday and Friday. A top-four placement was needed to advance to sectionals, and GHS achieved that feat 13 times.
From left, Gilmer High’s Grant Ballew tees off, and Clara Smith lines up a putt during last Tuesday’s home match versus Union County.

From left, Gilmer High’s Grant Ballew tees off, and Clara Smith lines up a putt during last Tuesday’s home match versus Union County.

Gilmer’s golf season ends

Gilmer High golfers wrapped up the regular season with a pair of nine-hole matches. The GHS Bobcats and Lady Cats were on the course for matches last Tuesday and Wednesday. Gilmer’s Gabe Lifsey reads a green. GHS was on its home course at Whitepath against Union County.
Gilmer right fielder Billy Goswick relays the ball to the infield, and he was one of seven seniors to play his final baseball game for the Bobcats last Friday.

Gilmer right fielder Billy Goswick relays the ball to the infield, and he was one of seven seniors to play his final baseball game for the Bobcats last Friday.

Cherokee Bluff bears claws vs. GHS Bobcats

The Gilmer High Bobcats faced one of Class 3A’s top baseball teams to end the season. GHS met Cherokee Bluff last week for a three-game series, and the top-10 ranked Bears earned the sweep. Game one was played in Ellijay, and GHS found itself down by four runs in the sixth.