Following one of the five state qualifiers, which were held last Saturday at Gilmer High School, 55 grapplers from Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, White and Fannin counties are ready for the 2015-16 Georgia Little/Big Kid’s State Tournament. The Gilmer Bobcat Wrestling Club will be taking 28 participants to state. In the 6U bracket will be Bryson […]
Read More »Gilmer, Pickens Split Match
The Gilmer High School tennis team hosted the Pickens Dragons for a cold, snowy match last Thursday. The Bobcats picked up a 3-2 victory, while the Dragonettes downed the Lady Cats by the same margin. In boys singles action, Riley Hice defeated Dragon Stephen Jordan 6-3, 6-0. Bobcat Issac Hensley bested Blue Goodman 6-0, 6-1, […]
Read More »Dement Signs with Gordon State
Pickens High School senior Angela Dement has put her name on the dotted line to play college softball for Gordon State College. Dement signed to play for the Highlanders last Friday in the Old Performing Arts Center at Pickens High School, surrounded by family, friends and teammates. She has played softball since her park and recreation […]
Read More »Bobcats, Dragons Crown State Wrestling Champions
Another year, another state championship. The Gilmer High School Bobcats laid claim to another state traditional championship last weekend, after grinding through the three-day 2016 Georgia High School Association tournament at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. GHS won the 4A state crown by accumulating 152.5 team points to topple the 46-team field, finishing nine […]
Read More »‘Bobcat Brawl’ Takes Over Clear Creek Middle School
The Gilmer Bobcat Wrestling Club hosted the 2016 “Bobcat Brawl” last Saturday at Clear Creek Middle School. Gilmer made the biggest impact on the event, with a total of 71 wrestlers entering the tournament for the Bobcats. First-place finishers for Gilmer were 6U Isaiah Goodwin (60-65 pounds), 8U Hayden Berry (65), Nolyn Weaver (10U 70-75), […]
Read More »Gilmer, Pickens, Fannin to Send 18 to State
In the aftermath of the hectic sectionals tournaments that took place last Friday and Saturday, 18 combined representatives of the Gilmer Bobcats, Pickens Dragons and Fannin Rebels wrestling teams will converge on the state traditional tournament this week. At the AAAA ‘B’ sectionals (one of only two AAAA sectionals in the state) at Gilmer High […]
Read More »Bobcats, Dragons, Rebels Grapple Through Trojan War
The Gilmer Bobcat Youth Wrestling Club traversed to North Hall last Saturday for the 2016 Trojan War. Gilmer left the tournament with 27 placers, including two that won their weight class outright. 14U Lucas Lopez (110 pounds) and 14U Caleb Waddell (115) took home first-place bragging rights in their respective weight classes. Second-place finishers were […]
Read More »Pickens County Rec Baseball Registration Now Open
The Pickens County Recreation Department is now holding registration for the Spring 2016 baseball season. Registration will be open until Feb. 28, with the late registration period lasting from Feb.29-March 10. The cost for the 3-4 Co-Ed T-Ball and the 5-6 T-Ball for girls and boys is $75, with all other age groups costing $85. […]
Read More »Riverview, Clear Creek Captures NGML Eighth-Grade Titles
The 2015-16 North Georgia Mountain League championship basketball tournament wrapped up yesterday at Dawson County Middle School, with the eighth-grade Riverview Lady Eagles downing the hosting Lady Tigers 31-24 to win the girls championship and the Clear Creek Middle School Bobcats defeating the Pickens County Middle School Dragons 35-24 to claim the eighth-grade boys crown. […]
Read More »Pickens, Clear Creek to Meet in NGML Eighth-Grade Boys Finals
The 2015-16 eighth-grade boys North Georgia Mountain League championship game is now set, as the Clear Creek Middle School Bobcats will take on the Pickens County Middle School Dragons. The contest was solidified yesterday, after Pickens defeated the Fannin County Middle School Rebels 27-15 and CCMS bested the Riverview Eagles 27-20 in semifinal action at […]
Read More »Clear Creek Seventh-Graders Advance to NGML Finals
Two different schools. Same day. Same result. The seventh-grade Clear Creek Middle School Bobcats and Lady Cats are heading to the 2015-16 North Georgia Mountain League championship finals, after the Bobcats held off a late charge from the Pickens County Middle School Dragons and won 19-18 at Dawson County Middle School and the Lady Cats […]
Read More »Pickens Soccer Braves Chilly Elements for Practice
In what can only be described as the truest definition of “dedication to your craft,” the Pickens County High School Dragons soccer team showed up for a voluntary practice yesterday. Never mind that there was a single-digit wind chill. Never mind that school was not in session, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. The […]
Read More »Clear Creek Takes Third at State; Pickens Eighth
In their own backyard, the Clear Creek Middle School Bobcats garnered third-place recognition in the state last Saturday, at the 2015-16 Georgia Middle School State Traditional Wrestling Duals at Gilmer High School. Meanwhile, the Pickens County Middle School Dragons battled throughout the day, finishing eighth in the state in the process. Clear Creek overcomes championship […]
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