Times-Courier Sports Blog

Amended Schedules

2010-01-30T14:24:00.002-05:00

All GHS events for Jan. 30 have been canceled. Today's game versus Union has been moved to Thursday, Feb. 11. Games will begin at 4 p.m.

Middle School Basketball Tournament

Monday (2/1/2010)
CCMS 7th grade girls- 4:00 PM at Pickens County Middle School
GMS 7th grade girls- 5:15 PM at Jasper Middle School

Tuesday (2/2/2010)
CCMS 7th grade boys- 5:15 PM at Jasper Middle School
GMS 7th grade boys- 4:00 PM at Pickens County Middle School

Wednesday (2/3/2010)
CCMS 8th grade girls- 5:15 PM at Jasper Middle School
GMS 8th grade girls- 4:00 PM at Jasper Middle School

Thursday (2/4/2010)
CCMS 8th grade boys- 5:15 PM at Pickens County Middle School
GMS 8th grade boys- 4:00 PM at Pickens County Middle School

2nd round will be played on Friday (2/5/2010) at both gyms. Any winner Monday - Thursday will play on Friday. Times and location- TBA

Championship games will be Saturday at Jasper Middle School:

10:00 AM- 7th Grade Girls

11:30 Am- 7th Grade Boys

1:00 PM- 8th Grade Girls

2:30 PM- 8th Grade Boys

All County Activities Postponed

2010-01-29T14:12:00.003-05:00

All GHS basketball games scheduled for Friday, Jan. 29, have been moved to Thursday, Feb. 4. The JV boys will begin at 4 p.m. and the varsity will follow.

The Burnt Mountain Wrestling Classic scheduled for Jan. 29-30 in Pickens has been canceled.

The middle school basketball tournament has been postponed and will now be played on Monday, Feb. 1. Schedule TBA.

Middle School Tournament Schedule

2010-01-27T21:04:00.002-05:00

All four Gilmer County middle school teams will be in action Friday and Saturday in the Mountain League Basketball Championships to be held at Jasper and Pickens Middle schools.

The boys’ teams will play all their games at Pickens Middle School and the girls will play at Jasper Middle School.

Friday’s schedule:

GMS 7^th grade girls vs. Jasper - 5:15 p.m.

CCMS 7^th grade boys vs. Jasper – 5:15 p.m.

CCMS 7^th grade girls vs. Riverview – 6:30 p.m.

GMS 7^th grade boys vs. Pickens – 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s schedule:

GMS 8^th grade girls vs. Pickens – 10 a.m.

CCMS 8^th grade boys vs. Dawson – 11:15 a.m.

CCMS 8^th grade girls vs. Jasper – 11:15 a.m.

GMS 8^th grade boys vs. Riverview or Dawson – 10 a.m.

Winning teams will continue play next week.

Friday Night Recap

2009-10-27T16:32:00.006-04:00

Games Statistics
................................Gilmer ; Gainesville
First Downs: 1 ; 12
Rushes - Net Rushing Yards: 23 - (2) ; 34 - 172
Comp./Att. - Passing Yards: 4/8 - 38 ; 11/21 - 144
Total Offense: 36 ; 286
Fumbles - Fumbles Lost: 2 - 1 ; 3 - 1
Interceptions Thrown: 1 ; 1
Turnovers: 2 ; 2
Sacks Allowed: 0 ; 0
Penalties - Penalty Yards: 1 - 5 ; 4 - 25

7AAA Standings

Subregion A
Team (Subreg.) Overall
1. N. Hall (4-0) 6-2
2. Creekview (3-1) 6-1
3. Chestatee (3-2) 4-4
4. White (2-2) 5-3
5. Gilmer (2-3) 4-4
6. Lumpkin (1-3) 4-4
7. Pickens (0-5) 1-7

Subregion B
Team (Subreg.) Overall
1. G’ville (4-0) 8-0
2. Flowery Br. (4-0) 7-2
3. W. Forsyth (2-2) 4-4
4. Johnson (2-2) 3-6
5. W Hall (0-3) 0-8
6. E. Hall (0-4) 0-8

7AAA Scores
Flowery Branch 54
West Forsyth 51

Johnson 41
East Hall 6

North Hall 49
Chestatee 7

Creekview 48
Pickens 0

White 17
Lumpkin 7

Gainesville 36 Gilmer 7

2009-10-23T22:38:00.005-04:00

Gilmer freshman Marlen Hensley threw a TD pass midway through the fourth as the top ranked Red Elephants built a 36-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 36-7 victory.

Next up Gilmer travels to North Hall to take on the Trojans who sit atop the subregion. North Hall defeated Chestatee 49-7 this Friday.

Bobcats top Murray, 20-0

2009-08-14T23:05:00.004-04:00

In Friday night's scrimmage game the Bobcats took care of Murray to the tune of 20-0.

The Bobcat defense pulled down four interceptions on the night to keep the Indians from ever threatening. J. Teague scored all three touchdowns for GHS, the longest coming on 23 yard option play from QB R. Lowery with 11:32 remaining in the second quarter.

GHS led 6-0 after the first quarter and added two more scores in the second period before the JV squads took the field to play the fourth quarter.

Sports Shorts

2009-05-19T17:48:00.002-04:00

Summer Camp Schedule

Girls youth basketball camp

The girls youth basketball camp will be held June 1 through June 5 for girls in first through eighth grade at the GHS gym. The camp will run each day from 9 a.m. until noon and the cost is $65. Coach Herb Horton will run the camp and any questions can be directed to herb.horton@gilmer schools.com.

Youth baseball camp

The youth baseball camp will be held June 1 through June 4 for ages 6 to 14 at the park and rec fields. The camp will run each day from 8 a.m. until noon and the cost is $50. Campers should bring cleats, baseball pants or shorts and a glove. Catchers will need to bring their own equipment and campers may also bring bats and helmets. Coach Jeff Thurman will run the camp and any questions can be directed to jthurman@gilmer schools.com.

Youth wrestling camp

The youth wrestling camp will be held June 1 through June 3 for individuals in sixth through twelfth grade at the GMS gym. This is a camp designed for seasoned wrestlers with at least on year of experience. The camp will run each day from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and the cost is free for students currently in the GHS and GMS/CCMS wrestling programs. The cost for those from outside the county is $90. Coach Sam Snider will run the camp and any questions can be directed to ssnider@gilmer schools.com.

Youth cheerleading camp

The youth cheerleading camp will be held June 8 through June 11 for ages 4 to 13 at the GHS gym. The camp will run each day from 9 a.m. until noon and the cost is $60. Coach Candi Bramlett will run the camp and any questions can be directed to cbramlett@gilmerschools.com.

Youth soccer camp

The youth soccer camp will be held June 16 through June 19 for ages 6 to 13 at Huff-Mosley Memorial Stadium. The camp will run each day from 8 a.m. until noon and the cost is $25. Campers should wear comfortable clothes, soccer or tennis shoes, shin guards and sun screen. Coach John Jugenheimer will run the camp and any questions can be directed to jjugen heimer@gilmerschools.com.

Boys youth basketball camp

The boys youth basketball camp will be held June 22 through June 25 for boys in first through eighth grade at the GHS gym. The camp will run each day from 8 a.m. until noon and the cost is $50. Coach Wade Taylor will run the camp and any questions can be directed to wade.taylor@gilmer schools.com.

Girls youth softball camp

The girls youth softball camp will be held June 22 through June 24 for girls ages 5 to 12 at Mountain View Field. The camp will run each day from 9 a.m. until noon and the cost is $50. Campers should bring cleats, softball pants or shorts and a glove. Catchers will need to bring their own equipment and campers may also bring bats and helmets. Coach Eric Tedders will run the camp and any questions can be directed to eric.tedders@gilmer schools.com.

Girls youth volleyball camp

The girls youth volleyball camp will be held June 23 through June 25 for girls in fifth through twelfth grade at the GMS Gym. The camp will run each day from 9 a.m. until noon and the cost is $50. Coach Peggy Densmore-Henderson will run the camp and any questions can be directed to peggy.densmore@gilmer schools.com.

Youth football camp

The youth football camp will be held July 13 through July 16 for individuals ages 7 to 13 at the GHS practice football field. The camp will run each day from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and the cost is $50. Coach Wes Tankersley will run the camp and any questions can be directed to wesley.tankersley@gilmerschools.com.

Youth tennis camp

The youth tennis camp will be held July 21 through July 23 for individuals ages 8 to 14 at the GHS tennis courts. The camp will run each day from 9 a.m. until noon and the cost is $40. Coach Mike Putman will run the camp and any questions can be directed to mputman@gilmer schools.com.

Fall recreation registration

Registration for football, cheerleading and fall soccer is now underway at the Gilmer Recreation and Parks Department. Football registration is $100, cheerleading and soccer are $40 per player. Registration continued through June 26.

Benefit softball tournament, Home Runs for Haiti is scheduled for May 29 and 30 at the park and rec softball fields. Registration is open to 10 team at $15 per player. Contact Tim Goswick to register at 706-889-2982. Donations are also needed. Please contact Michelle Abercrombie at 706-889-1523 for more information.

Swimming deadline

The deadline for swim team registration is May 20. The fee is $25 per person. Football, cheerleading and fall soccer registration continues through June 26.

Pool opens Memorial Day

The Gilmer Recreation and Parks Dept. swimming pool will open for the summer May 25.

Elevate Soccer Evening Camp is scheduled for June 8 and 9 for ages 14-18 at the Gilmer County Soccer Complex. The cost is $35 which covers training and a camp t-shirt.

Elevate Soccer Day Camp is scheduled for June 8-11 for ages 4-13 at the Gilmer County Soccer Complex. The cost is $75 which covers training and a camp t-shirt.

For mulitple campers from the same family a discount rate of $10 per child is available. Early registration $10 off if registered before May 25.

The camp will be directed by Stewart Hudspeth who coaches at Anderson University and Clemson-Anderson Soccer Alliance.

Questions email: maben itez@apab.com or call (706)669-1313.

SSS 4/27 - 5/1

2009-04-29T21:43:00.003-04:00

GHS Baseball

4/29

GHS 20
Pickens 17
--9 innings

4/27
GHS 1
Flowery Branch 11

SSS 4/20 - 4/24

2009-04-21T13:49:00.001-04:00

GHS Baseball

4/20

GHS 7
Johnson 6

SSS 4/14 - 4/17

2009-04-17T17:50:00.001-04:00

4/13

GHS BAseball

GHS 11
White Co. 12

4/16

GHS Tennis

The Gilmer boys opened the Region Tournament with a 3-1 victory over East Hall.
Winning matches for the boys were:
#2 Singles Caleb Adams , #3 Singles Will Govus, and #2 Doubles Zach Pritchett/Spencer Morris
#1 Doubles Nick Pritchett/Parker Johnson dropped their match.
#1 Singles Derek Hyatt had won his first set and was up 3-1 in the 2nd set when the Bobcats secured the victory with their 3rd point.

In the 2nd round the Bobcats were eliminated by West Hall 4-0.
Derek Hyatt was down 6-3, 3-0 to Worth when the match was secured by West Hall
Caleb Adams went down to Kincaid 6-0, 6-2
Will Govus dropped his match to Burgamy 6-1, 6-0
#1 Doubles Nick Pritchett/Parker Johnson were beat 6-0, 6-0 by Weatherly/Mcfall
#2 Doubles Spencer Morris/Corey James lost to Turner/Johnson 6-2, 6-1

The Gilmer girls opened the Region Tournament by beating Pickens for the 3rd straight time this year. They won 3-1 in match play.
Anna Woodring over Keeter 6-0, 6-0
Danielle Armour over Jordan 6-3, 6-0
Claudia Penland over Garner 6-3, 6-4
Anna Hensley/Ryan Morris were defeated by Callahan/Padgett 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)
Courtney Sandford/Carey Holzworth were at 7-5, 4-6, 2-2 when Gilmer secured their 3rd point.

In the 2nd round the girls dropped their match to Flowery Branch 3-1
Anna Woodring won over Ramey 6-0, 6-1. Anna ended the season undefeated at 16-0 for the season.
Danielle Armour dropped her match to Grewett 6-3, 6-2
Anna Hensley/Ryan Morris lost to Mallory/Price 6-3, 6-1
Courtney Sanford/Carey Holzworth lost to Shaw/Reed 6-1, 6-2
Claudia Penland was down to Ruiz 6-2, 3-2 when Flowery Branch secured the 3rd point.

The girls end the season at 12-4.

4/14

The GHS girls tennis team swept Fannin 5-0 in match play. The girls complete the regular season at 11-3. Region Tournament will be Thursday and Friday at Alberta Banks Park in Gainesville.

#1 Singles Anna Woodring (Gilmer) over Weaver 6-0, 6-0
#2 Singles Danielle Armour (Gilmer) over Reece 6-1, 6-0
#3 Singles Claudia Penland (Gilmer) over Doss 6-1, 6-0
#1 Doubles Anna Hensley/Ryan Morris (Gilmer) over Thomas/Franklin 6-0, 6-0
#2 Doubles Courtney Sanford/Carey Holzworth (Gilmer) over Curry/Underwood 6-1, 6-1

The GHS boys tennis team were edged by Fannin 3-2.

#1 Singles Wood over Derek Hyatt (Gilmer) 6-4, 6-3
#2 Singles Painter over Caleb Adams (Gilmer) 6-0, 6-1
#3 Singles Will Govus (Gilmer) over Kreis 6-4, 6-0
#1 Doubles Nick Pritchett/Parker Johnson (Gilmer) over Holloway/Horn 6-4, 6-1
#2 Doubles Leach/Birchmore over Spencer Morris/Jacob Flowers (Gilmer) 6-1, 6-1

S.S.S. 4/6 - 4/10

2009-04-11T17:26:00.001-04:00

GHS Baseball 4/9

GHS 12
East Hall 3

After three scoreless innings GHS opened up for four runs in the fourth and going into the seventh GHS led 5-3. But in the final inning the 'Cats broke out for seven runs and J. White closed the door on the Vikings in the bottom of the inning for the 12-3 win. White pitched seven innings skriking out seven and walking none.

GHS S.S.S 3/30 - 4/3

2009-04-03T14:11:00.003-04:00

GHS Baseball

4/3

GHS 0
Gainesville 11

4/2

GHS 1

Chestatee 13

3/31

GHS 7

Pickens 6

GHS Spring Sports Scores 3/23 - 3/27

2009-03-24T18:57:00.009-04:00

GHS Track

3/24 Tri meet at Dawson.

Boys:

GHS 98

Dawson 57

Fannin 9

Girls:

GHS 75

Dawson 73

Fannin 15

GHS Tennis

The GHS girls tennis team dropped its match against Creekview, 4-1. The Grizzlies are currently ranked #2 in AAA. With the loss, the team's record moves to 8-3 on the season.

#1 Singles Woodring (Gilmer) over Waters 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
#2 Singles Bredwell over Armour (Gilmer) 6-4, 6-4
#3 Singles Hulsey over Penland (Gilmer) 6-0, 7-5
#1 Doubles Hunter/Reed over Hensley/Morris (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-2
#2 Doubles Story/Finecy over Sanford/Holzworth (Gilmer) 6-4, 6-2

The boys dropped their match 5-0.

#1 Singles Murphy over Hyatt (Gilmer) 6-1, 4-1 Hyatt retired because of injury.
#2 Singles Hutto over Adams (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-2
#3 Singles Martin over James (Gilmer) 6-0, 6-0
#1 Doubles Egeland/Natoli over Pritchett/Johnson (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-1
#2 Doubles Corral/Beckmor over Morris/Pritchett (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-2

GHS Baseball

3/23

GHS 6

Flowery Branch 9

GHS Spring Sports Scores 3/16 - 3/20

2009-03-18T15:44:00.011-04:00

GHS Baseball

3/20

GHS 14

W. Hall 0

3/19

GHS 11

Johnson 2

3/18

GHS 4

W. Forsyth 7

3/17

GHS 5
Creekview 11

GHS Tennis

3/17

The GHS girls tennis team continued their winning ways by edging Chestatee 3-2 in match play. The girls are 7-2 on the season.

#1 Singles Woodring (Gilmer) over Werner 6-0, 6-0
#2 Singles Armour (Gilmer) over Mitchell 6-3, 6-1
#3 Singles Penland (Gilmer) over Wedegis 6-1, 6-0
#1 Doubles Elder/Tankersley over Morris/Hensley (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-2
#2 Doubles Poole/Bailey over Bramlett/Sanford (Gilmer) 6-1, 6-0

The GHS boys dropped their match 4-1 to Chestatee.

#1 Singles Hyatt (Gilmer) over Yates 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
#2 Singles Gingles over Adams (Gilmer) 6-4, 6-2
#3 Singles Montoja over Govus (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-3
#1 Doubles McConnell/Byers over Pritchett/Johnson (Gilmer) 6-1, 6-2
#2 Doubles Olson/Kosiba over Morris/Pritchett (Gilmer) 6-4, 6-4

3/20

The GHS girls tennis team won their 6th match in a row as they defeated North Hall 3-2 in match play. Their overall record improves to 8-2 for the season.

#1 Singles Woodring (Gilmer) over Reece 6-4, 6-1

#2 Singles Armour (Gilmer) over Butts 6-2, 6-3

#3 Singles Penland (Gilmer) over Wren 6-2, 6-2

#1 Doubles Langman/Agnew over Morris/ Hensley (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-1

#2 Doubles Wessely/Eades over Sanford/Bramlett (Gilmer) 6-0, 6-1

The boys dropped their match 5-0.

#1 Singles LoCicero over Hyatt (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-1

#2 Singles Nedza over Adams (Gilmer) 6-1, 6-0

#3 Singles McCray over Govus (Gilmer) 6-1, 6-0

#1 Doubles Franze/Hortenstine over Pritchett/Johnson (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-2

#2 Doubles Swanson/Bennett over Morris/Pritchett (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-1

Welch resigns as boys basketball coach

2009-03-13T19:00:00.005-04:00

The Times-Courier learned Wednesday that boys varsity basketball head coach David Welch resigned from his coaching position.

Welch only coached one year at GHS and led a young Bobcat team to a 2-24 record. The Bobcats next head man will be the team’s third head coach in as many years. Renny Bryner led the Bobcats for five seasons prior to Welch’s arrival.

See full story in the March 19 edition of the Times-Courier

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GHS Winter Sports Scores 3/9 - 3/13

2009-03-13T11:03:00.002-04:00

GHS Baseball

JV 3/9

GHS 7

White Co. 8

Varsity 3/11

GHS 9

Fannin 12

Versus White the JV let the game slip away in the final inning and came up short down two runs in the bottom of the seventh. The varsity played a good game against Fannin and the Rebels took the a comfortable lead after GHS went up 2-0 in the first. GHS fought back but the Rebels were able to add a couple insurance runs in the seventh to hold on.

GHS Tennis

3/10 vs. Fannin

Girls win 4-1

#1 Singles Woodring (Gilmer) over Weaver 6-0, 6-0

#2 Singles Armour (Gilmer) over Reece 6-3, 3-0.

#3 Singles Penland (Gilmer) over Doss 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)

#1 Doubles Hensley/Morris (Gilmer) over Thomas/Franklin 6-3, 6-2

#2 Doubles Curry/Underwood (Fannin) over Bramlett/Sanford 3-6, 8-7, 7-5 (tiebreaker)

Boys win 3-2.

#1 Singles Wood over Hyatt (Gilmer) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

#2 Singles Painter over Adams (Gilmer) 6-1, 6-2

#3 Singles Govus (Gilmer) over Kreis 6-4, 6-1

#1 Doubles Pritchett/Johnson (Gilmer) over Horn/Holloway 6-2, 2-6, 6-4

#2 Doubles James Morris (Gilmer) over Leach/Birchmore 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

3/12 vs. Lumpkin

Girls win 3-2

#1 Singles Woodring (Gilmer) over Steele 6-0, 6-0

#2 Singles Armour (Gilmer) over Bardugon 6-0, 6-1

#3 Singles Penland (Gilmer) over Vincent 6-0, 6-0

#1 Doubles Avery/Grindle over Hensley/ Morris (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-2

#2 Doubles Northdorf/Barrett over Sanford/ Bramlett (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-3

Boys fall 4-1

#1 Singles Jarrard over Hyatt (Gilmer) 7-5, 6-4

#2 Singles Passman over Adams (Gilmer) 6-2, 6-1

#3 Singles Govus (Gilmer) over Dizkinson 6-2, 6-0

#1 Doubles Dege/Gaston over Pritchett/Johnson 6-2, 6-3

#2 Doubles Gilreath/Snipes over Morris/Pritchett 6-2, 6-1

GHS Soccer

3/10 vs Adairsville - Boys

GHS 2

AHS 1

3/12 vs. Sonoraville - Boys

GHS 4

SHS 2

The boys team earns its first two wins of the season, improving its season record to 2-2-1.

GHS Track

GHS Girls 87
Murray 68

GHS Boys 50
Murray 116