Wickersham hired as Pioneers baseball coach
By Lori Cathey Gibson County High School Athletic Director Chis Lownsdale announced Friday the hiring of Michael Wickersham (Coach Wick) as the GCHS Pioneers baseball coach. Wickersham is a native of Sylmar, Cali. where he played baseball while attending Sylmar Senior High School. He played college baseball at California State University in Northridge and…
Read MoreLady Pioneers kick off summer ball as host of two-day camp
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Lady Pioneers basketball team kicks off their summer ball this past Thursday by hosting Gibson County Lady Pioneers two-day team camp in Bo Booth Gymnasium. The Lady Pioneers hosted 15 teams playing varsity and JV games with 10 minutes running quarters with certified officials. Games started at 9 a.m.…
Read MoreHouston Co. ends Lady Pioneers’ historic season
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Lady Pioneers softball team ended their history-making season Wednesday afternoon with a 9-3 lost to Houston Co. in the Class A State Tournament in Murfreesboro. The 2018 Lady Pioneers and Coaches Chris Lownsdale, Katie Davis Ricketts, Rebecca Lee and Jason White left their mark on their program with the…
Read MoreSTATE BOUND!Lady Pioneers punch ticket to Spring Fling
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Lady Pioneers are on their way to the Class A TSSAA State Tournament in Murfreesboro for the first time in program history. Saturday the Lady Pioneers beat Memphis Academy of Health Sciences 15-0 in an eventful sectionals game. The journey began at 8:30 a.m. as the bus left Gibson Co.…
Read MoreFootball Pioneers wrap up spring practice
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Pioneers football team concluded its 10-day spring practice with the annual scrimmage against the Greenfield Yellowjackets. On Wednesday afternoon, May 16, the Pioneers traveled to Greenfield to conclude their spring practice for the 2018 season. “I saw some things we will have to work on but we also did…
Read MorePioneers bow out of tournament as third-place team
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Pioneers ended the season by losing last week, losing to Peabody to finish third in the District 14A Tournament. Gibson Co. 14, Madison Academic 0 Monday night, May 7, the Pioneers scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning to take an early lead. Stephen Overstreet walked…
Read MoreGCHS cheerleader signs with UT Martin
By Lori Cathey Gibson County High School football cheerleader Julie Allen’s dream recently came true when she officially signed an athletic scholarship with UT Martin during a ceremony held at GCHS in front of family members, coaches, friends, fellow cheerleaders, and school administration. Allen is the first cheerleader from Gibson County to sign for an…
Read MoreLady Pioneers make history with first district title
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Lady Pioneers made school history last week, capturing the first softball district championship title with a 4-3 win over Halls. The Lady Pioneers defeated Halls 5-4 earlier in the week and beat Trinity Christian Academy 3-2 advance to the District 14A championship game. Gibson Co. 5, Halls 4…
Read MoreGC Middle School soccer team wraps up season
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Middle School soccer team ended the 2018 season recently. The season was played from March 15 through April 19. Opponents were Milan, CCA, Trenton and Three Oaks. The 2018 soccer team had 23 players with six eighth graders and were coached by Jason Turner. Members of the GCMS…
Read MorePioneers dominate over Chester, Obion, Humboldt
By Lori Cathey Gibson County had three seniors to play their last regular season game May 1 against Obion Co. Pioneers seniors are Will Carson, Brennan Lownsdale and Lane Flesher. Will is the son of Todd and Melissa Carson of Dyer. He has been a member of the baseball team for four years. Upon graduation,…
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