The Gallatin High School athletics program is gearing up for the start of the 2023-2024 season after a successful year in 2022-2023. The boy’s football and basketball teams won championships, and the girls’ programs, including softball and basketball, showed improvement.
The Bulldog football team, despite graduating several players, aims to defend its Grand River Conference (GRC) championship in 2023. With Princeton moving to the 8-man ranks and the addition of Marceline and Brookfield to the GRC, the league will consist of nine schools, but not until July 1, 2024.
Starting next year, Gallatin will have future conference games with Marceline, but will get a head start this year, as the Bulldogs will face off against Marceline in the regular season finale on the road October 20th. In addition to the six conference games and Marceline tilt, Gallatin will have non-conference matchups against North Platte (home) on August 25th and Hamilton (away) on September 1st.
The defense of the GRC title begins with a home game against South Harrison on September 8th, followed by away games against Polo on September 15th and Maysville on September 22nd. The month of September ends with a challenging home game against the Milan Wildcats on the 29th. The biggest challenges for Gallatin may come in early to mid-October, with games against Putnam County on October 6th and the “Highway 6 Rivalry” matchup against Trenton on October 13th.
Click here to view the 2023 Gallatin High School football schedule
Before the regular season, Gallatin’s football team will participate in a preseason jamboree at Mid-Buchanan High School on August 18th.
The Gallatin softball team will also have a preseason jamboree on August 18th at Legion Field in Milan. The regular season will start at the Bill Hill Memorial Tournament hosted by Albany High School on August 26th. The GRC opener for the Lady Bulldogs will be against Milan on August 29th at home. They will have GRC contests against Polo, Putnam County, Trenton, Maysville, and South Harrison.
The softball team will also participate in tournaments throughout the season, including the NCMC Nan Carter Classic at Trenton High School on September 23rd, the Norborne/Hardin-Central Invitational on September 30th, and the George Scurlock Memorial Tournament in Princeton on October 7th. They will also have a non-conference game against Princeton on October 5th.
Click here to view the 2023 Gallatin High School softball schedule
In girls’ golf, Gallatin will host several events, including matches against Lawson, Trenton, and Hamilton on September 7th, their own Gallatin Tournament on September 12th, and a quad with South Harrison, King City, and Maysville on September 14th and September 25th. They will also participate in the Albany Best Shot Tournament on September 18th and play against Stanberry, King City, and Worth County on August 30th, and in a quad at Albany on September 5th.
Click here to view the 2023 Gallatin High School girls golf schedule
