The Golden Bear Gridiron Club

09/17/2026

OH YESSSS! 🙌 We asked for the votes and Golden Bear Nation DELIVERED!

🚨🏈 AND THE WINNER IS… SHELBYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL! 🏈🚨

OPERATION FOOTBALL + HOMECOMING + FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.
Does it get any better?! 🔥🏈

09/16/2026

🐻🏈 GOLDEN BEARS SHOWING UP FOR HOMECOMING! 💛🖤

We loved seeing ALL of our Golden Bear football players out representing tonight in the Homecoming Parade, even our younger Bears walking alongside our high school players! There’s something pretty special about seeing the different generations of Golden Bears together. 🐻

And we were proud to have three of our own representing on the Homecoming Court! 👑
💛 Senior Grantland Fitzgerald
🖤 Junior Nolan Cord
💛 Senior Carson Nance

A great night for our school, our team and our community…and Homecoming Week is just getting started! 🏈

09/15/2026

There’s still time to VOTE!!!

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE, GOLDEN BEARS!

⏰ Voting closes Wednesday at 3:00 PM!

Help Shelbyville bring home the Operation Football Sunrise Kickoff! Every vote counts, so cast your vote and then share with your family and friends!

LET’S GO, GOLDEN BEARS!

VOTE HERE:
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09/13/2026

🐻🏈 HELLO, HOMECOMING WEEK! 💛🖤

To wrap up WEEK 4: Our JV Bears battled Tri-West Saturday and finished in a 20–20 tie! Great fight, boys! 💪🏼

Now it’s time for WEEK FIVE + HOMECOMING Vs. Triton Central 🎉👑

THEME DAYS @ SCHOOL:
🌴 MONDAY: Tropical
🐆 TUESDAY: Animal Print
👯 WEDNESDAY: Birds of a Feather / Twin Day
😴 THURSDAY: Pajamas in Paradise
🖤💛 FRIDAY: Jeans + Class Colors
Seniors: Black | Juniors: Gold | Sophomores: Gray | Freshmen: White

🎉 HOMECOMING PARADE: Wednesday at 6:00 PM!

🏈 FRIDAY NIGHT: We’re HOME! Come tailgate with us before the game. Mel’s Catering (Melvin Pierce) food truck will be back, so come hungry! 🌭🔥 He’ll be there all night!!

📣 And KEEP VOTING FOR OPERATION FOOTBALL! We want them in SHELBYVILLE this Friday night! You can vote MORE THAN ONCE, so vote, vote again and SHARE! 🗳️🐻

VOTE FOR SHELBYVILLE HERE⁠ 👇🏼
 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGQSQVnc9tTpGQxmhw5MLsitV_-4ODuw1aYO_YxF46ZMDlrg/viewform?

IT’S HOMECOMING WEEK, GOLDEN BEARS! 🐻💛🖤

09/13/2026

🐻🏈 SENIOR SUNDAY | TYLER GWINNUP #9 🏈🐻

Today’s Senior Sunday spotlight is #9 Tyler Gwinnup! 💛🖤

🏈 Position: Quarterback
⭐ Favorite Football Memory: Taking the field for his first game back after recovering from an ACL injury
🎣 Hobbies: Fishing, watching sports & pickleball

There’s a lot of work that happens behind the scenes to make it back onto that field after an injury, and Tyler did just that. 💪🏼

We’re proud to have #9 Leading Team 100 for his senior season!

Enjoy every minute of it, Tyler! 🐻🏈💛🖤

09/12/2026

Last night was a battle. Our Golden Bears fought until the final whistle, coming up just short against Tri-West, 27–24. 🖤💛

Proud of the fight, heart, and effort from our boys. We’re also keeping the injured Tri-West player and his family in our thoughts and prayers.

🏈 JV IS HOME TODAY!
Come out and support the Bears as they take on Tri-West at 10:00 AM!

09/11/2026

🏈🐻 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK | BEECH GROVE 🐻🏈

Shoutout to our Players of the Week from last week’s matchup against Beech Grove! 💛🖤

Congratulations to Cooper Thoman, Carson Nance, Kameron Holland, Layden Fitzgerald, Austin Martzall, Jackson Myers, Kendrick Hook, Luke Coomes, Jake Fewell, Jueylus Reid and Dreydon Downing! 👏🏼

Keep putting in the work, Bears! 💪🏼🐻

09/11/2026

📣🐻 GOLDEN BEAR NATION — WE NEED YOUR VOTE!! 🐻📣

Operation Football is letting YOU decide where they’re headed for Week 5… and it’s down to BEECH GROVE or SHELBYVILLE! 👀🏈

You know what to do. 💛🖤

VOTE SHELBYVILLE! 🐻
VOTE. SHARE. THEN TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE!

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Let’s show them what Golden Bear Nation can do! 💪🏼🔥

VOTE FOR SHELBYVILLE HERE! 🗳️🐻⁠

You decide where WTHR goes for Operation Football Sunrise Kickoff! Vote for the high school you'd like us to cover this week. The school receiving the most votes will be featured on WTHR's Operation Football Sunrise Kickoff on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. 🗳️ Voting closes Wednesday at 3 p.m. 🗳️...

09/10/2026

🏈🐻 TEAM DINNER THANK YOU! 💛🖤

Our Golden Bears were VERY well fed tonight! 😂 A huge thank you to Melvin Pierce and Mel’s Catering for taking care of our boys AGAIN, this time serving up chicken, pork chops and all the fixings! 🤤

Melvin continues to show up for this team, and we are so appreciative of his generosity and support of our players and program. 💛🖤

And a big thank you to our parent volunteers for helping serve and getting everything ready tonight, too! 🫶🏼

Please support the businesses that support our kids and our community! Be sure to come out to Homecoming on 9/18 vs Triton when Melvin has the food truck set up for the night!

Bellies are full. Now it’s time to hit the road to Tri-West! 🚌🏈🐻