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Charlie Amero of Gloucester Baseball and Emma Carrapichosa of Gloucester Softball

Breaking Ground: Spring Sports Preview

Spring has sprung, GHS! Rain or shine, GHS athletes return to gameplay on the field, court, and track. The Fishermen are prepared to dominate, whether it's a late-inning comeback, a shorthanded goal, or...

The hockey team celebrates after one of their many comeback wins this season.

A recap of winter’s victories

Albeit the stormy weather, Gloucester High School's spring athletes are in strict preparation for the upcoming season. The runners are set up on the starting blocks, the hitters are getting warm in the...

Dylan Rochford, Skye Ciolino, Grace Castellucci, and Seamus Linehan broke the mixed 4x400 school record at Nationals.

GHS Track takes on Nike Nationals

GRACE CASTELLUCCI, Staff Writer March 20, 2025

Last weekend, the GHS Track and Field team traveled to New York City to compete at Nike Nationals.  The mixed 4x400 team was seeded last in 22nd place entering the meet. Despite a poor final placing,...

Hope Castellucci will be one of the 9 athletes representing Gloucester at Nike Nationals this week.

GHS Track and Field is Nationals bound

GRACE CASTELLUCCI, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

As the winter season ends and spring is just around the corner, 9 Fishermen Track and Field athletes will race for the last time at Nike Indoor Nationals. The team will travel to The Armory Track in New...

Caitie Dewan, Hope Castellucci, and Aili Spencer pose before their competition.

Gloucester takes on postseason meets

GRACE CASTELLUCCI, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, six athletes competed at the MSTCA Heptathlon.  The Heptathlon is a meet in which athletes compete in five events, scoring points based on the world record. The events...

Senior Captain Andrew Cribbs goes for a layup after an offensive rebound.

Basketball playoffs: Gloucester beats Weston in preliminary round

COLE MOSLEY-WYNN, Sports Writer February 28, 2025

On Wednesday February 26, The Gloucester boys basketball team defeated the Weston Wildcats 60-58 in a nailbiter that came down to the final buzzer. The Fishermen, ranked 27 in Division 3, faced off against...

Jayden Chadwick wrestles in Consolation on Saturday against his Rockland opponent.

Strong showing from GHS at States

LEXI THOMAS, Staff Writer February 23, 2025

This weekend, Gloucester Varsity Wrestling traveled to Foxborough to compete in the MIAA D3 State Championship, emerging with four placers; all moving on to the All-State level. States is a two-day competiton,...

The girls' 4x200 relay poses after their 6th place finish at the Division 4 State Championship

Gloucester track takes on Division 4 States

GRACE CASTELLUCCI, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

Several Gloucester athletes tasted victory in the Massachusetts Division 4 State Championship. Aili Spencer, alongside 2 Gloucester relays, took home medals for the team. The team had 19 athletes compete...

Sophomore Max Thomas takes on Tewksbury's Manuel Mengata in the Finals.

Eight GHS athletes place at Sectionals

LEXI THOMAS, Staff Writer February 18, 2025

Last Saturday, GHS was the venue for the Division 3 North Sectionals for the first time, hosting over 200 wrestlers hoping for a spot at the State level of competition. In the end, Gloucester produced...

Dylan Rochford placed 4th in the boy's 300m race at the NEC Championship. The junior has been inching closer to breaking the 20 year record.

Fishermen place 7th overall at NEC Championship

GRACE CASTELLUCCI, Staff Writer February 13, 2025

7 individuals and 5 relay teams stood on top of the podium during last Sunday’s NEC Championship. The team competed against the other nine NEC opponents with hopes of placing high. The day didn’t...

Skye Ciolino takes the turn in the 4x400 relay during the Gloucester girls' team win against Swampscott.

Girls track takes Lynch Division title for first time since 2016

GRACE CASTELLUCCI, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

In the week leading up to the last regular season NEC track meet, Gloucester knew the task at hand; beat Swampscott to take the Lynch Division title.  The Fishermen were suffering a 9-year divisional...

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