Skip to Main Content

The Gillnetter

The student news site of Gloucester High School in Gloucester, MA

  • Field Hockey Senior Night Tonight
  • Think Pink Pep Rally + Homecoming game on Oct. 17th
  • Semi Formal tickets are on sale for $60 in the lunchroom until Oct. 24th
  • Application Workshops during homeroom on Oct. 29th & Nov. 12th
  • LLCD

The Gillnetter

The Gillnetter

Siblings Colby and Keegan Jewell whose teams are both entering the D2 Hockey Playoffs

GHS hockey enters playoff season

ALEENA BROWN, Sports Writer February 29, 2024

The day that the GHS boys’ and girls’ Hockey programs have been waiting for all season has finally arrived; the beginning of playoffs. With the brackets released this Sunday, both teams have made it...

Seniors on GHS varsity boys hockey team pose for senior night photo.

GHS hockey takes down Swampscott on senior night

ALEENA BROWN, Sports Writer February 27, 2024

The GHS boys hockey team finished their regular season in style, overpowering Swampscott in a 5-0 win. The Fishermen goals were scored by Brett Cunningham (2), Chris Karvelas, Giacomo Martell, and Will...

Brett Cunningham celebrates with his teammates after his goal in last night's big win.

GHS hockey cooks the Falcons in 5-3 Valentine’s Day tilt

ALEENA BROWN, Sports Writer February 15, 2024

The GHS Boys' Hockey team brought out the brooms and devoured a warm Falcon dinner after last night’s big 5-3 win against their rival team. The Fishermen goals of the game were scored by Chris Karvelas,...

Chris Dailey celebrates Gloucester's lone goal in Saturday's matchup against Winthrop.

GHS boys hockey ties with Winthrop

ALEENA BROWN and WILL LINN February 12, 2024

The GHS boys hockey team took a tie in their NEC matchup last Saturday against the NEC's current top dog, the Winthrop Vikings.  Assistant captain Chris Karvelas made the lone goal for the Fishermen...

Jack Silvera looks for a teammate to pass to.

GHS boys basketball outlasts Saugus in nail-biting win

ALEENA BROWN, Staff Writer February 9, 2024

For the team’s fifth win of the season, the GHS boys basketball team defeated the Saugus Sachems in a 42-40 win at home. The first quarter ended with a 4-point Fishermen lead and the Fishermen stayed...

The senior players pose for Senior Night photo.

GHS girls hockey swims past Masco on senior night

ALEENA BROWN and ELLIANA PARSONS February 8, 2024

The Fishermen goals were scored by Captains Abby Lowthers and Brooke McNiff, along with senior Jenna Connelly. Assists came from Lily Pregent, captain Ella Costa, Sydney Bouchie, and Keagan Jewell.  The...

Wrestling Seniors pose for a group picture

Senior Night Sweep for Gloucester Wrestling

LEXI THOMAS, Staff Writer February 8, 2024

Yesterday, the Gloucester High School Wrestling Team hosted the Bedford Buccaneers to celebrate Senior Night, as well as the last regular season dual meet. Bedford had holes at 106, 113, 120, and heavyweight...

The girls hockey team celebrates a goal.

Can’t stop them now: girls hockey snags another win

ALEENA BROWN, Sports Writer February 2, 2024

No trick the Marblehead Magicians pulled out of their sleeves could faze the Gloucester Fishermen girls' hockey team in their 6-0 win at The Tank. Goals were scored by Captain Brooke McNiff, Halia Taylor,...

Wrestling Team Picture in the GHS Field House

2 for 1 win: Gloucester pins Lynnfield-North Reading Co-Op

LEXI THOMAS, Staff Writer February 1, 2024

Yesterday, the Gloucester Fishermen traveled to Lynnfield High for the final regular dual meet of the 2023-2024 season. The team emerged victorious with a staggering score of 52-25. Wins by pin were...

Brett Cunningham brings the puck around the back of the net

Fishermen split with Knights at home

ALEENA BROWN and WILL LINN February 1, 2024

A tie is always better than a loss and that’s exactly what the Gloucester boys' hockey team got in their game against the North Andover Knights.  Assistant Captain Brett Cunningham and Colby Warren...

Colby Rochford and Jeferson de Como lead the pack of runners.

GHS Track team suffers loss to Marblehead

ALEENA BROWN, Sports Writer February 1, 2024

The GHS track team had a difficult loss in a meet against Marblehead, but had multiple individual and relay wins. Senior Faith Castellucci won in the girls' varsity 1 mile, beating the 2nd-place runner...

The GHS Wrestling Team poses for a picture post-meet

Gloucester Wrestling places 2nd in NEC/CAL

LEXI THOMAS, Staff Writer January 31, 2024

Last Saturday, the Gloucester Fishermen faced 10 teams at home for the North Eastern Conference/Cape Ann League "War at the Wheel" Tournament. In the end, Gloucester placed 2nd with a score of 209. The...

Load More Stories