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Daniel Hafey, Andrew Coelho, Harrison Pelosi and Kai Deguzman pose with their medals after the NEC Championship

Track team advances to States after NEC meet

NICHOLAS POULIN and ANDREW COELHO February 7, 2020

The GHS track team competed at the Northeast Conference Championship meet at Reggie Lewis Track Center last Sunday to conclude the last meet of the regular indoor season. Overall, the boys and girls...

Swimmers compete at St. Johns Prep for the NEC meet last week

Swim and Dive finishes season strong

SAM GROLEAU and CAROLINE MCKAY February 6, 2020

The Fisherman Swim and Dive team had a successful end to the season.  Last week, the team competed at the three day long Northeastern Conference Meet, the last competition of the season.  At NEC’s,...

Girls Basketball gains momentum

Girl’s Basketball gains momentum

DARCY MULLER, Staff Writer January 31, 2020

Gloucester High School girls’ basketball team is on the road to success despite having a losing record. This season’s team has faced many challenges but, it is evident that they have steadily improved.  The...

Hockey team shuts out Winthrop

Hockey team shuts out Winthrop

ELISE AMARAL, Staff Writer January 31, 2020

Wednesday night the Gloucester Fisherman shutout the Winthrop Vikings in a 4-0 contest. Within minutes of the puck drop, Senior Captain EJ Field scored the first goal of the night on a Gloucester powerplay...

Helicopter crash claims life of Kobe Bryant, daughter

Helicopter crash claims life of Kobe Bryant, daughter

OWEN HARDY, Staff Writer January 27, 2020

NBA legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, California on Sunday morning at the age of 41. The helicopter crashed into a hillside a few minutes before 10 a.m. on January 26, 2020.  Nine...

Esports league comes to GHS

Esports league comes to GHS

DANIELLE DENMAN, Staff Writer, Editor January 16, 2020

Are you into gaming? If so, then GHS’s brand new esports club may be a good fit for you! Starting this February, the club will participate in the Rocket League PlayVS competition. It will include...

Josh Priest, Tessa Bushfield, Haley Weed, and Tyler Weed pose for a photo.

Swim team dives into new season

SAM GROLEAU, Staff Writer January 13, 2020

The Gloucester Swim and Dive team is having a strong start to their season.  The team consists of students ranging from 7th to 12th grade that go to Rockport and Gloucester schools, and is led...

The GHS Freshman-Sophomore track team at Beverly High

Indoor track team shows promise at Freshmen-Sophomore meet

ANDREW COELHO and NICHOLAS POULIN January 10, 2020

After an impressive first meet of the season in Beverly, the GHS Track Team headed back to Beverly on December 21st, 2019 to compete in the Northeastern Conference Freshman-Sophomore meet.  On the...

Andrew Coelho, Tommy Elliott, and Max Sperry running 600m dash.

GHS runs first meet at Winter Festival

ANDREW COELHO, Staff Writer December 19, 2019

Last week, the Gloucester High Indoor Track team headed to Roxbury to start off their season. The MSTCA Winter Festival is an invitational meet that showcased some of Gloucester’s talent early in the...

Jenna Smith takes a shot on net at the North Conference Finals

Varsity field hockey falls to Lynnfield

THOMAS ELLIOTT and KELSEY LOWTHERS November 13, 2019

Varsity Field Hockey lost to Lynnfield in the North Conference Finals, breaking a 10 game winning streak, and ending a record breaking season.  The teams met last Saturday on a cold afternoon. A close...

GHS boys team starts at Stage Fort Park.

Cross Country runs at Conference Championship

NICHOLAS POULIN, Staff Writer November 8, 2019

After the regular season concluded with a win versus Lynn Classical, the GHS Cross Country team began their journey into postseason meets, including the Northeastern Conference Championship meet on Saturday,...

Anthony Suazo scores from outside the 18 yard box. Suazo has scored 26 goals this season.

Boys soccer heads to playoffs led by All Star players

ANDREW COELHO and OWEN HARDY November 1, 2019

The boys soccer team ended their season with a solid record of 10-6-2. After strong team performances throughout the season, there were also many standout individual performances.  Returning Northeastern...

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