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

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...

Colored pencil art depicting a single sport athlete turning away from the opportunity to play more sports

The End of the All-Around Athlete

ALEENA BROWN, Sports Editor March 4, 2025

For as long as I can remember, my father told me stories of Gloucester High School Athletic glory days. He reminisced in talks of fall dominance on the defensive line, and how he was crowned NEC champion...

Finalists Jeferson DoCarmo, Finn Costa, Henry Harrison, Aleena Brown, Lexi Thomas, Isla Black, Velia Wrinn, Julian Nixon, and Keira O’Brien pose after the Grand Awards Ceremony.

Junior DECA trifecta moves on to ICDC

ALEENA BROWN, Sports Editor March 4, 2025

Twenty members of the GHS DECA club traveled to Boston last week for SCDC to compete against the best competitors in Massachusetts. Julian Nixon, Velia Wrinn, and Keira O'Brien took home 4th place in Hospitality...

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...

Digital art by Mylee Towne

How to survive midterms

COLE MOSLEY-WYNN, Staff Writer February 7, 2025

With midterms on the horizon, it’s time to buckle down and create a solid study plan. By using these strategies, you’ll be in a strong position to tackle your exams.  To start, you need to know...

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...

GHS track medalists pose together after the MSTCA Division 4 Relays this Sunday.

Girls’ shuttle dash relay sets school record at D4 Relays

GRACE CASTELLUCCI, Staff Writer January 23, 2025

The girls relay team smashed the 4x50-yard shuttle dash school record this weekend at the Division 4 State Relays. The meet was successful for the Fishermen, with the team coming home with one school...

Dylan Rochford finishes his leg of the mixed 4x400 relay last weekend at the Northeast Invitational.

Mixed 4×400 relay leads track team at Northeast Invitational

GRACE CASTELLUCCI, Staff Writer January 20, 2025

Last weekend, the Fisherman Track and Field team competed in the MSTCA Northeast Invitational.  The team brought 32 runners to compete against the 136 teams. The meet was three days long, but the Fishermen...

(Left to Right) Meadow Anderson, Caitlin Dewan, Grace Castellucci, and Maddie Goodhue stand on the podium after placing 7th in the 4x200 girls' relay.

4×200 relay team leads Gloucester in MTSCA freshman-sophomore meet

GRACE CASTELLUCCI, Staff Writer January 9, 2025

Six members of the Gloucester Fisherman track and field traveled to Boston last Sunday to compete in the MSTCA Freshman-Sophomore State Championship meet.  The Fisherman girls' 4x200 meter relay...

Grace Castellucci and Avery Marcus push each other at the finish line on the 300 meter finals.

Castellucci and Linehan lead sophomores in photo finish

GRACE CASTELLUCCI, Staff Writer January 3, 2025

Over winter break, the Gloucester Track and Field team hosted the NEC Freshman-Sophomore Invitational, which included ten NEC Conference teams. The meet was very successful for the young Fisherman...

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