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Grant Leeker launches a pitch toward a Bakersfield Lions batter during the Class 2 District 10 semi-finals game. In an upset game, Gainesville fell to its inter-county competition from Bakersfield, 3-5. The Lions went on to win the district championship.
Gainesville High School’s FFA entomology team took sixth place in the 2024 FFA National contest at Tarleton State University in Fort Worth, Texas. Pictured, from left, are: Kyden Myers, Jasper James, Walker House and Emma Gerike. Jasper James received an award at the contest for receiving the...
The Gainesville Bulldogs track and field teams travelled to Blue Eye May 11 to compete in the Class 2 Sectional 3 round of the State Championships last Saturday, May 11. The results were excellent with all our student athletes competing very well and, in some cases, reaching season and career bests...
The Bakersfield High School golf team took home the first place plaque in the April 15 Clever Invitational Golf Tournament and another first place plaque in the April 12 Willow Springs Invitational tournament. The team, pictured from left, includes: Coach Micheal Mahan, Ethan Cotter, CJ Carey,...

The 2024 Gainesville High School Bulldogs boys track team won the Summit Conference for the second year in a row. They are pictured here, from left, back row: Macray Hambelton, Zeke Yarger, John Botts-Papke, Peyton Hathcock, Nick Goodson, Paul Goodwin, Tate Uchtman, Christian Ries, Walker House and Coach Gary Emrick. Front row: Coach Josh Richer, Isaac Pippin, Ryder Murphy, Lucas Luna, Archer Luna, Brady Myers, Aaron Kahl, Kydon Myers, Terry Goss, Damion Goss, Owen Souder and team manager Ella Barber.
The Gainesville Bulldogs track and field teams competed in the Summit Conference championships last week and came home with some impressive accolades.
The boys varsity team doubled down on last year’s conference championship with another outstanding performance taking first place with 165 total...
Gainesville Lady Bulldog player Katelyn Morgan swings at a pitch during an April 9 softball game against the Dora Lady Falcons. The Lady Bulldogs won the contest 14-1. They spent last weekend in the Sparta Softball Classic tournament where they took a 1-16 loss to Forsyth and a 7-6 win against...
Gainesville High School Bulldogs pitcher Andrew Hambelton is pictured here during the March 27 game against the Mountain Grove Panthers. The Bulldogs are 5-5 for the season, taking wins against Cabool, Parkview Bakersfield, Norwood and Willow Springs and losses to Marshfield, Clever, Mountain Grove...
Gainesville High School track and field competitor Zeke Yarger flies over the hurdles during a March 28 track meet in Ava. The Bulldogs boys team finished fourth place out of the 15 schools attending, and the girls team placed ninth out of 13 schools.

Before the competition began last Thursday night in the Gainesville PTO's annual talent show, Gainesville School faculty and staff performed a zany dance as Gainesville Elementary principal Benjamin Hopper lip-synched Adam Sandler's song "Lunch Lady Land." From left: Ralena Roberts, Misty Souder (in chocolate pudding costume), Whitney Miller (liver and onions costume), Missy Rogers, Abby Britt (green bean costume), Renee Hambelton (pizza), Julie Vaught (chop suey), Nicole Wallace, Catrina Hawkins, Christina Midcap (Italian bread) and Brenda Frye (sloppy joe).
Gainesville PTO raised more than $2,000 Thursday night at the annual talent show that also included a baked-goods auction and 50-50 drawing along with an entertaining lineup of young performers ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Before competitors took the stage, fifth grader Finn Wade...
The Gainesville boys and girls varsity track and field teams traveled to Hollister Thursday, May 21, for their first meet of the season. Coach Gary Emrick said the results were very good with a few performances that exceeded expectations coming into the season.
“Thirty-four student athletes are...