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The Gainesville High School chess team competed at the West Plains Winter Classic last Saturday, Dec. 16, and placed third as a team with team members, from left: Jaxon McQuigg, Aydan Cisneros and Macray Hambelton. Cisneros also placed eighth individually in the tournament.
The Gainesville Bulldogs hosted the Ava Bears in the much-anticipated Highway 5 Showdown Friday, Dec. 8. The Bulldogs had two players in double digits, but it wasn’t enough to beat the Bears, and the Bulldogs lost 55-44.
Jace Headrick led the scoring for the Bulldogs with 15 points, followed by...
The Gainesville Lady Bulldogs took on the Cabool Pirates in a Nov. 30 match-up and came out ahead 49-19.
The Lady Bulldogs hosted Willow Springs Monday, Dec. 4 and lost 66-46. Gainesville (2-2) will host Hartville (2-2) Thursday, Dec. 7.
The Gainesville boys basketball team, seeded in the number five spot, wound up taking second place at the Forsyth tournament Saturday when Branson, a class 5 school, barely slipped by a tough Bulldogs team with 3-point win to take first.
The chance to play in the championship game came after upset...
The Gainesville Bulldogs headed to Taney County Monday, Nov. 27 to compete in the 63rd Annual Forsyth Tournament. The Bulldogs, seeded in the number five spot, took on host Forsyth, seeded fourth, and came away with a hard-fought 79-70 victory.
Gainesville had five players scoring in the double...
The Gainesville Bulldogs boys basketball team, under the direction of Head Coach Christopher Randolph, was set to face off against Mountain Grove in their first game of the year on Tuesday. Details will be provided in next week’s edition, as the game was after press time.
The Gainesville Lady Bulldogs girls varsity team, under the direction of Head Coach Lance West, took home their first win of the season in the home opener Nov. 17 against Cabool. The Bulldogs put 49 points on the board, a comfortable lead against Cabool’s 34 points.
The JV team also pulled off a...
The Gainesville Bulldog marching band won first place in the Norwood Christmas parade last Saturday, Nov. 18. The band is being led by J.C. Barber this year.
Gainesville School’s new sports complex, which is being built across the road from the high school on property that formerly encompassed the Gainesville Municipal Airport, is back on construction schedule after a delay due to the city and school coming to an agreement pertaining to how the school...

photo courtesy of Gainesville cross country team Three Gainesville Bulldogs cross country runners qualified to compete at the 2023 class 2 Missouri state cross country meet. Pictured above with coach Gary Emrick (far right) and assistant coach David Murphy (far left), are, from left: Kaitlyn Kahl, Ryder Murphy and Archer Luna.
The 2023 Gainesville cross country team proved that when you put in the effort, it shows.
The team’s motto all season has been “No Grit. No Grind. No Greatness,” words the teammates have lived by. The hard work paid off, and for the first time in Bulldog cross country history, a total of three...