2 years later, the school redid its old football field and track to better suit for sporting events.
In 2023, the new high school baseball field was built which in on the Dallas Road campus.
In December 2016, the varsity Lions football team claimed the state TAPPS title.
After learning about how the Gainesville State program operated (the team plays all its games on the road, has no fan base outside of its coaches and the guards assigned to escort the team each week, and the roster – where players are identified only by their first name and first initial of their last name – is subject to significant turnover due to players being released from custody or removed from the team for disciplinary action), GFCS head football coach/athletic director Kris Hogan sent an unusual request to the team's fans – he asked them to form a spirit line and cheer for the Gainesville State players in their upcoming game.
[1] The teams played again in district competition in 2009 (now renamed "One Heart Bowl"); the game featured (then) Cowboys coach Wade Phillips in attendance.