Santa Fe falls in Class 4A state title game
The dream season came to an end for the Santa Fe boys basketball team. On Saturday at the R.P. Funding Center in Lakeland, Santa Fe (Alachua) […]
Santa Fe Raiders gear up for first state title game
The Santa Fe boys’ basketball team will play for the Class 4A state title this afternoon. On Thursday morning at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, […]
Last-second shot sends Santa Fe to state title game
Senior Willie Lewis scored on a layup with three seconds to play as Santa Fe stunned West Nassau (Callahan), 64-63, in the Class 4A state semifinals […]
Sports beat: P.K. Yonge mercy rules Eastside
The P.K. Yonge baseball team defeated Eastside, 10-0, on Wednesday night. Drew Dawson tossed five innings and struck out 10. He even had the mercy rule […]
Boys basketball state championships underway
The boys high school basketball season officially comes to an end this week, but there’s plenty of hoops action ahead as the 2021 FHSAA Boys Basketball […]
Gainesville High hires former local football star
Head coach Dock Pollard and the Gainesville High School Hurricanes have announced the hiring of Harold “Gator” Hoskins to the 2021 coaching staff. Coach Hoskins will […]
Sports beat: Buchholz wins at North Marion (Citra)
Last night the Buchholz baseball team defeated North Marion on the road, 10-7, to improve to 2-1-1 on the season. The two teams play again at […]
Trenton softball undefeated and nationally ranked
The Trenton softball and baseball teams are off to a good start in 2021, going a combined 7-1 to begin the season. The Lady Tigers are […]
Sports beat: Gainesville softball team moves to 5-1
On Monday night the Gainesville softball team defeated visiting Forest (Ocala), 10-2, to improve to 5-1 on the season. The Wildcats took an early 2-0 lead […]
Trenton ranks No. 1 in the first softball power poll
GAINESVILLE – In 2019 the Trenton softball team ran the table, reeling off 27 consecutive victories on the way to the Class 1A state championship. They […]
Sports beat: Hawthorne girls fall to Ponce De Leon in state title game
The Hawthorne girls basketball team lost a heart-breaker in the FHSAA Class 1A state championship game at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Friday night. […]
Santa Fe headed to the final four
Senior Ernest Ross hit a shot with 7.2 seconds to play to give Santa Fe (Alachua) a 51-49 win at Lake Highland Prep (Orlando) in an […]
Sports beat: Gainesville and Eastside baseball teams fall
The Gainesville baseball team lost a close one on the road on Thursday night. GHS (1-2) fell at Lecanto, 8-7. The Hurricanes are back in action […]
Hawthorne advances to the state title game
The Hawthorne girls’ basketball team is headed back to the state championship game. Senior Jayla Williams scored a game-high 25 points as the defending Class 1A […]
Hawthorne, Trenton girls clash tonight in 1A state semifinals
Tonight at 8 p.m., the Trenton girls basketball team will play defending 1A state champion Hawthorne in the Class 1A state semifinals at the RP Funding […]
Sports beat: Santa Fe is heading to the Elite Eight
Tuesday was a tough night for area boys’ basketball teams. And at the end of the night only one team was left standing. Santa Fe (Alachua) […]
Five area boys basketball teams still alive in state playoffs
On Tuesday night, a total of five area boys basketball teams will put their season on the line to try and advance to the next round […]
Sports beat: Soccer seasons come to an end for Alachua County
The high school soccer season has officially come to an end for Alachua County. On Saturday night, the Eastside boys lost at Bishop Moore (Orlando), 3-1, […]
Sports beat: Several area boys basketball teams advance in the state playoffs
On Thursday night a pair of Alachua County boys basketball teams advanced to the next round of the FHSAA state playoffs. Defending state champion Hawthorne defeated […]
Sports beat: Buchholz girls hoops season comes to an end
Last night the season came to an end for the Buchholz girls’ basketball team in the FHSAA Class 6A state playoffs. Visiting Navarre jumped out to […]
Sports beat: Trenton, Hawthorne girls advance to final four
The Trenton and Hawthorne girls basketball teams are headed back to the Class 1A final four. Last night at home, Trenton jumped out to a 19-5 […]
Hawthorne, Trenton girls seeking final four appearance
Tonight, the Hawthorne and Trenton girls basketball teams will play for a spot in the final four. Hawthorne, which won 1A-District 7, is the defending 1A […]
Trenton boys win first district title in 21 years
In a Gilchrist County showdown for the Class 1A-District 6 title on Friday night at Trenton, the host Tigers got off to a fast start and […]
Sports beat: Hawthorne wins district title at the buzzer
It was a tough night for No. 1 seeds in Friday night’s area district championship games. Top seeds Williston, Eastside, Columbia (Lake City), and Bell were […]