Ridaught: Hawthorne was down, but never out
Mar 3, 2025
Hornets win third boys basketball championship in program history.
Tags: Cornelius Ingram
Ridaught: Hawthorne was down, but never out
Hornets win third boys basketball championship in program history.
Hawthorne wins third state title in program history
Feb 28, 2025
Hornets finished 20-3 after beating Crossroad Academy Friday night in Lakeland.
Ridaught: Hawthorne one win from another state title
Feb 28, 2025
Trenton is called Title Town for a reason. Since 2013, the Tigers have won three softball championships (2019, 2021 and 2024), a girls basketball state title (2019), a baseball […]
CJ Ingram officially becomes a Gator
Feb 20, 2025
Former Hawthorne star committed to Florida over summer.
Williston wins 9th straight, advances to district title game
Feb 7, 2025
Newberry, Eastside and GHS will play for district championships on Saturday.
Ingram, Johnson named Coach of the Year
Jan 31, 2025
Hornets advance to fifth straight state championship game, while Panthers claim first district title in 17 years.
Ridaught: New Trenton football coach Bryant Frye hopes to duplicate past success
Jan 27, 2025
A little over a week ago Bryant Frye was named the new head coach of the Trenton football program. He’s made a lot of phone calls […]
A look at Alachua County’s top 10 athletes of all time
Jan 8, 2025
Reflecting on some of county’s all-time greats.
Ridaught: Top 10 local sports highlights of 2024
Dec 27, 2024
Year included star performances, state championships, near misses.
Buchholz’s Williams, Hawthorne’s Johnson are classification runners up
Dec 24, 2024
Justin Williams finished second Class 6A and Keenon Johnson was runner up in Rural classification.
Ridaught: Hawthorne, Buchholz seniors set standard for excellence
Dec 9, 2024
Hornets come off fifth straight championship appearance and Bobcats in fourth straight state semifinals.
Hawthorne rally, title run comes to an end
Dec 7, 2024
Turnovers prove to be difference as Hornets fall to Madison County, 21-14, in FHSAA Rural state championship game.
Hawthorne defeats Williston to punch ticket to Rural state title game
Nov 30, 2024
Hornets score first 28 points in state semifinals round.
Ridaught: Streak continues for Hawthorne, Buchholz football teams
Nov 29, 2024
Hornets, Bobcats practice for fifth straight Thanksgiving as teams advance deep into playoffs.
Hawthorne dominates Branford from opening kick
Nov 16, 2024
Hornets score eight touchdowns in rout over visiting Bucs in Rural semifinals contest.
Ridaught: Hornets flying under the radar
Nov 15, 2024
Two-time defending state champions enters the Rural playoffs ranked No. 1.
Area high school basketball teams participate in media day
Nov 9, 2024
More than two dozen boys, girls teams attend Friday event held at Gainesville High School.
Hawthorne survives in overtime
Aug 31, 2024
Hornets quarterback Adrian Curtis finished with three touchdowns, including game-winner in OT.
Hawthorne has three-peat on its mind
Aug 15, 2024
Hornets have won last two state championships and appeared in four straight title games.
C.J. Ingram commits to the Gators
Aug 13, 2024
Ingram sacrifices football to focus on promising hoops career.
Ridaught: QB or not QB, that is the question
Aug 8, 2024
Hawthorne senior C.J. Ingram parts ways with football and focus on basketball.
Ridaught: Cornelius Ingram reaches milestone at Hawthorne
Aug 2, 2024
Hornets’ head coach enters 10th season after winning two straight state titles.
Ridaught: Father, son get ready for special year at Oak Hall
Jul 29, 2024
Randy and Dakota Brower one of multiple head coach-QB combos in Alachua County in recent years.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Hawthorne girls basketball
Jul 10, 2024
Lady Hornets finished 2023-24 season earning second straight Class 1A title