Featured State champion Hawthorne leads All Area small school boys basketball team Marty Pallman Apr 15, 2025Hornets join Fort White, Williston with two players each.
Featured Buchholz, GHS girls relay teams shine at UF Pepsi Florida Relays Ricky Quintana Apr 6, 2025Bobcats, Hurricanes feature strong finishes on second day of track and field meet.
Sports Union County wins top 10 showdown of Tigers Mike Ridaught Mar 21, 2025Junior pitcher Erick Lasseter finishes one batter shy of complete game.
Sports Buchholz starts season on top of regional baseball power poll Marty Pallman Mar 13, 2025Bobcats receive five of eight first-place votes and start 2025 undefeated.
Sports Ridaught: Santa Fe hosting 48th Raider Invitational Tournament this weekend Mike Ridaught Mar 7, 2025Eight softball teams to participate in two-day event.
Sports Hawthorne, Chiefland top All Area small school defensive squad Marty Pallman Jan 28, 2025Hornets and Indians place four apiece on team.
Sports Hawthorne dominates small school offense All Area team Mike Ridaught Jan 27, 2025Rural state runner-up Hornets placed five on team, followed by state runner-up Union County with three.
Sports Raines (Jacksonville) finishes unanimous No. 1 in regional football rankings Marty Pallman Jan 10, 2025Buchholz, Hawthorne, Newberry and Branford voted into top 10.
Sports Ridaught: Basketball enters pivotal month Mike Ridaught Jan 6, 2025Local teams prepare for tough matchups to improve rankings for postseason seeding.
Sports Buchholz’s Williams, Hawthorne’s Johnson are classification runners up Mike Ridaught Dec 24, 2024Justin Williams finished second Class 6A and Keenon Johnson was runner up in Rural classification.
Sports Sikes, Carter-Mitchell named All Area coaches of the year Mike Ridaught Dec 11, 2024Mendy Sikes led Branford to its second straight state title game, Gainesville’s Jerica Carter-Mitchell led Hurricanes to district title.
Sports State runner-up Branford dominates small school All Area team Marty Pallman Dec 9, 2024Bucs place five players on first, second teams after 27-4 season.
Sports Ridaught: Streak continues for Hawthorne, Buchholz football teams Mike Ridaught Nov 29, 2024Hornets, Bobcats practice for fifth straight Thanksgiving as teams advance deep into playoffs.
Sports Ridaught: All-Star volleyball games this Thursday in Alachua Mike Ridaught Nov 18, 2024North Central Florida area seniors to play at Legacy Park Multipurpose Center.
Sports Eastside boys finish fourth at 2A state swim championships Ricky Quintana Nov 17, 2024Rams girls place seventh, Union County’s Eva Whitehead scores 35 points in 1A meet.
Sports Ridaught: Hornets flying under the radar Mike Ridaught Nov 15, 2024Two-time defending state champions enters the Rural playoffs ranked No. 1.
Sports Buchholz moves up to No. 4 in regional football power poll Marty Pallman Nov 12, 2024Nease (Ponte Vedra) nearly unanimous as No. 1 team heading into postseason.
Sports Buchholz remains at No. 5 in football power poll rankings Marty Pallman Oct 31, 2024Fight for top of regional rankings continues as Nease (Ponte Vedra) and Raines (Jacksonville) are deadlocked.
Sports Branford survives scare, returns to final four Mike Ridaught Oct 30, 2024Union County overcomes 2-0 deficit to tie, but top-ranked Bucs win 17-15 in fifth set.
Sports Branford, Union County, Williston one win from final four Mike Ridaught Oct 29, 2024Class 1A state runner-up Branford is two wins away from its second straight state championship game appearance.
Sports Buchholz, Bradford and Hawthorne remain in power poll top 10 Marty Pallman Oct 25, 2024Raines (Jacksonville) nips Nease (Ponte Vedra) in split voting as top team in regional rankings
Featured Ridaught: FHSAA volleyball, swimming kick off fall sports postseason Mike Ridaught Oct 21, 2024Regional volleyball playoffs start on Tuesday.
Sports Buchholz advances to district semifinals Mike Ridaught Oct 14, 2024Union County (Lake Butler), Dixie County (Cross City), Trenton, and Chiefland advance in Rural districts.
Sports Bradford once again nearly unanimous No. 1 in regional poll Marty Pallman Oct 11, 2024Tornadoes face big district showdown at Newberry on Friday night.