High School Sports

Gators men’s head basketball coach Mike White gets a boost in the 2022 recruiting class as four-star recruit Jalen Reed commits to Florida. This commitment lands another highly sought-after recruit in the 2022 class for the Gators. White and his staff weren’t the only program interested in the 6-foot-10, 220-lb …

By: Kate Caranante and Molly Cooper Wearing their pink gear to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, St. Francis Academy took the field at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22 in hopes of defeating Oak Hall. At the start of the first quarter, St. Francis Academy was able to put together …

The Hawthorne Hornets (7-0) defeated the Ocala-Forest Wildcats (3-5) by a score of 27-6.  A sluggish start For a team that has been so alive all season, Hawthorne started the game off looking extremely slow. The playcalling was there, but the offense simply wasn’t able to capitalize on critical plays.  …

In the biggest game of their season, the Oak Hall Eagles (18-8) took on the St. John’s Country Day Spartans (17-4) in the 2A District 4 Championship Game. The Eagles defeated the Spartans 3-0 to win the district championship and advance to the regional quarterfinals. https://twitter.com/AmandaLaPadura/status/1451311193877008387 The Eagles were coming …

Story by: Nick Rubino & Kyle Lander   The Gainesville Hurricanes (6-2) rolled past the Ridgeview Panthers (1-7) on Thursday night’s homecoming matchup at Citizens Field with a final score of 49-7. Offensive Breakout for the Hurricanes Gainesville High School looked to finish strong in their last home performance of …

The Bolles Bulldogs (6-0) travel to Starke, Florida, to play the Buchholz Bobcats (6-1) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 22, 2021. The game will take place at Bradford High School, a neutral site for both teams. Buchholz The Bobcats are coming off a win last week over Chiles. Buchholz traveled …

Local high school football sees an abundance of action this week over the course of the next two days. Games begin Thursday night. Thursday Football The Gainesville Hurricanes (5-2) will host the Ridgeview Panthers (1-6) for a district matchup. Last week, Gainesville beat Middleburg 36-27, while Ridgeview fell to Matanzas …

The Saint Francis Catholic Wolves (6-13) traveled to Oak Hall School (15-8) to play the Eagles. After a dominant performance, the Eagles defeated the Wolves in just three sets. Senior Night It was senior night for the Oak Hall girl’s volleyball team. They recognized their seniors before the game by …

The P.K Yonge Blue Wave took down the Wildwood Wildcats Friday night 34-26. First Three Up until the 0:24 mark of the third quarter, things had been normal—competitive, but normal. Wildwood struck first early on, getting off to a quick 6-0 lead. P.K strongly answered, though, to the tune of …

The Gainesville Hurricanes (5-2) pushed past the Middleburg Broncos (4-3) Friday at Citizens Field for Senior Night with a final score of 36-27. For these seniors, it signified the end is near in their high school career. However, they showed there is still tons of fight left for this team …