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It was a house call for Oak Hall senior Zhai Smith that set the tone for the Eagles’ 54-7 throttling of their district rival, the Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves. With four minutes left to play in the first quarter, Smith took an interception all the way for a touchdown …

With just over seven minutes left to play in the fourth quarter, Evangelical Christian junior running back Dawnya Washington found pay dirt and gave his team the 36-29 lead. Cowbells rang as the away team’s crowd erupted in celebration of what would turn out to be the game-winning touchdown.  TOUCHDOWN …

The Buchholz Bobcats (2-1) gashed the Atlantic Coast Stingrays (0-3) on the ground to open district play 1-0. The Bobcats won Friday’s game 34-14. After their game last week was canceled because of Hurricane Dorian, the Bobcats had to overcome a slow start. They scored 27 unanswered points and only …

With Week 3 of the high school football season looming, the Oak Hall Eagles are finally getting their long-awaited home opener. The team’s kickoff classic at Hawthorne was followed by two regular-season games on the road, so head coach RJ Fuhr knows that his players are excited about the home …

High school football is back! The Eastside Rams and Buchholz Bobcats will battle it out on Friday night, August 23, in a city rivalry game. Eastside Rams Last season, the Rams had a successful season under head coach, Cedderick Daniels. They finished with an impressive 7-4 record. Coach Daniels and …

Two University of Florida alumnae have been included in Jamaica’s final 23-player roster for this summer’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. What’s New? Twenty-two out of the 23 players, including Lauren Silver, were announced by Jamaica’s head coach, Hue Menzies, on May 22 during the team’s visit to South Florida. However, on May 23, Havana Solaun who was not traveling with the team was …

Renee Phifer has a love for animals, in particular, horses. Her mother’s love for horses only made Renee’s passion grow. This 16-year-old’s devotion sent her overseas to Abu-Dhabi for the 2019 Special Olympics World Games where she won three gold medals in equestrian events. Find out more about her story …

Alissa Humphrey threw a no-hitter hitter to help the Gainesville Hurricanes defeat the Vanguard Knights 10-0 on a mercy rule on Tuesday. Gainesville Hurricanes take on Vanguard Knights in Girls Softball @GHSSoftball_2 @ESPNGainesville pic.twitter.com/dMYeBJO4xo — Brad Freedman (@bradfreed13) March 26, 2019 The Hurricanes sat in first place in the 7A …

The offseason: when all the changes occur. For Newberry High School’s football program they’re getting a new head coach. Following the Panthers 1-9 finish this past Fall, Head Coach Richard Vester put in his letter of resignation. He led the team for four consecutive years. Newberry native Ed Johnson immediately …

The Eastside Rams baseball team defeated the Gainesville Hurricanes this past Friday in comeback fashion, winning 11-7. A few mistakes from the Rams early in the game ended up costing them three runs in the first inning. In the second inning, the Rams were only able to score one run and …