Some local high school boy’s basketball teams advance in regional action; a lot SEC basketball tonight and more in our Wednesday Sports News and Notes… ** Several area high school basketball boy’s teams advance to regional finals after wins on Tuesday. Gainesville High School, Hawthorne, Union County, and Williston all got …

Missouri Tigers men’s head basketball coach Frank Haith had only one loss at Mizzou Arena heading into Tuesday night’s showdown with No. 5 Florida, and no losses this season. After the game Haith can still stake claim to the one loss. Despite having a double digit lead at several points …

The Florida Gators (3-1) took down the UCF Knights (2-2) 5-3 Tuesday night in front of a record crowd of over 3,600 in Orlando. Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan gave the starting pitching nod to junior right-hander Keenan Kish, who pitched two innings allowing two hits and a walk to …

Several high school boy’s basketball regional semifinals take place Tuesday night in our area. Class 6A, Region 2 The Gainesville Purple Hurricanes (19-9) will be traveling to take on the Leesburg Yellow Jackets (26-4). Leesburg enters the game ranked No. 1 by MaxPreps.com. GHS head coach Kelly Beckham has high praise for …

A bounce back win for Gator women’s tennis, Gator men’s hoops moves up and more in our Tuesday Sports News and Notes… ** After the No. 2 Florida women’s tennis team lost at Duke, it bounced back to defeat No. 1 North Carolina 4-2 Monday on the road. ** The …