By Heather Mckenzie and Daniela Ortiz The Santa Fe College Saints took the first game of the Thursday softball doubleheader, 8-5, against State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. Racking Up Early Lead The Saints pitcher Mallory Forrester was on fire. She allowed no hits and collected four strikeouts in the first …

By Daniela Ortiz and Sebastian Sabatino The Gainesville Hurricanes were a powerhouse in their softball win against visiting Bradford on Monday, outscoring the Tornadoes 8-5. Jumping Ahead Early The Hurricanes (17-3) were hot in the circle and at the plate early in the game. Pitcher Leanna Bourdage threw three shutout …

The Santa Fe College Saints were defeated by the visiting Indian River State College Pioneers 6-3 in the first game of their doubleheader Sunday. Back-and-Forth Santa Fe managed to break through first, scoring in the second inning. Madi Conway and Alexis Daphney reached base through an infield error and a …

By Heather Mckenzie and Daniela Ortiz The Santa Fe College Saints beat the visiting Polk State College Eagles, 7-2, to take the first game of Thursday’s softball doubleheader. Slow Start The beginning of the game featured a fierce battle between Saints pitcher Mallory Forrester and Eagles pitcher Jamie Reinhardt. Each …

By Daniela Ortiz and Sebastian Sabatino The six seed Gainesville Hurricanes upset three seed Oakleaf at the Purple Palace in a thriller, 47-46, Thursday in the first round of the 6A boys basketball state tournament. Slow Paced First Half Although Oakleaf (19-7), out of Orange Park, started the game off …

The No. 2 seed Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the No. 3 seed Buchholz Bobcats, 45-30, in the 6A-District 2 girls basketball tournament semifinal Wednesday at the Purple Palace. Gainesville (9-12) entered this must-win game against Buchholz (11-9) having lost six of its last seven games, putting a significant dent into its …