Gainesville

Coach McElwain’s recruiting is starting to pay off. The Gators have climbed into the top 15 in four major recruiting rankings: No. 12 in Rivals and Scout, 14th in 247 sports and 15th in ESPN. This coming after the Gators added three, four-star cornerbacks; Brian Edwards, Brad Stewart and Marco …

The Gainesville High School Hurricanes snagged a win on the road as they defeated Buchholz in Bobcat territory 66-55 Tuesday night in Gainesville.   GHS is now 22-2 while Buchholz is 10-12. GHS head coach Kelly Beckham says his team is playing well as districts loom around the corner and adds the team …

When it comes to cross-town rivalries, it doesn’t get much better than the rivalry between Gainesville and Buchholz High School. No matter what sport, the people of Gainesville know when these two teams face off. Tonight the two schools will battle it out on the hardwood as Buchholz looks to …

The third-ranked Florida gymnastics team used a perfect 10 score by Kennedy Baker to lead the Gators to a season-best score of 197.70

The Gainesville High School Purple Hurricanes (19-2) hosted the Vanguard High School Knights (15-6) in a crucial 7A District 4 match in boy’s basketball on Thursday night.  The Canes continued their 11-game win streak finding after beating Vanguard in a very scrappy game 51-48.  With the win, Gainesville and Vanguard find themselves tied in …

THE BREAKDOWN Santa Fe High School and Buchholz have both had pretty decent seasons in boy’s basketball. Sitting at nearly the same record, these two schools make for a perfect match up. Santa Fe is 10-8 and Buchholz is 10-9. Both teams are preparing for districts, and want  to see …

The Gainesville Hurricanes (19-1) host P.K. Yonge (20-2) tonight for a non-conference game. Tip off is at 7:30 p.m. and it’ll be the second time this season the two face each other. The Hurricanes and Blue Wave had a close game back in November. Gainesville took home the “W” in Game 1 with …

The Philadelphia 76ers have taken on the motto of “Trust the Process.” The centerpiece of that process: Joel Embiid, an alum of The Rock School in Gainesville. Embiid’s Roots Before he made his way to the United States, Embiid was born and raised in Yaoundè, Cameroon. At 15, he picked up a basketball …

Florida’s head coach, Jim McElwain, announced Friday morning that Randy Shannon would be making the move to defensive coordinator. The Miami-native coached the Gator linebackers for the past two seasons. Also during that time he was the associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator. He stepped in as the interim defensive coordinator …

An outsider looking in at the city of Gainesville will see a population enthralled with Florida Gator Sports. This is not a wrong assumption but, they are missing something very vital, high school sports. Towns around the Gainesville community close down on Friday nights for high school football, or weeknights for …