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Hawthorne High’s girls basketball team is a win away from being crowned the back-to-back 1A-District 6 champions. Right Girls, Right Time The top-seeded Hawthorne Hornets and the two seed Newberry Panthers interlock in battle for the district championship title Friday. And we’re off. @HawthorneHoops vs. @BellDawgsBBall. Winner moves to the …

Five Gainesville High School football players made their commitments official Wednesday by signing letters of intent on National Signing Day at the school. Kane Smith signs to Husson University Kane Smith signed his letter of intent to further his athletic and academic career at Husson University in Bangor, Maine. Smith …

By Heather Mckenzie and Sebastian Sabatino The Gainesville High school boys basketball team defeated the Tallahassee Leon Lions, 66-26, in the first round of the 6A-District 2 tournament Tuesday at the Hurricanes gym. The three-seeded Hurricanes (15-11) will play at two seed Tallahassee Lincoln (18-5) in the district semifinals Thursday. …

The 14-6 Florida men’s basketball team travels to Lexington to take on the No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats on Wednesday at Rupp Arena. Wednesday night plans at Rupp Arena @ Kentucky @ 8 PM pic.twitter.com/qMpN5ipMIM — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) January 31, 2024 The Gators are on a three-game win …

By Victoria Riccobono and Heather Mckenzie The Ocala Forest Wildcats scored their goal in the first half Monday and made it stand up the rest of the way for a 1-0 win over the  Gainesville Hurricanes in the girls soccer 6A-District 4 tournament semifinal at Citizens Field. Gainesville (11-4-2) entered …

After a big loss to Fort White last season, the Oak Hall Eagles got some payback Jan. 23 with a decisive 50-32 boys basketball win against the visiting Indians. Eagles Snatch An Early Lead The game got off to a 5-5 start before Oak Hall (11-5) went on a 13-0 …

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team converted all six free throw attempts in the final 31 seconds in overtime Saturday to hold off the Georgia Bulldogs 102-98 at the O’Connell Center. Alex Condon, Walter Clayton Jr. and Zyon Pullin all converted to help the Gators win their third consecutive SEC …

The Santa Fe College Saints begin its baseball season Friday at home against Lake-Sumter State College at 2 p.m. This will be followed up with a doubleheader Saturday against Florida Southwestern State College at 1 p.m. and St. Petersburg College at 4 p.m. in Auburndale. How Last Season Ended The …

For the Florida Gators, it was just one of those nights Thursday in the Oxford, Miss. Final from Oxford. #GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/VtS5MsdxnG — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) January 26, 2024 Florida’s women’s basketball team took a tough loss to SEC rival Ole Miss, 81-70. Florida falls to …

No. 7 Florida earns its first SEC gymnastics win of the season Friday by defeating the 12th-ranked Auburn Tigers 197.325-197.025. Neck and Neck The Gators (4-0, 1-0 SEC) started the night on the uneven bars while Auburn (1-4, 0-2) took on the vault event in front of a sold-out home …