High School Sports

Cornelius Ingram is stepping down as Hawthorne girls’ basketball coach. Ingram coached the Hornets for eight seasons and led the program to three state titles with a record of 149-40. Hawthorne has promoted Shereka Jackson to replace him. Ingram also serves as head coach for Hawthorne Football. Hetold the Gainesville …

Four-star safety Kaiden Hall has committed to playing football at the University of Florida, just days after his official visit to The Swamp. Hall is the second commit for the Gators this week after IOL G’Nivre Carr and is now the Gators’ highest rated recruit for next season. Go Gators https://t.co/PEhjjGDhy2 …

With their eyes set on a state championship, the Buchholz High School baseball team traveled to Fort Myers, Florida. The Bobcats were determined to finish what they started in the FHSAA Class 6A Baseball State Championships. The First Step In the semifinal, the Bobcats took control early against Wharton High …

At this same time last year, the Buchholz Bobcats were chasing their first baseball state championship in school history. Last season, Buchholz reached the state finals for the first time in program history, when the Bobcats fell to William T. Dwyer High School, 10–3. Heading into this year, Buchholz had …

No. 1 seed Buchholz (30-1) will host second-seed Pace (24-4) for the 6A-Region 1 title, the launching pad to the state semifinals in Fort Myers. Game 1 is set for a 7 p.m. start Wednesday at Bobcat Park. The Bobcats advanced with back-to-back wins this week against Cantonment Tate from …

The season of firsts continues for the Saint Francis Catholic Wolves baseball program. Third seed Saint Francis, led by coach Ryan Brown, take a 21-7 record into Monday’s 1A-Region 2 Semifinal against two seed Orangewood Christian (17-9) at 7 p.m. in Maitland. Game 2 is at 7 p.m. Tuesday with …

Buchholz began its high school baseball playoff journey Wednesday at Bobcat Park by defeating the Jacksonville First Coast Buccaneers by a margin of 14-3 in a best-of-three series. The top seed Bobcats (28-1) continued to dominate their opponents by sweeping the doubleheader in the FHSAA Class 6A-Region 1 Quarterfinal.   …

The Buchholz Bobcats didn’t just play through the 2025 high school baseball season, they stormed it. With a 26–1 record, they turned the regular season into a statement. From opening day in February to the final regular-season pitch in April, Buchholz dominated not only Gainesville and the state, but made …

Late April means it’s crunch time for high school baseball, and three Gainesville teams are ready for the bright lights and big moments. Buchholz, Oak Hall and Saint Francis commence play in the regional quarterfinals this week. The Eagles and Wolves will square off in the Class 1A bracket after …

The Gainesville High School girls lacrosse team made program history this season. The 16-4 record is the best the program has seen. The Hurricanes’ success is a result of hard work and dedication from the team and its coach. “It feels pretty great; it’s never happened before and I get …