High School Sports

Story by: Elise Fore and Matt Quartararo The Buchholz High School girls soccer team has a strong season thus far. Their new coach, Bryan Hantak, who has almost completed his 1st year at Buchholz, has been coaching soccer for 25 years.  The girls have gone through trials with the Covid-19 …

Players are swimming in their own sweat and stress as the game goes into overtime. Minutes dial down to seconds and the scoreboard still stands at 66 all. Each team is frustrated, tired and ready to take reign over the other. Overtime conundrum With both teams tied at 59, pressure …

The Gainesville high school boys’ basketball team lost to Buchholz High School 65-61 on Friday.  The loss made for a three-game losing streak. It’s their eighth loss this season. The Canes’ didn’t go down without a fight, however. The small margin speaks for itself. The game was lively, with poms …

Story by: Victoria Siwek and Chris Will An Evenly Matched Game Forest High School started the game out strong, testing Eastside’s defense, which proved to be resilient. The backline, led by senior defender, Riley Trax, had multiple clearances in the first half to keep the game even. However, the Forest …

In collaboration with Alex O’Donovan The P.K. Yonge girls soccer team (12-0-2) had yet another impressive performance on Tuesday night, cruising past Oak Hall by a score of 6-0 to bring their undefeated regular season to a close. Karuna Leslie, Faith Hardy, Juliette Palechor, and Mallory Dassa all netted goals …

In collaboration with Syltavius Kelley Click here to read Part 2. Once the dust had settled, a sense of relief came over everyone at Hawthorne. “Unbelievable feeling,” Torey said. “I felt a weight lifted off my shoulders. The mission for this season was complete. We made history in Lakeland that …

In collaboration with Syltavius Kelley Click here to read Part 1. As much as the coaches believe in the players, the feeling is mutual. “We have the best coaching staff that there is,” freshman Kentavia Hagins said. “They help us on the court and off the court. They teach us …

In collaboration with Syltavius Kelley Up 40-38 with a couple of seconds remaining, Hawthorne Hornets guard Dre Lawrence steps up to the free-throw line for the biggest shots of his life. The junior had to tune out the sound from both the antagonistic Hilliard fans and the rowdy Hawthorne crowd. …

During the 2019 offseason, the Oak Hall Eagles football team was left scrambling after seven players, including star quarterback Cole Gonzales transferred in search of other opportunities. In his last season at Oak Hall, Gonzales thrived in the team’s spread offense and thrashed defenses for a total of 2,112 yards …

The Hawthorne Hornets (10-3) came up short in trying to win its first football state title in school history Thursday night. The Baker Gators (14-0) defeated the Hornets 27-14 in the FHSAA Class 1A state championship game at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Thursday night. Correction: late score by Hawthorne …