High School Sports

The Saint Francis baseball team lost 3-2 Tuesday against Fort White in its season home opener. Wolves right-handed pitcher Liam Green, a Methodist University commit, pitched 6.1 innings while giving up three runs, four walks and eight hits and struck out three. Green was also responsible for both of Saint …

After an exciting end to the high school girls basketball district tournaments, the state playoffs start tonight with regionals. Gainesville area schools have their work cut out for them. Here is the updated schedule for each remaining school: Gainesville After breezing through the Tallahassee Lincoln Trojans (15-9) 64-41 in the …

Local Gainesville high school baseball teams are getting ready for their season openers this week. The baseball season officially began with the Oak Hall Eagles victory over the Eastside Rams Monday. The high school softball season will begin next week, with games beginning on Feb. 18. The Eagles Impress Early …

The reigning district champion Oak Hall Eagles had a decisive 20-2 victory against the Eastside Rams on Monday. After another regionals appearance last year, coach Kevin Maris was proud of the way his team started the baseball season. Maris said the Eagles lost about eight players through graduation, so they’re …

The Santa Fe High Raiders hired former Florida Gators running back Earnest Graham to be their head football coach on Saturday. Graham is the team’s fourth head coach since 2022. He hopes to turn around the struggling program which has won just two games since 2021. Santa Fe hired a …

HAWTHORNE — The second-seeded Williston Red Devils took down Rural Class District 7’s top-seeded Hawthorne Hornets, 55-50, Friday night to cement a spot in the FHSAA 1A state tournament. The Red Devils (15-11), seeking their third consecutive Class 1A boys basketball state championship after their third consecutive district trophy, made …

District tournaments for Central Florida high school girls basketball are in championship mode. Gainesville area schools have done well for themselves in tournament play, with a slate of championship games set for Saturday. Here’s a look at the updated brackets: Gainesville The Gainesville Hurricanes (12-8) have moved on to the …

The Gainesville area shines in boys basketball with seven teams advancing to their district tournament championship games. All five championship matchups take place Friday evening. P.K. Yonge vs. Saint Francis In the 2A-District 2 semifinals, P.K. Yonge (9-16) advanced against Saint Francis Catholic (14-9), 66-48 on Wednesday. Top-seeded P.K.  Yonge …

As many Gainesville area high school football athletes ask themselves what’s next for their athletic career, for this list of players, college football is the next step. Wednesday began the signing period for high school football athletes, and a couple of them signed their letters of intent. Buchholz Jackson Islam, …