High School Sports

The Class 5A Gainesville Hurricanes (3-1-1, 0-0) women’s soccer team suffered their first loss on the young season Friday night to the Class 6A Buchholz Bobcats (2-2, 1-0), 8-1. First half highlights It didn’t take long for the Bobcats to settle into the game, as they were able to strike …

The Ocala Vanguard girl’s basketball team gets a big road win, beating PK Yonge 68-63 Thursday in Gainesville. In a second half where P.K. Yonge led by as many as 12, and Vanguard never led, the Knights made the clutch plays down the stretch to win. Late in the fourth …

The Buchholz Bobcats boy’s basketball team (0-1) kicked off their 2019-2020 season against the West Nassau Warriors (1-0) Wednesday night. The Bobcats gave up a 15-3 run to start the game and could never overcome the deficit on the way to a 66-50 defeat. Star of the Game Warriors junior guard …

Pregame: Eastside High School’s Coach, Bryan Haytak, spoke about his team.   “We play different than any other team so my goal for this team is to make the other team try to adjust to our style of play. We’re a very young team but I couldn’t be happier with …

Defense was the story Tuesday night for the Hawthorne Hornets in the girl’s basketball season opener. Steals lead to points early The Hornets started the game with tenacious defense. On the first three Countryside Christian possessions, Hawthorne forced three turnovers. The Hornets kept the pressure on for the rest of …

After Friday night’s regional semifinals, only a couple of teams still remain alive in the Florida High School Football playoffs. Chiefland, Union County and Bradford all advance to the next round, while several other teams had their seasons come to an end. Hawthorne at Pahokee After defeating Wildwood in the …

The Newberry Panthers were stunned on Friday night by the Chiefland Indians after a 15-point comeback in the fourth quarter.  The Class 1A FHSAA Football State Championship Region 4 top seed was upset by Chiefland at home 20-19 despite entering the fourth quarter leading 19-6. What Went Wrong Maybe it was …

The Baker County Wildcats (2-0) defeated the Saint Francis Wolves (2-1) by a score of 4-1 on Friday night. First Half Nine minutes into the first half, Baker County hopped out to an early 1-0 lead. Zach Auger scored his first goal of the night off a perfect pass from …

Friday night’s regional semifinal matchup in Winter Garden between the Foundation Academy Lions and Oak Hall resulted in heartbreak for the Eagles. Oak Hall fell, 21-14. The Eagles’ attempt at an upset came up just shy. Oak Hall head coach RJ Fuhr applauded his team’s resilience. “We hung in there …

By: Jake Lehman and Nicholas Anschultz Columbia’s football season came to a heartbreaking end Friday night. The Tigers dropped a 6-3 double-overtime battle on the road to rival Robert E. Lee, on a night when defense ruled. It’s the second year in a row Columbia (8-4, 2-1), has been outed …