High School Sports

By Brad Freedman and Zach Cohen The Gainesville High School softball team defeated the Vanguard High Knights 8-3 at Vanguard High in Ocala on Tuesday. Gainesville started at bat and quickly got on the board after three straight doubles brought home two runs. In the bottom half of the inning, …

Energy, effort and execution. Those are the three ‘E’s that Buchholz High baseball coach, Ron Brooks, instills in his boys before stepping onto the diamond. Fundamental baseball and ‘doing the little things well’ is what fuels this team while competing at the 8A level. After a devastating loss in the …

By Zach Cohen The Gainesville High boys' lacrosse team defeated Santa Fe High 10-5 tonight. Check out the recap: @ESPNGainesville @ghslacrosse1 pic.twitter.com/rIORYg3qPR — Zach Cohen (@ZachCohenFB) February 28, 2019 Check out video highlights of the Gainesville High boy’s lacrosse team beating Santa Fe High 10-5 on Wednesday at Citizens’ Field …

After many wins and a playoff run, the PK Yonge girls basketball team’s season came to a close Wednesday morning in the 4A state semifinals. The Blue Wave fell to one of the top teams in the nation, Miami Country Day, 81-50. They fell short of a state championship, but …

P.K. Yonge’s girl’s basketball team is participating in the 4A State Semifinals today. Tipoff was at 10 a.m. Their opponent is the No.2 team in the nation and No.1 team in Florida, Miami Country Day. P.K. Yonge had a successful season as well finishing with a 28-1 record. P.K.’s defense is …

The Trenton Tigers girls basketball team is now state champions after defeating Holmes County in Lakeland yesterday 43-31. For the first time since 1980, the Tigers sit at the top in Class 1A. Three leading scorers for the team were in double digits with Samarie McHenry and Taniah Bowers with 11 …

The Blue Wave had a great start to their baseball season defeating the Interlachen Rams in a close game Tuesday night, 10-8. The Blue Wave started the game with Nate Nicholson being sent to first base and making his way around the diamond to steal home base, putting the Blue …

In a tight match up between Eastside High School and Palatka High School, the Rams fell short to the Panthers 61-60 in the regional semifinal of the 2019 FHSAA Boys Basketball State Playoffs. The Rams led throughout most of the game but Palatka came back from eight points down in …

After posting a successful 22-5 regular season, the Lady Hornets fell short in the State Semi-Finals against Holmes County. A heartbreaking 56-40 game sent the Hornets back home without a title. Title or not, Hawthorne has a lot to be proud of. In the Hornets’ first game in their post-season …

There are two regional championship games tonight that involve Gainesville-based teams. The Matchups Madison County @ Hawthorne, Region 1A, 7:00 p.m. PK Yonge @ Jacksonville University Christian, Region 4A, 7:00 p.m. What to Look For? The Hawthorne Hornets are 25-1 on the season and come into this matchup on a …