High School Sports

Local high school boys basketball teams advance to the regional semifinals. Tonight, the Eastside Rams will host the Palatka Panthers and the Gainesville Hurricanes will travel to face the Columbia Tigers. All games have tip-off set for 7 p.m. Rapid Rams https://twitter.com/RowdyEHSRams/status/1100420320207486976 Last time out, the Rams trounced the Clay …

The Oak Hall boys lacrosse team trounced the Hurricanes of Gainesville High School 19-1 in their local matchup. The Eagles rode an impressive run stemming from excellent passing and shooting from seniors #5 Ryan O’Leary and #4 Bradley Vincent. The two combined for 13 total points (goals and assists) en …

By Brad Freedman and Zach Cohen The Gainesville Boys’ lacrosse team fell to the Oak Hall High Eagles 19-1 on Monday, February 25th at Oak Hall. Fast Start for Oak Hall The Eagles got on the board first with an early score from Ben Moraski. It would be the first …

The Class 1A State Championship game is set for girls high school basketball. After semifinal play, the Trenton Tigers will take on the Holmes County Blue Devils in Lakeland on Tuesday. Semifinals Both the Trenton Tigers and the Hawthorne Hornets advanced to the semifinal round. No. 2 ranked Hawthorne (22-4) …

The basketball season for girl’s high school teams is in its final stretch of the season as we head into the FHSAA State Championship semi-finals being held in Lakeland, Florida for some classifications. In Class 1A, one of the state semi final games has the Trenton Tigers (25-3) facing off …

Today is a big day for the Hawthorne girl’s basketball team as they play in the State 1A semi-finals this morning at 10 am against Bonifay Holmes County in Lakeland.  The number two Hawthorne Hornets (22-4) will take on the number five ranked Bonifay Holmes County Blue Devils (21-6). Hawthorne …

The Newberry Lady Panthers defeated the PK Yonge Blue Wave in a softball matchup Friday, 9-1. Great way to end the third inning. Megan Hutchinson caught an air ball. The Blue Wave is down 0-5. @ESPNGainesville pic.twitter.com/5p7iWWUNOB — Sara Dastgerdi (@DastgerdiSara) February 23, 2019 Blue Wave pitcher Chandler Loveday had a …

Whether it’s swim season or not, odds are you’ll find Talia Bates, Caitlin Brooks, and Katie Cronin together. The three have swimming to thank for their friendship. Both Talia and Katie have been swimming together for nearly a decade. It wasn’t until Katie took a year off from Gator Swim …

The Bradford Tornadoes boy’s basketball season has ended with a 20 point defeat to the Andrew Jackson Tigers of Jacksonville, 62-42. The 20 point loss is the worst home loss of the season and the second-worst loss of the season for Bradford (@Hawthorne 65-32). Both teams came in with two completely different …

The high school basketball playoffs are into the regional round and multiple area teams are in action tonight. Gainesville High School, Eastside and Sante Fe all will be representing Alachua County this evening. A win would put these teams into the regional semifinals. Let’s take a look at each matchup and …