High School Sports

When most people think of tennis they don’t think of a specific team, they think of an individual. To Buchholz High School Senior Abby Stricklin tennis is more than just a one-man sport; it takes a whole squad. Being a part of the Bobcats tennis team has taught Abby that …

The Bradford Tornadoes boy’s basketball team continued its winning ways in its District Tournament.  In a game that looked a lot different from the 36-point blowout of less than a month ago, Bradford beat Newberry 59-43. Here some of the main reasons the Tornadoes were victorious. Keys to the Tornadoes’ Victory …

The Eastside Rams matched up against their rival school Gainesville Hurricanes Friday. It was a tight contest throughout. The game resulted in a three-point win for the Rams, 50-47. This game was played at Santa Fe College Gymnasium and it was a packed house as fans from both schools came …

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave (26-1) defeated the Oak Hall Eagles (11-13), 71-36 in the 4A District 1 girls basketball championship. However, the game was not as lopsided as the score may suggest. The Eagles hung with a very physical and quick Blue Wave team for the first half of …

The Oak Hall Eagles defeated the Aucilla Christian Warriors in what was their last home game and senior night, 67-55. Junior guard Rocky Dibernardo led all scorers with 24 points, including five from beyond the arc. Oak Hall’s Michael Holloway II also recorded three steals to close out his career …

The 2018-19 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Boys Soccer State Championship Tournament regional semifinals take place Friday and Saturday. These games include Santa Fe (16-4-2) vs. The Villages (7-5-2) and Eastside (13-1-3) vs. Seabreeze (20-1-1). Santa Fe vs. The Villages In Class 2A of the regional semifinals, the Santa …

  Thursday night the Buchholz Bobcats boys’ basketball team hosted cross-town rival P.K. Yonge Blue Wave in their 2019 Senior Night game A tough matchup was expected of P.K. Yonge, their overall record of 21-3 and district record of 3-0 proved a challenge for the  9-15 Buchholz Bobcats. The Bobcats started …

The Bradford High School Tornadoes closed the regular season with a big 59-41 win against the Ed White Commanders of Jacksonville. The celebration started before the opening tip as nine seniors were recognized and the team really showed out. It’s Senior Night in Starke!!! Bradford is facing Ed White as …

On Wednesday, Kris Martin, offensive tackle for the PK Yonge football team, became the newest addition to the Benedictine College football program. Martin received three offers to play college football; Greensboro College, Trinity International University and Benedictine College were all interested in the Martin. He was able to visit all …

Four local high school girls teams ended the night with the same result. Eastside and Buchholz were just two of the four teams that advanced to the regional semifinals of the state tournament. However, both of these teams secured the wins in different fashions. While these two teams advanced, there …