High School Sports

The Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves walked it off in the bottom of the seventh on a single by junior Cyrus Fariborzian to beat the Oak Hall Eagles 3-2 on Thursday at Roger Maris Field and win the program’s first district championship. Pitching Duel Sets Tone It was a battle …

By Abigale Dressback and Riley Tirrell  Buchholz High School has great spring sports programs. One that has stood out is the girls lacrosse team and the improvement it has made due to determined coach Marissa Higgins. Last year the Bobcats’ record was 7-10 and they were ranked 89th in the …

NEWBERRY —  The two seed Newberry Panthers saw their baseball season come to an end Tuesday in the semifinals of the 2A-District 4 tournament after a 13-3 loss to three seed Ocala Trinity Catholic. This marked Trinity Catholic’s fourth win in a row, three by double digits. “We’re getting big …

The high school baseball district championship games are set, with four Gainesville area teams playing for a title. The final matchups will occur today at various times and locations in Alachua County. Buchholz The No. 1 seed Buchholz Bobcats (25-1) have advanced to the 6A-District 2 championship game. Buchholz made …

The Oak Hall boys lacrosse team continued its triumphant season with a 18-1 win against Newberry on Monday night. Coming off an 11-4 loss in their previous match against Ponte Vedra, Peirce Montes and the Eagles redeemed themselves in the 1A-District 4 Tournament semifinal. A Dominant Start Within the first …

ALACHUA — The Santa Fe Raiders flag football team continued its postseason run to the championship Tuesday after eliminating the Keystone Heights Indians, 20-6, in the semifinals of the 1A-District 4 Tournament. Santa Fe (10-1) is ranked 67th in the nation following the win that puts it the championship game at …

The Gainesville High Hurricanes defeated the visiting Columbia Tigers 2-1 by way of a walk-off Tuesday night. The Hurricanes avenged the 10-inning, 6-5 loss they suffered to the Tigers on Feb. 18 in Lake City. In the top of the second inning,  Emily Delgado pounded a ball to right field …

The Oak Hall Eagles soared high in the first round of the 1A-District 5 baseball tournament Tuesday in beating Countryside Christian 16-3. The dominant five-inning performance marked a strong start to their fifth consecutive state playoff run. Heating Up The game got off to a quick start. Countryside Christian (14-6) …

NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers softball team gave its home crowd plenty to cheer about on Monday night — honoring senior Sarah Priester and using a monster sixth inning to blow past P.K. Yonge, 11-2, to improve to 14-3 on the season. Priester, the senior recognized before the game, reached …

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave suffered their third straight loss in a district baseball contest Thursday against the Newberry Panthers, a  9-3 defeat in the first meeting of the teams since March 2019. Both teams looked evenly matched in the first inning, with smart base running allowing a tied score …