High School Sports

NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers were overwhelmed Wednesday night by one of the nation’s top flag football teams, as the Buchholz Bobcats used a high-powered passing attack and stifling defense to cruise to a 34-6 win. Buchholz Sets Tone Early After a quick three-and-out on its opening drive, Newberry — …

The Buchholz Bobcats girls lacrosse team defeated the Groveland South Lake Eagles 14-2 on Thursday to advance to the 2A-District 5 semifinals. Senior Gabri Trimboli scored the opening goal with 11:24 remaining to give Buchholz a 1-0 lead against the visitors. Buchholz’s Sara Davis scores their second goal, the assist …

Addisyn Boatright and Kennedy Cusack The Eastside baseball team extended a 20-game losing streak Wednesday night when the team Rams lost to Branford 22-5. The game was called by the five-inning run rule. The young Eastside team struggled defensively throughout the game. Freshman pitcher Henry Kaufman walked several Branford batters, …

The Gainesville area high school baseball regular season comes to a close this week and the teams look to advance to the state playoffs after positive results at next week’s district tournaments that begin Monday at various locations. Buchholz The Buchholz Bobcats (23-1) have earned the No. 1 seed in the …

On a chilly Tuesday night in Gainesville, the GHS Hurricanes defeated crosstown rival Buchholz Bobcats, 7-2, putting them back in the win column after the loss to Ocala Trinity Catholic last Friday ended a seven-game win streak. When these teams met earlier on March 13, it was a much different …

The visiting Belleview Rattlers defeated the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave 8-2 in high school softball Friday. Although P.K. Yonge (7-10) tallied the first run of the game, Belleview (7-8) pulled away by scoring the eight runs in the last three innings. Three Up, Three Down The Blue Wave had a …

As the sun set over Eastside High School, the Gainesville Hurricanes looked to turn their season around and end on a positive note. They did just that Friday, beating the Rams 18–3 to snap a six-game losing streak. Entering the game, Gainesville had struggled at the plate, hitting just 14-for-72 …

By Christian Haas and Abigale Dressback The Buchholz Bobcats girls lacrosse team improved to 11-4 on Thursday night after beating the visiting Santa Fe Raiders 13-3. The Bobcats swept the season series against Santa Fe (5-9) after winning 16-3 in Alachua on Feb. 24. Buchholz’s Jenna Davis scored the first …

The Gainesville High School girls lacrosse team defeated Newberry 12-2 on Senior Night. The Thursday win extends the Hurricanes’ record to 15-3, their best record in program history. The Panthers (6-5) closed their season with the loss, their second to Gainesville High this season. Early Lead The Hurricanes started strong …

By Quinn Hitchcock and Lily Perkins The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave defeated the Eastside Rams 23-0 Thursday night at Bobby Hawkins Field. P.K. Yonge (10-9) made quick work of the Rams (0-17), winning via mercy rule after 4 1/2 innings. Read the full recap here: Eastside Baseball Suffers Shutout Against …