High School Sports

The Eastside Rams softball team couldn’t keep Cedar Key from scoring Friday and the end result was a 17-5 defeat in four innings. From the very beginning, it was clear to Eastside player parents and team fans that it would be a frustrating game. With many dropped balls in the …

The good times are still rolling at Hawthorne High School. When the final buzzer sounded inside RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Friday night, the Hawthorne boy’s basketball team was crowned FHSAA state champions for the third time in program history. YOUR 2025 CLASS 1R STATE CHAMPIONS pic.twitter.com/iwXQFxXTLI — Hawthorne …

Saint Francis Catholic Academy added to the win column Thursday with an 11-1 baseball win against Riverside Christian. Stolen bases for Saint Francis (3-2) highlighted its second consecutive run-rule win by racking up 14 thefts. Junior Nate Muir led the team with five. Saint Francis has scored an impressive 51 …

Phillip Journey announced his retirement as boys soccer coach at Buchholz High School earlier this month. The Bobcats finished the past season 8-7 and in the quarterfinals of the 6A-District 3 tournament where they lost to Tocoi Creek 2-1. The season did not end with the outcome the Bobcats wanted …

The Hawthorne boys basketball team secured a berth Wednesday to the Rural Class State Championship game. The Hornets (19-3) will compete for the title at 7 p.m. Friday against Crossroad Academy (17-9) at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. Road To Title Game Hawthorne defeated Graceville (17-13) in a semifinal …

The reigning Class 1A-District 4 champion Oak Hall Eagles Girls lacrosse team defeated the Tocoi Creek Toros 12-4 at home Wednesday night to remain undefeated. It was a physical game, with multiple penalty restarts and frustration by fans and coaches. Despite this, the Eagles (4-0) got tough to dominate throughout. …

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave baseball team bounced back from a shut-out loss with an easy first-home win of the season against the Lake Weir Hurricanes last Thursday. In chilly 39-degree weather, the Blue Waves looked to minimize their mistakes from the Gainesville High game Feb. 14 — specifically stolen …

Time to party like it’s 1987! The Gainesville High School girls’ basketball team traveled to Pensacola last Friday and took down top seed Booker T. Washington, 64-57, in the Class 5A Regional final to advance to the state final four for the first time in 38 years. How They Got …

The Buchholz Bobcats baseball team remains undefeated after topping the visiting Santa Fe Raiders 7-2 on a chilly Friday night when the temperature hit 39 degrees. Buchholz has handled teams en route to a 4-0 start by outscoring foes by a combined 36-9. Solid Offense Seniors Kai So, a Harvard …

By Natalia Lopez and Colby Kistner The Buchholz High School flag football team shut down Ocala St. John Lutheran on Thursday, 40-0, to improve to 2-0. The host Bobcats had a powerful first quarter on offense. Buchholz started with an early touchdown by junior Taylor Booth on a pass from …