High School Sports

By Abagail Price and Bruna Arnaes Eastside Rams goalie Amara Ohaegbulam stood out for her impressive saves and leadership presence against the Gainesville Hurricanes on Thursday night. Despite the 20-0 defeat, Ohaegbulam helped keep the lacrosse team united and determined from first to last whistle. A Challenging Start The away …

For those with siblings, growing apart is common in the continuation of life. Pursuit of education, graduation, a new job, a new house. When it’s time to leave the nest, siblings often fly in different directions…but not always. Although not biologically identical, UF golfers and twin sisters Siuue Wu and …

The P.K Yonge girls soccer team lost Episcopal School of Jacksonville in the 2A-Regional 1 finals, 4-2, in penalty kicks after two 10-minute overtime periods with the score still tied at 1-1 Wednesday. This is the second consecutive year these teams competed for the region title. Last year, the Blue …

After committing to Florida in August, Hawthorne native CJ Ingram signed to play for Florida coach Todd Golden on Wednesday. The No. 2 Gators men’s basketball team will welcome the four-star recruit next year as a small forward. https://twitter.com/MVABasketball/status/1892261789087240491 Before heading to Montverde Academy for his senior year, Ingram was …

The Gainesville area will continue to see some action as high school girls basketball regional play carries on. While most teams have now been eliminated, only Gainesville High School holds strong and will play in the 5A Regional Finals at 7 p.m. Friday. Gainesville Second-seeded Gainesville (15-8) dominated Beachside 61-38 …

NEWBERRY – The Newberry Panthers’ undefeated season came to a heartbreaking end Monday night when the Florida State University High School Seminoles pulled off a gritty 56-51 win in the Region 1-3A boys basketball semifinals. The game was a defensive slugfest packed with high emotions, physicality and momentum swings that …

With the FHSAA soccer playoff brackets now reaching the regional finals, the P.K. Yonge girls are the final Gainesville-area team with a shot at a state title. Blue Wave Rolling Coach Rebecca Schackow’s squad has been dominant all season. Led by prolific senior forward Faith Hardy, a Palm Beach Atlantic …

The Gainesville area is lighting up the boys basketball court with five teams advancing Wednesday to the regional semifinals. All four of the semifinal matchups will take place Monday. Newberry No. 2 seed Newberry (24-0) advanced in the 3A Regional Quarterfinals on Wednesday after defeating Jacksonville Bolles (13-13), 82-87. The …

After five Gainesville area high school boys basketball teams made it to at least the regional semifinals, only the Hawthorne Hornets (18-3) won Monday to advance to the state tournament. The other four schools came up just short, with multiple of the losses coming in one-possession games. Hawthorne Hornets The …

The Gainesville Hurricanes showed no love on Valentine’s Day by shutting out the visiting P.K. Yonge Blue Wave 8-0. Last season, P.K. Yonge (1-1) dominated Gainesville (2-0) with a pair of mercy-rule victories on Feb. 24 and March 22, but this time around, the Hurricanes flipped the script with a …