On Tuesday, the Gainesville Hurricanes traveled to P.K. Yonge and defeated the Blue Wave 8-2 in a non-conference varsity baseball game. The Canes came into the game holding a 5-7 record following a victory over Belleview. Prior to Tuesday, the Blue Wave and the Hurricanes met once, with P.K. Yonge …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Secures a 3-0 Victory Against Chiefland
By Madi Walker and Bianca Papa The P.K. Yonge Blue Waves take home another win on their home turf against the Chiefland Indians Thursday evening. This brings P.K. Yonge’s record to 5-2 and Chiefland to 4-6 for their seasons so far. Covering the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave versus the Chiefland …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Baseball Takes Down Eastside Behind Offensive Barrage
By Bianca Papa, Ethan Eibe and Hugh Green P.K. Yonge rode a six inning pitching performance from junior Aidan Mansfield and four hit efforts from seniors Kyrin Griffith and Drew Dawson to secure a 10-2 victory over the Eastside Rams Tuesday night. The Blue Wave improve to 3-0 on the …
Read More »A Family Affair: The Schackow Dynasty of P.K. Yonge
Five years ago, Rebecca Schackow stood on the sideline of P.K. Yonge High School’s Booster Field, watching intently as her three daughters practiced with the rest of the girl’s varsity soccer team. Sixth-grader Marleigh had just joined her older sisters Gracie, a sophomore and Sally, an eighth-grader, to continue their …
Read More »Boy’s Hoops Playoffs
Boy’s High School Basketball playoffs are in full swing. In the local area, regional tournaments are underway with many matchups Thursday night Class 1A and 3A. Class 1A In Class 1A, there are four regional semifinals matchups tonight. The first matchup is Hawthorne vs. Williston. Hawthorne comes in as the …
Read More »Providence Girl’s Soccer Takes Down P.K. Yonge to Advance to State Semifinal
By Bianca Papa and Ethan Eibe In spite of a second-half comeback from the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave, the Providence Stallions of Jacksonville were able to escape Gainesville with a 3-2 victory Tuesday night in the 3A Girls Soccer Regional Final. The win launches the Stallions to their first state …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Girl’s Soccer Advances to Regional Final
For just the third time in its history, the P.K. Yonge girl’s soccer program is headed to the regional final of the Class 3A state championship tournament. The Blue Wave outlasted the Wolfpack of Jacksonville’s Samuel W. Wolfson High School in an extra-time comeback thriller Friday night. A close-range goal …
Read More »Boys Highschool Basketball District Championships Preview.
The 2022 boys high school basketball season has provided a lot of great moments, but it’s time to look ahead to tonight’s district final matchups. District 7-1A, Newberry vs. Trenton Starting off in 1A, Newberry enters the district championship matchup with a 0.79 win percentage and just five losses all …
Read More »Local Girls Hoops Battle in Regionals
The girls FHSAA basketball championship continues to intensify. Coming up on Thursday night, another half of the remaining squads will be eliminated. Several coaches– Cornelius Ingram of Hawthorne and Willie Power of P.K. Yonge– discussed the state of their teams. Including the Hornets and the Blue Wave, nine local teams …
Read More »Boys Basketball District Semifinals
The playoffs are here in Florida high school basketball. All the hard work and practice comes down to the district playoffs. It’s win or go home. Wednesday, teams will be playing in the district semifinals in an attempt to move one step closer to a district championship. District championships are …
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