PK Yonge High School

By Madison Walker and Bianca Papa Thursday, February 3, was an exciting day for Drew Dawson, a two-way senior player for the P.K. Yonge Baseball team, as he signed to Daytona State College to continue his athletic career in Division I.  Product of P.K. Since kindergarten, Drew Dawson has attended …

Tuesday night, the Newberry Varsity Boy’s Soccer team traveled to Fort White to face off with P.K. Yonge in the District Championship Semi-Finals. The Panthers fell to the Blue Wave 0-4.  Newberry was feeling confident entering the match after coming off a five-game win streak, including a 3-1 win over …

After the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave took down the Hawthorne Hornets just a few weeks ago on Jan. 20, the Hornets came into Tuesday night’s game with a whole new energy. Hawthorne managed to live through a fourth-quarter Blue Wave comeback to defeat P.K. Yonge 55-53. With a highly intense …

After a win against University Christian High School Friday night, P.K Yonge Bluewave came in with the same winning mindset the following day, dominating against the Buchholz Bobcats Saturday evening, 61-48. P.K. Yonge’s Boys Basketball team preparing to take on The Buchholz Bobcats tonight. @pkyongedrs @PKYBasketball pic.twitter.com/eBF3PNS0Dz — Bianca Papa …

By Bianca Papa, Madi Walker, and Ethan Eibe On a brisk Tuesday evening in Gainesville, the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave played host to the Williston Red Devils in a short-lived girls soccer contest that lasted just one regulation half. The Blue Wave made quick work of the Red Devils, scoring …

The No. 4 P.K. Yonge Blue Waves travels to Ocala on Friday to play the No. 1 Trinity Catholic Celtics in the 3A regional semifinals. Starting Off Strong Last week, P.K. Yonge defeated No. 5 Crescent City 56-7 in the regional quarterfinals at home.  Although coming into the game it …

P.K. Yonge took down Crescent City 56-7 in their Class 3A Regional Quarterfinals matchup Friday night. The Scene Was Set The two-class 3A teams, both coming off of 7-3 seasons, met as the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds, respectively. 4-seed P.K. Yonge came into this one off of a …

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave (7-3) took down the Keystone Heights Indians (9-1) 33-14. Early Action The story of the first quarter was all about the run game. Keystone opted for the I-formation, constantly giving the ball to senior running back Dalton Hollingsworth. He drew up a string of solid …

Local high school football sees an abundance of action this week over the course of the next two days. Games begin Thursday night. Thursday Football The Gainesville Hurricanes (5-2) will host the Ridgeview Panthers (1-6) for a district matchup. Last week, Gainesville beat Middleburg 36-27, while Ridgeview fell to Matanzas …

This weekend has a whole slate of high school football in Alachua County. Thursday Night Lights Newberry at Eastside Newberry High School is on a one-game losing streak and is 3-3 on the season. Eastside is 0-6 and looking to put up a win with only four more games left …