Tag Archives: Alachua County high school volleyball

BANG! The volleyball is smacked from above. BOOM! It hits the floor with tremendous force. “YEAH!” The crowd roars in support. This is what a Thursday evening sounded like in the fall, in a small high school gym in Gainesville with no air conditioning, full of hopes and dreams. This …

The Oak Hall Eagles dominated North Florida Christian 3-0 Tuesday in the first round of the Class 2A FHSAA volleyball tournament. The 25-14, 25-12, 25-7 home win is the first step in Oak Hall’s quest for redemption after a quarterfinal loss last year. The Eagles (23-4) face St. Johns Country …

By Olivia Velardo and Camden Nolde Some miscommunication kept the Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves from a home volleyball playoff match Tuesday against the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Dragons. A Delayed Start The match, originally set for a 6 p.m. start, was delayed because no officials were …

STARKE — The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave are on their way to a second straight volleyball district championship appearance after sweeping the Crescent City Raiders (25-6, 25-12, 25-13) in the semifinal matchup of the Class 3A District 3 tournament Tuesday night.  Hot Start  Fresh from their first-round bye Monday, the …

With a 10-9 regular season behind them, the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave are preparing to make a long journey in the volleyball postseason. A Season of Runs The Blue Wave, coming off a sweep (25-12, 25-19, 25-19) against Keystone Heights on Thursday, faced a series of runs this season, going …

By Caroline King and Taylorann Eidam The Saint Francis Catholic Wolves celebrated senior night Monday with a 3-0 sweep of the Hamilton County Trojans. The Wolves advanced to 8-3 on the high school volleyball season and to 7-1 on their home court. The Trojans fall to 1-8. Back-and-Forth Competition In …

By Isabella Rivera and Kevin Perez In a match of last year’s district volleyball finalists, the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave swept the visiting Bradford Tornadoes 3-0 on Thursday night. The Blue Wave improved to 7-6, while the Tornadoes dropped to 3-6.  Early PKY Domination P.K. Yonge started off the first …

P.K. Yonge saw its three-match winning streak come to a halt Thursday against visiting Gainesville High. The Hurricanes (7-4) overwhelmed the Blue Wave (3-4) by capturing the last two sets by 14 points each to secure the 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-11) win.  Early Set Struggles The Blue Wave dug themselves …