The law of averages has evaded Alachua County’s men’s high school basketball this season. In one fell swoop, four of the region’s remaining basketball teams were eliminated from contention on Tuesday. In the regional semifinals stage (1-7A), Gainesville High School fell to Columbia 46-42. As for the 2-6A semifinal, Eastside …
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It’s that time of the year again, the smell of football season is in the air. High schools all around Florida, including around Alachua County, are officially underway with practices. Monday was the first day for teams to get to work and capitalizing on that opportunity is Buchholz coach Mark …
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The Alachua County chapter of Special Olympics brought four unique athletes together to let them have fun while competing for a chance to make it to the next round of the Summer Games. The Florida Summer Games take place at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Disney. Athletes from all …
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NEWBERRY, Fla. — In a rivalry district game that had pride at stake, Trenton came back in the fourth quarter to defeat Newberry, 19-18. Trenton, the third-ranked team in the Class 1A rankings, had to take on an undefeated fourth-ranked team in “Panther Country.” Needless to say, this game has been highly anticipated all week long—actually, …
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The Gainesville Hurricanes (3-3) have undoubtedly their most important game of the season this Friday as they try to hand the undefeated Vanguard Knights (5-0) their first loss of the season. Gainesville Hurricanes Booster Stadium will be booming for kickoff at 7:30 for this conference game. Head coach Mark Latsko wants …
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.—There’s nothing like a Friday night fourth quarter rally to put your team in the winner’s bracket—and solidifying your team’s first win of the season. The Santa Fe Raider football team rallies to hold off Eastside 24-20 at Citizen’s Field on Friday night. First-year Raiders head coach Cliff Harrell called the right …
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NEWBERRY, Fla.— The Newberry Panthers came into this match up as the underdogs, but in the end, the Panthers clawed their way to a 40-22 win over Union County on Friday night. This win builds undefeated Newberry’s resume with three wins and adds to the possibility that Newberry could be …
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