Local schools Hawthorne and Bradford are set to tip-off in Lakeland for the FHSAA Boy’s Basketball state semifinals on Wed. March 2. Coach Bowie previews the game Greg Bowie, Hawthorne head coach, joined SportScene with Steve Russell to talk about the upcoming match up. Bowie reflects on the regional final …
Read More »Buchholz Softball Tops Bradford in Walk-Off Fashion
The Buchholz Bobcats softball team defeated the Bradford Tornadoes Tuesday night, 10-9, courtesy of a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning. Bradford Strikes Early Buchholz pitcher Bailey Quire pitched all seven innings, but struggled to find outs early. After the lead-off hitter was retired, Bradford strung together …
Read More »Gainesville takes abrupt hit from Bradford
Players are swimming in their own sweat and stress as the game goes into overtime. Minutes dial down to seconds and the scoreboard still stands at 66 all. Each team is frustrated, tired and ready to take reign over the other. Overtime conundrum With both teams tied at 59, pressure …
Read More »Local High School Matchups in the Gainesville Area
As the FHSAA football playoffs are nearly two weeks away we have a few more games in the regular season. There are a few football matchups in the Gainesville area this Friday. Union County Fightin’ Tigers (4-2) vs. Hawthorne Hornets (4-1) The Hawthorne Hornets are coming off a 32-0 victory against …
Read More »Bradford Handles P.K. Yonge; Blue Wave Drop Third Straight
P.K. Yonge fans were given an optimistic start, with Yarnell McCray breaking open the scoring with an electric 30-yard pick-six. That would be the only time the Blue Wave found the end zone for the night. Class 4A Bradford (3-4) defeated PKY (2-5) 28-6 and continued their victory tour of …
Read More »Over a dozen local high school football teams fight for a state title
There is no margin of error for these high school teams. It’s win or go home. As the bitterness of cooler temperatures sets in, so do the bitter thoughts of losing. One bad play could end the season. Classes 1-4A have 24 teams fighting for a championship with 32 teams …
Read More »Bradford Softball Blanked By Santa Fe
The Bradford Tornadoes were held scoreless against the Santa Fe Raiders softball team, losing 3-0 Thursday night. Santa Fe came out strong with Jordan Bevington hitting a triple to start the game. The Raiders had two hits in the first inning and then scored their final run of the night …
Read More »Bradford Tornadoes Boy’s Basketball Claims District Tourney Title for 4th Consecutive Year
The Bradford Tornadoes boy’s basketball team are now district champions for the fourth consecutive year Friday night at Newberry High School with a tight 73-70 victory against a feisty bunch of Fort White Indians. The game started off slow but picked up as each team ran from baseline to baseline …
Read More »Preview: Boys District High School Basketball Finals
A few local boy’s high school basketball teams will be on the hunt for a district finals win tonight. Ocala Vanguard (20-6) will travel to Gainesville high (22-4) for a District 4-6A match-up; Santa Fe will host Eastside in a District 6-5A match-up, PK Yonge (21-4) will welcome St. Francis (22-4) for a District …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Santa Fe Hosts South Sumter
High school football playoffs are underway tonight and there will be a battle of the Raiders as Santa Fe (6-3) takes on South Sumter (8-3) in the regional semi- finals. This is the first time these two schools have met since 2004, when Santa Fe took down South Sumter 24-21 in the 3A …
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