By Daniela Ortiz and Sebastian Sabatino The Gainesville Hurricanes were a powerhouse in their softball win against visiting Bradford on Monday, outscoring the Tornadoes 8-5. Jumping Ahead Early The Hurricanes (17-3) were hot in the circle and at the plate early in the game. Pitcher Leanna Bourdage threw three shutout …
Read More »Offensive Explosion Leads Newberry Baseball To Win Over Gainesville
The Newberry Panthers baseball team took down the Gainesville Hurricanes 8-1 on Tuesday. They started their week strong after a two-game losing streak to end last week. Defensive Start The first inning saw both teams go scoreless. Newberry (13-3) got a runner on thanks to a line drive double by …
Read More »Gainesville Ends Inaugural Season In Defeat Against Forest
By Victoria Riccobono and Sebastian Sabatino The Gainesville Hurricanes flag football team lost their final regular-season game against the Ocala Forest Wildcats, 37-6, at home Monday. Keeping it Close Early The Hurricanes (0-5) were determined to record a win in their inaugural season. Gainesville’s Jewel Alexander made plays on both …
Read More »Gainesville Boys Basketball Outlasts Oakleaf In Regional Tournament
By Daniela Ortiz and Sebastian Sabatino The six seed Gainesville Hurricanes upset three seed Oakleaf at the Purple Palace in a thriller, 47-46, Thursday in the first round of the 6A boys basketball state tournament. Slow Paced First Half Although Oakleaf (19-7), out of Orange Park, started the game off …
Read More »Photo Gallery: Gainesville Advances To Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals
The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Orange Park Oakleaf Knights, 47-46, at the 6A Region 1 quarterfinals Thursday at the Purple Palace. The sixth seed Hurricanes (18-11) will play at second seed Ponte Vedra Sharks (21-7) Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the regional semifinals. Oakleaf ends its season at 19-7. …
Read More »Gainesville Hurricanes Start Lacrosse Season Strong By Defeating Santa Fe
The Gainesville Hurricanes beat the visiting Santa Fe Raiders, 14-7, in their high school girls lacrosse season-opener Tuesday. Quarter 1: An Energetic Start Both teams came out playing with energy. Within the first two minutes, the Hurricanes’ Rebecca Kim put the first goal on the board. Matching the Hurricanes’ efforts, …
Read More »Gainesville Boys Basketball Wins District Championship, To Host Regional
The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Buchholz Bobcats, 48-46, at the Bobcats’ Bud Seymour Gymnasium on Saturday to claim the 6A-District 2 tournament championship. The Hurricanes (17-11) had looked to avenge their loss to the Bobcats (17-10) earlier this season. The Hurricanes entered the boys basketball tournament as the third seed, …
Read More »Gainesville Girls Basketball Breezes Past Buchholz in District Semifinal
The No. 2 seed Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the No. 3 seed Buchholz Bobcats, 45-30, in the 6A-District 2 girls basketball tournament semifinal Wednesday at the Purple Palace. Gainesville (9-12) entered this must-win game against Buchholz (11-9) having lost six of its last seven games, putting a significant dent into its …
Read More »Ocala Forest Ousts Gainesville From District Soccer Semifinals
By Victoria Riccobono and Heather Mckenzie The Ocala Forest Wildcats scored their goal in the first half Monday and made it stand up the rest of the way for a 1-0 win over the Gainesville Hurricanes in the girls soccer 6A-District 4 tournament semifinal at Citizens Field. Gainesville (11-4-2) entered …
Read More »Eastside Prepares For Playoffs With Defeat Of Gainesville
Eastside took down the Gainesville Hurricanes 42-0 in a city rivalry game Friday night at Citizens Field. The Rams (7-3) celebrated senior night and prepared for postseason play this week. Gainesville’s season has come to end. Eastside, the Class 2S-District 7 champion, will play Palatka (7-3) at 7 p.m. Friday …
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