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 …
Read More »Santa Fe Raiders Stay Hot and Take Down Gainesville High
After a back and forth effort, the Santa Fe Raiders were able to edge the Gainesville Hurricanes in their home arena, 63-54. Starting Off Right The Raiders got off to a hot start behind the arc and never looked back. Within the first five minutes of the game, Santa Fe …
Read More »Newberry Boy’s Hoops Defeats District Foe Bronson, Clinches No. 1 Seed Heading into the Playoffs
The energy was sky high on Thursday night as the Newberry Panthers boy’s basketball team defeated the Bronson Eagles in a high-scoring district matchup 68-64. . While Bronson came in riding a nine-game win streak, the Panthers took care of business in their final home regular-season game. With a win, …
Read More »St. Joseph Flashes Crush St. Francis Wolves in Boys Hoops Matchup
By Scarlett Cooney and Shailey Klein In Thursday night’s boys high school basketball matchup, the St. Joseph Academy Flashes dominated the St. Francis Catholic Academy Wolves, winning 57-19. The Wolves are plagued with young and inexperienced players, making the Flashes’ veteran squad a matchup nightmare. Wolves Head coach Emanuel Torres …
Read More »Oak Hall triumph over St. John Lutheran in 66-41 Victory
The St. John Lutheran Saints (2-13) came into town to take on the Oak Hall Eagles (9-5) on Tuesday night. Coming off of a blowout win over Cornerstone Academy on Friday night, the Eagles hoped to make it two wins in a row before districts kick off next week. The …
Read More »Newberry Dominates Dixie County as Aggressive Defense Leads to Transition Offense
Things got out of hand quickly as the Newberry Panthers defeated Dixie County Bears by a score of 56-29 in an inter-conference matchup Tuesday night. After dropping three of their last five, Newberry has won back-to-back games and hoped to win a third straight. The team dominated in a very …
Read More »The Buchholz Bobcats fight to gain a victory over Eastside
On Saturday night the Buchholz Bobcats fought to take home a victory over the Eastside Rams with a final score of 49-42. Buchholz just came off a devastating loss the night before to the Santa Fe Raiders. The Bobcats were eager to make a comeback and that they did. Senior …
Read More »Bronson’s Boys Basketball Team Wins in Thriller Over Trenton
By Tyler Acosta-Lightburn and Perry Yalkut The Bronson Eagles extended their winning streak to six games against the Trenton Tigers on Thursday night, winning 70-68. Bronson Eagles (11-8) The Eagles started the game hot with a 7-0 run and ended up leading 40-32 going into the half. The Eagles had …
Read More »Williston Dominates in a 70-38 Victory Over Dixie County
The stage was set for a great matchup between the Williston Red Devils and the Dixie County Bears on Tuesday. Williston came into this one feeling good; winners of their last three, and five of their last six. On the other hand, the Bears had lost two straight, and three …
Read More »Hurricanes Inch Past the Raiders in OT
Story by: Nick Rubino & Kyle Lander The Gainesville Hurricanes (2-0) bested the Santa Fe Raiders (0-2) Tuesday night 62-61 at The Purple Palace. Defense Dominated the First Half The Gainesville Hurricanes and Santa Fe Raiders both wanted to start positively on each end of the floor. However, that meant …
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