The undefeated Seven Rivers Christian Warriors (2-0) traveled to Gainesville to take on the undefeated Oak Hall Eagles (2-0). After a slight rain delay, Oak Hall fans lined up outside of their stadium eager to watch the Eagles play their first home game of the season. This game meant a …
Read More »Gainesville’s Defense Leads them to Victory Over Trinity Catholic
The Gainesville Hurricanes (2-1) traveled to the Trinity Catholic Celtics (0-2) Friday night and left with a 7-3 victory. Offensive Woes for Both Teams To start this game both the Gainesville Hurricanes and Trinity Catholic Celtics struggled massively to get their offenses going. The lone score from Trinity Catholic’s offense …
Read More »Hurricanes mount comeback to beat Bishop Moore
Story by Kyle Lander and Nick Rubino Gainesville Hurricanes (1-1) beat the Bishop Moore Hornets (0-2) at home in Friday night’s showdown 14-6. Sluggish Start for Hurricanes & Hornets Both teams got off to a slow start on offense. Neither offense put up a first-half touchdown. The only touchdown of …
Read More »Santa Fe Baseball Beats Eastside and Extends Winning Streak
Story by Victoria Siwek and Chris Will The Santa Fe High School baseball team gets an 11-1 five inning win over the Eastside Rams. This win extends the Raider’s winning streak to 14 games. On a Roll Santa Fe, ranked number one in Class 4A, started the scoring in the third …
Read More »Oak Hall Eagles vs Ocala Forest Wildcats Girls Lacrosse
Wednesday, the Oak Hall Eagles (3-1) faced off against the Ocala Forest Wildcats (4-1) in a district matchup, seeing the Lady Eagles hand Forest High School their first loss of the season, 17-9. https://twitter.com/chance_thyhsen/status/1369091687579066368?s=21 First Half Right after the first draw, there was not a doubt in anyone’s mind that …
Read More »Eastside Endures Tough Loss Against Gainesville in High School Baseball
Eastside varsity baseball suffered a 10-0 run rule loss in five innings against Gainesville High School in their first home game of the season. Eastside’s Home Opener Gainesville High School started off the first inning strong, testing Eastside pitcher Yawuum Acaad. When Eastside got their chance to fight back, in …
Read More »Eastside Boys Soccer Ties on Senior Night
Story by: Victoria Siwek and Chris Will An Evenly Matched Game Forest High School started the game out strong, testing Eastside’s defense, which proved to be resilient. The backline, led by senior defender, Riley Trax, had multiple clearances in the first half to keep the game even. However, the Forest …
Read More »Local Teams Still Alive in the Playoff Race
High school football playoffs are just starting to heat up. And a few local teams have proven they can handle the heat. Buchholz Bobcats The Buchholz Bobcats will enter their Class 7-A regional semifinal matchup on an eight-game winning streak. In their last matchup, the Bobcats proved they were up …
Read More »Mainland Holds On to Defeat Gainesville 24–21 in First Round of the Playoffs
The Class 6A Hurricanes (2–4) season came to an end Friday night, falling to the Class 6A Mainland Buccaneers (Daytona, FL) (7–1) 24–21 in the first round of the FHSAA playoffs. A back-and-forth first half The Buccaneers defense forced a three-and-out from the Hurricanes offense on their opening drive, allowing …
Read More »Hawthorne Beats P.K. Yonge In A Thriller, Despite Mishaps
Keishla Espinal also contributed to this story. Hawthorne did not take the easiest road to victory Friday night, but when it came time to win, Coach Cornelius Ingram’s team got the job done. Finally back in action after two weeks of inactivity due to COVID-19 concerns, the Hornets (3-0) took …
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