It is district tournament week in high school basketball, and the 4A district 1 championship between the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave and the Maclay Marauders is Friday at 7 p.m. Maclay eliminated Oak Hall, who is the host of the tournament, last week. Because there are just three teams in class 4A …
Read More »Monte Towe’s basketball journey leads him home
Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer Monte Towe has returned to Gainesville as the head coach of the Oak Hall boy’s basketball team. Towe was the starting point guard on North Carolina State’s 1974 NCAA Championship team. He was then drafted to the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth round of the 1975 NBA draft. …
Read More »Bronson Hosts Oak Hall In Final Regular Season Game
Oak Hall has continued last season’s success when they went 7-2 and turned it into an undefeated 8-0 season this year. For the first time in a while, Oak Hall will be continuing on to postseason play. However, before Oak Hall enters the postseason, they travel to Bronson tonight for the …
Read More »District Finale: Oak Hall vs. St. John Paul II
On Friday Oak Hall and Tallahassee St. John Paul II will face off in the final district game for both teams. Oak Hall is coming off a dominating win over Franklin county last week, 45-6. That gives them an undefeated overall record of 7-0 heading into Friday’s game. Their rushing …
Read More »Preview: Girls Basketball Regional Quarterfinals and Semifinals Tonight
Many girls basketball games will be played in the area tonight. In the regional semifinals, Madison County (24-5) will host Hawthorne (17-6), and Williston (16-8) will host Lafayette (15-12) in Region 3-1A. In Region 4-1A, Wildwood (19-7) will host Chiefland (15-3), and Trenton (26-0) will take on Fort Meade (16-6). Regional quarterfinal games will also …
Read More »Week 6 High School Football Preview
Quite a few schools are idle this week, but there are still a few notable match ups on tap in area high school football. GHS (3-2) at Forest (4-1) – 7:30 PM The Wildcats will be looking for their second straight win over a Gainesville school, after taking down Eastside last Friday. …
Read More »Local High School Football Kicks Off Tonight
The Friday night lights will be turned on one day earlier than usual for a few local high schools. The Oak Hall Eagles will travel up to St. Augustine to play the Florida School for the Deaf on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Gainesville Hurricanes will host the Columbia Tigers. Oak Hall …
Read More »St. Francis, P.K. Yonge Headed To District Baseball Championship
The St. Francis Wolves will face the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave on Thursday in the high school baseball District 3-3A Championship held at P.K. Yonge. No. 2 seed St. Francis earned a spot in the title game with a 6-4 win over the No. 3 Oak Hall Eagles Tuesday afternoon. …
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