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Week 5 of high school football is set to kick off. Twelve games featuring schools around the Gainesville area are set to play Friday. Buchholz vs Vanguard One of the biggest matchups in the fifth week of high school football is between the Buchholz Bobcats and the Vanguard Knights. The …

High school football is back for Week 3, and 14 games will kickoff tonight featuring schools from the Gainesville and Ocala area. Last night, Trinity Catholic took down Gainesville High 48-3. The Celtics are now 3-0 while the Hurricanes still look for their first win. https://twitter.com/CoachBrantleyTC/status/1568054747898200065 The Buchholz Bobcats vs …

Sometimes you have to give something great up to gain something greater. That’s what happened as a trio of speed skaters hailing from Ocala: Brittany Bowe, Erin Jackson and Joey Mantia qualified for the Beijing Olympics. Flashback to the United States Olympic Trials in January, Jackson, a UF engineering graduate, …

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 …

After the NCAA granted all spring athletes an extra year of eligibility to account for the cancellation of the 2020 season, Florida third baseman Kirby McMullen is thrilled to return to Gainesville for one more year. 2020 Shortened Season Through 16 games last season, the Ocala native batted .278 with …

The Ocala Vanguard girl’s basketball team gets a big road win, beating PK Yonge 68-63 Thursday in Gainesville. In a second half where P.K. Yonge led by as many as 12, and Vanguard never led, the Knights made the clutch plays down the stretch to win. Late in the fourth …

Renee Phifer has a love for animals, in particular, horses. Her mother’s love for horses only made Renee’s passion grow. This 16-year-old’s devotion sent her overseas to Abu-Dhabi for the 2019 Special Olympics World Games where she won three gold medals in equestrian events. Find out more about her story …

The Gainesville High Hurricanes are back in action this week, hosting the Ocala Forest Wildcats in a Thursday night matchup. The Hurricanes look to continue their three-game win streak by taking care of business at home. The Wildcats, on the other hand, are looking to bounce back after a big …

Driving on I-75, some might never know what lies beyond the Ocala rest stops and gas stations. However, if you take notice, there are several indications as to what the city is known for. Rolling hills are grazed by several types of farm animals including beautiful horses. Farms and billboards …

Gainesville High School (25-3) will face Ocala-Vanguard (22-6) in the 7A regional semifinals Tuesday night.  This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams this season, with Vanguard winning two of the first three. Fourth Meeting Vanguard seems to have the slight scoring advantage over GHS, averaging just over …