Story by: Caleb Wiegandt Keishla Espinal A total team effort gave Coach Tim Montanaro and the P.K. Yonge volleyball squad their first win in the 2020 season, sweeping Eastside 3-0 on Thursday night. The Blue Wave (1-1) handled the Rams (1-2) with ease, never trailing throughout the match where they …
Read More »Alachua County Cancels Sporting Events in Wake of COVID-19
Alachua County Public Schools is following in the footsteps of professional and collegiate athletics by officially halting all extra circular activities including sporting events and practices. Furthermore, sports leagues across the world are facing cancellations and postponements in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. The first cancellation of …
Read More »Second Half Comeback Helps Vanguard Girls Basketball Defeat P.K. Yonge 68-63
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 …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Holds off Taylor County to Win Close One, 19-13
The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave defeated the Taylor County Bulldogs 19-13 in high school football Friday night in a game that came down to the last play. Special teams creating a spark early On Taylor County’s first drive of the game, they were able to march the ball down the …
Read More »Girl’s High School Basketball Regional Finals
There are four Gainesville-based high school girl’s basketball teams competing in the regional semifinals or regional finals on Tuesday night. What to Look For? The first matchup is between P.K. Yonge and Jacksonville University Christian. The Blue Wave are 27-1 on the season, with their only loss coming at the …
Read More »Girls High School Basketball and Soccer Teams Advance In Playoffs
Number of girls basketball and soccer teams in the area have advanced in Regional play. Three girls basketball teams won their Regional Quarter Finals to advanced including- Trenton, P.K. Young, and Eastside. Eastside also had their girls soccer team advance in tournament play. Eastside Eastside beat Ponte Vedra 41-38 to advance …
Read More »P.K. Yonge to Play The Villages in Football Regional Semifinal Tonight
P.K. Yonge will face #1 seeded Villages Charter at The Villages tonight at 7:30. P.K. Yonge is coming off a 14 point victory over Bradford, their first playoff win in over a decade. The Villages enters this game undefeated and well-rested, as they are coming off a bye week. Despite …
Read More »Class 4A Local High School Football Teams in Playoffs
The 2018 FHSAA football playoffs start tomorrow for the regional quarterfinal round. Class 4A has three local teams on the bracket: P.K. Yonge, Santa Fe and Bradford. No.2 Santa Fe has a bye this week and will head straight into regional semifinals. No.4 P.K. Yonge and No. 5 Bradford will …
Read More »P.K Yonge Blue Wave Coast by the Bronson Eagles
In a blowout victory against the winless Bronson Eagles, the Blue Wave gave it their all in a 76-0 victory at P.K Yonge this Friday night. The Blue Wave, who had a tough loss last week against Hawthorne bounced back and scored a whopping 11 touchdowns on the Eagles defense. …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Boys Basketball is Final Four Bound
Sweet Revenge The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave boys basketball team will be joining the P.K. Yonge girls team in Lakeland this week. The Blue Wave’s stunned the crowd as the boys punched their ticket to the state semifinal in the last few seconds of the regional semifinal game Tuesday night. …
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