In a doubleheader on senior night, both Saint Francis’ women’s and men’s (3-4-1) soccer teams played against the Dixie County Bears (0-4). While the Bears have not won a game yet this season, they put up a hard game for the Wolves to win. After fighting tooth and nail with …
Read More »Saint Francis Catholic Wins 3-1 on Senior Night Against Dixie County
It was a bittersweet night for the Saint Francis Wolves on Tuesday evening as they celebrated senior night and played in their last home game of the season. Due to the construction of a new rubber track, the Wolves needed to move the rest of their games away for the …
Read More »Local High School Matchups in the Gainesville Area
As the FHSAA football playoffs are nearly two weeks away we have a few more games in the regular season. There are a few football matchups in the Gainesville area this Friday. Union County Fightin’ Tigers (4-2) vs. Hawthorne Hornets (4-1) The Hawthorne Hornets are coming off a 32-0 victory against …
Read More »St. Francis Beat Minutemen, Notch First Win of the Season
The St Francis Catholic Academy baseball team defeated the Countryside Christian Minutemen, 4-3. The win was the first of the year for the Wolves, who improve to 1-2. The Minutemen fall to 2-1 with the loss. Pitchers’ Duel Both teams’ pitchers put up great numbers, but were also both inconsistent. …
Read More »Episcopal Spoils Wolves’ Senior Night
The St. Francis Catholic Academy boy’s basketball team lost an absolute heartbreaker, 70-65, to the Episcopal School of Jacksonville Eagles. There were numerous lead changes, high senior night emotions, and two buzzer-beaters: one that was and then one that wasn’t. Episcopal Spoils Wolves’ Senior Night Senior Sadness This loss stings …
Read More »St Francis Boy’s Basketball Attempts to Ground the Eagles on Senior Night
The St. Francis boy’s basketball team has the district tournament looming, but still have one game left to play in the regular season. The Episcopal School of Jacksonville Eagles are coming into town to conclude their regular season as well. The Eagles will surely be looking to play spoiler to …
Read More »St. Francis Boys Basketball Defeats Trinity Catholic 68-55
The St. Francis Wolves grabbed a victory against Trinity Catholic Celtics after a competitive matchup between the two teams. The win put St. Francis at 11-7 while leaving Trinity Catholic at 5-13. Off to a Slow Start During the first quarter, both teams were playing a pretty even game. It …
Read More »St. Francis boys basketball hosts struggling Trinity Catholic
The St. Francis Wolves will try to defend their home court on Wednesday night against the Trinity Catholic Celtics. The Wolves look to build on momentum gained the last week, winning two straight against Buchholz and Vanguard. It has been an inconsistent season for St. Francis, winning no more than …
Read More »Oak Hall girls soccer rallies to win in penalty kicks, 4-2
Oak Hall girls soccer came back from trailing 1-0 to win 4-2 in penalty kicks versus St. Francis. Coming into this game, Oak Hall were the favorites as the No. 3 seed in the District 1A playoffs, while St. Francis was the No. 6 seed. St. Francis came into this game …
Read More »Area High School Basketball Teams Perform Well in FHSAA Basketball Tournament
Several Florida high school basketball teams were in action Thursday to compete in regional quarterfinals and semifinals games in the 2018 Florida High School Athletic Association tournament. Among the victors were Gainesville, Eastside, P.K. Yonge, St. Francis, Englewood, Raines, Bolles, Hawthorne, Wildwood and Bell. Several more tournament games will be …
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