Vanguard High School

What is the FIT? A Deep Dive into the New High School Playoff Format

Monday November 10, 2025

The high school football regular season is over. Some teams want to forget about their campaigns, while some will look back and relish in their success. However, some of those fans who would look to …

Newberry Remains Winless After Fall to Vanguard

Sunday September 7, 2025

NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers are still searching for their first football win after a 27-3 loss to Ocala Vanguard on Friday night. Newberry (0-3) was held back by several penalties and …

Second Half Comeback Helps Vanguard Girls Basketball Defeat P.K. Yonge 68-63

Friday November 22, 2019

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, …

Alissa Humphrey Dominates in Gainesville 10-0 Softball Victory Over Vanguard

Wednesday March 27, 2019

Alissa Humphrey threw a no-hitter hitter to help the Gainesville Hurricanes defeat the Vanguard Knights 10-0 on a mercy rule on Tuesday. Gainesville Hurricanes take on Vanguard Knights in Girls …

Gainesville High Softball Defeats Vanguard High 8-3

Wednesday March 13, 2019

By Brad Freedman and Zach Cohen The Gainesville High School softball team defeated the Vanguard High Knights 8-3 at Vanguard High in Ocala on Tuesday. Gainesville started at bat and quickly got on …

Gainesville High Moves Forward with New Football Coach

Friday March 30, 2018

For the first time in five years, Gainesville High School will have a new football coach. Following a two-year stint as the Hurricanes’ defensive coordinator, Patrick Miller was promoted to …

Gainesville High Gets Key Boy’s Basketball Win

Friday January 27, 2017

The Gainesville High School Purple Hurricanes (19-2) hosted the Vanguard High School Knights (15-6) in a crucial 7A District 4 match in boy’s basketball on Thursday night. The …

FEATURE: Kelly Beckham, Gainesville High School Basketball Coach

Thursday December 8, 2016

High school basketball season is officially underway, as Kelly Beckham looks to take his Gainesville High School Hurricanes back to the postseason. Coach Beckham has been the head basketball coach at …