Local Florida high school football playoffs are underway. Before the game previews, lets appreciate how much these kids have gone through to not only have a season, but to have made it this far. The sacrifices they have made and time they have put in will not go unnoticed, regardless …

The Gainesville High School Hurricanes have suffered the effects of COVID-19 more than most high schools. This team was put through not just one, but two quarantines. As a result, Gainesville only had five regular-season games, and their playoff journey is just now beginning. Most teams wouldn’t be in the …

Story by Bennett Solom0n and Kaitlyn Wadulack The Class 8A Seminoles (1–0) dominated the Class 6A Gainesville Hurricanes (1–1) 28–0 Friday night.  Following a win against Santa Fe last Friday, the Hurricanes looked to add another win on their annual senior night festivities. They honored their senior football players, cheerleaders, …

Local Gainesville-area boys basketball teams tip-off district semi-finals on Wednesday. The Eastside Rams take on the Bradford Tornadoes and Santa Fe takes on North Marion in the District 5 Class 4A semifinals. In District 3 Class 3A, PK Yonge takes on Father Lopez and Interlachen takes on St. Joseph. All …

Father Lopez senior guards James Coburn (22 points) and Lex Delgado (16 points) put on a show Monday night, combining for 38 points to send home standing Oak Hall down to defeat 56-42 in the first round of the district playoffs.  Forty seconds remained. Oak Hall’s senior forward Colin Ponton …

The St. Francis Catholic Academy Wolves will battle at home against the Windermere Prep Lakers on Tuesday night. St. Francis is currently sitting at 14-9, but are undefeated (5-0) in their district. The Lakers will come into town at 21-3 and are ranked in the top 40 in the state.  …

It was a wild, back-and-forth game throughout this rivalry match-up between Hawthorne and P.K. Yonge boy’s basketball teams but Hornets pulled through in the end to win 63-62. Hectic final few minutes It looked like Hawthorne had wrapped up the win when they went up 62-56 with just under a …

There is no margin of error for these high school teams. It’s win or go home. As the bitterness of cooler temperatures sets in, so do the bitter thoughts of losing. One bad play could end the season. Classes 1-4A have 24 teams fighting for a championship with 32 teams …

The Florida Gators baseball team swept Yale on Sunday, 4-3, led by another not-so-high-school performance by freshman outfielder Jud Fabian, who hit two solo home runs on Sunday. Fabian decided to forgo his senior season at Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Florida and so far for the Gators, it has …

First he was a quarterback… first for the Florida Gators and then in the NFL. Then, he was a coach. The Mayo, Florida native took the head coaching job at Jacksonville’s Trinity Catholic and won a state championship. He moved up to the Pioneer Football League as the coach of …