The No. 20 Santa Fe College Saints lost against the No. 5 Indian River Pioneers, 6-3, during the first game of the doubleheader matchup at home Sunday. The Saints (24-11) face off against St. Petersburg College (13-23) in a doubleheader Tuesday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at home.   …

Santa Fe College women’s basketball team closed out its regular-season schedule Monday with a loss against Indian River State College, 65-56, at home. The Saints now have a week to prepare for the Region VIII State Tournament in Niceville next week after earning the fifth spot in the Citrus Conference. …

The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Orange Park Oakleaf Knights, 47-46, at the 6A Region 1 quarterfinals Thursday at the Purple Palace. The sixth seed Hurricanes (18-11) will play at second seed Ponte Vedra Sharks (21-7) Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the regional semifinals. Oakleaf ends its season at 19-7.   …

The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Buchholz Bobcats, 48-46, at the Bobcats’ Bud Seymour Gymnasium on Saturday to claim the 6A-District 2 tournament championship. The Hurricanes (17-11) had looked to avenge their loss to the Bobcats (17-10) earlier this season. The Hurricanes entered the boys basketball tournament as the third seed, …

By Victoria Riccobono and Heather Mckenzie The Ocala Forest Wildcats scored their goal in the first half Monday and made it stand up the rest of the way for a 1-0 win over the  Gainesville Hurricanes in the girls soccer 6A-District 4 tournament semifinal at Citizens Field. Gainesville (11-4-2) entered …