Basketball

By: Isabella Mascioli and Dylan Pierce The Eastside Rams delivered a close game Thursday night. After a long-fought battle, the team lost their away non-conference game against Gainesville High School by a score of 53-37. However, the game was much closer than the score discloses. Season Battles The Eastside boy’s …

By: Anna Tsemba and Tyler Kenyon The Bud Seymour Gymnasium was packed for a Thursday night showdown between the 11-13 Buchholz Bobcats and the 7-5 Hawthorne Hornets. Buchholz hoped to get their first win in 3 games on their home court. The Bobcats are led by head coach Blake Golden, …

The Tennessee Volunteers host the Auburn Tigers at the Thompson-Boiling Arena on Saturday afternoon. Tennessee comes into the game 18-4 (7-2 in SEC) while Auburn is 17-5 (7-2 in SEC). After a crushing defeat against unranked Florida on Wednesday, the Volunteers look to go back to winning ways against the …

By: Jennifer Blardonis and Andrea Castiblanco The 7-4 Hawthorne Hornets took on the 11-10 P.K. Yonge Blue Wave Wednesday night. The Blue Wave celebrated senior night, resulting in a packed house and passionate atmosphere. This is the third time this season the two teams have met, each with one game …

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team (13-9, 6-3 SEC) is coming off of their biggest win of the Golden era after knocking off No. 2 Tennessee at home. Their next test comes when they travel to Lexington to take on John Calipari and Kentucky (15-7, 6-3 SEC). The Golden Win …

NBA All-Star Weekend is upon us. Team captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo will draft their teams just before tip-off in Salt Lake City on February 19. Who Makes Up The All-Star Rosters? The segment will air live as a new pregame segment at the NBA All-Star Game. Starters include …

The Gainesville High School boy’s basketball team beat Eastside 53-37 on Thursday. However, it was a much closer game than the score revealed. The Hurricanes looked to finish strong for their final regular season game and senior night. So, it was fitting that the seniors scored 51 of the Hurricane’s …

The Gator women’s basketball team will hit the road to Oxford, Mississippi, to take on the Ole Miss Rebels Sunday with tipoff set for 4 p.m. Run It Back The Gators defeated Texas A&M 61-54 Thursday night. Florida had three players score in double figures. Nina Rickards had 10 points, …

The Santa Fe men’s basketball team took down St. Petersburg for the second time this season following a dominant second-half performance. Game Recap First Half It was a first half to forget for the Saints, as they seemed to lack cohesion on offense to start. They shot a poor 33.3% …

The high school girl’s basketball season is wrapping up this weekend with several division title games. Wildwood vs Trenton The Class 1A-District 7 playoffs will wrap up on February 2 as No. 1 seed Wildwood takes on No.2 seed Trenton for the title. The Wildwood Wildcats ended their season with …