The Eastside Rams and Palatka Rams fought until the last second Friday. The Rams left Citizens Field with a win in the books, 28-27, to advance to the 2S region semifinals of the FHSAA football playoffs. Stakes Are High Coming into Friday night’s game, both teams knew what a …
Read More »Newberry Sneaks Past Williston to Reach State Semifinals
WILLISTON — The Newberry Panthers gave their fans a scare on Halloween night, but managed to secure a five-set victory by the tightest of margins over the Williston Red Devils in the Class 1A-Region 4 FHSAA Volleyball final Tuesday. After Williston (18-11) and Newberry (15-14) traded the first four sets …
Read More »P.K. Yonge’s Volleyball Team Sweeps Bradford
By Isabella Rivera and Kevin Perez In a match of last year’s district volleyball finalists, the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave swept the visiting Bradford Tornadoes 3-0 on Thursday night. The Blue Wave improved to 7-6, while the Tornadoes dropped to 3-6. Early PKY Domination P.K. Yonge started off the first …
Read More »Girls High School Hoops Continues Tournament Play
Girls high school hoops is back in action Thursday night as regional play continues. Class 1A continues the regional semifinals, while Class 2A, 3A and 4A are set to begin tournament play with the quarterfinals. Class 1A Regional Semifinals The 21-5 Newberry Panthers take on the 19-8 Hilliard Red Flashes …
Read More »Eastside Basketball Throttles Bradford
The Eastside Rams boys basketball team defeated the Bradford Tornadoes Thursday night, 63-20. The first quarter was promising for both teams. Both showed signs of promise on both ends of the floor, and after the first eight-minute period the score read 12-8, Eastside. However, that close dogfight was short-lived. The …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Week 5
Week 5 of high school football is set to kick off. Twelve games featuring schools around the Gainesville area are set to play Friday. Buchholz vs Vanguard One of the biggest matchups in the fifth week of high school football is between the Buchholz Bobcats and the Vanguard Knights. The …
Read More »Bradford Blanks Eastside 28-0
One week after weather suspended play against rivals Buchholz, the Eastside Rams were back at home, raring to take on the Bradford Tornadoes. Both squads entered the night 2-0, but it was the defensively dominant Tornadoes that left Citizens Field with a perfect record. The Rams put up a fight …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Week 4
Week four of the high school football season features 13 games and some top-tier matchups in the Gainesville and Ocala area. Gainesville and Clay got the action started Thursday night, with Clay taking a 28-10 victory. Eastside vs. Bradford Eastside and Bradford both come into Friday’s game with 2-0 records. …
Read More »Bradford defeats Hawthorne to advance to State Title Game
In a playoff matchup between two Gainesville-area high schools, the Bradford Tornadoes were able to defeat the Hawthorne Hornets in a 53-35 rout. Bradford jumped out to an early lead sparked by a 14-2 1st quarter run and didn’t look back. The Tornadoes dominated the Hornets on the boards 43-25 …
Read More »Boy’s Hoops Playoffs
Boy’s High School Basketball playoffs are in full swing. In the local area, regional tournaments are underway with many matchups Thursday night Class 1A and 3A. Class 1A In Class 1A, there are four regional semifinals matchups tonight. The first matchup is Hawthorne vs. Williston. Hawthorne comes in as the …
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