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 …
Read More »Boys Highschool Basketball District Championships Preview.
The 2022 boys high school basketball season has provided a lot of great moments, but it’s time to look ahead to tonight’s district final matchups. District 7-1A, Newberry vs. Trenton Starting off in 1A, Newberry enters the district championship matchup with a 0.79 win percentage and just five losses all …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Newberry and Columbia
This weekend has a whole slate of high school football in Alachua County. Thursday Night Lights Newberry at Eastside Newberry High School is on a one-game losing streak and is 3-3 on the season. Eastside is 0-6 and looking to put up a win with only four more games left …
Read More »Buchholz Softball Tops Bradford in Walk-Off Fashion
The Buchholz Bobcats softball team defeated the Bradford Tornadoes Tuesday night, 10-9, courtesy of a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning. Bradford Strikes Early Buchholz pitcher Bailey Quire pitched all seven innings, but struggled to find outs early. After the lead-off hitter was retired, Bradford strung together …
Read More »Gainesville Area Boys and Girls Basketball Weekend Outlook
It’s playoff basketball time in the Gainesville/Ocala area. Several schools in the area are looking to get to Lakeland. Girls basketball is in the state tournament while boys basketball is in districts. Girls basketball recap First, in class 1A, defending state champion Hawthorne defeated Fort Meade 66-13 Thursday night. The …
Read More »District High School Basketball Tournament Heating Up
It is finally time again for Boy’s district high school basketball tournaments and there’s plenty of action around town for everyone to catch. Buchholz vs Gainesville – District 2-6A The Buchholz Bobcats will face off against their city rivals in the Gainesville Hurricanes. The two teams split their regular-season series, …
Read More »Gainesville takes abrupt hit from Bradford
Players are swimming in their own sweat and stress as the game goes into overtime. Minutes dial down to seconds and the scoreboard still stands at 66 all. Each team is frustrated, tired and ready to take reign over the other. Overtime conundrum With both teams tied at 59, pressure …
Read More »Bradford Handles P.K. Yonge; Blue Wave Drop Third Straight
P.K. Yonge fans were given an optimistic start, with Yarnell McCray breaking open the scoring with an electric 30-yard pick-six. That would be the only time the Blue Wave found the end zone for the night. Class 4A Bradford (3-4) defeated PKY (2-5) 28-6 and continued their victory tour of …
Read More »Buchholz vs Eastside Highlights Gainesville High School Football this Weekend
Gainesville high school football season is in full swing as week four of Friday night football is here. Buchholz plays Eastside High School in an in-city rivalry that highlights the 13 matchup slate for Gainesville teams this week. Hawthorne canceled their game against Mount Dora High due to Covid-19 concerns. …
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