The Gainesville Hurricanes and Chiefland Indians squared off for their first preseason game of the 2022 season on Thursday, Feb. 17. The two teams faced each other in the Hogtown Preseason Classic held at Tiny Talbot Field. Chiefland Starts Strong The Indians got off to a quick start against the …
Read More »5 Top Storylines from Regional Finals: Hawthorne Takes Down Pahokee
The Hawthorne Hornets (9-0) defeated the Pahokee Blue Devils (8-2) Friday night in the Region 4-1A championship, with a final score of 51-12. Here are five of the top storylines from Hawthorne’s second playoff victory: 1) Slow Starts for the Hornets After going down early in last week’s regional semifinals …
Read More »Local High School Teams Look to Advance to 2021 FHSAA Football State Semifinal
The 2021 FHSAA Football Playoffs continue this week as area teams compete to advance to the state semifinal. In a Class 1A Regional Final this weekend, Chiefland (10-1) takes on Union County (12-0), and Hawthorne (8-0) hosts Pahokee (8-1). Also, in the Class 7A Regional Final, Buchholz (11-1) will host Nease …
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 »This week in local high school football
Local high school football sees a slew of action over the course of the next two days. Games begin Thursday night. Thursday Most notably, the Gainesville High School Hurricanes (4-1) take on the Buchholz High School Bobcats (4-1). T H I S • T H U R S D A …
Read More »Chiefland Cruises Past Trenton
Story by Nick Rubino and Kyle Lander The Chiefland Indians (5-0) surged past the Trenton Tigers (1-4) on Friday night by a score of 42-0 as they extended their win streak to five games. The hype for Friday night’s matchup between these two teams was high. This game is dubbed …
Read More »Buchholz, Chiefland, P.K. Yonge host Friday High School Football Games
As the high school football season enters the meat of the schedule, there are plenty of marquee matchups each week. The highlights for the week include home games for Buchholz, Chiefland and P.K. Yonge. Buchholz welcomes Leon to Gainesville The Buchholz Bobcats were on a roll to start the season, …
Read More »Chiefland Baseball Snags Huge Win Against Trojans
The Indians played a mighty 7-3 game as they faced the undefeated Hamilton County high school. They battled a powerful Trojan team, with talented players of tall, large builds scouting for blood. The Trojans were undefeated prior to the matchup. Chiefland faced back-to-back losses to Interlachen and Dixie County, respectively, …
Read More »Chiefland Softball Has Four Game Slide Starting the Season
Last Thursday night the Chiefland Indians dropped their fourth game in a row in softball, losing 13-5 to the Buchholz. Bobcats. Run Prevention The Indians have had a bad recurring theme in their last four games; they have lacked consistency with their pitching and defense over this losing streak. The …
Read More »Chiefland Softball Takes Hit in Second Home Game
The Lady Indians lost 5-12 against the Williston Devils at Chiefland on Tuesday. It’s their first at-home loss and puts them at 1-2-0 for the season. The game was bittersweet, as it showed off great potential but highlighted weak areas in Chiefland’s play. Highly spirited The support was mighty at …
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