With the high school boys basketball district tournament tipping off on Monday all across the state, now is the perfect time to check in on the Gainesville area schools. Nine teams still remain alive in their respective hunts for a district championship. You can read our district tournament preview here. …
Read More »Area High School Girls Basketball Teams To Face Off At District Tournaments
The area’s high school girls basketball teams will face off in district tournaments next week with hopes of advancing to the Florida High School Athletic Association state playoffs the following week. Buchholz The Buchholz Bobcats are seeded fourth in the 6A-District 3 tournament. They Bobcats (6-11) close the regular season …
Read More »Eastside Boys Basketball Falls Short On Senior Night Against Fort White
The Eastside boys basketball team suffered a disappointing 48-40 loss on Senior Night against Fort White after leading most of the game. Coming into their last regular-season home game of the season Saturday with a 3-17 record, the Rames hoped to give their seniors a victory. Seniors Audric Garsico and …
Read More »Boys High School Basketball District Tournament Guide
The second season, the postseason, is next on the schedule for area high school boys basketball teams. The fun begins this week at district tournaments. Gainesville The Gainesville Hurricanes finish their season at home Friday against the struggling Eastside Rams at 7:30 p.m. The Hurricanes are 17-7 overall and 2-0 …
Read More »Eastside Girls Basketball Triumphs On Senior Night
The Eastside Rams girls basketball team celebrated Senior Night on Saturday with a 53-43 win against the Fort White Indians. Fort White (13-7) won the jump ball, but it was freshman Ke’Aisha Williams for the Rams to be the first to score with a floater. The Indians attempted a 2-2-1 …
Read More »Two High School Girls Soccer Teams Crowned District Champions
As high school girls soccer teams wrap up their regular season many of the local high school teams found themselves playing for their respective district championships. District Champions P.K Yonge P.K Yonge girls soccer team (14-2-1) has been crowned as 2A-District 3 champion. P.K Yonge defeated Newberry (14-4-2) in the …
Read More »Crosstown Rivalry Match For District Soccer Championship
Top tournament seed Santa Fe High School (12-2-1) will play third seed Eastside (9-6-5) for the third time this season, but this time it’s an opportunity to advance to the high school soccer regional tournament starting the week of Feb. 11 From Beginning The two schools first faced off during …
Read More »Buchholz Girls Basketball Defeats Eastside In Heated Game
It was a physical high school girls basketball game at Eastside on Friday when Buchholz defeated the Rams, 60-38. Heated Battles An intense first quarter started a heated battle between the Rams (1-1) and Bobcats (2-1) as the teams fought to be the first to score. After a lot of …
Read More »Eastside Football Heads Into Regional Quarterfinals
Eastside High School faces Orlando Bishop Moore High School in the 3A FHSAA Football regional quarterfinal at 7:30 tonight. Rams Vs. Hornets The seven seed Rams (7-3) ended 2nd in District 5. The Rams first two losses were early in the season against Tallahassee Rickards and Buchholz. They were on …
Read More »Barakat’s Goal Helps Eastside Boys Soccer Defeat Newberry
Nor Barakat scored his first varsity goal as the Eastside Rams boys soccer team defeated the Newberry Panthers 1-0 Thursday night at the Jonesville Soccer Complex. The Rams (2-1-1) have already matched their winning total from last year when they finished 2-14-1. “I’m looking for a few more wins this …
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