The high school baseball district championship games are set, with four Gainesville area teams playing for a title. The final matchups will occur today at various times and locations in Alachua County. Buchholz The No. 1 seed Buchholz Bobcats (25-1) have advanced to the 6A-District 2 championship game. Buchholz made …
Read More »Eastside Baseball Suffers Loss To Branford In Midst Of Rebuild
The Eastside Rams (0-21) lost 22-5 against the Branford Buccaneers (19-6) on Wednesday at home. A detailed recap of the game can be found here on WRUF.com. An interview with Eastside coach Matthew Brown on the team’s rebuilding process: Eastside will face the Santa Fe Raiders (10-14) in the first …
Read More »Eastside Baseball Remains Optimistic In Winless Season
Addisyn Boatright and Kennedy Cusack The Eastside baseball team extended a 20-game losing streak Wednesday night when the team Rams lost to Branford 22-5. The game was called by the five-inning run rule. The young Eastside team struggled defensively throughout the game. Freshman pitcher Henry Kaufman walked several Branford batters, …
Read More »Gainesville-Area Schools Gear Up For Baseball District Tournaments
The Gainesville area high school baseball regular season comes to a close this week and the teams look to advance to the state playoffs after positive results at next week’s district tournaments that begin Monday at various locations. Buchholz The Buchholz Bobcats (23-1) have earned the No. 1 seed in the …
Read More »Gainesville High Finds Swing To Snap Six-Game Skid
As the sun set over Eastside High School, the Gainesville Hurricanes looked to turn their season around and end on a positive note. They did just that Friday, beating the Rams 18–3 to snap a six-game losing streak. Entering the game, Gainesville had struggled at the plate, hitting just 14-for-72 …
Read More »Photo Gallery: P.K. Yonge Baseball Rolls Past Eastside
By Quinn Hitchcock and Lily Perkins The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave defeated the Eastside Rams 23-0 Thursday night at Bobby Hawkins Field. P.K. Yonge (10-9) made quick work of the Rams (0-17), winning via mercy rule after 4 1/2 innings. Read the full recap here: Eastside Baseball Suffers Shutout Against …
Read More »Eastside Baseball Suffers Shutout Against P.K. Yonge
The Eastside Rams dropped to 0-17 Thursday after the 23-0 loss in four innings to the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave at Bobby Hawkins Field. P.K. Yonge (10-9) has outscored Eastside 39-0 in 71/3 innings to again sweep the season series. A Tone-Setting First Inning Sophomore pitcher Tyler Belleville showed Eastside …
Read More »Eastside Girls Lacrosse Suffers Loss On Senior Night
Eastside High’s girls lacrosse team suffered its 10th loss of the season Friday night, 13-3, against visiting Newberry on Senior Night. The Rams (0-10) could not keep up with Newberry (6-3) to remain winless on the season. An Interesting Start The first quarter of the game consisted of refs falling, …
Read More »Eastside Softball Suffers Run-Rule Loss To Cedar Key
The Eastside Rams softball team couldn’t keep Cedar Key from scoring Friday and the end result was a 17-5 defeat in four innings. From the very beginning, it was clear to Eastside player parents and team fans that it would be a frustrating game. With many dropped balls in the …
Read More »Eastside Girls Lacrosse Goalie Brings Heat In Loss To GHS
By Abagail Price and Bruna Arnaes Eastside Rams goalie Amara Ohaegbulam stood out for her impressive saves and leadership presence against the Gainesville Hurricanes on Thursday night. Despite the 20-0 defeat, Ohaegbulam helped keep the lacrosse team united and determined from first to last whistle. A Challenging Start The away …
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