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 »North Marion Cruises Through Eastside In Volleyball
Written by: Kyle Curtis and Talia Baia The North Marion Colts (6-6) beat the Eastside Rams (3-9) in volleyball Thursday night in straight sets. Poor Start for Rams in Opening Set Ironically, an exact month to the day is the last time these two teams faced off, where North Marion …
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 »Eastside falls to 0-3 after a tough loss to Buchholz
Written by: Talia Baia and Kyle Curtis Buchholz Bobcats (3-0) defeated the Eastside Rams (0-3) at Citizens’ field on Friday night 42-7. Slow Opening Quarter For Rams Leads To a Fast Defeat The energy in the stadium for Friday night lights at Citizens’ field brought out many fans from both …
Read More »Eastside basketball players sign with colleges
With the 2021-22 college basketball season approaching, three Eastside Rams basketball players signed with college programs on Friday afternoon. Jarveil Gainey, Omar Brown and Jaheim Smith each signed with colleges to take the next step in their careers. College signees The Rams leading scorer last season, guard Jarveil Gainey signed …
Read More »Oak Hall takes home the win against Eastside late in the game
The Oak Hall Eagles defeated the Eastside Rams in a rematch game Friday afternoon. The final score was 3-1. The game was paused in the first inning due to lightning. 1st Inning No. 6 Yawuum Acaad pops out in foul territory to left fielder No. 3 Neil Ruth. No. 31 …
Read More »Santa Fe Baseball Beats Eastside and Extends Winning Streak
Story by Victoria Siwek and Chris Will The Santa Fe High School baseball team gets an 11-1 five inning win over the Eastside Rams. This win extends the Raider’s winning streak to 14 games. On a Roll Santa Fe, ranked number one in Class 4A, started the scoring in the third …
Read More »Santa Fe Girls Lacrosse Gets a Big Win on Senior Night
The Santa Fe Raiders girl’s lacrosse team (6-5) took on the Eastside Rams (1-9) on Tuesday. It was Senior Night for the Raiders who finished off the regular season with a huge 16-3 victory. The Raiders were led by junior Hallie Morgan and seniors Haley Barber and Skylar Hickey who …
Read More »FHSAA assigns new football classifications
The Florida High School Athletic Association announced its new high school football classifications for the 2021 season. Many schools have been affected from the changes brought on by COVID-based disruptions. The changes are temporary, however: the FHSAA has only assigned the reclassifications for one year only. The assignments will be …
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