One week after weather suspended play against rivals Buchholz, the Eastside Rams were back at home, raring to take on the Bradford Tornadoes. Both squads entered the night 2-0, but it was the defensively dominant Tornadoes that left Citizens Field with a perfect record. The Rams put up a fight …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Week 4
Week four of the high school football season features 13 games and some top-tier matchups in the Gainesville and Ocala area. Gainesville and Clay got the action started Thursday night, with Clay taking a 28-10 victory. Eastside vs. Bradford Eastside and Bradford both come into Friday’s game with 2-0 records. …
Read More »Eastside Rams Roll Indians 26-0
Story by: Joseph Baker, Madison Broach and Lauren Herinckx The Eastside Rams dominated the Keystone Heights Indians 26-0 on Thursday during their first home game of the season at Citizens Field. The Rams’ defense pitched a shutout and the offense had their way, tallying a total of four touchdowns. It …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Week 2
The high school football season continues as teams began their campaigns last week. Week two kicked off Thursday with Keystone Heights matching up against Eastside. Eastside dominated in a 26-0 shutout to remain undefeated at 2-0. Keystone Heights falls to 0-1. There’s a busy week ahead with 12 games left …
Read More »Week One of High School Football Continues
The 2022 high school football season began Thursday and is in full swing with multiple games kicking off Friday. Buchholz Defeats Colombia in Season Opener Despite the rain, Buchholz had a hot start to their season Thursday night. Coming off a 12-2 record in 2021 and a trip to the …
Read More »Andrew Furlow wins it for Gainesville Area Rowing at the US Rowing Youth National Championship
The US Rowing Youth National Championship wrapped up this past weekend at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota. Gainesville Area Rowing (GAR) had three teams and one solo, in Andrew Furlow, who qualified for the national championship. Big Standout Andrew Furlow is a senior at Eastside High School this year and …
Read More »Oak Hall girls lacrosse advance in districts
The Oak Hall girls lacrosse team (8-4) began their quest for a district championship Monday evening. The team in their way was the Eastside Rams (2-9). The teams had bet once prior to this matchup on March 8 in which Oak Hall prevailed over Eastside 21-0. I’m at @OakHallSchool where …
Read More »Eastside Baseball Battling Uncertainties Post-Covid
As the world battled through challenges and obstacles caused by the pandemic, the Eastside baseball team was hit significantly harder than some other programs. Head Coach Sean Dobbs was going into the 2021-2022 school year without even knowing whether or not he would have a complete team. Luckily, many new …
Read More »Gainesville defeats Eaststide in a Boys’ Tennis Exhibition
On Tuesday, March 29, Gainesville High School beat Eastside High School 4-2 in a boys’ tennis exhibition. The Hurricanes won three of the five singles matches and the sole doubles match. The event was held at the Jonesville Tennis Center. Duffaut Starts Strong Junior Ben Duffaut started off the day …
Read More »Eastside lacrosse loses in a devastating 19-0 loss
The Eastside Rams girls lacrosse team hosted the Buchholz Bobcats Monday night and came away disappointed. The Rams had lost their last four games coming into this one by a combined score of 77-4. Buccholz, on the other hand, had won two of their previous three going into their matchup …
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