Gainesville High School

After five Gainesville area high school boys basketball teams made it to at least the regional semifinals, only the Hawthorne Hornets (18-3) won Monday to advance to the state tournament. The other four schools came up just short, with multiple of the losses coming in one-possession games. Hawthorne Hornets The …

The Gainesville area is lighting up the boys basketball court with five teams advancing Wednesday to the regional semifinals. All four of the semifinal matchups will take place Monday. Newberry No. 2 seed Newberry (24-0) advanced in the 3A Regional Quarterfinals on Wednesday after defeating Jacksonville Bolles (13-13), 82-87. The …

The Gainesville Hurricanes showed no love on Valentine’s Day by shutting out the visiting P.K. Yonge Blue Wave 8-0. Last season, P.K. Yonge (1-1) dominated Gainesville (2-0) with a pair of mercy-rule victories on Feb. 24 and March 22, but this time around, the Hurricanes flipped the script with a …

Three Gainesville area high school girls basketball teams advanced Thursday night to the Tuesday round of regional playoffs. Gainesville Succeeding in dominating during the district championship against the Tallahassee Lincoln Trojans (15-10) 64-41 on Feb. 8, the Gainesville Hurricanes (14-8) took control once again in the Class 5A regional quarterfinals …

The Gainesville High School Hurricanes defeated the Columbia High School Tigers 64-51 in the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 5A boys basketball regional quarterfinals on Wednesday. It was the third time these teams faced off this season. Gainesville had won both prior meetings, 50-41 and 60-50. Gainesville got off …

The FHSAA boys basketball regional state tournaments get underway tonight for a handful of Gainesville-area teams. Fort White vs. Madison County After a nail-biting district championship win against Trenton last Friday, the Fort White Indians (13-9) are set to host Madison County (19-6) in a Rural Class region semifinal matchup …

After an exciting end to the high school girls basketball district tournaments, the state playoffs start tonight with regionals. Gainesville area schools have their work cut out for them. Here is the updated schedule for each remaining school: Gainesville After breezing through the Tallahassee Lincoln Trojans (15-9) 64-41 in the …

Local Gainesville high school baseball teams are getting ready for their season openers this week. The baseball season officially began with the Oak Hall Eagles victory over the Eastside Rams Monday. The high school softball season will begin next week, with games beginning on Feb. 18. The Eagles Impress Early …

District tournaments for Central Florida high school girls basketball are in championship mode. Gainesville area schools have done well for themselves in tournament play, with a slate of championship games set for Saturday. Here’s a look at the updated brackets: Gainesville The Gainesville Hurricanes (12-8) have moved on to the …

The Gainesville area shines in boys basketball with seven teams advancing to their district tournament championship games. All five championship matchups take place Friday evening. P.K. Yonge vs. Saint Francis In the 2A-District 2 semifinals, P.K. Yonge (9-16) advanced against Saint Francis Catholic (14-9), 66-48 on Wednesday. Top-seeded P.K.  Yonge …