By Victoria Riccobono and Sebastian Sabatino The Gainesville Hurricanes flag football team lost their final regular-season game against the Ocala Forest Wildcats, 37-6, at home Monday. Keeping it Close Early The Hurricanes (0-5) were determined to record a win in their inaugural season. Gainesville’s Jewel Alexander made plays on both …
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By Amanda Roman and Cati Stoher The Oak Hall Eagles girls lacrosse team secured a sweeping win, 17-5, over the Gainesville Hurricanes on Thursday. The Eagles (8-2) continued the momentum after their win versus the Santa Fe Raiders (4-6), 19-0 on Tuesday, and now have a seven-game winning streak. Quickly …
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The Gainesville High School Hurricanes softball team defeated the host P.K. Yonge Blue Wave 18-3 on Wednesday. High-Scoring Start The Hurricanes (11-0) came out swinging against P.K. Yonge junior pitcher Mickinzi Anderson in the first inning, putting the ball in play with repeated base hits and testing the Blue …
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The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave took over at their first home game of the baseball season Friday, outscoring the Gainesville High School Hurricanes 13-2 to improve to 2-0. Finding The Groove Senior pitcher Nick Roach struggled to find the strike zone in the top of the first, allowing two GHS …
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By Daniela Ortiz and Sebastian Sabatino The six seed Gainesville Hurricanes upset three seed Oakleaf at the Purple Palace in a thriller, 47-46, Thursday in the first round of the 6A boys basketball state tournament. Slow Paced First Half Although Oakleaf (19-7), out of Orange Park, started the game off …
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Boys high school basketball in the North Central Florida featured multiple regional playoff games on Thursday. Hawthorne and Newberry Fall Hawthorne’s season came to an end after getting upset by Fort White. The Hornets, who made it to the state semifinals last year, fell short 56-51. Fort White dominated in …
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The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Orange Park Oakleaf Knights, 47-46, at the 6A Region 1 quarterfinals Thursday at the Purple Palace. The sixth seed Hurricanes (18-11) will play at second seed Ponte Vedra Sharks (21-7) Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the regional semifinals. Oakleaf ends its season at 19-7. …
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The Gainesville Hurricanes beat the visiting Santa Fe Raiders, 14-7, in their high school girls lacrosse season-opener Tuesday. Quarter 1: An Energetic Start Both teams came out playing with energy. Within the first two minutes, the Hurricanes’ Rebecca Kim put the first goal on the board. Matching the Hurricanes’ efforts, …
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The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Buchholz Bobcats, 48-46, at the Bobcats’ Bud Seymour Gymnasium on Saturday to claim the 6A-District 2 tournament championship. The Hurricanes (17-11) had looked to avenge their loss to the Bobcats (17-10) earlier this season. The Hurricanes entered the boys basketball tournament as the third seed, …
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The No. 2 seed Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the No. 3 seed Buchholz Bobcats, 45-30, in the 6A-District 2 girls basketball tournament semifinal Wednesday at the Purple Palace. Gainesville (9-12) entered this must-win game against Buchholz (11-9) having lost six of its last seven games, putting a significant dent into its …
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