High school basketball season is officially underway, as Kelly Beckham looks to take his Gainesville High School Hurricanes back to the postseason. Coach Beckham has been the head basketball coach at GHS for seven seasons, and took three of those teams to the Final Four in Lakeland. Beckham won Coach …
Read More »FEATURE: Flag Football – “Risky Business” Headed to Championship in The Swamp
GAINESVILLE – “Risky Business” defeated “Rife or Death” 26-6 Thursday night in the Mens Competitive Division Flag Football Semi-Finals. Risky Business came into the game as heavy favorites with an undefeated (7-0) record. “Rife or Death” however took a 6-0 lead midway through the 2nd Quarter on a 3 yard …
Read More »The Florida High School Athletic Association Releases New Football Classifications
High school football is still in play statewide as many teams are competing in playoffs and preparing for the State Championship next week. All remaining teams representing their respective classes will meet in Orlando with hopes of earning a ring; but some of those teams will be in a different …
Read More »High School Football: Bartram Trail Ends Buchholz’s Season With Playoff Win
https://vimeo.com/192223995 GAINESVILLE, Fla.—On Friday, the Buchholz and Bartram Trail high school football teams met again for the second round of playoffs—just like last season. Buchholz played host to Bartram Trail at Citizen’s Field—just like last season. Bartram Trail defeated Buchholz, ending their season—just like last season. The Bobcats were shut …
Read More »Santa Fe Saints Volleyball Opens First Round In National Tournament
The Santa Fe Saints volleyball team will play in its first ever national tournament today when they face Arizona Western in Wyoming. The Saints qualified for the NJCAA Championships by finishing as the runner up team at the FCSAA Championships. The Saints begin the first round of the national tournament in the …
Read More »High School Playoff Preview: Trenton Rolls On To Pahokee
The Trenton Tigers (9-1) will travel to a neutral playing field to take on the Pahokee Blue Devils (11-0) this Friday night in a high school playoff matchup. The Tigers will ride their nine game winning streak into this playoff game with Pahokee. The only loss they have suffered was …
Read More »Buchholz Baseball Player Hunter Ruth Signs With Florida
On Monday, the Buchholz senior pitcher signed a national letter of intent with the University of Florida. Hunter Ruth, a Gainesville native, grew up playing baseball all throughout Alachua County and surrounding areas. As an Under Armour All-American with a fastball that’s been clocked at 95 miles per hour, Ruth had …
Read More »McElwain Talks Injuries Before LSU
The No. 21 Florida Gator football team took down South Carolina in the Swamp Saturday in their final home game of the season to improve to 7-2 on the season. UF will use this week to prepare for their rescheduled game against the LSU Tigers this weekend in Baton Rouge. The …
Read More »NFL Thursday Night Preview: Cleveland Browns vs Baltimore Ravens
Week 10 of the NFL season kicks off with the Cleveland Browns (0-9) hosting their division rival Baltimore Ravens(4-4) in a primetime Thursday Night Football matchup. This is the 2nd meeting this season between these AFC North Rivals. Last time out, the Ravens were able to squeeze out a 25-20 victory over the Browns in Week 2. …
Read More »Jeremy Foley’s First Few Days of Retirement
There’s no denying that Jeremy Foley’s exit was anything but easy. The former athletic director was scheduled to leave the Gators on Oct.1, but when unplanned circumstances occurred, he decided to stay another month, as if leaving wouldn’t be hard enough. Monday Nov.1 marked the day that the new AD took over and Foley’s retirement officially went into effect. However, …
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