High School Sports

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave suffered their third straight loss in a district match-up between the Newberry Panthers. The Newberry Panthers defeated the Blue Wave 9-3 in their first match-up since March 2019. Both teams looked evenly matched in the first inning, with smart base running allowing a tied score …

Lightning and rain brought an abrupt end to P.K. Yonge‘s Senior Night matchup against Oak Hall on Friday night at Bobby Hawkins Field by halting play with two outs in the bottom of the second inning and resulted in a no contest. Senior Send-Off Prior to first pitch, the Blue …

The baseball regular season ended well Friday for the Saint Francis Wolves, who improved to 17-6 after a 6-1 victory against Dixie County at home. The game ended early due to a severe storm stopped action in the bottom of the sixth. Saint Francis, however, pulled the game away from …

The Eastside Rams (0-21) lost 22-5 against the Branford Buccaneers (19-6) on Wednesday at home. A detailed recap of the game can be found here on WRUF.com. An interview with Eastside coach Matthew Brown on the team’s rebuilding process: Eastside will face the Santa Fe Raiders (10-14) in the first …

At P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, Bobby Hawkins Field has one distinctive feature that sets it apart from virtually any other in the area — a sloping outfield that always brings excitement to both fans and outfielders alike. Far from being a weakness, the natural tilt has become an identity …

The Gainesville High Hurricanes fell 9-7 to the Santa Fe Raiders on Thursday night at home. This was the Raider’s 10th straight win and second against Gainesville this season. The Raiders took the win 7-6 win Feb. 27. Early Scoring The Raiders (15-1) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead …

NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers were overwhelmed Wednesday night by one of the nation’s top flag football teams, as the Buchholz Bobcats used a high-powered passing attack and stifling defense to cruise to a 34-6 win. Buchholz Sets Tone Early After a quick three-and-out on its opening drive, Newberry — …

The Buchholz Bobcats girls lacrosse team defeated the Groveland South Lake Eagles 14-2 on Thursday to advance to the 2A-District 5 semifinals. Senior Gabri Trimboli scored the opening goal with 11:24 remaining to give Buchholz a 1-0 lead against the visitors. Buchholz’s Sara Davis scores their second goal, the assist …

Addisyn Boatright and Kennedy Cusack The Eastside baseball team extended a 20-game losing streak Wednesday night when the team Rams lost to Branford 22-5. The game was called by the five-inning run rule. The young Eastside team struggled defensively throughout the game. Freshman pitcher Henry Kaufman walked several Branford batters, …

The Gainesville area high school baseball regular season comes to a close this week and the teams look to advance to the state playoffs after positive results at next week’s district tournaments that begin Monday at various locations. Buchholz The Buchholz Bobcats (23-1) have earned the No. 1 seed in the …