High School Sports

By Daniela Ortiz and Sebastian Sabatino The Gainesville Hurricanes were a powerhouse in their softball win against visiting Bradford on Monday, outscoring the Tornadoes 8-5. Jumping Ahead Early The Hurricanes (17-3) were hot in the circle and at the plate early in the game. Pitcher Leanna Bourdage threw three shutout …

The Gainesville Hurricanes softball team secured a victory against the Bradford Tornadoes, 8-5, on Monday. The Hurricanes (17-3) will host the Hawthorne Hornets (5-9) at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Bradford (5-13) is set to compete at Interlachen on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

The Oak Hall Eagles baseball team lost to visiting Mount Dora Christian Academy, 8-4, on April 5.  Even Start The Bulldogs (15-6) had a strong start with Justin Earle hitting a home run for a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.  Oak Hall’s Darion Medley wasted no time …

By Hailey Livesay and Raegan Churi The Buchholz Bobcats baseball team defeated the Gainesville Hurricanes 15-1 on Friday at Gainesville High School. An Early Lead Buchholz’s bats were on fire. It seemed almost impossible for the Bobcats (13-6) to not get a hit. Once on base, they were active runners, …

By Ellen Mulgrew and Jesse Bratman HAWTHORNE — A four-run second inning put Hawthorne in a hole and Hollie Pabst drove in four runs to help Newberry High’s softball team to a 12-1 win Friday against the Hornets.  Stay Clear of Hollie Pabst In the top of the first inning, …

HAWTHORNE — Newberry High’s softball team mercy-ruled Hawthorne 12-1 Friday, the Panthers’ 11th straight win and the second against the Hornets this season.  Newberry Starts Strong Newberry (15-2) started off the game on the right foot, with leadoff batter Malana Kennard hitting a single on the first pitch she saw. …

By Savannah Milner and Rhiannon Thomas ALACHUA — The Santa Fe Raiders boys lacrosse team won in the quarterfinals of the 1A-District 3 tournament, 11-8,  against Newberry on Wednesday.  The four seed Raiders (9-7) will play at top seed Oak Hall (13-3) at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the semifinals. Back-and-Forth …

By Wade Urtz and Allegra D’Angelo The  Newberry softball team defeated P.K. Yonge 6-5 on Wednesday. The Panthers needed a run in the seventh inning to knock off the Blue Wave. This was Newberry’s 10th straight win and its second win against P.K. Yonge this season. Newberry lead early P.K. …

By Hailey Livesay and Raegan Churi  NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers baseball team defeated the Eastside Rams, 16-1, on Wednesday. A Master of the Mound One of the early successes of Newberry’s defense was their pitcher Desmond Taylor. He had three strikeouts before Eastside could even score. He went on …

By Savannah Milner and Rhiannon Thomas The Santa Fe Raiders girls lacrosse team dominated the Matanzas Pirates from Palm Coast, 13-1, at home Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the 1A-District 4 tournament.   The four seed Raiders (7-8) will play at top seed Oak Hall (11-4) at 6:30 p.m. Friday in …