High School Sports

In Hawthorne head coach Cornelius Ingram’s first two trips to Lake Butler to take on Union County, the Hornets led at halftime by double digits, but lost. However, this time, they finished the job. Ingram said after the game that the message to his team at half was simple.  We’ve …

This Friday, the Trinity Christian Academy Eagles travel to Gainesville to take on the Saint Francis Wolves at 7:00. Both teams enter Friday’s game with a 2-5 record and in desperate need of a win. Saint Francis Fresh off a 10 point victory over St. John Paul II last week, …

The Columbia Tigers (6-1, 1-1) look to bounce back from their first loss of the season on Friday, as they face a talented Atlantic-Delray Beach (4-2, 2-0) football team at home. Disappointment Last Week Columbia’s bid for an elusive undefeated season came t0 an end last week. The Tigers lost …

Baseball has been apart of Lance Minson’s life practically since he was born. But around age 11 or 12, he found himself becoming fatigued by the game. So, he decided to take a step back and turn to another sport he enjoyed playing while he was younger to help keep …

By Jensen Young and Angel Wells Eastside’s Season Eastside High School Rams Football has had a rough time this season standing at a 2-5 record to this point. Their usually high powered offense has struggled in their last two games in a huge loss to Clay High School and a …

The Hawthorne High School football team comes out victorious in a weather make up game Monday night as they beat Williston 24-8. Williston scored on the last play of the third quarter to try and get back in the game but the Hornets answered back to put the game away.  …

The Buchholz Bobcats (4-3) had no answers for Fletcher’s junior tailback Myles Montgomery. Montgomery torched the Bobcats’ defense all night to a 41-17 victory. The Fletcher Senators rode their star running back all game and outscored Buchholz 34-7 in the second half. Friday night’s loss was the Bobcats’ first loss …

The Panthers offense is showing no signs of slowing down as the season moves into the final stretch. The Newberry Panthers (7-1) rolled over the Dixie County Bears (6-2) by a final score of 56-12. Early Leads Looking at the past array of Newberry’s games, they have a habit of …

Weston Smith, a senior at Williston High School, faced many obstacles en route to becoming the starting first baseman for the varsity baseball team. On the day after Christmas in the sixth grade, Smith’s life was changed when he got into a freak ATV accident. Jim Smith, father of Weston …

Thirteen seconds is all it took for Hawthorne to turn the tides against the Golden Eagles in a high school football game on Friday night. In 13 seconds, the Hornets scored 14 points, kicking off their touchdown procession in the second quarter. Homecoming Traditions During Hawthorne’s halftime Homecoming celebration, starting …