High School Sports

Three Gainesville-area girls soccer teams will compete in the Florida State Championship tournament. Regional quarterfinal matchups were released today for P.K. Yonge (14-2-1), Williston High School (12-4) and Newberry High School (14-4-2). P.K. Yonge is the top seed in Region 1 of the Class 2A tournament. It hosts Lafayette High …

As high school girls soccer teams wrap up their regular season many of the local high school teams found themselves playing for their respective district championships. District Champions P.K Yonge P.K Yonge girls soccer team (14-2-1) has been crowned as 2A-District 3 champion. P.K Yonge defeated Newberry (14-4-2) in the …

The Oak Hall Eagles girls basketball team ended the regular season Thursday with a 46-17 win against the Cedar Key Sharks. After a close lost against the Chiefland Indians (18-3) on Jan. 23, the Eagles (10-5) wanted redemption at home. What better night for redemption than senior night. Five seniors …

By Audrey Layton and Ava DiCecca NEWBERRY – Newberry High School’s boys basketball team finished its historic regular season undefeated Thursday with a 72-34 win against P.K. Yonge (8-15). The Panthers honored their seven seniors before recording their 21st win against zero losses.  First Half The 6-foot-2 senior Dylan Strappy …

Top tournament seed Santa Fe High School (12-2-1) will play third seed Eastside (9-6-5) for the third time this season, but this time it’s an opportunity to advance to the high school soccer regional tournament starting the week of Feb. 11 From Beginning The two schools first faced off during …

The Gainesville High School girls basketball team was unable to hold off the visiting Wildwood High School Wildcats and ended suffering a 54-50 loss Tuesday. The Hurricanes dropped to 9-8 heading into their last two games of the regular season. The Wildcats (18-0) also completed the season sweep of the …

Newberry High School basketballremains undefeated in a season that featured blowouts and improvements on last season. With one game at home against P.K. Yonge left in the regular season, the Panthers seem poised to enter the postseason with a bye and a 21-game win streak. As if being undefeated wasn’t …

The Gainesville High School Hurricanes were able to overcome a slow start in their home boys basketball game against the rival Buchholz Bobcats. Packed house here at Gainesville High ahead of Gainesville vs Bucholz @ESPNGainesville pic.twitter.com/s5MKRLP8f3 — James McDonald (@ImJamesMcDonald) January 25, 2025 Gainesville moved to 17-6 on the season …

The P.K. Yonge girls soccer team celebrated Senior Night by honoring their seven seniors: Faith Hardy, Elliot Pancoast, Mallory Dassa, Emma Mansfield, Mae Dodd, Marin Best and Sydnie Colaw. “They have done so much for this team and they are all contributors,” P.K. Yonge coach Rebecca Schackow said Jan. 16. …

The Gainesville High School Hurricanes girls basketball team provided a statement win, 67-33, against the visiting Trenton High School Tigers on Wednesday night. The ‘Canes (4-1) stormed to the win behind the senior pair of Jamison Cardwell and Jayden Terry. Dynamic Defense Terry was the disruptor on defense. She pickpocketed …