High School Sports

The Newberry Lady Panthers defeated the PK Yonge Blue Wave in a softball matchup Friday, 9-1. Great way to end the third inning. Megan Hutchinson caught an air ball. The Blue Wave is down 0-5. @ESPNGainesville pic.twitter.com/5p7iWWUNOB — Sara Dastgerdi (@DastgerdiSara) February 23, 2019 Blue Wave pitcher Chandler Loveday had a …

Whether it’s swim season or not, odds are you’ll find Talia Bates, Caitlin Brooks, and Katie Cronin together. The three have swimming to thank for their friendship. Both Talia and Katie have been swimming together for nearly a decade. It wasn’t until Katie took a year off from Gator Swim …

The Bradford Tornadoes boy’s basketball season has ended with a 20 point defeat to the Andrew Jackson Tigers of Jacksonville, 62-42. The 20 point loss is the worst home loss of the season and the second-worst loss of the season for Bradford (@Hawthorne 65-32). Both teams came in with two completely different …

The high school basketball playoffs are into the regional round and multiple area teams are in action tonight. Gainesville High School, Eastside and Sante Fe all will be representing Alachua County this evening. A win would put these teams into the regional semifinals. Let’s take a look at each matchup and …

In an action-packed girl’s basketball matchup between Eastside High School and Pedro Menendez High School, the Lady Rams fell short to the Lady Falcons 56-35 in regional semi-final play. The district champions weren’t able to stop the offensive power of the Lady Falcons and the Rams fell into an early …

The PK Yonge Softball team played against Fort White, defeating them 8-5 in a close game. The Indians were trying to strategically catch up to the Blue Wave in the fifth inning by being aggressive on the base pads. Catcher Shelby Sparkman was able to spot these attempts quickly and was …

By Brad Freedman and Zach Cohen The Gainesville Lady Hurricanes’ softball team won their season opener 9-1 against the Forest High Wildcats at home on Tuesday. Pitcher Alissa Humphrey tossed a no-hitter behind a 16-strikeout performance. Humphrey started off on the mound for the Hurricanes by striking out the side. Following the …

There are four Gainesville-based high school girl’s basketball teams competing in the regional semifinals or regional finals on Tuesday night. What to Look For? The first matchup is between P.K. Yonge and Jacksonville University Christian. The Blue Wave are 27-1 on the season, with their only loss coming at the …

The Oak Hall girls’ lacrosse team set their sights on their season opener at Episcopal School of Jacksonville coming up on Tuesday, February 19. The Curse of the Final The Eagles are coming off a bitter end to last season, as they lost for the fifth consecutive time in the …

Oak Hall boys lacrosse defeated Chiles from Tallahassee 16-3 Monday in what was a blowout from the very beginning. The Eagles opened the game with seven unanswered goals in the first quarter. Efficient passing on the offensive end combined with suffocating defense was responsible for Oak Hall’s early success. https://twitter.com/steven_w7/status/1097639424932958208 …