High School Sports

Friday nights matchup between the Dunnellon Tigers and the Eastside Rams resulted in the Rams winning 51-42. The Tigers went on a 17-6 run in the 4th quarter as they were down 43-25 at the end of the 3rd quarter, not allowing the Tigers to fully comeback against the Rams. …

The PK Yonge Blue Wave went head to head with the Williston Red Devils in a girl’s varsity basketball game on Thursday with the Blue Wave coming out on top 81-31. The Blue Wave girls kept a big lead throughout the whole game with an excellent performance on the court …

Thursday night the Hawthorne Hornet’s boy’s basketball team traveled to Newberry and faced the Panthers. Prior to tipoff, Newberry coach Edwin Johnson said he knows Hawthorne has a good team.  “Hawthorne is extremely talented and Coach Bowie has done a great job over there,” he said. Hawthorne entered the matchup …

The Bradford Tornadoes boy’s basketball team continued their push toward the 5A District 4 Tournament with a big win at home against their rival Keystone Heights Indians by a score of 70 to 39. The game had two distinctively different halves, with the first half ending with a score of 27-23 …

On paper, the girls’ basketball game between the Williston Red Devils and P.K. Yonge Blue Wave had the potential to be a good matchup. Williston entered the game with a 13-6 record and a point guard, Lauryn Jackson, who averaged 24 points per game and P.K. Yonge came in with …

Miguel Yepez is a junior at the Saint Francis Catholic Academy and he’s part of the varsity basketball team for the Wolves. With an average of 14 points per game and a free throw percentage accuracy of 76%, Miguel has shown nothing but an excellent performance on the court. On …

Oak Hall boys’ lacrosse team began their spring practices this week under head coach Jonathan Montes. The Eagles are looking to extend their recent district success into 2019, as the defending District 3 champions in 2018. They’ve won seven district titles in the last eight seasons. Oak Hall is no …

There is a new system to determine who will make the postseason in high school football in Florida. After using the points system the last two seasons, Florida will use a system very familiar to those who follow college basketball. The FHSAA Football Advisory Committee voted to implement a RPI …

The Bradford Tornados never looked back. The Bradford Girl’s Basketball team blew out the Baldwin Indians Tuesday night in a 50-14 victory on Senior Night. Meghan Harris led the team with 12 points and 5 steals, while Olyvia Griffin recorded a double-double with 10 points and 1o steals. Santee Blye …

By Brad Freedman and Zach Cohen The Gainesville High School boy’s basketball team welcomed the Columbia High Tigers to Gainesville High on Tuesday night, Gainesville’s final home game of the regular season.  For seniors like guard J’Len Wilson, that gave the game a little more meaning. “It was a very …