High School Sports

High school football kicks off this week and many local teams are looking to build off last season. However, the Santa Fe Raiders are looking for more of a rebuild. Last season, the team went 1-9. The Raiders put up 0 points in seven of those losses. What’s Changed? For …

The Patrick Miller era at Gainesville High School begins Thursday night as the Hurricanes go up against the Columbia Tigers. Miller is stepping in for former head coach Mark Latsko who resigned in March. Miller, who played linebacker at the University of Florida, served as the Hurricanes defensive coordinator the …

His team may have missed the playoffs by less than a point last season. They may have not reached the postseason since 2015. Despite their past struggles, Eastside High head football coach Cederrick Daniels likes where his team’s trending. It’s been a long haul of sorts for the third-year bench …

It’s that time of the year again, the smell of football season is in the air. High schools all around Florida, including around Alachua County, are officially underway with practices. Monday was the first day for teams to get to work and capitalizing on that opportunity is Buchholz coach Mark …

Newberry High School Panthers Football head coach Richard Vester joined SportScene with Steve Russell to discuss his team’s preparation for the upcoming season. Last year, Newberry finished the season 3-7. This season, the Panthers will start off against the Santa Fe Raiders. Reviewing the Tapes One of the trends that …

Gainesville tragically lost one of its own earlier this month. Former Eastside High School OL Kenyatta “Bear” Jones passed away at the young age of 39 in Colorado. His mother, Jessica Hadley-Brown, confirmed to the Tampa Bay Times that his passing was due to cardiac arrest. Jones grew up in the …

A pair of local high school baseball players officially have their chance to break out. Earlier this week, Gainesville’s Asher Akridge and Newberry’s Darmarquez Covey were invited to attend the 2018 Breakthrough Series in Bradenton fron June 25-27. The event — a joint-effort from USA Baseball and MLB — is …

The second day of the MLB Draft was a busy one for the Florida baseball program. Florida 1B/C JJ Schwarz and 2B Deacon Liput were both selected on day two of the 2018 MLB Draft. Liput and Schwarz bring the number of Florida players picked in this year’s draft up …

Booking a trip to Super Regionals wasn’t the only big event to happen to three Gator baseball players last night. Junior third baseman Jonathan India, and junior pitchers Brady Singer and Jackson Kowar all heard their name called on the first day of the MLB Draft. In addition to them, …

The Santa Fe Raiders baseball team moved to a game above .500 with a shellacking of the Eastside Rams, who continue to have growing pains throughout their young season. Rams pitcher David Rowe struggles early Right from the get go, Rowe struggled immensely. He threw several uncharacteristic pitches and hit …