High School Sports

It was a battle of the Cats on Wednesday as the Forest Wildcats visited the Buchholz Bobcats. Forest came in with 14 wins and just three losses while Buchholz had a solid 13-5 record. Pitching, pitching and more pitching The majority of the game was dominated by pitching and defense. …

Two teams. Two different stories. Entering the game, the PK Yonge Blue Wave baseball team had a winning record (13-5) while the Eastside Rams baseball team had a losing record (5-8). On Wednesday, the difference showed when the Blue Wave jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. …

For the first time in five years, Gainesville High School will have a new football coach. Following a two-year stint as the Hurricanes’ defensive coordinator, Patrick Miller was promoted to head coach. The former University of Florida linebacker succeeds Mark Latsko, who announced his intention to resign at the end …

Trinity Catholic’s Jud Fabian, who is a University of Florida commit, got things going at the top of the first inning with a home run to the side, and the Celtics never looked back, defeating the defending 1A state champion Trenton Tigers on their home field 11-5. Both teams entered …

There’s a new trend emerging in college hoops: former NBA greats are returning to their Alma mater to coach on the same court where they began their historic careers. We recently saw it when Chris Mullin took over St. John’s University in 2015, followed by Patrick Ewing reclaiming his former …

It’s been 16 years since the Choctawhatchee Indians boy’s basketball team advanced this far in the playoffs. After trailing the Gainesville Hurricanes for most of the game, the Indians found their rhythm and never looked back, stunning the Gainesville crowd by advancing to their first state semifinal appearance since 2002. …

The Gainesville Hurricanes are looking to do something that hasn’t been done since 2015. That is to play in the state regional final in boy’s basketball. The Hurricanes have the opportunity to return to the regional finals Friday night. Standing in Gainesville’s way are the Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee Indians. How …

P.K. Yonge girls’ basketball season ended in a disappointing fashion. After upsetting No. 2 Providence to make it to the state semifinal, P.K. Yonge faced a lopsided opponent in Tampa’s Carrollwood Day School. The night ended on a low tide for the Blue Wave, with a final score of 67-35. …

Eastside’s season came to an abrupt end last night as the Rams lost 48-45 to Palatka in the 6A Semi-final. The Rams had an opportunity to punch their ticket to the regional final but were outscored 10 to 2 down the stretch. Palatka gave Eastside more than they could handle as …

As the buzzer rang out in the gym last night, 11 boys lost their chance to go to the state semifinal in the Class 3A Boys Basketball Regional Final. The St. Francis Catholic Wolves (14-15) dropped last night’s matchup against the Florida A&M Baby Rattlers (20-9) with a final score of …