High School Sports

It is district tournament week in high school basketball, and the 4A district 1 championship between the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave and the Maclay Marauders is Friday at 7 p.m. Maclay eliminated Oak Hall, who is the host of the tournament, last week. Because there are just three teams in class 4A …

After finishing 23-2 in regular season play, the Gainesville High Hurricanes earned a first round bye in district play. The Hurricanes were led by head coach, Kelly Beckham. Beckham’s History Beckham has been coaching the Hurricanes for seven seasons. Within his seven year tenure, he’s managed to take his team …

It was Senior Night for the Gainesville Hurricanes as the Canes beat the Santa Fe Raiders 68-48 in boy’s high school basketball on Thursday night.  The Canes continued their dominant season improving their record to 22-2 while the Raiders dropped to 10-10.   Just before tipoff, the Hurricanes celebrated Senior Night as Derek Owens, Isaiah Wilson, …

The Gainesville High School Hurricanes snagged a win on the road as they defeated Buchholz in Bobcat territory 66-55 Tuesday night in Gainesville.   GHS is now 22-2 while Buchholz is 10-12. GHS head coach Kelly Beckham says his team is playing well as districts loom around the corner and adds the team …

Santa Fe recently defeated the Villages, 3-0 to make it to their third consecutive regional semifinals. This young Raiders team holds a 20-4-1 overall record and is looking to add another digit to their win column tonight. But they have to face tough competition as they travel to Montverde. Scouting …

The Newberry Panthers and the Santa Fe Raiders are both entering Tuesday night’s matchup with losses. Now the two rivals will battle it out on the court for a second time this season. The Panthers lost Monday night to Bell, 68-65. Their biggest downfall was turnovers. Newberry has to focus on …

When it comes to cross-town rivalries, it doesn’t get much better than the rivalry between Gainesville and Buchholz High School. No matter what sport, the people of Gainesville know when these two teams face off. Tonight the two schools will battle it out on the hardwood as Buchholz looks to …

P.K. Yonge point guard Byron Davis and his team were challenged by the Eastside Rams throughout the entire contest, but they were able to get the job done. Davis came into Thursday night’s contest averaging 11 points per game but he poured in 25 points, and Will Banks attacked the rim and …

The Gainesville High School Purple Hurricanes (19-2) hosted the Vanguard High School Knights (15-6) in a crucial 7A District 4 match in boy’s basketball on Thursday night.  The Canes continued their 11-game win streak finding after beating Vanguard in a very scrappy game 51-48.  With the win, Gainesville and Vanguard find themselves tied in …

The Gainesville Hurricanes boys basketball team will host a conference game against the Vanguard Knights tonight at 7:30 p.m. This rivalry game will determine who will be the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Class 7-A District 4 tournament. The top seed will host the district tournament and theref0re have …