High School Sports

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 …

Gainesville’s local boys basketball season is indeed in full swing. Thursday night will feature a non-conference rivalry game between the St. Francis Catholic Wolves (13-6) and the hosting Oak Hall Eagles (8-11). History The last meeting between these two teams saw the Wolves handle business at home, routing Oak Hall 70-35. …

Head coach Jon Doles, leads the P.K. Yonge High School girls soccer team to the Regional Quarterfinals. In region 2, P.K. Yonge is heading to Montverde Academy for their regional quarterfinal game. The visiting Blue Waves are in their second straight playoffs since 2012 and are looking to advance to their second …

The Eastside Rams (16-2-1) will be playing in the Regional Quarterfinals tonight as they host the Deltona Pine Ridge Panthers (15-4). This is the Rams second straight year in the playoffs after being in the playoffs for the first time just last year. This is the first time the Panthers will …

It’s a cross town match-up as the P.K. Yonge and Eastside boys’ basketball teams face off tonight. The Rams (10-8) will host the Blue Wave (13-7) in non-district play. There’s a definite rivalry in this game as the two teams that share turf only see each other once every year. …

Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer Monte Towe has returned to Gainesville as the head coach of the Oak Hall boy’s basketball team. Towe was the starting point guard on North Carolina State’s 1974 NCAA Championship team. He was then drafted to the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth round of the 1975 NBA draft. …

THE BREAKDOWN Santa Fe High School and Buchholz have both had pretty decent seasons in boy’s basketball. Sitting at nearly the same record, these two schools make for a perfect match up. Santa Fe is 10-8 and Buchholz is 10-9. Both teams are preparing for districts, and want  to see …