High School Sports

Regional semi-final action took place Tuesday for a number of area teams in boy’s basketball.   Santa Fe (12-11) tangled with Ponte Vedra for the first time this season and Santa Fe head coach Elliot Harris believed his team was ready to give the Sharks all they could handle.  But in the end, the Raiders lost …

Regional quarterfinal action in the area tonight: Jacksonville Ed White (14-11) at No.7 Gainesville (23-4) in the quarterfinals of Region 1-6A. The first meeting between the two teams since 2011. The Commanders from Jacksonville Ed White have won the last three over the Hurricanes. GHS defeated Ocala Vanguard 52-49 in …

We are quickly approaching the end of the college basketball season and that could only mean one thing: March Madness. There is still several weeks until the Big Dance, but there’s multiple girls’ high school basketball teams in playoff action tonight to treat the itch of postseason basketball. All games …

ORLANDO, Fla—Former Florida Gators’ quarterback Chris Leak is now coaching high school football. Leak was named the head coach of Edgewater High School on February 4th. Year 2003 through 2006, Chris Leak played quarterback for the Gators. Wearing the number 11, he led Florida to a victory in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game. Throughout his …

A few local boy’s high school basketball teams will be on the hunt for a district finals win tonight. Ocala Vanguard (20-6) will travel to Gainesville high (22-4) for a District 4-6A match-up; Santa Fe will host Eastside in a District 6-5A match-up, PK Yonge (21-4) will welcome St. Francis (22-4) for a District …

Many girls basketball games will be played in the area tonight. In the regional semifinals, Madison County (24-5) will host Hawthorne (17-6), and Williston (16-8) will host Lafayette (15-12) in Region 3-1A. In Region 4-1A, Wildwood (19-7) will host Chiefland (15-3), and Trenton (26-0) will take on Fort Meade (16-6). Regional quarterfinal games will also …

The Buchholz Bobcats will travel to Jacksonville to take on the Mandarin Mustangs in 5A Regional semi-finals Tuesday in boy’s soccer action. The Bobcats are 12-7-4 on the season and 4-0-1 in district games. In the regional quarterfinals Buchholz defeated Port Orange Spruce Creek 3-0. Head coach Joseph Pobee says senior Paul …

The PK Yonge boy’s basketball team had a stellar performance in their opening District 3-3A game, routing the visiting St. Joseph Academy Flashes 100-24 on Tuesday night in Gainesville. The Blue Wave improve to 21-4 with the win. PK Yonge came out hot, going on a 22-0 run to start the …

Three Gainesville High School girls soccer teams Buchholz, Eastside, and Santa Fe will be looking for wins in the regional finals tonight. The Buchholz boys soccer team will also be looking for a win tonight in their regional quarterfinal that was canceled yesterday due to field conditions. For the girls, Buchholz (15-3) will …

Today in the local Gainesville area, we have four key match-ups in the regional quarterfinals in Boys high school soccer. Starting off the preview we will look at the Buchholz vs Spruce Creek matchup in the regional 1-5A bracket. The Buchholz Bobcats are in their first regional since 2013 when …