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The Lafayette Hornets softball team can be called state champions today after it downed Jay 12-9 Tuesday at the state tournament being played in Clermont. The Hornets capture the Class 1A crown with the win. In area baseball regional semifinals, Willison beats Santa Fe for the fourth time this year …
Read More »St. Francis, P.K. Yonge Headed To District Baseball Championship
The St. Francis Wolves will face the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave on Thursday in the high school baseball District 3-3A Championship held at P.K. Yonge. No. 2 seed St. Francis earned a spot in the title game with a 6-4 win over the No. 3 Oak Hall Eagles Tuesday afternoon. …
Read More »Union County And Hawthorne Play In State Semifinal Boys Hoops Game Today
Two local schools, Union County and Hawthorne, will play each other this morning in a Class 1A state semifinal game in boys basketball. The game will be played in Lakeland. You can catch live coverage of the game starting at 11am on WRUF Sports Radio 850. Union County is 15-13 …
Read More »Newberry Girls Lose State Final; PK Yonge Plays For Title Today
After being down by as many as 23 points, the Newberry girls basketball team staged a furious rally in the Class 1A state championship game on Wednesday but today it is Ponce De Leon High School that is celebrating a state title after beating the Panthers 55-52. In fact, the …
Read More »Newberry And PK Yonge Advance To State Women’s Hoops Final
Both the Newberry and PK Yonge women’s basketball teams are now one win away from a state title after posting state semifinal wins Tuesday in Lakeland. In Class 1A, Newbery tops Hilliard 49-45 and now moves on to face Ponce de Leon for the state title. In Class 2A, PK …
Read More »Two Area Girls Basketball Teams At State; Boys In Regionals Too
The PK Yonge and Newberry girls basketball teams are in action today at the State Tournament, looking to win a state title. Newberry has played its state semifinal game and beaten Hilliard 49-45 to advance to the Class 1A state final. PK Yonge faces Melbourne Central Catholic tonight at 7pm in Lakeland. …
Read More »Local Soccer Teams Advance In Regionals
A pair of local boys high school soccer teams advanced in Regional action from Tuesday night. Eastside tops Citrus 6-0 and Buchholz advances with a 4-3 win over Spruce Creek. Santa Fe lost to Pierson Taylor 4-1 while PK Yonge lost 5-2 to Crescent City and Oak Hall lost 3-2 …
Read More »Former Gator Matthews Takes High School Coaching Job
Former Gator quarterback Shane Matthews is venturing into high school coaching after being named the head coach at Jacksonville Nease High School. Matthews played under Steve Spurrier in the early 1990’s and has had a taste of coaching experience after being a volunteer coach at GHS a couple of seasons …
Read More »Number One Union County Wins In High School Football
Union County High School, the number one school in Class 1A Diistrict 7 got a scare from Newberry High School on Thursday before pulling out a 14-7 win. The Panthers entered the fourth quarter with a 7-9 lead but the Tigers rallied for the win to go 9-0 on the …
Read More »Local High School Football Action Tonight
Several local high schools will be home tonight to play high school football. Buchholz is at home against Ocala Vanguard while Newberry, coming off its first win of the year, will host Williston. Hawthorne is also at home tonight facing Hilliard while the red hot Santa Fe Raiders try to …
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