High School Sports

By Victoria Riccobono and Sebastian Sabatino The Gainesville Hurricanes flag football team lost their final regular-season game against the Ocala Forest Wildcats, 37-6, at home Monday. Keeping it Close Early The Hurricanes (0-5) were determined to record a win in their inaugural season. Gainesville’s Jewel Alexander made plays on both …

By Amanda Roman and Cati Stoher The Oak Hall Eagles girls lacrosse team secured a sweeping win, 17-5, over the Gainesville Hurricanes on Thursday. The Eagles (8-2) continued the momentum after their win versus the Santa Fe Raiders (4-6), 19-0 on Tuesday, and now have a seven-game winning streak. Quickly …

NEWBERRY — The Newberry High Panthers girls lacrosse team beat the Leesburg Yellow Jackets 9-8 on Tuesday.  Quick Scores  The Panthers (4-3) got off to a hot start, with Audry Ritter winning the opening draw and finding the back of the net only 20 seconds into the game. The Yellow …

  The Gainesville High School Hurricanes softball team defeated the host P.K. Yonge Blue Wave 18-3 on Wednesday. High-Scoring Start The Hurricanes (11-0) came out swinging against P.K. Yonge junior pitcher Mickinzi Anderson in the first inning, putting the ball in play with repeated base hits and testing the Blue …

By Hannah Getman and Adam Edelin The Newberry Panthers softball team took down the host Buchholz Bobcats 8-6 on Tuesday. 1A Newberry (6-2) showed its strength by defeating a much larger 6A Buchholz (6-4) squad.  Quick Start Newberry came out hot to start, scoring the eight runs in the first …

 NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers junior varsity lacrosse team beat the Buchholz Bobcats 5-4 with a nail-biting finish on March 7.   The height advantage that the Bobcats (1-3) held over the Panthers (1-0) was immediately apparent, as they took control of the opening draw. Unfortunately for Buchholz, the defensive unit …

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave softball team defeated the host Eastside Rams in dominant fashion Monday. Close Game After First Inning P.K. Yonge (3-3) started the game with a bang, leading 4-0 almost immediately into the game. However, Eastside (0-6) responded with three runs to maintain pressure before the Blue …

The Buchholz High School girls flag football team defeated visiting Santa Fe, 14-13, on Tuesday. Bobcats Climb With The Lead The Raiders (3-2) and Bobcats (2-1) had a poor start and were competing head-to-head without scoring. With 2:35 remaining and the Raiders on third down, Buchholz senior Kamryn Harper made …

The Williston High boys basketball team won its second consecutive 1A state title Saturday by defeating Hilliard, 61-53, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. The Red Devils are the first Gainesville-area boys team to secure back-to-back title wins since GHS in 1999 and 2000. How The Devils Pulled it …

Hawthorne High girls basketball coach Cornelius Ingram said the Hornets were confident they were going to repeat as state champions despite an early deficit in the title-game win Saturday against Graceville. Prior Matchup Hawthorne (22-3) entered the state semifinals as the No. 4 seed and its first opponent in Lakeland …