High School Sports

After coming up short in the FHSAA girls soccer regional finals the past two years, P.K. Yonge defeated Episcopal School of Jacksonville 2-1 Wednesday to win the 3A regional title and advance to the program’s first state final four.  A Leading First Half This game was one of fierce competition …

The Gainesville Hurricanes beat the visiting Santa Fe Raiders, 14-7, in their high school girls lacrosse season-opener Tuesday. Quarter 1: An Energetic Start Both teams came out playing with energy. Within the first two minutes, the Hurricanes’ Rebecca Kim put the first goal on the board. Matching the Hurricanes’ efforts, …

The Hawthorne girls basketball team, riding a 15-game winning streak, is ready for regionals. The Road to Regionals The Hornets have had a great season so far and have a record of 18-3. It is clear that the team has been preparing well this season after dominating Bell High School …

The Newberry Panthers girls basketball team is set to tip-off the 2024 regionals after coming up short of the district title. Coach Hughes The Panthers (15-8) have had ample success this season partly due to the help of coach Dameon Hughes. While the team collectively was content with finishing the …

By Adam Edelin, Hannah Getman, Brooke Park The top seed Newberry Panthers lost in overtime to the two seed Hawthorne Hornets, 76-74, in the 1A-District 6 championship game Saturday. Playoff atmosphere was in full throttle at Fort White High School. An electric crowd watched their teams battle in a physical …

The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Buchholz Bobcats, 48-46, at the Bobcats’ Bud Seymour Gymnasium on Saturday to claim the 6A-District 2 tournament championship. The Hurricanes (17-11) had looked to avenge their loss to the Bobcats (17-10) earlier this season. The Hurricanes entered the boys basketball tournament as the third seed, …

The top seed Oak Hall Eagles trumped the Ocala Redeemer Christian Lions for the fourth time this season Saturday to win the 2A-District 4 boys basketball championship 50-36. Starting in a Hole After the tip-off was won by the visiting Lions they scored the first points of the game with …

The Eastside girls basketball team won the 4A-District 5 tournament title Friday by beating Palatka, 52-37. A Short, Yet Stern Lead The Rams (15-8), the top seed, started off aggressive with Precious Marshall scoring a layup within the first 20 seconds of the game. However, two minutes later, the third …

The No. 2 seed Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the No. 3 seed Buchholz Bobcats, 45-30, in the 6A-District 2 girls basketball tournament semifinal Wednesday at the Purple Palace. Gainesville (9-12) entered this must-win game against Buchholz (11-9) having lost six of its last seven games, putting a significant dent into its …

The No. 1 seed Newberry Panthers defeated the No. 4 seed Union County Tigers, 69-39, in the semifinals of the 1A-District 6 tournament Thursday. Newberry Dominates First Half Newberry (15-7) showed why it’s the No.1 seed immediately, outscoring Union County, 23-8, in the first quarter. The Panthers remained hot in …