High School Sports

It’s playoff season for high school football, and the Buchholz Bobcats (7-3) will host the Evans Trojans (6-4) in the opening round of the 2024 FHSAA Football State Championships this Friday. Buchholz Bobcats: Notes The Bobcats are on a three-game winning streak at home. Their offense has been stellar and …

Entering the 2024 high school football postseason, the Newberry Panthers (8-2) will host the Palatka Panthers (7-3) this Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Class 2A regional quarterfinals. Newberry wrapped up its season with a seven-game winning streak, tallying only two losses in the beginning of the season to Hawthorne …

By Brooke Bastedo and Elizabeth Landen The Gainesville High School Hurricanes boys basketball team is looking to repeat last season’s district championship. GHS also hopes to extend its run in the state tournament. Last season star player Cornelius White hit the game-winning shot against Buchholz to win the district championship …

The Newberry Panthers opened their boys soccer season in a big way last Tuesday by routing the Saint Francis Catholic Wolves 8-0. The Panthers appeared in top form, especially in the attack and defensive midfield, to drop the host Wolves to 0-2. Scorefest Senior striker Eli Hunter kicked off the …

After not having a coach last year, Saint Francis Catholic brings in Seay Stanford to lead the girls soccer team this year. As the first woman to receive an NCAA soccer scholarship in Alachua County and third leading scorer in NCAA Division 2, Stanford has plenty of experience under her …

By Isabella Ruiz and Jalyn Garcia The Buchholz High School boys basketball season tips off at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Eastside High School. Last season, the Bobcats went 18-11 and they expect the changes made will improve that record this season. “This year we have a lot more team chemistry …

As the 2024-2025 high school basketball season begins, the Santa Fe Raiders are striving for success to top last year’s performance. The Raiders ended last season with a 10-14 record. With a majority of their players returning, the Raiders appear to have all the makings for a strong team this …

In Brandy Williams’ first season on the bench in Alachua, the Santa Fe High School girls’ basketball team managed a 7-11 record before its season came to an end in the second round of the 4A-District 5 tournament. As she now sits on the precipice of the 2024-25 season, Williams …

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave, playing in front of their home crowd in the final game of the regular  season against Jacksonville Impact Christian Academy last Friday, were without starting quarterback AJ Powers. With a chance to go to the playoffs with a win, P.K. Yonge sophomore running back Braeden Brockington took …

With Eastside’s 33-0 win against Gainesville on Nov. 1 at Citizens Field, the Hurricanes fell to 5-5 with a 0-3 district record, while Eastside advanced to 7-2 with a 2-0 district record. I think they’re ready. GHS vs. Eastside. pic.twitter.com/0B6FSa7ly0 — Brooke Bastedo (@BrookeBastedo) November 1, 2024 GHS Quarterback Play …