High School Sports

The Gainesville High School baseball team defeated P.K. Yonge in their first regular season game on Monday by a score of 6-3. Although they lost by three runs, P.K. Yonge nearly mounted a comeback in the 7th inning. The Hurricanes entered the final inning with a five-run lead, but P.K. …

On Monday night, the Buchholz Bobcats faced the Newberry Panthers. Both teams are coming in with an 0-2 record, hoping to end the losing streak. The Bobcats seized the opportunity and secured a 14-4 victory. Buchholz’s Outstanding First Half The first face-off of the night started with Buchholz midfielder John …

The Newberry Panthers (22-6) face off against the Hawthorne Hornets (10-6) Tuesday in the boys Class 1A Regional Final. It’s the second meeting between these two teams this postseason. In the previous meeting, Hawthorne secured a 48-47 win over Newberry in the Class 1A District 6 Championship. “We know both …

The Santa Fe High School boys basketball team will play in a regional semifinal matchup against Cocoa Tuesday at home. The class 4A game tips off at 7 p.m. Santa Fe head coach Glen Banks joined Sport Scene with Steve Russell to discuss Tuesday’s game. Quarterfinal Recap Banks expressed frustration …

By Hailey Hurst and Megan Smith Newberry High gymnasium was filled with an uplifted crowd on Thursday night. The Panthers faced Madison County Cowboys for a Regional Semi-Final Basketball game, taking home a well-earned 55-41 win.  “We are enjoying this win tonight for 24 hours but we will be back …

The Gainesville High School boy’s basketball team defeated Forest by a score of 76-57 on Thursday. But, the final score doesn’t indicate how close the game was in the first half. Neither team could stop the opposing offense. With less than 15 seconds left in the first half, the Hurricanes …

Hilliard Red Flashes 49 Hawthorne Hornets 59 This matchup featured two teams who won their district tournaments just one week ago. Hilliard beat Madison County without much resistance while Hawthorne needed to come from behind to upset Newberry at the final buzzer. The Hornets and Flashes also met on December …

The Newberry Panthers varsity boys basketball team begins play on Thursday night in the Class 1A Regionals with a semifinal matchup against Madison County. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. Additionally, the winner of Thursday’s matchup faces the winner of the Hawthorne-Hilliard game. No. 1 Seed for Newberry After a 20-5 …

P.K. Yonge is set for a rematch against Florida State University High School on Thursday. Blue Wave head coach Boderick Johnson joined Sport Scene Tuesday to discuss the upcoming rematch with the Seminoles. A Chance for Redemption The Blue Wave (14-10) were demolished by the Seminoles (25-2) back in December, …

The Hawthorne Hornets girls basketball team is set to host the Newberry Panthers for the Class 1A regional final Tuesday. Hawthorne defeated Newberry 64-48 earlier this postseason in the 1A District 6 championship game behind 34 points from sophomore guard De’Mya Adams. “We didn’t play a very good brand of …