High School Sports

The Columbia Tigers annihilated the Valwood Valiants in their matchup on Monday night. Columbia baseball took home a 14-1 win with an explosive outing on offense and a strong showing on defense. Senior Chandler “Brent” Howard and junior Hayden Gustavson each racked up three hits and multiple RBIs; Gustavson also …

In a playoff matchup between two Gainesville-area high schools, the Bradford Tornadoes were able to defeat the Hawthorne Hornets in a 53-35 rout. Bradford jumped out to an early lead sparked by a 14-2 1st quarter run and didn’t look back. The Tornadoes dominated the Hornets on the boards 43-25 …

After a convincing 7-0 victory over The Villages Charter (3-1), the Buchholz baseball team (3-0) is set to take on Leon (4-0). Leon has lit up the scoreboard in every game this season thus far. The Bobcats have started off on a strong note, winning their first three games by …

Oak Hall girl’s lacrosse gets their first loss of the season against St. Augustine 16-5. Previously, they had overcome their opponents by a wide score margin, defeating St. Joseph Academy 21-0. On the other side, St. Augustine has had a successful start to the season. Using their force to overcome their opponents. …

By Bianca Papa, Ethan Eibe and Hugh Green P.K. Yonge rode a six inning pitching performance from junior Aidan Mansfield and four hit efforts from seniors Kyrin Griffith and Drew Dawson to secure a 10-2 victory over the Eastside Rams Tuesday night. The Blue Wave improve to 3-0 on the …

By: Gabriela Vitale and Ellie Shreve The 1A defending state champion Newberry Panthers defeated the Williston Red Devils 12-7 on Tuesday night to pick up their first win of the season.  Newberry opened this season on a slow 0-2 start but bounced back in conference play with this win.  A …

Local schools Hawthorne and Bradford are set to tip-off in Lakeland for the FHSAA Boy’s Basketball state semifinals on Wed. March 2. Coach Bowie previews the game Greg Bowie, Hawthorne head coach, joined SportScene with Steve Russell to talk about the upcoming match up. Bowie reflects on the regional final …

On Thursday afternoon, Gainesville Hurricanes take home another win in girls tennis. The Lady Canes defeated P.K. Yonge with a 6-1 victory. Starting the season off strong, the team is now undefeated 3-0. Court 1 Heat Gainesville took all but one of the singles matches against the Blue Wave. The …

By Shailey Klein & Scarlett Cooney In Friday night’s high school baseball matchup between the Santa Fe Raiders and Keystone Heights Indians, the Raiders were too much for the Indians to handle. The Raiders walked away with a 3-1 victory.  Second Inning Burst The first inning was quiet with the …

The Columbia Lady Tigers suffered an ugly 22-12 loss against the Lafayette Hornets on Thursday night. The game ended after the fifth inning due to a mercy rule; the Tigers were down by 10 runs, thus triggering the early finish. Despite the blowout loss, the Tigers did put up an …