High School Sports

On Wednesday evening, the St. John’s Country Day Spartans (14-4) made the hour and a half trek from Orange Park to Gainesville to play the St. Francis Catholic Academy Wolves (6-12) in a rematch of women’s volleyball. The last time these teams met up the Spartans swept the Wolves in …

Coming out of their bye week, St. Francis Academy is still looking to get their first win of the season. Friday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. they will take on St. Joseph Academy who is traveling to Gainesville from St. Augustine, also in hopes of getting their first win of …

The Columbia High School Tigers and Baker County High School Wildcats met head to head for an intense battle between the two girls’ volleyball teams Tuesday evening. 1st Set As the first set of the match begins, Baker County starts off as a powerhouse. Immediately the Wildcats score the first …

Story By: Nick Rubino and Kyle Lander The Gainesville Hurricanes (4-2) fell to crosstown rival Buchholz Bobcats (5-1) on Friday night at Citizens Field with a final score of 34-3. Defense Keeps the Game Close in the First Half Coming into this game both teams had high hopes and confidence …

Oak Hall High School (4-1) takes on Harvest Community High School (1-4) at home for an important district matchup this season. Oak hall carried much power and drive as they celebrated their senior night. 1st Half, Oak Hall Dominance 1st Quarter Oak Hall begins the game by kicking it off …

Local high school football sees a slew of action over the course of the next two days. Games begin Thursday night. Thursday Most notably, the Gainesville High School Hurricanes (4-1) take on the Buchholz High School Bobcats (4-1). T H I S • T H U R S D A …

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave Football Team (2-3) defeated the Santa Fe Raiders (0-5) 30-14.  P.K. Yonge returned home this week following a difficult road loss to Baldwin. The Blue Wave looked to bounce back and cut their three-game losing streak in front of a Homecoming crowd. The First Quarter …

Story by Nick Rubino and Kyle Lander The Chiefland Indians (5-0) surged past the Trenton Tigers (1-4) on Friday night by a score of 42-0 as they extended their win streak to five games. The hype for Friday night’s matchup between these two teams was high. This game is dubbed …

Written by: Kyle Curtis and Talia Baia The North Marion Colts (6-6) beat the Eastside Rams (3-9) in volleyball Thursday night in straight sets. Poor Start for Rams in Opening Set Ironically, an exact month to the day is the last time these two teams faced off, where North Marion …

As the high school football season enters the meat of the schedule, there are plenty of marquee matchups each week. The highlights for the week include home games for Buchholz, Chiefland and P.K. Yonge. Buchholz welcomes Leon to Gainesville The Buchholz Bobcats were on a roll to start the season, …