High School Sports

After sweeping the Bradford Tornadoes 3-0 Tuesday night, the Gainesville High School Hurricanes volleyball team earned their second win of the week against The Rock School Lions.  The Hurricanes (10-4) and the Lions (4-10) had some close sets throughout the match, but the Hurricanes ended the Lions chance of redemption …

Boasting an undefeated record, the Oak Hall Eagles entered their home game on Wednesday, Sept. 30 against the City of Life Christian Academy Warriors with their perfect record on the line. Featuring the three-headed backfield of senior Andrew Pickens, junior Carter Coleman, and sophomore Jalen Scott, the Eagles rolled past …

Story by: Monica Exantus and Kevin Gatti On Friday night, Saint Francis Catholic Academy suffered a non-conference loss to the Eagle’s View Warriors by a final score of 58-30. The Warriors devoured Saint Francis from start to finish, making it look easy against a struggling team. Although the Wolves move …

Tuesday, the Oak Hall Eagles (2-0) squared off against the Duval Charter Panthers (2-0) in a game that featured an unusual 4:30 PM kickoff.  The Eagles rolled over the Panthers with ease in a clash that ended 36-6. Offensive Dominance To start the game, on their first possession, Oak Hall …

Head Coach Marcus McDonald attributed his P.K. Yonge squad’s ability to win in a close game to their coachability. “…They’re very coachable…I tell my coaches all the time, if we don’t coach it, they don’t do it.” The visiting Blue Wave (2-2) came out victorious after a rough going last …

The Eastside Rams hosted the Buchholz Bobcats Friday night in the crosstown rivalry matchup at Citizens Field. Both teams entered the game looking to notch their first win of the season. Drama struck early on, with Buchholz starting quarterback Jack Hevesy going down with an injury on their first drive …

Coach Cornelius Ingram’s Hawthorne football team sits ready to make do on the strides his young team has made since their fall camp. However, his Hornets were again left out to dry, not playing for the second straight Friday due to COVID-19 concerns. In his appearance on SportsScene with Steve …

Gainesville high school football season is in full swing as week four of Friday night football is here. Buchholz plays Eastside High School in an in-city rivalry that highlights the 13 matchup slate for Gainesville teams this week. Hawthorne canceled their game against Mount Dora High due to Covid-19 concerns. …

Story by Bennett Solomon and Kaitlyn Wadulack The Class 3A Trinity Catholic Celtics (2–0) cruised past the Class 6A Gainesville Hurricanes (1–2) Thursday night behind four total touchdowns from Celtics running back Jamarian Samuel.  After coming off a tough loss to Seminole last Friday, the Hurricanes looked to get back …

By Mariel White and Hannah White The Newberry Panthers (2-1) defeated the Union County Fightin’ Tigers (1-1) 28-21 in Friday night’s matchup. After last week’s home opener and senior night victory, the Panthers held a 1-1 record going into Friday night’s game.  Dominating First Half Continuing the momentum from last …