The area’s high school girls basketball teams will face off in district tournaments next week with hopes of advancing to the Florida High School Athletic Association state playoffs the following week. Buchholz The Buchholz Bobcats are seeded fourth in the 6A-District 3 tournament. They Bobcats (6-11) close the regular season …
Read More »Boys High School Basketball District Tournament Guide
The second season, the postseason, is next on the schedule for area high school boys basketball teams. The fun begins this week at district tournaments. Gainesville The Gainesville Hurricanes finish their season at home Friday against the struggling Eastside Rams at 7:30 p.m. The Hurricanes are 17-7 overall and 2-0 …
Read More »High School Soccer Postseason Bracket Announced
Three Gainesville-area girls soccer teams will compete in the Florida State Championship tournament. Regional quarterfinal matchups were released today for P.K. Yonge (14-2-1), Williston High School (12-4) and Newberry High School (14-4-2). P.K. Yonge is the top seed in Region 1 of the Class 2A tournament. It hosts Lafayette High …
Read More »Two High School Girls Soccer Teams Crowned District Champions
As high school girls soccer teams wrap up their regular season many of the local high school teams found themselves playing for their respective district championships. District Champions P.K Yonge P.K Yonge girls soccer team (14-2-1) has been crowned as 2A-District 3 champion. P.K Yonge defeated Newberry (14-4-2) in the …
Read More »Newberry Boys’ Basketball Closes Out Undefeated Regular Season
By Audrey Layton and Ava DiCecca NEWBERRY – Newberry High School’s boys basketball team finished its historic regular season undefeated Thursday with a 72-34 win against P.K. Yonge (8-15). The Panthers honored their seven seniors before recording their 21st win against zero losses. First Half The 6-foot-2 senior Dylan Strappy …
Read More »Crosstown Rivalry Match For District Soccer Championship
Top tournament seed Santa Fe High School (12-2-1) will play third seed Eastside (9-6-5) for the third time this season, but this time it’s an opportunity to advance to the high school soccer regional tournament starting the week of Feb. 11 From Beginning The two schools first faced off during …
Read More »Newberry Remains Undefeated, Faces P.K. Yonge
Newberry High School basketballremains undefeated in a season that featured blowouts and improvements on last season. With one game at home against P.K. Yonge left in the regular season, the Panthers seem poised to enter the postseason with a bye and a 21-game win streak. As if being undefeated wasn’t …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Girls Soccer Routs Santa Fe On Senior Night
The P.K. Yonge girls soccer team celebrated Senior Night by honoring their seven seniors: Faith Hardy, Elliot Pancoast, Mallory Dassa, Emma Mansfield, Mae Dodd, Marin Best and Sydnie Colaw. “They have done so much for this team and they are all contributors,” P.K. Yonge coach Rebecca Schackow said Jan. 16. …
Read More »P.K. Yonge’s Dodd Signs To Play Soccer At USC Aiken
P.K. Yonge’s Mae Dodd signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her soccer career at the University of South Carolina Aiken, which competes in the Peach Belt Conference. “I visited over the summer and automatically loved the environment,” Dodd said. “It is a great coach and it is a …
Read More »P.K. Yonge’s Huber Signs With Florida Women’s Golf
P.K. Yonge senior Katelyn Huber has been part of the girls’ golf team since middle school. Competing against the best of the best and with hard work and determination allowed her game to develop to become a Division 1 college talent. Huber’s dream came true last week when she signed …
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