The Santa Fe Raiders defeated Saint Francis Catholic 59-40 on Wednesday to hand the Wolves a loss in their boys basketball season opener. Starting Strong Early in the first quarter the Raiders (2-0) were able to take advantage of several missed shots by the Wolves for an 11-point lead. The Wolves’ defense …
Read More »Santa Fe Boys Soccer Shuts Out Suwannee With Dominant Performance
ALACHUA — The Santa Fe High Raiders boy’s soccer team defeated the Suwannee Bulldogs 6-0 on Thursday for their third consecutive win to open the season. Senior striker Giacomo Burgetto led the Raiders with four goals, contributing to his goal total of nine in just three games. Three of those …
Read More »Santa Fe Boys Basketball Chases Success
As the 2024-2025 high school basketball season begins, the Santa Fe Raiders are striving for success to top last year’s performance. The Raiders ended last season with a 10-14 record. With a majority of their players returning, the Raiders appear to have all the makings for a strong team this …
Read More »Santa Fe Girls Basketball Ready For Improvements In Coach Williams’ Second Season
In Brandy Williams’ first season on the bench in Alachua, the Santa Fe High School girls’ basketball team managed a 7-11 record before its season came to an end in the second round of the 4A-District 5 tournament. As she now sits on the precipice of the 2024-25 season, Williams …
Read More »Bradford Spoils Santa Fe’s Senior Night With Dominant Showing
ALACHUA — The Bradford High School Tornadoes stormed into Alachua on Friday to hand the Santa Fe High School Raiders a 44-0 loss on Senior Night. Bradford (8-1) set the tone early and never looked back, scoring touchdowns on six of its eight offensive possessions. The Tornadoes’ typical strong ground game got …
Read More »Dropped First, Won Rest: Santa Fe Volleyball Advances To Regional Semifinal
Gia McGrew goes for the kill against the Satellite Beach Scorpions [Isabella Ruiz] ALACHUA — The Santa Fe High School Raiders beat the Satellite Beach Scorpions 3-1 to advance Wednesday to the Class 4A FSHAA Volleyball Regional Semifinals. Santa Fe now stands at 20-7 with a district title under …
Read More »Santa Fe Volleyball Dominates Crystal River To Win 7th Straight District Title
ALACHUA — Santa Fe’s volleyball team dominated the 4A District 5 championship match Thursday against Crystal River to win its seventh consecutive title. Swift Defeat The Raiders (19-7) came out swinging against the Pirates (12-14). Solid performances from every player on the team took the Raiders one step closer to …
Read More »Santa Fe Volleyball Sets Sights On Another District Title
Santa Fe Player serves during the third set [Isabella Ruiz] ALACHUA — The top seed Santa Fe volleyball team swept four seed Lake Weir on Tuesday to advance to the 4A District 5 championship match against two seed Crystal River at 6 p.m. Thursday. Crystal River (12-13) also swept three seed …
Read More »Santa Fe Volleyball Bounces Back To Dominate Buchholz
After a rough start to the volleyball match Tuesday against the Buchholz Bobcats, the Santa Fe Raiders found their footing and came from behind to dominate the rest of the way to defeat Buchholz 3-0. First-Set Jitters Despite the Raiders’ impressive record, a scrappy and lively Bobcats team (8-10) increased the …
Read More »Santa Fe Drops 20th Straight Game In Loss To Fernandina Beach
ALACHUA – The Santa Fe High School football team’s losing streak reached the dubious 20-game mark Friday after a 16-0 loss to the Fernandina Beach Pirates. The game offered an interesting matchup under center, as junior wideout Tyler Gentry started his second straight game at quarterback for the Raiders (0-5), …
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