Williston will celebrate hometown hero Quinyon Mitchell with a special “Quinyon Mitchell Day Parade” on Saturday. Mitchell is coming off a Super Bowl victory with the Philadelphia Eagles. The parade will at noon with the starting point at Kenneth A. Schwiebert Pavilion on 1st Street, located near Veterans Memorial Park. …
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The Gainesville area will continue to see some action as high school girls basketball regional play carries on. While most teams have now been eliminated, only Gainesville High School holds strong and will play in the 5A Regional Finals at 7 p.m. Friday. Gainesville Second-seeded Gainesville (15-8) dominated Beachside 61-38 …
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The Gainesville area is lighting up the boys basketball court with five teams advancing Wednesday to the regional semifinals. All four of the semifinal matchups will take place Monday. Newberry No. 2 seed Newberry (24-0) advanced in the 3A Regional Quarterfinals on Wednesday after defeating Jacksonville Bolles (13-13), 82-87. The …
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After five Gainesville area high school boys basketball teams made it to at least the regional semifinals, only the Hawthorne Hornets (18-3) won Monday to advance to the state tournament. The other four schools came up just short, with multiple of the losses coming in one-possession games. Hawthorne Hornets The …
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Three Gainesville area high school girls basketball teams advanced Thursday night to the Tuesday round of regional playoffs. Gainesville Succeeding in dominating during the district championship against the Tallahassee Lincoln Trojans (15-10) 64-41 on Feb. 8, the Gainesville Hurricanes (14-8) took control once again in the Class 5A regional quarterfinals …
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Four Gainesville area high schools got off to a strong start Tuesday in the Florida Soccer Regional Tournaments. P.K. Yonge, Williston and Newberry had both their boys and girls teams representing in their respective tournaments. Additionally, the boys teams from Santa Fe and Oak Hall qualified. Good luck to all …
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The FHSAA boys basketball regional state tournaments get underway tonight for a handful of Gainesville-area teams. Fort White vs. Madison County After a nail-biting district championship win against Trenton last Friday, the Fort White Indians (13-9) are set to host Madison County (19-6) in a Rural Class region semifinal matchup …
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The Gainesville area shines in boys basketball with seven teams advancing to their district tournament championship games. All five championship matchups take place Friday evening. P.K. Yonge vs. Saint Francis In the 2A-District 2 semifinals, P.K. Yonge (9-16) advanced against Saint Francis Catholic (14-9), 66-48 on Wednesday. Top-seeded P.K. Yonge …
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As many Gainesville area high school football athletes ask themselves what’s next for their athletic career, for this list of players, college football is the next step. Wednesday began the signing period for high school football athletes, and a couple of them signed their letters of intent. Buchholz Jackson Islam, …
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The Gainesville area’s high school girls basketball district tournaments are underway. Nine team’s seasons remain alive in hopes of advancing to the Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs. A district tournament preview can be found here. Gainesville The Gainesville Hurricanes ended their regular season 11-8, including a 2-0 mark in …
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