Williston High School

By TaylorAnn Eidam and Caroline King HAWTHORNE — The Hawthorne Hornets defeated the Newberry Panthers, 27-7, Friday night in the 1 Rural Region 4 semifinal. In the Beginning The crowd’s roar could be heard from the parking lot as the entire community packed the stadium. The fog rolled in right at …

The Florida high school playoff picture continues to come together under the lights, as two strong programs in the area will face off on the gridiron. In the 1 Rural Region semifinals Friday night, the Newberry Panthers will visit the Hawthorne Hornets. A Familiar Foe The Panthers and Hornets are …

WILLISTON — The Newberry Panthers gave their fans a scare on Halloween night, but managed to secure a five-set victory by the tightest of margins over the Williston Red Devils in the Class 1A-Region 4 FHSAA Volleyball final Tuesday. After Williston (18-11) and Newberry (15-14) traded the first four sets …

By Caroline King and TaylorAnn Eidam WILLISTON — The Glades Day Gators swept the Hawthorne Hornets in Tuesday night’s Class 1A District 8 volleyball tournament semifinal match.  The Hornets finish their season at 4-11. The 8-12 Gators advance to the championship match game against the Williston Red Devils. District Tournament …

Two Gainesville area high schools have reached the semifinals of the FHSAA 1A State Tournament. The Williston Red Devils and Hawthorne Hornets will compete for a spot in the state championship. Williston beat Wildwood 66-63 in the regional finals, earning themselves a state semifinals matchup against Franklin County. Williston and …

As the Florida high school’s boys’ basketball edges closer to the state championship, the only area teams remaining are Hawthorne and Williston. Hawthorne Prevails – What’s Next? Hawthorne is looking to build on their momentum coming from an electric victory over Newberry. In a tightly contested game, the Wildcats were …

The high school basketball postseason is in full effect, as a variety of district championship games will be played Friday night. Coaches from various teams in the Gainesville area joined Sportscene with Steve Russell to discuss their season, team and next matchup. Hawthorne vs Newberry The Class 1A-District 6 championship …

Girls high school hoops is back in action Thursday night as regional play continues. Class 1A continues the regional semifinals, while Class 2A, 3A and 4A are set to begin tournament play with the quarterfinals. Class 1A Regional Semifinals  The 21-5 Newberry Panthers take on the 19-8 Hilliard Red Flashes …

By: Lacey Rogers and Joseph Torviso The Gainesville Hurricane’s year-and-a-half-long home win streak was put to an end on Tuesday with a two-point loss to the Williston Red Devils. After coming off of a strong win against the Riverside Generals, the 16-5 Gainesville Hurricanes faced the 15-6 Williston Devils last …

High school volleyball regional playoffs is underway in Gainesville with three teams already moving on to the semi-finals. Oak Hall v. John Paul II The first game on the slate was the Oak Hall Eagles v. the St. John Paul II Panthers in the 2A regional quarterfinals. Oak Hall hosted …