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 …
Read More »Big Weekend For SEC Women’s Basketball
The Southeastern Conference is giving women’s basketball the recognition it deserves. With seven teams ranked in the top 25, the race for first is going to be a fun one to watch. This Sunday will hold some crucial matchups that just may shake up the standings. SEC Contenders A big …
Read More »Florida Men’s Golf To Host Gators Invitational
No. 13 Florida men’s golf team is set to host the 48th Gators Invitational at Mark Bostick Golf Course this weekend. The Gators have championed the last five home tournaments—and look to rebound after a fifth-place finish in the Southwestern Invitational late last month. It's here. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/OIuhYyORWH — Gators …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Favorite Florida Men’s Basketball Teams
They have a chance. To make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament? Sure. To win it all? Why not? But this Gator basketball team – most importantly – has a chance to slip into my personal top five Florida hoops teams of all time. The High Five looks at …
Read More »SEC Men’s Basketball Primed For Exciting Finish
The buzzsaw that is the SEC Men’s basketball conference has provided no shortage of exciting games and shocking upsets through its first two months of action. With just a little under a month left of matchups, the regular season title is still in reach for several teams. Current Standings The …
Read More »Area High School Soccer Teams Compete In Next Round Of Playoffs
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 …
Read More »Lightning Members Finding Success At Four-Nations Face-Off
Six members from the Tampa Bay Lightning were selected to participate in the Four-Nations Face-Off and they are 2-0-1 through two days of action. The round-robin tournament began Wednesday when Canada defeated Sweden 4-3 in an instant classic. On Thursday in Montreal, the United States used a strong four-goal third …
Read More »Gators Indoor Track And Field Returns To Arkansas For Tyson Invitational
The Florida men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams are back in Fayetteville, Ark., for the Tyson Invitational today-Saturday. It’s the last meet on the schedule for the Gators before the SEC Indoor Championships at the end of the month. The men’s team is ranked No. 6 in the …
Read More »No. 2 Gators Softball Defeats Boston College To Remain Undefeated
The No. 2 Florida Gators softball team defeated the Boston College Eagles 12-7 in the Bubly Invitational on a rainy Thursday night at Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators (9-0) have outscored opponents 86-16 to begin the season. Boston College’s starting pitcher Abby Dunning left due to an injury after facing …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball No Match For No. 4 South Carolina
Florida fell to No. 4 South Carolina in a dominant 101-63 loss Thursday at Colonial Life Arena, where the Gamecocks controlled the game from the start. South Carolina (23-2, 11-1 SEC) wasted no time setting the tone by opening with a 7-0 run that put Florida (12-13, 3-8) on its …
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