In the world of sports, rivalry often becomes the cornerstone of competition. Yet, competition has been the essence of their bond for this set of twins from Gainesville, Fla. Harrison and Jackson Beach are seniors on the varsity baseball and basketball teams at Oak Hall School. The twins have not …
Read More »Florida Assistant Coach Billy Gonzales Excited About Gators Receivers
One of the biggest questions facing the Florida football team this spring is who is going to replace receiver Ricky Pearsall. Pearsall totaled 1,626 yards and nine touchdowns on 98 receptions in two seasons with the Gators. The dynamic wideout also returned punts and was a factor in the run …
Read More »Hawthorne Softball Takes Down Dixie County, 5-4
HAWTHORNE — The Hawthorne Hornets softball team scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday to defeat the Dixie County Bears 5-4. A Hard-Fought Victory Dixie County (2-8) was able to take an early lead by outscoring the Hornets to lead 3-1 by the end of the …
Read More »Year At Florida Has Mertz Prepared For Season 2
Florida quarterback Graham Mertz said the experience gained last year will make a difference in the 2024 season for the Gators. Stepping Up UF coach Billy Napier said when he recruited Mertz from Wisconsin in early 2023, his goal was for Mertz to play cleaner and tighter football. That’s exactly what …
Read More »Santa Fe High Boys Lacrosse Falls To Chiles
By Rhiannon Thomas and Savannah Milner ALACHUA — The Santa Fe Raiders boys lacrosse team lost their final regular-season home match Tuesday, 11-5, to the Tallahassee Chiles Timberwolves. First-Half Battle Senior Liam Mcswain scored the first goal for the Raiders (6-7) just 1:30 into the match. The Timberwolves (6-7) responded …
Read More »SEC Baseball Continues To Reign Supreme
About one-third of the way through the college baseball season, the SEC standard is holding up. Out of 25 teams ranked in D1Baseball’s top 25 poll, 10 teams are from the SEC, with five in the Top 7. This is no surprise, as the SEC has seemingly dominated the sport …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Even Up Series Against Texas Rangers
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday to even up the series 1-1. The Rays improved to 3-3 on the season. Fun times on a Tuesday night.#RaysWin | #RaysUp — Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) April 3, 2024 How it Went Down Yandy Diaz, who was hitless …
Read More »SEC Softball Taking Over NCAA
SEC softball has been dominating this season with three teams ranked in the D1 Softball Top 25 poll. LSU and Tennessee are ranked sixth and seven, respectively, and Georgia is No. 9 and Florida is No. 10. And five more SEC teams are in the next 10 in the poll: …
Read More »Heat Get Crucial Eastern Conference Win Against Knicks
The Miami Heat defeated the visiting New York Knicks, 109-99, Tuesday for a crucial Eastern Conference win with only a few games left in the regular season. First Half It was a close battle in the first half, but the Heat started to take control when Jimmy Butler found Duncan …
Read More »Offensive Explosion Leads Newberry Baseball To Win Over Gainesville
The Newberry Panthers baseball team took down the Gainesville Hurricanes 8-1 on Tuesday. They started their week strong after a two-game losing streak to end last week. Defensive Start The first inning saw both teams go scoreless. Newberry (13-3) got a runner on thanks to a line drive double by …
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