Baseball is a game of many emotions. Happiness. Excitement. Anticipation. Shock. Disappointment. Sorrow. A couple of big plays can cause a shift across this emotional spectrum in the blink of an eye. Moments like these make baseball a beautiful game. It can also make it a painful one. The Oak …
Read More »Santa Fe High Baseball Claims Back-to-Back District Titles
The Santa Fe Raiders baseball team secured back-to-back district titles Thursday night in a defensive battle against the Dunnellon Tigers. Santa Fe sophomore Conner Brown led the Raiders with elite pitching and by capitalizing in crucial moments at the plate. Brown tallied 8 strikeouts and 2 RBIs. Deviating from Normalcy …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five (May 5th )
Florida only had three players taken in the recent NFL Draft, but five others signed free agent deals. For those players, there are plenty of examples of undrafted players who made it in the NFL. The High Five brings you the top five undrafted players who had very nice NFL …
Read More »Who was Lusia Harris?
What does Scooby-Doo, a wooden chair and Bruce Jenner all have in common? Their names were called during the 1977 NBA draft. As if that weren’t random enough, a pregnant woman was also in the mix. The woman was Lusia “Lucy” Harris, a center out of Delta State. Despite turning …
Read More »Santa Fe High Baseball Advances to District Championship
The Santa Fe Raiders faced off against the Palatka Panthers in the 4A District 4 semifinal baseball game. Santa Fe walked away with a 8-1 victory over the Panthers. The Raiders will host the district championship Thursday at 7 p.m. Santa Fe Coach Travis Yeckring shared his thoughts on the …
Read More »Oak Hall Kicks Off Their Postseason With A Massive Win Over Peniel Baptist Academy
The Oak Hall Eagles have already put together a historic season. The team put together a 13-2 record in the regular season, along with an undefeated record at Roger Maris Field. With the postseason now underway, it appears the Eagles have already picked up right where they left off. In …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (May 2nd)
The Back Nine comes at you after about as good a weather Saturday you could ask for … unless you were covering the Florida baseball game that started in April and ended in May. Me? I was zonked out after The Bob. Sorry beat writers. The NFL Draft is …
Read More »Heart Of A Champion: An Inside Look At How Ethan Szlachetka Has Become A Star For Oak Hall Baseball
On a warm Saturday morning, the Oak Hall Eagles baseball team held a practice over at Roger Maris Field. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. Some reps in the batting cages, a few base running drills and similar exercises to prepare the team for Districts. Practice let out at 1 …
Read More »Oak Hall Clinches Undefeated Record At Home In Coach Kevin Maris’ 300th Career Win
On Friday afternoon, the Oak Hall Eagles baseball team had a pretty good day. The team finished off their regular season with a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over the Eastside Rams. From their impeccable pitching to another top-notch performance at the plate, Oak Hall controlled this one from start to finish. …
Read More »Hawthorne Softball Lays A New Foundation
The Hawthorne Middle/High School girls varsity softball team is trending in the right direction. The Hornets are looking to build off of last season’s historic run. The team made an appearance in the state playoff for the first time in school history. Now, the team is looking to build on …
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