The Gainesville Hurricanes and Chiefland Indians squared off for their first preseason game of the 2022 season on Thursday, Feb. 17. The two teams faced each other in the Hogtown Preseason Classic held at Tiny Talbot Field. Chiefland Starts Strong The Indians got off to a quick start against the …
Read More »Santa Fe High Dominates Gadsden County in Boys Hoops Playoff Matchup
By Shailey Klein and Scarlett Cooney The Gadsden County Jaguars traveled to Alachua Thursday night to face the Santa Fe Raiders in the 4A boy’s basketball Regional Quarterfinal. The Raiders walked away with a commanding 66-41 victory over the Jaguars. Junior guard Dontrell Jenkins, sophomore guard Braylon Guyden and junior …
Read More »Trenton Boy’s Hoops Defeats Newberry 45-35, Advances to Regional Finals
On Thursday night, the Trenton High School boys basketball team defeated Newberry High School in the 1A regional semifinals by a score of 45-35. This was the second consecutive match-up between these two teams after Trenton won last Friday’s 65-57 overtime thriller in the 1A District 7 Championship. Xavier Jones …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Takes Down Arkansas
The number 17 Florida women’s basketball team has achieved 20 wins for the first time since 2015-2016 after cruising past Arkansas on Thursday. The Gators throttled the Razorbacks to come out with a 76-67 win to post a 20-6 overall record and advance to 10-3 in conference play. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1494475798731837440 Florida …
Read More »Leah Clapper: Gator Gymnast and Entrepreneur
Leah Clapper loves the feeling of flipping and flying through the air. The senior competes on the balance beam for the No. 2 Florida Gymnastics squad. As part of the highest-averaging beam team in the nation, the 4-foot-11 inches gymnast posted a 9.975 this season– a score one deduction away …
Read More »Boy’s Hoops Playoffs
Boy’s High School Basketball playoffs are in full swing. In the local area, regional tournaments are underway with many matchups Thursday night Class 1A and 3A. Class 1A In Class 1A, there are four regional semifinals matchups tonight. The first matchup is Hawthorne vs. Williston. Hawthorne comes in as the …
Read More »No Bull: Jeff Scott’s Plan for Success at USF
After a less-than-stellar 2021 season, Coach Jeff Scott is building the Bulls back better. This week, Scott joined Steve Russell for an episode of Sport Scene to talk long-term success, the potential of a few quarterbacks and the ever-growing transfer portal. A Team Built to Last Looking back at USF’s …
Read More »Los Angeles celebrates with parade After Rams Super Bowl Win
After 38 years without a Super Bowl ring, the Rams were able to end the drought for Los Angeles. Before this year’s triumph 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the city of Los Angeles hadn’t seen a super bowl win since 1984, when the Raiders brought one home. In 1984, …
Read More »Bengals Get Heroes Welcome Home
After reaching the Super Bowl for the first time in 34 years, Bengals fans gathered to welcome their team home as they returned from Los Angeles. Hundreds of fans lined up in front of Paul Brown Stadium to greet players as they arrived off the team buses. Although they fell …
Read More »Preview: Gators Women’s Basketball Returns Home vs. Arkansas
Gators women’s basketball returns home from a three-game road trip tonight. They’ll be tasked with taking on the 16-8 Arkansas Razorbacks in a big SEC matchup. Gators Riding High Florida is currently ranked 17th in the AP top 25, which is quite a feat in itself for a team originally …
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