Friday the Oak Hall Eagles baseball team took a tough loss against the P.K. Yonge Blue Waves at home. The final score was 9-6. Covering Oak Hall Baseball this afternoon versus P.K. Yonge High School! ⚾️ @ESPNGainesville @OakHallSchool pic.twitter.com/HfMuJrRQDm — Lexi Carson (@Alexis_Carson99) April 2, 2021 The Eagles set a …
Read More »Oak Hall loses battle against St. Francis in the 9th Inning
This St. Patrick’s Day, the Oak Hall Eagles faced the St. Francis Wolves at home. The final score was 10-7 seeing the Wolves take the win. Covering Oak Hall Baseball this afternoon versus Saint Francis Catholic High School! ⚾️ @ESPNGainesville @OakHallSchool pic.twitter.com/95Uc3IOYUZ — Lexi Carson (@Alexis_Carson99) March 17, 2021 …
Read More »Santa Fe Baseball Comes Out On Top Sweeping Baker County
Story by Victoria Siwek and Chris Will Santa Fe High School varsity baseball (7-1) beat Baker County (5-4) Friday night by a score of 2-1. This win extends the Raiders’ winning streak to six games. This was the second time these two teams have met this week. On Thursday, Santa …
Read More »Eastside Boys Basketball Falls Just Short of Regional Final After Loss to Santa Fe
Highly-Anticipated Rematch Six minutes. That’s how long it took for tickets to sell out for the regional semifinal between the Eastside Rams (20-2) and Santa Fe Raiders (17-5) in boy’s high school basketball. These two teams have met twice this season, once in the regular season and again for a …
Read More »Tigers escape Hurricanes in narrow playoff victory
The Columbia girls varsity basketball team defeated the Gainesville Lady Hurricanes Wednesday night 65-57. Leadership Mentality The Columbia Lady Tigers basketball team is held together by the glue that is guard and team-leading scorer, Na’Haviya Paxton. Her strong leadership and floor general mentality played a big role in this playoff …
Read More »Heartbreak in Lakeland: Oak Hall Eagles Fall to Saints
The Oak Hall Eagles faced a familiar foe in their final game of the year, a state championship held in Lakeland, Florida. They had cruised to nine wins on the year, yet there was one team that kept their bout close with the Eagles, and nearly gave them a loss. …
Read More »Gainesville Hurricanes Spoil Santa Fe High’s Senior Week
The Return of Coach Dock Coach Dock Pollard spoiled his former team’s Senior Night, against new Santa Fe coach Jared Allen. When asked about having to coach his very first game with the Gainesville Hurricanes against his former team Pollard said it was a bit different. “It’s a little emotional… …
Read More »Alachua County schools open for summer workouts and practices
With fall sports season still in question, Alachua County high schools have decided to allow voluntary practices, conditioning, and any other team exercises starting June 8. Alachua County Curriculum Supervisor and Athletic Director Charley Wise, spoke with Steve Russell on Sportscene regarding summer athletics. Alachua Athletics Wise revealed that schools …
Read More »Alachua County Cancels Sporting Events in Wake of COVID-19
Alachua County Public Schools is following in the footsteps of professional and collegiate athletics by officially halting all extra circular activities including sporting events and practices. Furthermore, sports leagues across the world are facing cancellations and postponements in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. The first cancellation of …
Read More »Oak Hall (15-8) falls to Father Lopez (10-16) in First Round of Class 3A District 3 Basketball Playoffs
Father Lopez senior guards James Coburn (22 points) and Lex Delgado (16 points) put on a show Monday night, combining for 38 points to send home standing Oak Hall down to defeat 56-42 in the first round of the district playoffs. Forty seconds remained. Oak Hall’s senior forward Colin Ponton …
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