Lexi Carson and Chance Thyhsen contributed to this story Welcome to ESPN Gainesville’s Insider Look. In this episode, we are telling the story of rising star, Na’Haviya Paxton. Paxton is a 5’7 junior point guard hailing from Columbia High School girls basketball in Lake City, Florida, and she currently has …
Read More »Coming full circle with Oak Hall Baseball
An Optimistic Start to a Unique Season The first Oak Hall Eagles Varsity Boys Baseball team home game was supposed to start this Monday, March 8th. However, the game was canceled due to scheduling issues. The next game of the season will be this Wednesday night, March 10 at 6:30 …
Read More »NCAA extends recruiting dead period again
The NCAA Division 1 council announced Wednesday that it would extend the college recruiting dead period. The extension applies to all sports through May 31. However, the ban on in-person recruiting is still in place. With the deadline ending near June, it will be nearly 14 months since any live …
Read More »Motivated Oakleaf Squad Routs Gainesville
Oakleaf topped Gainesville 37-6 at home on Friday night, led by a driven group of talented upperclassmen. Early Slugfest While the end result wasn’t what they hoped for, Gainesville’s defense and special teams showed up to play early. Oakleaf’s first two drives ended in three-and-outs, including one punt block that …
Read More »National Signing Day in Gainesville
Today is national signing day for college football and the Gators are looking to add some new faces to their roster. After Florida and their coaching staff found success in the early-signing period they have just nine remaining scholarships for their 2018 football class. Three of these spots are expected to …
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