Two Florida high schools that have had great seasons will go face to face tonight in a regional semifinal matchup. For the second time this season, Columbia High will face Jacksonville Lee. The teams faced off during the regular season in a non-conference matchup that ended in a 42-37 victory …
Read More »Columbia Kicks off Season against Gainesville
After a long spring and summer season, local high school football is back. The last time Columbia High School played Gainesville High School, Columbia took home the win with a score of 52-34. Both football teams have spent the last five years starting their season playing each other and the Columbia …
Read More »High School Football: Buchholz Takes On Columbia
The Buchholz Bobcats will head to Lake City to take on the Columbia Tigers. Buchholz is coming off a tough 44-33 loss to Vanguard last week, while Columbia cruised to a 48-0 win over rival Suwannee. Change of Plans With Hurricane Irma threatening Florida in the upcoming days, many games …
Read More »PREVIEW: Gainesville Takes On Columbia to Kick-Off the Season
Tonight, the Friday night lights are back and will brighten up Columbia County for the first time this season. What better way to kick-off the new season than to have neighboring county rivals hit the field? This new season brings a new system. The FHSAA has implemented a new point …
Read More »FEATURE: Kelly Beckham, Gainesville High School Basketball Coach
High school basketball season is officially underway, as Kelly Beckham looks to take his Gainesville High School Hurricanes back to the postseason. Coach Beckham has been the head basketball coach at GHS for seven seasons, and took three of those teams to the Final Four in Lakeland. Beckham won Coach …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Buchholz Takes on Columbia in Make-Up Game
As the high school football season heats up, Buchholz (1-0) and Columbia (1-1) will face off Thursday night in a non-conference match-up. The Buchholz Bobcats have a worthy opponent in the Columbia Tigers, who were ranked as high as 5th in the state in the 7A division just a few weeks ago. …
Read More »Week 9 High School Football Preview
District races are heating up for many area schools. Let’s take a look at this week’s notable matchups. Buchholz (6-1) at Fleming Island (4-3) – 7:30 PM Looking for their first district championship in over ten years, the Bobcats hit the road Friday night on a four game win streak. …
Read More »Week 7 High School Football Preview
The city’s most notable rivalry highlights the high school football slate this evening. Let’s take a look at the match ups. Buchholz (4-1) at GHS (4-2) – 7:30PM Both schools have four wins on the season, the Canes are 44-4 at Citizens Field since 2009, and this will be the 44th …
Read More »Week 3 High School Football Preview
We are now into the full swing of the high school football season, and slew of big match ups dot the area on Friday night. Here are some key games in the area tonight: Buchholz (2-0) at Columbia (2-0) – 7:30 PM The Bobcats have rolled in their first two victories of the …
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