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 »Gator Soccer Falls Below .500 in SEC Play with Loss to Gamecocks
The Florida soccer team is finding itself back in a familiar, but uncomfortable place. The Gators traveled to Columbia to take on the No. 12 South Carolina Gamecocks, but took a 1-0 loss on Sunday. This is Florida’s ninth game this season where a ball never found the net. Game …
Read More »Columbia Shuts Out Buchholz, Remains Undefeated
The Columbia Tigers are now 3-0 on the season after a 39-0 win over rival Buchholz on Friday night in Gainesville at Citizen’s Field. On the other hand, the Bobcats are now on a two game losing streak. Score Sheet In the first quarter, Columbia quarterback Jordan Smith threw a …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Week 3
With two games under each teams belt, high school football enters week three here in Alachua County. There are some big matchups tonight including: Buchholz vs. Columbia at 7:30 pm Eastside at Brooksville Central at 7 pm Hawthorne vs. PK Yonge at 7:30 pm Santa Fe vs. Fort White at …
Read More »Gators Prepare For SEC NCAA Regional Match-Up
A month and a half ago the Gators defeated Casey Mize and the Auburn Tigers 3-1 in the opener of a big time SEC series. Saturday’s game will have way more implications as the two teams meet once again in the opener of the Gainesville Super Regional. With Brady Singer …
Read More »Gators Rally From Early Deficit to Defeat Columbia 13-5
It was tougher than it was supposed to be. Columbia gave the top seeded Gators everything they could handle on Friday afternoon as it took a comeback effort for Florida to prevail 13-5. How the Gators Came back The game started out on the right note as UF got out …
Read More »NCAA Gainesville Regional Preview: Columbia Eyes Major Upset
On Friday, the Columbia Lions baseball team will take on the Florida Gators to open the NCAA Gainesville Regional. The Lions (20-28) are the fourth seed in regional play, while the Gators (20-28) are the number one overall seed in the tournament. In The Lion’s Den As a reward for …
Read More »Area High School Basketball Teams Perform Well in FHSAA Basketball Tournament
Several Florida high school basketball teams were in action Thursday to compete in regional quarterfinals and semifinals games in the 2018 Florida High School Athletic Association tournament. Among the victors were Gainesville, Eastside, P.K. Yonge, St. Francis, Englewood, Raines, Bolles, Hawthorne, Wildwood and Bell. Several more tournament games will be …
Read More »Columbia Tigers beat Gainesville Hurricanes 52-34
VIDEO BY LUKE SYLVIA The Columbia Tigers start their season with a bang, defeating the Gainesville Hurricanes in a high-scoring affair 52-34. Hurricanes score first, but Tigers quickly answer back The Hurricanes got off to a fast start, racing off to a 6-0 touchdown lead when quarterback Luke Matthews tossed a …
Read More »Gators Host Lions in Weekend Series
For the third consecutive weekend, Florida Baseball will host at McKethan stadium, this weekend to the Columbia Lions. The series begins tonight at 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s game will start at 4 p.m. and the final match up will be at 1 p.m. on Sunday. All three games will be broadcast …
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