The Santa Fe Raiders boys’ basketball team begins their district championship pursuit this week. After a slow start to the season, the Raiders come into the district tournament with a 17-game winning streak. “Things started to click,” Head Coach Glen Banks said. Following the pre-season departure of key player Mason …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Blows Past Eastside on the Road
The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave defeated the Eastside Rams 52-37 Tuesday night. Both teams came into Tuesday’s game with something to prove. P.K. Yonge looked to win their first game of the season, while Eastside looked to climb above .5oo. Fans of both sides came out in masses to support …
Read More »Three Florida Gators Declare for 2023 NFL Draft
In the last 24 hours, the Florida Gators officially had three players declare for the 2023 NFL Draft: Anthony Richardson, O’Cyrus Torrence and Gervon Dexter Sr. Richardson Enters the Draft Richardson announced he would be entering the draft this spring despite only being a sophomore. After his first season as …
Read More »Newberry Lady Panthers Dominate Eastside Lady Rams in Thirty-Point Victory
The Newberry Lady Panthers take home their fourth victory by a 30 (or more) point margin this season. The Lady Panthers showed dominance on both sides of the ball, defeating the Eastside Lady Rams 61-31. Neither Squad Can Find an Edge The first quarter of this game was as competitive …
Read More »Newberry Dominates Eastside in a Physical Game
By: Madison Broach and Joseph Baker The Eastside Varsity girls basketball team took on the Newberry High Panthers Friday night at Eastside High School. The final score was 61-31 in favor of The Lady Panthers. They locked Eastside down in an intense, high-emotion game. First Quarter The fast-paced first quarter …
Read More »Rams Roll Raiders 28-7
The Santa Fe Raiders lost 28-7 against the Eastside Rams Friday Night. A strong run game and a few big pass plays were too much to handle for the Raiders, as they couldn’t defeat the Rams on their Senior Night. Early Mistakes Santa Fe fumbled on their opening possession, giving …
Read More »Remembering ‘DaeDae’: Eastside Honors Fallen Football Player
A crowd of approximately 500 people filed into Eastside High School’s auditorium on Saturday to honor the life of Dabien White. White, better known as “DaeDae” was an offensive lineman on Eastside’s football team. White, 17, passed away in the early morning of Sept. 4. The cause of death was not …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Week 2
The high school football season continues as teams began their campaigns last week. Week two kicked off Thursday with Keystone Heights matching up against Eastside. Eastside dominated in a 26-0 shutout to remain undefeated at 2-0. Keystone Heights falls to 0-1. There’s a busy week ahead with 12 games left …
Read More »Andrew Furlow wins it for Gainesville Area Rowing at the US Rowing Youth National Championship
The US Rowing Youth National Championship wrapped up this past weekend at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota. Gainesville Area Rowing (GAR) had three teams and one solo, in Andrew Furlow, who qualified for the national championship. Big Standout Andrew Furlow is a senior at Eastside High School this year and …
Read More »Eastside Baseball Battling Uncertainties Post-Covid
As the world battled through challenges and obstacles caused by the pandemic, the Eastside baseball team was hit significantly harder than some other programs. Head Coach Sean Dobbs was going into the 2021-2022 school year without even knowing whether or not he would have a complete team. Luckily, many new …
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