Story by: Victoria Siwek and Chris Will An Evenly Matched Game Forest High School started the game out strong, testing Eastside’s defense, which proved to be resilient. The backline, led by senior defender, Riley Trax, had multiple clearances in the first half to keep the game even. However, the Forest …
Read More »Buchholz will take on Santa Fe
The Buchholz Bobcats (5-1) will host the Santa Fe Raiders (2-4) on Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Citizens field as they look to advance to 6-1. The Raiders lost their last matchup 20–3 against the Eastside Rams, setting their record to 2-4. Last season the Bobcats defeated the Raiders …
Read More »Local High School Matchups in the Gainesville Area
As the FHSAA football playoffs are nearly two weeks away we have a few more games in the regular season. There are a few football matchups in the Gainesville area this Friday. Union County Fightin’ Tigers (4-2) vs. Hawthorne Hornets (4-1) The Hawthorne Hornets are coming off a 32-0 victory against …
Read More »Eastside Rams Fall to Buchholz Bobcats
The Eastside Rams hosted the Buchholz Bobcats Friday night in the crosstown rivalry matchup at Citizens Field. Both teams entered the game looking to notch their first win of the season. Drama struck early on, with Buchholz starting quarterback Jack Hevesy going down with an injury on their first drive …
Read More »Team Effort, Dominant Serving Give P.K. Yonge Volleyball Sweep
Story by: Caleb Wiegandt Keishla Espinal A total team effort gave Coach Tim Montanaro and the P.K. Yonge volleyball squad their first win in the 2020 season, sweeping Eastside 3-0 on Thursday night. The Blue Wave (1-1) handled the Rams (1-2) with ease, never trailing throughout the match where they …
Read More »Eastside Rams Look to Bounce Back
With every new coach comes an adjustment period, and the Eastside Rams are ready to show they can rise to the challenge. After falling week one against P.K. Yonge, the Rams are ready to bounce back against the Menendez Falcons. Kickoff for tonight is set for 7:30 at Citizens Field. …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Cruises Behind Small Jr.’s Five Touchdowns
Whenever P.K. Yonge needed a big play, Aaron Small Jr. was there every time to answer the bell. Eastside’s defense had no answer for the 6’2″ junior quarterback, who made a huge impact both on the ground and through the air. After an overtime heartbreaker vs. Trenton last week, the …
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 »Eastside Boys Basketball Regional Championship Preview
After a strong regular season and a dominant showing in district competition, the Eastside boys basketball team begins play in regional action. District Championship The Rams coasted through the district championship, where they faced Bradford and Santa Fe. In these games, they won by a combined margin of 45 points. …
Read More »Two new high school football coaches are welcomed to Gainesville
Two schools will have different head coaches heading into the 2020-21 football season — Gainesville High School and Eastside High School. From Gator to Hurricane Former Florida Gator DB Dock Pollard was named the new coach of Gainesville in January after six seasons at Santa Fe (head coach last two …
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