By Jensen Young and Angel Wells The Eastside High School Rams endured a heartbreaking loss in their home opener of the 2019 football season against the Bishop Moore Hornets, losing 45-44. The Rams were unable to complete their drive late in the 4th and now sit at 0-2 on the …
Read More »Eastside Football Looks to Bounce Back versus Bishop Moore
The Eastside Rams take on the Bishop Moore Hornets on Thursday, August 29 at 7 p.m. Each team enters into this match-up with zero wins and one loss. The first win of the season is the coveted prize of this Thursday night battle. Eastside enters the game ranked 160th in …
Read More »Buchholz Defeats Eastside in a Thriller
The Eastside Rams’ offense ran to their sideline celebrating their successful two-point conversion. The Rams thought they just ended their six-game losing streak to the Buchholz Bobcats but then they saw that there were flags on the play. The Rams were called for an illegal shift resulting in a five-yard …
Read More »Coach Whittemore talks Buchholz football
Big changes are coming to Buchholz High School football. Head coach Mark Whittemore doesn’t expect Bobcats’ winning ways to change, however. Whittemore unpacked expectations for the upcoming season on Sportscene with Steve Russell. His first addressed the loss of some of his superstar seniors. “We lost quite a bit; great …
Read More »A Gainesville Great — Pop Williams
As a bold 14-year-old, Herman “Pop” Williams got a ride home from a police officer after he was told to stop some rough play with a slingshot. “I’ll never forget that. I got a whooping so bad, I couldn’t sit down for a while. That right there woke me up,” …
Read More »PK Yonge Baseball Bounces Back With a Win Against Eastside
The PK Yonge Baseball team went on the road Tuesday to meet up at Eastside High School to play against the Rams. The Blue Wave was able to break their losing streak with a 10-4 win against the Rams. Important Plays During the first inning, both teams were able to …
Read More »Oak Hall Boy’s Lacrosse Completes Gainesville-Area Sweep, defeating Eastside 14-2
https://twitter.com/steven_w7/status/1105628401887576067 The Oak Hall boy’s lacrosse team extends its perfect streak against Gainesville-area schools to eight straight games with their win over Eastside High School, 14-2. With this win, the Eagles advance to 7-2, while the Rams fall to 1-5. This season Oak Hall defeated Gainesville High School 19-1 and …
Read More »Rams beat rival Hurricanes in a close one, 50-47
The Eastside Rams matched up against their rival school Gainesville Hurricanes Friday. It was a tight contest throughout. The game resulted in a three-point win for the Rams, 50-47. This game was played at Santa Fe College Gymnasium and it was a packed house as fans from both schools came …
Read More »Gainesville Clinches District Boy’s No. 1 Seed Behind Wilson’s Big Final Home Game
By Brad Freedman and Zach Cohen The Gainesville High School boy’s basketball team welcomed the Columbia High Tigers to Gainesville High on Tuesday night, Gainesville’s final home game of the regular season. For seniors like guard J’Len Wilson, that gave the game a little more meaning. “It was a very …
Read More »Eastside Rams Overpower the Blue Wave
Thursday night’s varsity basketball matchup between Eastside High School and PK Yonge ended in favor of the Rams with a score of 67-58. The Blue Wave fell short to the Rams in a tight game where the Rams held the lead for the larger part of the game. Although the …
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