The Eastside High boys basketball team nearly left P.K. Yonge with a win Tuesday night, but couldn’t get past the Blue Wave in the 50-44 loss. Offensive Leaders Kelvin Baker led Eastside (0-2) with 24 points and a 75% free-throw percentage. The Rams struggled behind the arc with a 15% …
Read More »Eastside’s Season Ends as Bradford Advances
STARKE — The Eastside Rams’ season came to an end Friday in the Class 2S Region 2 semifinal against top seed Bradford, 28-7. Bradford (12-0) had defeated the four-seeded Rams (8-4) earlier this season at home 34-7 on Sept. 17. The Tornadoes will next face three seed Baker County (8-3) …
Read More »Gainesville’s Season Ends With Loss To Eastside
The Eastside Rams blasted the Gainesville Hurricanes, 42-0, at Citizens Field on Friday night. The Rams’ senior night featured a dominant defensive showing. Early Tradeoff, Slow Distancing Although a rivalry match, the game opened with an exchange of gifts, as each team intercepted each other in the first few minutes. …
Read More »Eastside Volleyball Team Loses to Oak Hall
The Eastside Rams lost their final regular-season home match of the season Tuesday to Oak Hall. The Eagles improved to 15-1 with the 25-12, 25-22, 25-8 volleyball win. Team Progression Last year, the Rams walked away from the season winning only one match. Coming into Tuesday’s competition, Eastside was 8-7. …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Baseball Comes Back to Outlast Eastside 5-3
P.K. Yonge earned win No. 16 Tuesday night with a 5-3 win over local rival Eastside. Senior captain Lane Sparkman starred, pitching six innings and giving up just three runs. He also would add two hits at the plate. Blue Wave Go Up Early After silencing the Eastside bats in …
Read More »Eastside Dismantles Bronson on Senior Night 17-2
By: Trach Kercsmar and Dylan Pierce The Eastside Rams were looking forward to closing its season out strong, and that started on Thursday night when they faced Bronson. Eastside’s four seniors showed out in a major way as the Rams cruised past the Eagles. Slow Start Bronson crossed the plate …
Read More »Eastside’s Second Half Effort comes up short against Gainesville
By: Isabella Mascioli and Dylan Pierce The Eastside Rams delivered a close game Thursday night. After a long-fought battle, the team lost their away non-conference game against Gainesville High School by a score of 53-37. However, the game was much closer than the score discloses. Season Battles The Eastside boy’s …
Read More »The Hurricanes Defeat Eastside on Senior Night
The Gainesville High School boy’s basketball team beat Eastside 53-37 on Thursday. However, it was a much closer game than the score revealed. The Hurricanes looked to finish strong for their final regular season game and senior night. So, it was fitting that the seniors scored 51 of the Hurricane’s …
Read More »Hawthorne Beat Eastside in Instant Classic
Hometown Hornets Defeat Rival Rams 52-51 in Overtime on Senior Night First Half Standing room only for this game between rival schools. With the added layer of Senior Night, this matchup created an energetic and emotional environment, and the game delivered. Hawthorne, who lost the previous night to Columbia, came …
Read More »Eastside Basketball Throttles Bradford
The Eastside Rams boys basketball team defeated the Bradford Tornadoes Thursday night, 63-20. The first quarter was promising for both teams. Both showed signs of promise on both ends of the floor, and after the first eight-minute period the score read 12-8, Eastside. However, that close dogfight was short-lived. The …
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