After winning the 4A District 3 Tournament last Thursday night, the Eastside Rams boys soccer team came into the regional tournament as the No. 2 seed. In their first regional matchup, Eastside faced the No. 7 seed, the Suwannee Bulldogs, at Citizen’s Field on Wednesday evening. The Rams managed to …
Read More »Eastside Lady Rams Fall to Dunnellon in 4a District Semi-Final
By Cherie Chick, Hugh Green and Abby Ogier The Eastside Girls Basketball team faced off against the Dunnellon Tigers Wednesday night in a District Semi-Final matchup. Dunnellon, the first seed in the district, was coming off an incredible regular season in which they finished 22-3. The fifth-seeded Rams came out …
Read More »Shorthanded, Columbia Tigers Soccer Fall to Eastside Rams in 2-0 Loss
Tuesday night’s matchup between the Tigers and the Rams resulted in a 2-0 defeat over Columbia. After a quiet first half, Eastside punched in two second-half goals. Columbia soccer was missing multiple players due to COVID-19 exposure, ultimately putting the Tigers in a difficult situation prior to their rematch against …
Read More »FEATURE: Ben Davis, The Junior Who Can Do it All
Growing Up with a Love for Sports Ben Davis, a junior at East Side High School, has impressed many with his ability to play three sports and maintain a 5.0 GPA. Right off the bat, Ben knew sports were his happy place. He started playing golf when he was 6, …
Read More »Eastside Finishes Strong Opening Night
Written by: Talia Baia & Kyle Curtis The Eastside Rams (1-0) defeated the Matanzas Pirates (0-3) 64-48 on Thursday at Eastside High School. Slow Start in First Half Eastside tipped off their season to a bit of a sluggish start. Matanza, having already played two prior games, came out hot. …
Read More »Eastside Loses in Tug of War Game Against Newberry
Written by: Talia Baia and Kyle Curtis Newberry (4-3) defeated Eastside (0-7) 28-14 Thursday evening at Citizens Field. Scoreless First Quarter It was a slow start for both the Rams and the Panthers. The Panthers took the opening kickoff 60 yards with promising field position to start the game. The …
Read More »North Marion Cruises Through Eastside In Volleyball
Written by: Kyle Curtis and Talia Baia The North Marion Colts (6-6) beat the Eastside Rams (3-9) in volleyball Thursday night in straight sets. Poor Start for Rams in Opening Set Ironically, an exact month to the day is the last time these two teams faced off, where North Marion …
Read More »Oak Hall takes home the win against Eastside late in the game
The Oak Hall Eagles defeated the Eastside Rams in a rematch game Friday afternoon. The final score was 3-1. The game was paused in the first inning due to lightning. 1st Inning No. 6 Yawuum Acaad pops out in foul territory to left fielder No. 3 Neil Ruth. No. 31 …
Read More »Eastside Upsets Santa Fe as Coach DeLeon Wins his First Game
The 0-6 Eastside Rams welcomed the 2-3 Santa Fe Raiders at Citizens field Friday night. Coach Jared Allen hoped to move his team to a .500 mark before the playoffs whereas Coach DeLeon was searching for a coveted yet elusive first win of the season. Coach DeLeon’s First Win The …
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