High school volleyball regionals are headed into the semifinals. All matches begin at 7 pm. Santa Fe High School In the regional quarterfinals, the Santa Fe Raiders defeated St. Augustine Menendez Falcons 3-0 and the Pontre Vedra Sharks defeated the Bellview Rattlers 3-1. Following the quarterfinal wins, in the semifinals, …
Read More »Buchholz vs. Bartram Trail: High School Football Preview
After all the hard work, day in and day out, it comes down to this. A district championship is on the line this Friday night as Buchholz High School travels to take on Bartram Trail. With both football teams ranked in the Top 100 in the state of Florida, combined …
Read More »Eastside Rams Take On Belleview Rattlers
The Eastside Rams football team will be traveling to Belleview Friday night to face the Rattlers. Getting Back On Track Eastside is looking to bounce back this week after dropping their game last week to the North Marion 48-27. Eastside head coach Cedderick Daniels says a lack of focus by …
Read More »Eastside and North Marion Square Off in Make-Up District Game
Second time will hopefully be a charm for Eastside’s and North Marion’s football teams Thursday night. After being rained out last Friday, the two will be trying to make up the game, which will likely determine the district champion. Eastside vs North Marion football is rescheduled due to lightning. The game …
Read More »Gainesville High Set to Kickoff 2018 Season Against Columbia
The Patrick Miller era at Gainesville High School begins Thursday night as the Hurricanes go up against the Columbia Tigers. Miller is stepping in for former head coach Mark Latsko who resigned in March. Miller, who played linebacker at the University of Florida, served as the Hurricanes defensive coordinator the …
Read More »St. Francis Drops Playoff Game to Florida A&M
As the buzzer rang out in the gym last night, 11 boys lost their chance to go to the state semifinal in the Class 3A Boys Basketball Regional Final. The St. Francis Catholic Wolves (14-15) dropped last night’s matchup against the Florida A&M Baby Rattlers (20-9) with a final score of …
Read More »Area High School Basketball Teams Perform Well in FHSAA Basketball Tournament
Several Florida high school basketball teams were in action Thursday to compete in regional quarterfinals and semifinals games in the 2018 Florida High School Athletic Association tournament. Among the victors were Gainesville, Eastside, P.K. Yonge, St. Francis, Englewood, Raines, Bolles, Hawthorne, Wildwood and Bell. Several more tournament games will be …
Read More »St. Francis Hosts North Florida Christian in Regional Semifinal
After winning their first district title since 2013, the St. Francis boys’ basketball team is hosting North Florida Christian in the regional semifinal. St. Francis went undefeated in district play, but head coach Isaac Silva believes they have improved immensely — Silva believes his team has shown the most growth …
Read More »FHSAA approves football changes
The Florida High School Athletic Association passed rules that will change the way high school football playoffs will work for schools classified from 1A-4A. These changes come after the FHSAA instituted a points system for high school football playoffs in the 2017 season. The FHSAA voted on 11 issues in …
Read More »FEATURE: A Coach and His QB
An SEC champion, three-time All-SEC honors and a 14-year NFL career. It’s easy to say that Shane Matthews knows how to be a quarterback. With his playing days behind him, Matthews is using his knowledge to guide his son Luke and the Gainesville Purple Hurricanes’ offense. Luke, GHS’s starting quarterback, …
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