The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) held a press conference Monday to discuss schedule adjustments for fall sports. The changes come after recent hurricanes swept through Florida over the past month, forcing cancelations and delays across high school sports. https://twitter.com/FHSAA/status/1845835575971975603 Both individual and team sports will be affected. Individual …
Read More »Santa Fe Drops 20th Straight Game In Loss To Fernandina Beach
ALACHUA – The Santa Fe High School football team’s losing streak reached the dubious 20-game mark Friday after a 16-0 loss to the Fernandina Beach Pirates. The game offered an interesting matchup under center, as junior wideout Tyler Gentry started his second straight game at quarterback for the Raiders (0-5), …
Read More »Eastside Volleyball Takes Down Trenton, 3-0
The Eastside Rams defeated the Trenton Tigers in straight sets Tuesday night. Coming into the match facing adversity, the Rams worked for their eighth win of the season. Team Effort The Rams (8-7) were playing without senior starting libero Kieara Hall, who was recently diagnosed with a brain disease that …
Read More »Late Manatee Surge Too Much For Buchholz To Overcome
ALACHUA – The Buchholz Bobcats football team suffered its first defeat of the season Friday in a back-and-forth contest won by the Manatee (Bradenton) Hurricanes, 34-27 The game was held at Santa Fe High’s stadium after the Bobcats (3-1) decided to move the game away from Citizens Field due to concerns about …
Read More »FHSAA Comments on High School NIL
In Florida high school sports, Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) is currently an approved practice. The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) unanimously approved a bill allowing high school athletes to profit from their name and image rights. For instance, an athlete may collaborate with a local company to secure …
Read More »FHSAA Approves NIL for High School Athletes
The Florida High School Athletic Association has voted to permit NIL deals for high school athletes. The board of directors voted unanimously to allow students to profit off of their name, image and likeness. The bill would go into effect before the 2024-2025 season, which means some high school students …
Read More »Oak Hall Baseball Turns Tide Late To Win Against Hurricanes
The Oak Hall Eagles baseball team defeated the Gainesville Hurricanes Monday, 5-4, at Tiny Talbot Field to even their two-game season series. One In The First Oak Hall (8-3) struck first with one run in the bottom of the first inning. After a single and stolen base from Ethan Szlachetka, …
Read More »Oak Hall’s Beach Boys: Twin Brothers, Twin Dreams, One Unbreakable Bond
In the world of sports, rivalry often becomes the cornerstone of competition. Yet, competition has been the essence of their bond for this set of twins from Gainesville, Fla. Harrison and Jackson Beach are seniors on the varsity baseball and basketball teams at Oak Hall School. The twins have not …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Baseball Pummels Eastside, 26-5
The Eastside Rams were run-ruled in four innings by the visiting P.K. Yonge Blue Wave, 26-5, on Tuesday. First-Inning Scoring The Blue Wave (9-2) grabbed a quick lead to start the first inning by scoring two runs. Micah Gratto hit a leadoff single and stole second and third base. Aidan …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball Takes on Wildwood in State Semifinal
The Hawthorne High School Hornets (20-3) will take on the Wildwood Wildcats (19-3) in the girls basketball state playoffs. Tip-off is at 3 tomorrow afternoon in Lakeland. How They Got to the State Playoffs Hawthorne is coming off a 55-42 win over Madison County, but it did not come without …
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