The atmosphere was electric on another installment of Friday night football. This time, a bid to the 1A state championship game is at stake. Opening clash Hawthorne came into Friday’s matchup at 9-0 off a commanding win over Pahokee. Chipley sat at 9-3 and took down Baker to get to …
Read More »Hurricanes Inch Past the Raiders in OT
Story by: Nick Rubino & Kyle Lander The Gainesville Hurricanes (2-0) bested the Santa Fe Raiders (0-2) Tuesday night 62-61 at The Purple Palace. Defense Dominated the First Half The Gainesville Hurricanes and Santa Fe Raiders both wanted to start positively on each end of the floor. However, that meant …
Read More »Lafayette Defeats Oak Hall in Eagles’ Season Opener
The Lafayette Hornets (2-0) traveled to Gainesville to take on the Oak Hall Eagles (0-1) in a big-time boys varsity basketball matchup. The Hornets defeated the Eagles 47-42. The game was Oak Hall’s season opener and their first taste as to how talented their team was. They were fortunate enough …
Read More »Williston Red Devils Win on the Road 60 – 50 Against the Bronson Eagles
After a week off of school and practice, the Williston Red Devils (2-0) faced the Bronson Eagles (1-1) on Monday night. The 2021-2022 basketball season only started just two weeks ago, so both teams were looking to keep their undefeated record clean and give their opponents their first upset. Despite …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Defeats Florida State 71-55
The Florida men’s basketball team gets a huge home win over arch rival Florida State on Sunday, beating the Seminoles 71-55. Gators Now 2-0 Florida opened their season this past week hosting Elon in their first regular season game defeating them 74-61. The last time Florida and Florida State played …
Read More »Gainesville Bows Out in First Round to Lincoln
Story by Nick Rubino and Kyle Lander The Gainesville Hurricanes (8-3) fell on Friday night to the Lincoln Trojans (9-2) in the first round of the 6A playoffs by a score of 34-7. Scoring Comes at a Premium in the First Half Both teams in the first half seemed to …
Read More »Dameon Pierce looks to finish Florida’s season strong
Coming off a tough loss last Saturday against South Carolina, Florida had not only fans, but previous head ball coach Steve Spurrier, questioning how the rest of the season will play out. However, running back Dameon Pierce looks to finish Florida’s season strong. Steve Spurrier on @ESPNGainesville today: “That performance …
Read More »Oak Hall Defeats Harvest Community, 3-1 to Become Regional Champions
On Saturday, Oak Hall (21-8) took on Harvest Community (19-5) in the class 2A Regional Championship, defeating the Warriors 3-1. The hard-fought battle ended in a wave of happiness for the Eagles as they will now move on to the state semifinals. The Harvest Community Warriors (19-4) are taking on …
Read More »FEATURE: Gainesville High Senior Ryan Nolan
Ryan Nolan, a senior at Gainesville High Scholl, is currently committed to play football at Army West Point who are an NCAA Division I football team. The reason he chose Army was very telling of how mature he is and he shared his plans for when he is done playing …
Read More »Preview: Oak Hall Takes On Christ’s Church Academy In Regional Semifinals
The Christ’s Church Academy Eagles (14-6) will be taking on the Oak Hall Eagles (19-8) in the regional semifinals of the 2A State Championship Tournament on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 at 6:00 pm. Oak Hall Oak Hall is coming in as the number one seed in Region 1. They are …
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