The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, which will be held in Gainesville, starts Thursday. The race will occur over four days at the Gainesville Raceway. Justin Ashley, a 29-year-old local NHRA driver, discussed how he has prepared to compete this weekend. His Career Justin Ashley’s father raced for many years, …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Pulls Off Home Upset Against LSU Tigers
The No. 5 Florida Gators gymnastics team upset No. 2 LSU 198.150-197.950 on Friday in front of a sold out crowd at Exactech Arena. The Gators (10-1, 5-1 SEC) also claimed at least a share of the SEC regular-season title for coach Jenny Rowland, the program’s sixth consecutive: Gators Strike …
Read More »Gainesville Boys Basketball Outlasts Oakleaf In Regional Tournament
By Daniela Ortiz and Sebastian Sabatino The six seed Gainesville Hurricanes upset three seed Oakleaf at the Purple Palace in a thriller, 47-46, Thursday in the first round of the 6A boys basketball state tournament. Slow Paced First Half Although Oakleaf (19-7), out of Orange Park, started the game off …
Read More »Gainesville Hurricanes Start Lacrosse Season Strong By Defeating Santa Fe
The Gainesville Hurricanes beat the visiting Santa Fe Raiders, 14-7, in their high school girls lacrosse season-opener Tuesday. Quarter 1: An Energetic Start Both teams came out playing with energy. Within the first two minutes, the Hurricanes’ Rebecca Kim put the first goal on the board. Matching the Hurricanes’ efforts, …
Read More »Gainesville Girls Basketball Breezes Past Buchholz in District Semifinal
The No. 2 seed Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the No. 3 seed Buchholz Bobcats, 45-30, in the 6A-District 2 girls basketball tournament semifinal Wednesday at the Purple Palace. Gainesville (9-12) entered this must-win game against Buchholz (11-9) having lost six of its last seven games, putting a significant dent into its …
Read More »Being a ‘Goldfish:’ Triumph for Newberry Girls Soccer
NEWBERRY — After a night full of unknowns, Newberry’s girls soccer team prevailed against Ocala Trinity Catholic, 3-0, on Jan. 24 in the Class 3A-District 4 tournament quarterfinal. Shaken Nerves Uncertainty loomed over the Panthers, as they were missing six starters due to an academic conference in Orlando. “I have …
Read More »Newberry Boys Soccer Falls in District Quarterfinals
The Newberry High School boys soccer team’s season ended with a 6-2 loss to Ocala Trinity Catholic in the first round of the Class 3A-District 4 tournament on Jan. 25. Newberry Preparing for Uncertainty Three years ago, Trinity Catholic joined Newberry High School in District 3A-D4, but the teams met …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Secures SEC Road Win Against Georgia
The Florida Gators gymnastics team is back in the win column after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 197.425-197.300 Friday night at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. Florida (5-1, 2-1 in SEC) sought redemption after being edged out by Alabama last week, a loss that snapped its 20-meet win streak at the …
Read More »Santa Fe College Baseball Starts Friday
The Santa Fe College Saints begin its baseball season Friday at home against Lake-Sumter State College at 2 p.m. This will be followed up with a doubleheader Saturday against Florida Southwestern State College at 1 p.m. and St. Petersburg College at 4 p.m. in Auburndale. How Last Season Ended The …
Read More »Gator Men’s Tennis Sweeps Citadel
The Florida men’s tennis team went 7-0 versus the Citadel Bulldogs in their first match of Friday’s double-header. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1748500185096020250 Doubles The Gators opened up Friday’s match with two doubles wins. The star freshman pair of Aiden Kim and Jeremy Jin dominated their match with a 6-1 victory against Hayden Shoemake …
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