KeVaughn Allen did everything and more for the Florida Gators on Saturday afternoon at the Exactech Arena at the O'Connell Center, but it just wasn't enough. The Vanderbilt Commodores took down the Gators, 68-66, despite Allen going for a season-high 29 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the floor and 5-of-12 from beyond the arc.
Read More »Surprised Gators Promote Randy Shannon To Defensive Coordinator? You Shouldn’t Be
Florida’s head coach, Jim McElwain, announced Friday morning that Randy Shannon would be making the move to defensive coordinator. The Miami-native coached the Gator linebackers for the past two seasons. Also during that time he was the associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator. He stepped in as the interim defensive coordinator …
Read More »No.23 Florida Women’s Basketball Ready for In-State Showdown with No.7 FSU
Florida is very familiar with Florida State in women’s basketball. The two teams have squared off 72 times, the most the Gators have faced any school. But for the first time in their long history, they face each other as ranked teams. No.23 Florida (6-2) is in Tallahassee to take …
Read More »The Florida High School Athletic Association Releases New Football Classifications
High school football is still in play statewide as many teams are competing in playoffs and preparing for the State Championship next week. All remaining teams representing their respective classes will meet in Orlando with hopes of earning a ring; but some of those teams will be in a different …
Read More »Gainesville HS Hosts Eastside in Regular Season Finale
The Gainesville Hurricanes (4-4) will attempt to end their season on a high note as they host the Eastside Rams (1-7) on Friday. GHS is coming off a 38-12 district win against Leesburg at Citizens Field last week, finishing (2-2) in District 5 of Class 6A, good for third behind …
Read More »High School Football: Eastside vs. Fort White Preview
The struggling Eastside Rams (1-6) will take on the Fort White Indians (5-2) Wednesday football tonight at Citizens Field: Fort White vs. Eastside at 7 p.m., will be there with updates — Larry Savage (@SunPreps) October 19, 2016 This is head coach Ced Daniels’ first year with Eastside. The Rams …
Read More »Gainesville’s Andrew Miller Lights Out for Indians
The New York Yankees’ may be shaking their heads over trading their relief pitcher to the Cleveland Indians. Gainesville native Andrew Miller has become the face of the Indians en route to pitching nine scoreless innings this postseason. Currently in the ALCS Since the Yankees sent Miller to Cleveland for …
Read More »Preview: No. 3 Trenton travels to No. 4 Newberry in District-Deciding Game
The Trenton Tigers are a powerhouse in Class 1A, winning two of the last three Class 1A State Championships. With a new coach in Bill Wiles, the red, white, and black head into this Friday night’s match up with Newberry at 4-1, with a 2-0 district mark. The Newberry Panthers …
Read More »Preview: Kentucky Hosts Vanderbilt in SEC East Showdown
One question will be answered in this match up between these bottom-of-the-barrel SEC teams: Which defense will step up? Kentucky’s starting quarterback Drew Barker is still out with a back injury, so it’s up to Stephen Johnson to try and get his team their first SEC win of the year. It …
Read More »Local High School Football Schedule Changes Due To Hurricane
There have already been several time and date changes to local area High School football games due to Hurricane Matthew. The revised schedule is as follows: Fort White/Hilliard– Wednesday 7 p.m. at Fort White Eastside/Lake Weir– Saturday 5 p.m. at EHS Field (EHS Homecoming) Buchholz/GHS– Thursday 7:30 p.m. at Citizens Field Hawthorne/Union County– Thursday 6 …
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