Three Gainesville area basketball programs are moving on in the FHSAA 2023 playoffs. Gainesville High School (6A), Santa Fe High School (4A) and Hawthorne (1A) will all be fighting for their playoff lives within the next week. Gainesville vs. Ponte Vedra Friday night, Gainesville will travel to Ponte Vedra to …
Read More »Gators Softball Looking for Strong Showing at Home in T-Mobile Tournament
The Florida Gators softball team hosts the 2023 T-Mobile tournament beginning Friday at the Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. UF is ranked third coming into the weekend, and they started the season off strong with a five-game win steak. They swept Jacksonville in a two-game series with dominant 13-2 and 11-0 …
Read More »Theo Stephens Reaches Milestone in Hurricanes Regional Quarterfinal Win
The Gainesville High School boy’s basketball team defeated Forest by a score of 76-57 on Thursday. But, the final score doesn’t indicate how close the game was in the first half. Neither team could stop the opposing offense. With less than 15 seconds left in the first half, the Hurricanes …
Read More »Sante Fe Saints Baseball Extends Undefeated Season with Win over Tallahassee Eagles
By Izzy McGarvey and Regan Roberts Coming off an extra-innings victory sealed with a walk-off home run on February 6th, the Santa Fe Saints looked to continue their nine-game winning streak at home on Wednesday, February 8. This early season match-up featured 2 undefeated teams, with Tallahassee Community College coming …
Read More »Boys’ Basketball District Championship Games Begin Friday
The high school basketball postseason is in full effect, as a variety of district championship games will be played Friday night. Coaches from various teams in the Gainesville area joined Sportscene with Steve Russell to discuss their season, team and next matchup. Hawthorne vs Newberry The Class 1A-District 6 championship …
Read More »St. Francis Comfortably Advances to Second Round
By: Alex Washburn & Regan Staudt The hometown Wolves win 84-39 over Meadowbrook As the first round of the playoffs got underway Tuesday night, St. Francis and Meadowbrook entered this game with only six wins during the regular season. The Wolves got out to a quick double-digit lead early by …
Read More »Girl’s High School Hoops District Finals Preview
The high school girl’s basketball season is wrapping up this weekend with several division title games. Wildwood vs Trenton The Class 1A-District 7 playoffs will wrap up on February 2 as No. 1 seed Wildwood takes on No.2 seed Trenton for the title. The Wildwood Wildcats ended their season with …
Read More »Hawthorne Beat Eastside in Instant Classic
Hometown Hornets Defeat Rival Rams 52-51 in Overtime on Senior Night First Half Standing room only for this game between rival schools. With the added layer of Senior Night, this matchup created an energetic and emotional environment, and the game delivered. Hawthorne, who lost the previous night to Columbia, came …
Read More »Columbia Wins Comfortably on the Road
Columbia Tigers 58 Hawthorne Hornets 45 In a battle between two winning teams, stars tend to shine, and this game was no exception. Star Tiger guard Isaac Broxey outdueled his Hornet counterpart, CJ Ingram. Both players finished with over 25 points and 5 rebounds, but Broxey just played a little …
Read More »St. Francis Win in Blowout
St. Francis won 63-27 over the visiting Gainesville Christian Community School Tuesday night. St. Francis Wolves season scoring leader Tyler Dey was absent for the game, but it did not matter. After taking an early 18-7 first-quarter lead, the Wolves never looked back as they pulled away from GCC in …
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