By Victoria Riccobono and Sebastian Sabatino The Gainesville Hurricanes flag football team lost their final regular-season game against the Ocala Forest Wildcats, 37-6, at home Monday. Keeping it Close Early The Hurricanes (0-5) were determined to record a win in their inaugural season. Gainesville’s Jewel Alexander made plays on both …
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The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Orange Park Oakleaf Knights, 47-46, at the 6A Region 1 quarterfinals Thursday at the Purple Palace. The sixth seed Hurricanes (18-11) will play at second seed Ponte Vedra Sharks (21-7) Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the regional semifinals. Oakleaf ends its season at 19-7. …
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The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Buchholz Bobcats, 48-46, at the Bobcats’ Bud Seymour Gymnasium on Saturday to claim the 6A-District 2 tournament championship. The Hurricanes (17-11) had looked to avenge their loss to the Bobcats (17-10) earlier this season. The Hurricanes entered the boys basketball tournament as the third seed, …
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By Victoria Riccobono and Heather Mckenzie The Ocala Forest Wildcats scored their goal in the first half Monday and made it stand up the rest of the way for a 1-0 win over the Gainesville Hurricanes in the girls soccer 6A-District 4 tournament semifinal at Citizens Field. Gainesville (11-4-2) entered …
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The Eastside Rams blasted the Gainesville Hurricanes, 42-0, at Citizens Field on Friday night. The Rams’ senior night featured a dominant defensive showing. Early Tradeoff, Slow Distancing Although a rivalry match, the game opened with an exchange of gifts, as each team intercepted each other in the first few minutes. …
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The Gainesville Hurricanes were shut out 56-0 Friday night by the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets on senior night at Citizens Field. Quick St. Augustine Start Gainesville (1-8) began the game with the ball, but the Yellow Jackets defense quickly forced a three-and-out. With possession of the ball, St. Augustine (7-0) …
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By Noah White, Robert Diaz and Alexander Vafeas Gainesville High School cruised to a 49-21 football win Thursday over Santa Fe at Citizens Field to notch its first win of the season and end a 15-game losing streak. Tight Game Early Although Gainesville (1-4) would pull away from Santa Fe …
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Gainesville High School welcomed Tallahassee Leon High to Citizens Field on Sept. 1 looking for its first win of the season, but the Lions’ defense smothered the Hurricanes’ every move for a 21-0 win. Hurricanes struggle with mistakes Gainesville quickly picked up a first down on the ground on its …
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In their last game before playoffs, the Gainesville Hurricanes baseball squad ended the season on a positive, beating the Lafayette Hornets 2-1. Lafayette had a strong season, coming into the game with a 17-3 record, but the Hurricanes were able to pull off a close win in a tight battle. …
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Monday was senior night at Oak Hall for the girl’s lacrosse team as they took on crosstown opponent Gainesville High. The team celebrated their one senior, defender Kelly Gill, on a night they called “Kelly night”. After the ceremony, the Eagles went on to trounce the Lady Canes 20-2, continuing …
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