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 …
Read More »Gainesville’s Season Ends With Loss To Eastside
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. …
Read More »Gainesville Crushes Santa Fe for First Win
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 …
Read More »Gainesville Wins nail-bitter vs Lafayette
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. …
Read More »Three Gainesville Area Boys Basketball Teams Still Alive in State Playoffs
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 »Gainesville Men’s Basketball Finally Defeated at Home
By: Lacey Rogers and Joseph Torviso The Gainesville Hurricane’s year-and-a-half-long home win streak was put to an end on Tuesday with a two-point loss to the Williston Red Devils. After coming off of a strong win against the Riverside Generals, the 16-5 Gainesville Hurricanes faced the 15-6 Williston Devils last …
Read More »Hurricanes Suffer Tough Loss to the Andrew Jackson Tigers
The 3-2 Gainesville High School Lady Canes faced off against the 4-2 Andrew Jackson High School Tigers in this Saturday thriller. The Lady Tigers came in eager and rested after their 62-21 win over Riverside High School the previous Monday. Quarter 1 The Tigers won the tip-off to start the …
Read More »Hurricanes Extend Their Win Streak Against PK Yonge
By Evan Fleischer and Ainsley Davis The 2-0 Gainesville High School Hurricanes looked to extend their early win streak in their Tuesday night home game against the 0-2 PK Yonge Blue Wave. The mere ten-minute bus ride for the Blue Wave meant an energized and ready team on both …
Read More »High School Volleyball Regional Playoffs
High school volleyball regional playoffs is underway in Gainesville with three teams already moving on to the semi-finals. Oak Hall v. John Paul II The first game on the slate was the Oak Hall Eagles v. the St. John Paul II Panthers in the 2A regional quarterfinals. Oak Hall hosted …
Read More »Gainesville Sweeps Buchholz in Crosstown Battle
In an inner city showdown on Tuesday, the Gainesville High School Purple Hurricanes Girl’s Volleyball team faced off against the Buchholz High School Bobcats, both teams hoping to bring home a district title in the playoff match. The now 12-12 Bobcats stood in the underdog spot against the now 20-6 …
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