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 …
Read More »Gainesville Narrowly Defeats the Rock in a Back and Forth Match
The Canes looked to round out their regular season with a victory over the Lions. Having swept The Rock a few weeks prior, Gainesville entered Friday’s game with unbridled confidence. However, Gainesville’s confidence was almost its undoing as a sloppy game allowed The Rock to battle to the end. GHS …
Read More »Gainesville Suffers Close Loss to Matanzas
Thursday night, Gainesville High School was looking to bounce back from its seventh straight loss but came up short. It was coming off a 49-0 loss at the hands of Buchholz. Coming into this game, Matanzas had a 2-4 record. First Quarter Matanzas got the ball to start the game, …
Read More »The Gainesville Hurricanes take another tough loss looking to end their losing streak
The Gainesville High School Hurricanes looked to win their first game of the season last night against the Clay High School Blue Devils. What started off as a more hopeful first quarter ultimately ended in another disappointing loss for the Canes. First Quarter The Canes chose to defer the ball …
Read More »Another Lopsided Loss for the Gainesville High School Hurricanes
By Ainsley Davis and Zach Curtin Following a devastating loss to Bishop Moore, the Gainesville Hurricanes looked to bounce back against the Trinity Catholic Celtics. The Canes’ student section was in high spirits throughout the night, but it was ultimately not enough as Gainesville High suffered another crushing defeat. First …
Read More »Gainesville High Silence a Buchholz Comeback in Four Sets
Following a win over the Central Cobras, Gainesville entered the hostile crowd of their district rival, Buchholz. The Hurricanes viewed this game as an opportunity to make a statement in the city, and to firmly assert themselves as a competitor for the district title. Generally, away matches against a district …
Read More »Overcoming Obstacles and Becoming A Division 1 Athlete: The Story of Andrew Tisher
Andrew Tisher was like any other kid. Tisher grew up in Gainesville and spent time doing what most other young kids did—playing flag football, basketball, tee-ball, and soccer. However, he took a particular liking to football and soccer and kept playing throughout his childhood. Tisher started playing tackle football for …
Read More »Gainesville Girls Lacrosse Battle for Districts
On Monday, Gainesville High School sent its girls’ lacrosse team to the 1A District 4 tournament. The Lady Canes were going into the game with five wins and eight losses for their overall season. They played against the Santa Fe Raiders, and they played the Raiders the previous week, coming …
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