Ron Roberts enters his first season at Florida as the Gators’ co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach after joining the team in January. Roberts’ experience of more than 30 years makes him more than qualified as a coach for the Gators. He came from Auburn, where he was the defensive coordinator. …
Read More »Gainesville High Baseball Falls Short Against Oak Hall
The Gainesville Hurricanes baseball team lost to visiting Oak Hall, 5-4, on Monday. Big Fly Puts Gainesville Ahead After an early RBI double by Oak Hall’s Gavin Jones, Gainesville (6-10) looked to gain some momentum at the plate to put the pressure on Oak Hall. The third was owned by …
Read More »Oak Hall Baseball Turns Tide Late To Win Against Hurricanes
The Oak Hall Eagles baseball team defeated the Gainesville Hurricanes Monday, 5-4, at Tiny Talbot Field to even their two-game season series. One In The First Oak Hall (8-3) struck first with one run in the bottom of the first inning. After a single and stolen base from Ethan Szlachetka, …
Read More »Eastside Baseball Reeling After Second Run-Rule Loss Of Week
The Eastside Rams baseball team was run-ruled for the second time in two days Thursday, 12-2, in six inning against the host Gainesville Hurricanes. Hurricanes Ahead Eastside (2-12) threatened to score in the top of the first inning with one out and runners in scoring position. However, Gainesville (6-8) pitcher …
Read More »Facing Familiar Foe, Newberry Girls Lacrosse Flexes Newfound Confidence
NEWBERRY — The Newberry High girls lacrosse team beat the Buchholz junior varsity 10-3 on Tuesday. Whole New Team Nearly a month ago, Newberry (6-5) barely beat the Bobcat JV in the final seconds, 5-4. A minute into Tuesday’s action, it was already promising to be a very different game, …
Read More »Photo Gallery: Gainesville Advances To Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals
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. …
Read More »Gainesville Boys Basketball Wins District Championship, To Host Regional
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, …
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 »Gator Softball Set to Take on USF
The Florida Gators softball team plays USF Wednesday at home. The No. 14 Gators come into this game with a 31-11 record following a series win against No. 11 Georgia. The Bulls enter the game with a record of 27-18 and are on a five-game win streak. USF won its …
Read More »Buchholz High Softball Falls Short to Rivals Gainesville High
The Buchholz high school softball team faced its rival of Gainesville High on Tuesday night. The Bobcats went out strong with the intention to break the 9-year losing streak. Although the team gave it their all, it came down to the seventh inning when Buchholz fell short. Rival Showdown The …
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