With the regular season coming to a close, high school football competition is heating up before districts. Here are some of the key matchups in one of the last weeks of the 2019 regular season. Eastside at Santa Fe Eastside wont have to travel far this week as it gears …
Read More »Preview: Gainesville Hurricanes vs Lakes Wales Highlanders
It’s an exciting time here in Gainesville this fall. Finally the first week of playoffs is set to kickoff tonight. Gainesville High School will travel to Lake Wales to face a tough Lake Wales team. Gainesville High comes into the game with a record of 7-3 while 4-1 in the …
Read More »HS Football Preview: Gainesville Hosts Leesburg
The Gainesville Hurricanes will host a conference game against the Leesburg Yellow Jackets on Tonight at Citizens Field. The Hurricanes have an overall record of 4-3 while the Yellow Jackets have a 1-6 record. GHS Football hosts Leesburg Thursday night at 7:30 PM at Citizen's Field for Homecoming. It is a …
Read More »GHS Hurricanes Boys Basketball Advances in Playoffs
Class 7A Playoff – Gainesville High School Hurricanes vs. St Augustine Yellow Jackets The Gainesville High School Hurricanes (22-5) took on the Yellow Jackets of St. Augustine (8-13) in Gainesville to kick off their 2018 Class 7A playoff campaign. Other playoff games featuring teams from all over the state also …
Read More »FEATURE: Kelly Beckham, GHS Boys Basketball Coach
Gainesville High School Boys’ Basketball Head Coach Kelly Beckham started his well-respected career 35 years ago as an assistant basketball coach at his own high school. In 2008, Beckham came to GHS and brought with him an impressive resume and high hopes for the Hurricanes. Kelly Beckham’s achievements at GHS In …
Read More »GHS Faces Ocala-Vanguard in Regional Semis
Gainesville High School (25-3) will face Ocala-Vanguard (22-6) in the 7A regional semifinals Tuesday night. This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams this season, with Vanguard winning two of the first three. Fourth Meeting Vanguard seems to have the slight scoring advantage over GHS, averaging just over …
Read More »Gainesville Hurricanes Prepare For The Vanguard Knights
The Gainesville Hurricanes boys basketball team will host a conference game against the Vanguard Knights tonight at 7:30 p.m. This rivalry game will determine who will be the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Class 7-A District 4 tournament. The top seed will host the district tournament and theref0re have …
Read More »Preview: Kentucky Hosts Vanderbilt in SEC East Showdown
One question will be answered in this match up between these bottom-of-the-barrel SEC teams: Which defense will step up? Kentucky’s starting quarterback Drew Barker is still out with a back injury, so it’s up to Stephen Johnson to try and get his team their first SEC win of the year. It …
Read More »GHS Softball to Face Niceville in Regional Final
What a game it was to earn a spot in the regional final. With one out and a runner on, Gainesville doubled up Columbia to defeat the Tigers 2-1. The head coach of the Purple Hurricanes Pete Mariano knows how important the win was. The No.1 ranked team in 7A, …
Read More »GHS Boy’s Hoops in Class 6A Semifinal Today
The Gainesville High Purple Hurricanes (21-9) are in Lakeland this afternoon as they play Miami Norland (24-5) in the Class 6A state semifinal game in boy’s basketball. The Canes have been on an incredible run since their loss in the district championship game, defeating Leesburg (who beat them in districts) …
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