This weekend has a whole slate of high school football in Alachua County. Thursday Night Lights Newberry at Eastside Newberry High School is on a one-game losing streak and is 3-3 on the season. Eastside is 0-6 and looking to put up a win with only four more games left …
Read More »Hamilton County outlasts Chiefland 28–20 in back-and-forth battle
Story by Bennett Solomon and Kaitlyn Wadulack The Class 1A Indians (1–4) fell to the Class 1A Trojans (2–4) 28–20 Friday night. Both teams traded blows throughout the game, but the Trojan defense ultimately was the deciding factor, shutting down the Indians offense in the final minutes of the fourth …
Read More »Eastside takes on Hamilton County in districts tuneup
The Eastside boy’s basketball team will take on the Hamilton County Trojans at home on Saturday; this will be their last game before the start of the 4A District 5 Championships. Successful Season It has been a great season for the Rams so far, and they will be looking to …
Read More »Newberry Panthers Win Seventh Straight
The Panthers offense is showing no signs of slowing down as the season moves into the final stretch. The Newberry Panthers (7-1) rolled over the Dixie County Bears (6-2) by a final score of 56-12. Early Leads Looking at the past array of Newberry’s games, they have a habit of …
Read More »High School Boys Basketball Regional Semi’s
Local boys high school basketball regional semifinals for classes 4A and 1A are in action tonight. 1A Matchups In Class 1A: 11-10 Pahokee takes on 17-12 Bell, 15-7 Chiefland is visiting 15-12 Wildwood, and 12-16 Hamilton County is going to 24-1 Hawthorne. Hawthorne has shown dominance all season only falling …
Read More »High School Basketball: Hawthorne Hosts Hamilton County
The Hawthorne Hornets varsity boy’s basketball team will host the Hamilton County Trojans for a Regional Semifinal Thursday night. This playoff game is part 2018 FHSAA Boys Basketball – Class 1A tournament. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Hawthorne The Hornets are District Champions and have a district record of 8-0. They …
Read More »Familiar Foes Hamilton County and Hawthorne Battle Again in the Class 1A Regional Semifinals
The Hamilton County Trojans (16-9) will face off with the Hawthorne Hornets (22-5) tonight at 7 from Hawthorne. This match-up marks the beginning of the Class 1A Florida State Championships. For the Hornets and Trojans this is nothing new as they have battled in this tournament in each of the …
Read More »High School Playoff: Hamilton County at Fort White
The Fort White Indians will host the Hamilton County Trojans in a high school playoff matchup. The Records Fort White (8-2) has won their last six games and are 4-0 in their district. The Indians cruised in a victory against Lecanto last week, leading 40-7 at the half, and finishing 53-28. Junior …
Read More »Local Teams Compete In High School Basketball Regional Finals
Gainesville v.s. Orlando Edgewater After losing its previous three games against Leesburg, the Gainesville High School boys basketball team finally topped them. With its 74-66 win, the Hurricanes(20-9) take on Orlando Edgewater (25-4) in regional finals play at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Gainesville coach Kelly Beckham said his team was able to …
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