In the world of sports, rivalry often becomes the cornerstone of competition. Yet, competition has been the essence of their bond for this set of twins from Gainesville, Fla. Harrison and Jackson Beach are seniors on the varsity baseball and basketball teams at Oak Hall School. The twins have not …
Read More »Oak Hall Pulls Away from Lafayette
The Oak Hall boys basketball team defeated the Lafayette Hornets 51-30 on Tuesday night to move to 2-0. Drudging Start Oak Hall took a 2-0 lead when guard Jackson Beach drove for a challenged layup. The visiting Hornets responded, but Oak Hall went on a 12-0 run that featured the …
Read More »Oak Hall Baseball’s Breakthrough 2023 Season Ends In Regional Semifinals
The Oak Hall Eagles baseball team entered the 2023 season with plenty of high hopes for what they wanted to accomplish. Although their season has now come to an end, the Eagles certainly met those expectations they set for themselves. If anything, they surpassed them. Oak Hall was eliminated from …
Read More »Oak Hall Lights Up The Bats In 13-8 Win Over Eagle’s View
In the first four innings of Tuesday’s game between the Oak Hall Eagles and Eagle’s View Warriors, neither team could find a way to get ahead. Each inning, the Warriors would put runs on the board, and the Eagles always proceeded to get them right back. Eventually, Oak Hall took …
Read More »Oak Hall Squeezes By Saint Francis In 9-5 Win
The Oak Hall Eagles have certainly seen better performances than their outing on Wednesday afternoon. But at the end of the day, a win is a win. The Eagles took down the Saint Francis Catholic Wolves in a 9-5 victory to sweep the season series between the two squads. Both …
Read More »Oak Hall Roars Back In Big-Time Victory Over Eagle’s View
After suffering back-to-back losses for the first time this season, the Oak Hall Eagles bounced back in style this week. On Thursday night, Oak Hall pummeled the Eagle’s View Warriors in a run-rule 11-0 victory in six innings. The Eagles clicked on all cylinders throughout Wednesday’s win. Neil Ruth set …
Read More »Oak Hall Allows Five Home Runs in Loss to Mount Dora Christian
Entering the final week of March, the Oak Hall Eagles had only allowed one home run in the 2023 season. On Tuesday, they gave up five homers to the Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs. The Eagles held their own against the Bulldogs for most of the day. Nonetheless, Mount Dora …
Read More »Troy Freeman Throws One-Hitter To Lift Oak Hall Past Saint Francis Catholic
With spring break just around the corner, the Oak Hall Eagles wanted to finish off the first leg of their season on a high note. On Friday afternoon, they did exactly that. In their final game before the break, the Eagles secured a 10-0 run-rule victory over the Saint Francis …
Read More »Oak Hall Cruises To Four Consecutive Victory In Blowout Win Against St. John Lutheran
In their first three games of the season, the Oak Hall Eagles kept things relatively close. They won all three matchups by a combined margin of nine runs. On Friday night, however, they did not let up whatsoever. The Eagles flat-out manhandled the St. John Lutheran Saints in a 15-0 …
Read More »The Rise of Ruth: Analyzing How Neil Ruth Has Made Himself A Household Name In Oak Hall’s Clubhouse
Neil Ruth may have one of the most fascinating nicknames of any high school athlete in Gainesville. Any time Ruth enters the batter’s box for Oak Hall, you can hear his teammates in the dugout calling him “Shaq”. Ruth does have a couple of things in common with the NBA …
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