ALACHUA — The Santa Fe Raiders flag football team continued its postseason run to the championship Tuesday after eliminating the Keystone Heights Indians, 20-6, in the semifinals of the 1A-District 4 Tournament. Santa Fe (10-1) is ranked 67th in the nation following the win that puts it the championship game at …
Read More »Eastside Baseball Suffers Loss To Branford In Midst Of Rebuild
The Eastside Rams (0-21) lost 22-5 against the Branford Buccaneers (19-6) on Wednesday at home. A detailed recap of the game can be found here on WRUF.com. An interview with Eastside coach Matthew Brown on the team’s rebuilding process: Eastside will face the Santa Fe Raiders (10-14) in the first …
Read More »Superior Pitching Helps Gainesville Top Branford
The Gainesville Hurricanes beat the red-hot Branford 5-2 on Thursday night, ending the Buccaneers’ five-game win streak. Dominant early Sophomore BJ Johnson got the start and retired the first five batters he saw at Tiny Talbot Field. Johnson went five scoreless innings for the Hurricanes (6-3), pitching himself out of …
Read More »GHS Softball Pulls Out Tough Win Against Forest
The Gainesville ‘Canes beat the Ocala Forest Wildcats 3-1 Tuesday night at Boulware Ballpark. The ‘Canes (4-5) have won four out of their last five and are starting to get back on track after falling short in the state final last season, whereas the Wildcats drop to 4-4 after a …
Read More »Union County Fightin’ Tigers Poised for Playoff Glory
8-1 Union County is ready to clash with Holmes County in round one of the Rural State Football Playoffs. https://twitter.com/FHSAA/status/1855025992437506405 Klein’s Two-Way Dominance: The Heart of the Fightin’ Tigers Success The Union County Fightin’ Tigers are charging into the 2024 Rural State Football Playoffs with an impressive 8-1 record. They’ll …
Read More »High-Powered High School Football Games On Tap
This week’s high school football slate has a multitude of must-see matchups that include Newberry’s 7:30 p.m. visit to Williston and Buchholz’s 7 p.m. visit to Bartram. Newberry Panthers The Newberry Panthers boast a strong record of 6-2 heading into their week nine matchup against the Williston Red Devils. The …
Read More »Shyenne Smith: More Than A Goalie For Newberry Lacrosse
The Newberry High School Panthers’ Shyenne Smith is ranked in the top 25 lacrosse goalies in Florida with a .538 save percentage. That ranking is all that more impressive considering she has only played for two seasons and for her determination to not let autism stop her from striving for …
Read More »Extra-Inning Extravaganza: Buchholz Baseball Defeats Lincoln
By Raegan Churi and Hailey Livesay The Buchholz Bobcats beat the visiting Tallahassee Lincoln Trojans in an extra-inning baseball game, 5-4, Wednesday night. This was their first matchup this season and both entered ranked first in their respective districts. First-Inning Intensity The Trojans (13-11) put a run on the board …
Read More »Media Gallery: P.K. Yonge Baseball Run-Rules Saint Francis
The Saint Francis Wolves baseball team fell to the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave on Monday night. The Blue Wave run-ruled the visiting Wolves 10-0 in five innings. Up Next Saint Francis (12-8) defeated Wildwood (4-10) at home on Tuesday, 10-1. It will close out the regular season Thursday against Bronson …
Read More »Rallying to Victory: Newberry’s Thrilling Comeback
By Raegan Churi and Hailey Livesay NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers baseball team scored twice in the sixth inning to overtake the Oak Hall Eagles 3-2 Wednesday night. Tight Early Innings After a hit from Aaron Atkins, Oak Hall (8-5) scored two minutes into the game with a first-inning run. …
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