When people hear about a state semifinal team, they imagine a team with a perfect record or multiple D1-commited players. That is not the story for the Gainesville High Hurricanes girls basketball team. Despite going 4-0 in their district, the ‘Canes faced their fair share of tribulations. In December, they …
Read More »High School Girls Basketball: District Championship Title Games Set
District tournaments for Central Florida high school girls basketball are in championship mode. Gainesville area schools have done well for themselves in tournament play, with a slate of championship games set for Saturday. Here’s a look at the updated brackets: Gainesville The Gainesville Hurricanes (12-8) have moved on to the …
Read More »Buchholz Baseball Dominates Gainesville, Again
By Hailey Livesay and Raegan Churi The Buchholz Bobcats baseball team defeated the Gainesville Hurricanes 15-1 on Friday at Gainesville High School. An Early Lead Buchholz’s bats were on fire. It seemed almost impossible for the Bobcats (13-6) to not get a hit. Once on base, they were active runners, …
Read More »Gators Take First Game Against Hurricanes
The No. 4 Florida Gators defeated the Miami Hurricanes 7-3 Friday night in the first game of the three-game series. Cade Kurland, Jac Caglianone and Ryan Slater were three crucial members of the Gators (7-2) that led to the win before a sellout crowd of 3,555 at Mark Light Field …
Read More »Miami gets Humiliated at Home by Georgia Tech
An all-but-decided matchup between Georgia Tech and the 17th-ranked Miami Hurricanes turned into one of the biggest endgame disasters in the 21st century in just a few minutes. Miami head coach Mario Cristobal transformed a successful recruiting weekend for the Hurricanes into a five-turnover, meltdown to a team who lost …
Read More »Gainesville High Bashed By Buchholz
Gainesville High School hosted Buchholz on Thursday hoping to pull off the upset at Citizens Field, but instead found itself losing 35-7. Buchholz’s Early Offensive Success The Bobcats (6-0) moved right down the field on the first drive of the game against the Hurricanes (1-6). Aided by an 87-yard kickoff …
Read More »Gainesville Wins nail-bitter vs Lafayette
In their last game before playoffs, the Gainesville Hurricanes baseball squad ended the season on a positive, beating the Lafayette Hornets 2-1. Lafayette had a strong season, coming into the game with a 17-3 record, but the Hurricanes were able to pull off a close win in a tight battle. …
Read More »Buchholz Pitcher Austin Cardozo Shuts Out the Hurricanes
On Wednesday, the Gainesville High School baseball team lost to Buchholz at home 9-0. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Hurricanes batter Cade Dixon hit a ground ball between the third baseman and shortstop. The Buchholz shortstop made a diving play to snag the ball and threw the ball …
Read More »Hurricanes’ Season Ends in Loss to Hot-Shooting Ponte Vedra in Regional Final
The Gainesville High School boy’s basketball team lost to Ponte Vedra in the Regional Final game by a score of 61-72. After the loss, the Hurricanes’ season is officially over. Within a minute of the third quarter starting, the Hurricanes took a lead over Ponte Vedra, their first lead since …
Read More »Gainesville High School Victorious in Regional Semifinal
The Gainesville Hurricanes are moving on to the 6A boys basketball Regional Final. The Canes beat Oakleaf 47-42 after making a miraculous comeback in the fourth quarter. Recap Oakleaf would score the first points of the game. Theo Stephens got the Hurricanes back on track by controlling the offense and …
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