By Rachel Rosen and Shelby Hickman Stand-out freshman Brandy Whitfield led the women’s varsity basketball team to a 51-21 victory, bringing their record to 1-1 on the season. Newberry struck early, putting two on the board less than ten seconds in and setting the tone for an exciting night of …
Read More »Columbia Softball Allows 22 Runs in Lopsided Loss to Lafayette
The Columbia Lady Tigers suffered an ugly 22-12 loss against the Lafayette Hornets on Thursday night. The game ended after the fifth inning due to a mercy rule; the Tigers were down by 10 runs, thus triggering the early finish. Despite the blowout loss, the Tigers did put up an …
Read More »Lafayette Defeats Oak Hall in Eagles’ Season Opener
The Lafayette Hornets (2-0) traveled to Gainesville to take on the Oak Hall Eagles (0-1) in a big-time boys varsity basketball matchup. The Hornets defeated the Eagles 47-42. The game was Oak Hall’s season opener and their first taste as to how talented their team was. They were fortunate enough …
Read More »Handful of Teams Still Alive in High School Football Playoffs
After Friday night’s regional semifinals, only a couple of teams still remain alive in the Florida High School Football playoffs. Chiefland, Union County and Bradford all advance to the next round, while several other teams had their seasons come to an end. Hawthorne at Pahokee After defeating Wildwood in the …
Read More »Girl’s High School Basketball Regional Finals
There are four Gainesville-based high school girl’s basketball teams competing in the regional semifinals or regional finals on Tuesday night. What to Look For? The first matchup is between P.K. Yonge and Jacksonville University Christian. The Blue Wave are 27-1 on the season, with their only loss coming at the …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball One Win Away From State
Hawthorne looking to go to state The Hawthorne Hornets girls basketball team will travel to Lafayette high school to take on the Hornets in regional finals action for a chance to go to the state semifinals. Hawthorne is 13-8 on the season and looking to make it to the state …
Read More »2017 FHSAA Girls Basketball Regional Hoops: Williston vs. Lafayette
2017 FHSAA Girls Basketball Regional Final – Class 1A The Williston Red Devils challenge the Lafayette Hornets tonight at 7 p.m. Team-by-Team Breakdown The Lafayette Hornets (17-8) enter tonight’s game as the slight favorite over the Williston Red Devils (18-6). The Hornets team ranks 149th in the state of Florida compared to the Red …
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