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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 …

Hamilton: An American Musical came out in 2015 and has established itself as one of Broadway’s most successful productions. The show tells the story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. It features themes of resilience, boldness and believing in something bigger than one’s self. Additionally, during the show’s most popular song …

A stellar 2022 campaign for the Oak Hall Eagles ended in Tallahassee this past Wednesday. While Oak Hall initially hung in there with the North Florida Christian Eagles, a pair of tumultuous innings dashed Oak Hall’s hopes of pulling off the upset. After 6 2/3 innings, NFC clinched a double-digit …

Baseball is a game of many emotions. Happiness. Excitement. Anticipation. Shock. Disappointment. Sorrow. A couple of big plays can cause a shift across this emotional spectrum in the blink of an eye. Moments like these make baseball a beautiful game. It can also make it a painful one. The Oak …

The Oak Hall Eagles have seen their fair share of action this season. However, in their first thirteen games this year, only one went into extra innings. Oak Hall ended up losing by one run in a controversial and down-to-the-wire finish. On Monday night, the Eagles wound up going into …

Baseball is a game of highs and lows. In one moment, your team can be in full control of a game at the plate and on the mound. Seconds later, one big play from your opponent can completely reverse that momentum. This unpredictable nature of the game was on full …

The sun beams down on Roger Maris Field. It’s only 84 degrees, but it feels a lot hotter. The temperature doesn’t bother anyone. All anyone can feel is the excitement in the air. The crowd had already begun hooting and hollering. Oak Hall’s players took to the field and embraced …

The Oak Hall Eagles faced off against the Bronson Eagles on Thursday afternoon. The game followed a similar script to most of Oak Hall’s matchups this season. The game stayed relatively close through two innings, Oak Hall takes over with a big third inning on offense and they eventually put …

As the saying goes, “When it rains, it pours.” It was certainly raining for Oak Hall’s offense this past Friday. In their matchup with the Countryside Christian Minutemen, the Eagles racked up 16 hits in a 26-1 victory. The Eagles controlled this game from the first at-bat to the final …

After their first loss in over a month this past Monday, the Eagles bounced back in style on Wednesday. Oak Hall scored 11 unanswered runs in the later innings of their 13-4 victory over the St. Francis Catholic Wolves. The win put the Eagles at 6-2 on the year, their …