With the regular season coming to a close, high school football competition is heating up before districts. Here are some of the key matchups in one of the last weeks of the 2019 regular season. Eastside at Santa Fe Eastside wont have to travel far this week as it gears …
Read More »Newberry Softball Set to Face Dixie County
The Newberry softball team has a non-conference match up against the Dixie County Bears at 7 pm Tuesday at Dixie County. Coach Schaffer’s Panthers are 5-14 overall. Last week they suffered losses to both Keystone Heights and Palatka, both conference match ups. Newberry is currently sitting at fifth in the …
Read More »Bradford Boy’s Basketball Beats Newberry, Advances to District Finals
The Bradford Tornadoes boy’s basketball team continued its winning ways in its District Tournament. In a game that looked a lot different from the 36-point blowout of less than a month ago, Bradford beat Newberry 59-43. Here some of the main reasons the Tornadoes were victorious. Keys to the Tornadoes’ Victory …
Read More »Friday Night Lights: Local Games Tonight
A day before a packed evening of local high school football, the Gainesville Hurricanes played host to the Ocala Forest Wildcats. The Hurricanes got off to a strong start in the first half and ultimately won 46-7 on Thursday night. On Friday, there will be a few more conference matchups …
Read More »Local High School Football Preview
There are a lot of good high school football match ups this week. Some of the coaches in the area talked with Steve Russell on ESPN 98.1FM Sport Scene to preview their games. Oak Hall vs St. Joseph Academy The Oak Hall Eagles (2-1) host the St. Joseph Flashes (3-0) …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Week 3
With two games under each teams belt, high school football enters week three here in Alachua County. There are some big matchups tonight including: Buchholz vs. Columbia at 7:30 pm Eastside at Brooksville Central at 7 pm Hawthorne vs. PK Yonge at 7:30 pm Santa Fe vs. Fort White at …
Read More »Santa Fe Raiders Show What They Are Made of in Win Over Newberry Pathers
If Friday night’s game was any indication of the Santa Fe football season, then it looks like it could be a good year for the Raiders. They beat their rivals, the Newberry Panthers, 31-13 in their season opener. The game was nothing short of intense. Game Recap With just 8:57 …
Read More »Area High School Basketball Teams Perform Well in FHSAA Basketball Tournament
Several Florida high school basketball teams were in action Thursday to compete in regional quarterfinals and semifinals games in the 2018 Florida High School Athletic Association tournament. Among the victors were Gainesville, Eastside, P.K. Yonge, St. Francis, Englewood, Raines, Bolles, Hawthorne, Wildwood and Bell. Several more tournament games will be …
Read More »Eastside Hosts District Foe Belleview
Eastside have been playing some exceptional football lately as they are riding a three game win streak heading into tonight’s game. The Rams opened up the season dropping three straight games, but has sense corrected their mistakes. Tonight is a pivotal game in the season that also has serious district …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Dixie County at Newberry
Overview The Newberry Panthers are set to take on the Dixie County Bears at home in a non-coference matchup tomorrow. The Bears are coming into the season with a new head coach and with that, have found a lot of success on the offensive side of the ball. At this …
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