By Gabriella Vitale and Ellie Shreve The energy was high on Friday night as the Buchholz Bobcats took on the Santa Fe Raiders. Buchholz, just coming off of a loss to Columbia, was eager to make a comeback. The Raiders were feeling confident entering the game after coming out on …
Read More »Star Point Guard Leads Santa Fe into Promising Season
Early Start Starting point guard, Don’trell Jenkins, has been lighting it up all season for the Raiders. He is no stranger to the spotlight though. Jenkins has been playing varsity basketball since his 7th-grade summer, evolving into one of Gainesville’s top players. Having such an opportunity at such a young …
Read More »Hurricanes Swept Again by the Raiders
The Gainesville Hurricanes (11-8) were swept by the Santa Fe Raiders (15-3) on Tuesday night when they traveled to Santa Fe. The Gainesville Hurricanes were without Gia McGrew who is one of their more integral parts of the team. Hurricane’s Head Coach Chancie Vice talked about how important she is …
Read More »Hurricanes Win in Impressive Fashion Over the Raiders
The Gainesville Hurricanes (4-1) had a strong performance against the Santa Fe Raiders (0-4) at Citizen Field on Friday night as they extended their win streak to four in a row with a 49-14 win. Hurricane’s Offense Leads the Way in the First Half The Hurricane’s offense came to play …
Read More »3-0, Santa Fe Defeats the Lady Eagles in a Shutout
Oak Hall Girls Varsity Volleyball (10-5) gave it their all as they played Santa Fe High School (13-2) at home Thursday evening. Hoping to clinch the win, they received the opposite with a tough loss. Where it All Began Oak Hall and Santa Fe both began warmups with high energy, …
Read More »Newberry Set to Face Santa Fe to Kick Off High School Football Season
High School football is back this week, as Newberry take on Santa Fe High School on Friday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. These two teams generally start the season off against each other but did not meet in 2020. Santa Fe comes in having won the last two head-to-head meetings …
Read More »FEATURE: Legendary Coach Elliot Harris Retires
Story by Victoria Siwek and Chris Will After 21 years and a successful 2020-2021 season, Santa Fe High School boys basketball coach Elliot Harris is stepping away from the program. He guided the team to its first championship in school history this season, falling just short of a 4A state …
Read More »FEATURE: Santa Fe Raiders Baseball Powers Through Adversity
As Travis Yeckring tosses pitches to his players during practice, there’s a light-hearted energy about him. He yells, “What are you doing swinging at that?” now and then, but the tone of the comment is purely instructional and relational. Any unknowing fan walking by would think Yeckring has been the …
Read More »Lady Devils lose rematch with Santa Fe 4-1
The Williston Lady Red Devils fell to the Santa Fe Lady Raiders by a score of 4-1 Friday night. This game was a rematch between the two teams. Santa Fe won the first matchup 7-4. Last Friday, Williston Head Coach Lavar Williams blamed cold bats for the loss to the …
Read More »Santa Fe Baseball Beats Eastside and Extends Winning Streak
Story by Victoria Siwek and Chris Will The Santa Fe High School baseball team gets an 11-1 five inning win over the Eastside Rams. This win extends the Raider’s winning streak to 14 games. On a Roll Santa Fe, ranked number one in Class 4A, started the scoring in the third …
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