By TaylorAnn Eidam, Camden Nolde and Olivia Velardo HAWTHORNE — The Hawthorne Hornets remained undefeated with two regular-season games remaining after their 28-0 win Friday against the Union County Fightin’ Tigers. Poor Conditions and Penalties The game started at 7:30 p.m. after receiving three inches of rain the previous night. …
Read More »Union County To Face Off Against Northview In State Semifinals
The Union County Fightin’ Tigers will take on the Northview Chiefs this Friday at 7 p.m. The winner will move on to the FHSAA 1 Rural State Championship game. While the Tigers enter Friday’s game as the underdogs, they have refused to go down without a fight at any point …
Read More »High School Volleyball Playoffs: Regional Finals
Florida high school volleyball continues in the regional final stage of the playoffs Tuesday night. In Class 1A, Union County plays Aucilla Christian and Glades Day plays at Williston. In Class 2A, Christ Church Academy takes on Oak Hall and lastly in 4A, Bishop Moore Catholic travels to play Santa …
Read More »Columbia and Hawthorne remain in FHSAA playoffs
As the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) football playoff coming to a close in a couple of weeks, there are still two Gainesville football teams in competition for a state title. The two teams are Columbia Tigers (5-5) and Hawthorne Hornets (9-2). Hawthorne Hornets vs. Madison County Cowboys Madison County Cowboys …
Read More »Union County Defeats Chiefland 42-7 After Strong Third Quarter
Story by Bennett Solomon and Kaitlyn Wadulack The Class 1A Chiefland Indians (1-6) suffered their fourth consecutive defeat after their game against the Class 1A Union County Tigers (5-3). The Indians defense struggled the entire game to contain the Tigers offense, leading the Tigers to a 42-7 victory. Tigers running …
Read More »Hawthorne Begins New Win Streak, Takes Down Union County
Caleb Wiegandt also contributed to this story. Thanks to a big halftime lead, the Hawthorne Hornets beat Union County in Friday’s non-conference home game, giving the Hornets their fifth win of the season. The Hornets (5-1) continue their new win streak after last week’s 32-0 win against the Palatka Panthers …
Read More »Local High School Matchups in the Gainesville Area
As the FHSAA football playoffs are nearly two weeks away we have a few more games in the regular season. There are a few football matchups in the Gainesville area this Friday. Union County Fightin’ Tigers (4-2) vs. Hawthorne Hornets (4-1) The Hawthorne Hornets are coming off a 32-0 victory against …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Overcomes Sloppy 2nd Half, Hangs On To Beat Santa Fe
Head Coach Marcus McDonald attributed his P.K. Yonge squad’s ability to win in a close game to their coachability. “…They’re very coachable…I tell my coaches all the time, if we don’t coach it, they don’t do it.” The visiting Blue Wave (2-2) came out victorious after a rough going last …
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 »Williston takes on Union County Friday
The Williston Red Devils (0-1) play host to Lake Butler’s Union County Fightin’ Tigers (1-0) in a non-conference showdown on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Both teams enter this week’s matchup having played one game thus far. Williston Red Devils Williston enters with a record of 0-1 following a 30 point …
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