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This weekend has a whole slate of high school football in Alachua County. Thursday Night Lights Newberry at Eastside Newberry High School is on a one-game losing streak and is 3-3 on the season. Eastside is 0-6 and looking to put up a win with only four more games left …

High school football playoffs are just starting to heat up. And a few local teams have proven they can handle the heat. Buchholz Bobcats The Buchholz Bobcats will enter their Class 7-A regional semifinal matchup on an eight-game winning streak. In their last matchup, the Bobcats proved they were up …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In Hawthorne head coach Cornelius Ingram’s first two trips to Lake Butler to take on Union County, the Hornets led at halftime by double digits, but lost. However, this time, they finished the job. Ingram said after the game that the message to his team at half was simple.  We’ve …

Beautiful day for baseball! Williston Red Devils (8-3) take on the Sant Fe Raiders (8-4) tonight. First pitch at 7pm. pic.twitter.com/txHu59xBWd — Parker Fluke (@Parker__Fluke) March 28, 2019 The Williston baseball team lost in high school baseball to the 8-3 on Thursday. After going on a five-game winning streak, capped …

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 …

The Union County High School Fightin’ Tigers will go head to head with the Baldwin High Indians this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Union County High So far this season, Union County is 3-1. The Fightin’ Tigers are ranked 314 in the state of Florida. Last week, they suffered a …