By Caroline King and TaylorAnn Eidam WILLISTON — The Glades Day Gators swept the Hawthorne Hornets in Tuesday night’s Class 1A District 8 volleyball tournament semifinal match.  The Hornets finish their season at 4-11. The 8-12 Gators advance to the championship match game against the Williston Red Devils. District Tournament …

By Olivia Velardo and Camden Nolde Some miscommunication kept the Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves from a home volleyball playoff match Tuesday against the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Dragons. A Delayed Start The match, originally set for a 6 p.m. start, was delayed because no officials were …

STARKE — The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave are on their way to a second straight volleyball district championship appearance after sweeping the Crescent City Raiders (25-6, 25-12, 25-13) in the semifinal matchup of the Class 3A District 3 tournament Tuesday night.  Hot Start  Fresh from their first-round bye Monday, the …

With a 10-9 regular season behind them, the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave are preparing to make a long journey in the volleyball postseason. A Season of Runs The Blue Wave, coming off a sweep (25-12, 25-19, 25-19) against Keystone Heights on Thursday, faced a series of runs this season, going …

NEWBERRY — A tiebreaker to determine a tiebreaker. That was what it took to separate the Newberry (11-14) and Lafayette (11-6) varsity volleyball teams in one of the wildest matches either team has experienced this season. On Thursday, Newberry’s senior night, the Panthers and Hornets each won two sets before …

NEWBERRY — The Newberry JV volleyball team defeated Lafayette 2-0 on Thursday, continuing the success that the squad has had all season. The Panthers (14-3) proved to be too much for the Hornets (0-1), as their experience and skill led them to victory. Newberry Wins First Set Relatively Comfortably The …

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave overwhelmed the Keystone Heights Indians much of the volleyball match Thursday with organized and consistent hitting to secure the 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-19) win.  New Match, Same Result  After completing the sweep in its first matchup at Keystone Heights (3-16) on Sept. 11, P.K. Yonge …

By Caroline King, Camden Nolde and Olivia Velardo HAWTHORNE — The Northside Christian Academy Eagles swept the Hawthorne High School Hornets 3-0 Tuesday night on the Hornets senior night. The Hornets dropped to 4-9, while the Eagles improved to 15-2, 10-0 in district volleyball play. Eagles Domination The first set …

The Back Nine comes at you after waking up to the first hint of fall. Our three-day winter could be right around the corner.  10. The team Florida beat in The Swamp on Saturday was not good. It was not even as good as the team that beat Florida in …

Eight former Gators greats will be inducted into the UF Athletic Hall of Fame Friday. The class of former star athletes varies between different sports and includes one honorary letterman. Kelsey Bruder (softball), Omar Craddock (men’s track and field), Lauren Embree (woman’s tennis), Jabar Gaffney (football), Corey Hartung (gymnastics), Kelly …