Trenton takes third in final softball power poll
After a 2020 season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, high school softball safely navigated through the 2021 season in North Central Florida. And for the […]
Santa Fe No. 6 in latest baseball power poll
As the high school baseball season continues to head down the stretch, many good teams continue to move up in The Prep Zone Power Poll ranking […]
Trenton drops in power poll after 47-game streak ends
It had been almost three years since the Trenton Tigers had lost a regular season game. It finally took a special pitching performance to give the […]
Two state runner-up finishes highlight Coach of the Year winners
Taking a team to the first state title game in school history is quite a way to cap a career. So is going out as Coach […]
All Area: Santa Fe’s Ross, Jenkins lead big school boys
The 2020-21 season was historic for the Santa Fe (Alachua) High School boys basketball team. The Raiders just missed out on their first state boys basketball […]
Hawthorne, Trenton stars lead small school All Area Girls Basketball Team
Two local girls basketball teams advanced to the FHSAA 1A state semifinals in Lakeland this season: Hawthorne and Trenton. The Hornets beat Trenton in the semifinal […]
Trenton softball stays atop Prep Zone Power Poll
As high school softball heads toward the halfway point of the regular season and many teams head toward their spring breaks, some teams continue to dominate […]
Santa Fe boys finish No. 1 in final power poll
The 2020-21 boys high school basketball season during the COVID-19 pandemic had plenty of twists and turns. Some teams had to shut down, some for a […]
Hawthorne, Trenton girls crack top 10 in final power poll
The 2020-21 girls basketball season has come to an end with some teams finishing in some familiar places. But it was a historic year for other […]
Suwannee baseball ranked sixth in first area power poll
After a 2020 season cut short by the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, high school baseball is back. And the first all-classification regional rankings of the […]
Eastside (Gainesville) drops to No. 2 in all-classification regional rankings
GAINESVILLE — The high school boys basketball season has made it into the state playoffs as the road to Lakeland and the RP Funding Center begins […]
Eastside boys climb to No. 1 in basketball power poll
With only two weeks left in the regular season for high school boys’ basketball, there’s a change at the top of The Prep Zone Power Poll […]
Columbia, Suwannee swamp All Area’s big school defensive unit
The big school defense for the inaugural Mainstreet Daily News/Prep Zone All Area Football Team has a distinctive Suwannee and Columbia feel to it. The two […]
All Area Football: Buchholz, Suwannee lead big school offense
2020 was a big year for big schools offensively in North Central Florida, and none were better than the Buchholz Bobcats and Suwannee Bulldogs. The two […]
Hawthorne’s Mackey, Lawrence highlight inaugural All Area Football Team
The COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a historic year for all the wrong reasons, but the town of Hawthorne will remember it for a much different reason: […]
Hawthorne girls up to No. 4 in regional all-classification rankings
The high school girls basketball season is moving into the home stretch with only a few weeks remaining until district tournament play. And as this week’s […]
Nease up, Hawthorne down in new girls basketball power poll
GAINESVILLE—There’s a new No. 1 team in The Prep Zone Power Poll for girls basketball we start 2021. The Nease (Ponte Vedra) Panthers were 6-0 over […]
The Prep Zone releases third boys basketball power poll
GAINESVILLE—The holiday season is usually vacation time for many folks or a time to visit friends and family. But for high school basketball players, the holidays […]