All-Gainesville state final set for Saturday
The Gainesville Christian six-man football team is one win away from a state title and they will see a familiar opponent in the championship game. The […]
Football regional semifinals start Friday
The stakes are higher as the second round of the high school football state playoffs kick off on Friday. There are four area teams alive in […]
P.K. Yonge travels to top seed Trinity Catholic
Last Friday, the P.K. Yonge football team got its first postseason win under first-year head coach Kevin Doelling and they did it in big fashion. The […]
Santa Fe to play for 4A state volleyball title
Santa Fe High School (Alachua) is one win away from its first state volleyball title in school history. The Raiders (28-3) advanced to their third state […]
Gainesville season ends with 34-7 loss to Lincoln
On Friday night at Citizen’s Field, a pair of Gainesville turnovers led to 10 first half points as visiting Lincoln (Tallahassee) eliminated GHS, 34-7, from the […]
Dixie County to play in first-ever state semifinal
It’s been a memorable season for the Dixie County (Cross City) volleyball team. The Bears (16-9) won a district title and a region title, sweeping Bell […]
Several area teams hosting playoff games tonight
The Gainesville football team is making its first playoff appearance in three years tonight at Citizen’s Field. The Hurricanes (8-2) doubled their win total of the […]
Class 1A football playoffs loaded with area teams
A total of seven football teams in the Mainstreet Daily News coverage area made the Class 1A state playoffs—Chiefland, Hawthorne, Union County, Fort White, Trenton, Bradford (Starke) […]
Thomas meets former team in battle of Tigers
The Union County football team completed an unbeaten regular season with a 54-0 win at Cocoa Beach last Friday. It was the first time since 2012 […]
High school football playoffs begin this week
On Sunday, the Florida High School Athletic Association announced the seedings and pairings for this year’s football state playoffs, which begins this week. A total of […]
South Sumter spoils Newberry’s homecoming
Visiting South Sumter (Bushnell) arrived late to Newberry on Friday night, pushing the kickoff back 20 minutes. However, the Raiders scored early and often, imposing a […]
Playoff spots hang in balance entering Friday play
Last week the Gainesville and Buchholz football teams won district titles to clinch a spot in next week’s FHSAA playoffs. Buchholz crushed Forest (Ocala), 75-7, to […]
Florida Gateway to host state volleyball tourney
For the first time, Florida Gateway College will host a postseason volleyball tournament. A total of 12 games will take place during the FCSAA State/NJCAA Division […]
Five area volleyball teams advance to regional finals
In a rematch of the Oct. 21 Class 1A-District 7 championship contest that Union County won in five sets, Tuesday night’s 1A Region 4 Semifinal didn’t […]
Volleyball regional semifinals to begin Tuesday
The next round of the FHSAA volleyball state tournament resumes on Tuesday night and there are several area teams still alive. Santa Fe (Alachua) hosts Yulee […]
Bronson shuts out visiting St. Francis Catholic
Prior to its game against winless St. Francis Catholic Academy (Gainesville), Bronson football coach Russell Holley said he wanted his team to start fast. The Eagles […]
Gainesville, Buchholz fight for district titles
Thursday night, two area football teams took their next step in advancing to the FHSAA playoffs, which begins on Nov. 12. P.K. Yonge, which is trying […]
P.K. Yonge’s playoff hopes remain alive
P.K. Yonge travels to Providence (Jacksonville) tonight riding a four-game win streak and a shot at keeping its playoff hopes alive. The Blue Wave (5-3) face […]
Volleyball regional tournaments set to begin
The Santa Fe (Alachua) volleyball team will be at home against Pensacola in a Class 4A-Region 1 Quarterfinal tonight at 7 p.m. The Raiders (24-3), who […]
Eastside swim teams capture district titles
Coming into the 2021 Eastside swimming and diving season, Rams coach Jonathan Allen thought this was going to be a rebuilding year after one of their […]
Buchholz knocks off Class 4A No. 1 Bolles (Jacksonville)
Early on it was the offense that paved the way for Buchholz against visiting Bolles (Jacksonville) on Friday night at Bradford High School in Starke. But […]
Area volleyball teams win district titles
Santa Fe (Alachua) never trailed in any game and dominated the North Marion (Citra) Colts, 25-4, 25-10, 25-7, for the District 4-4A Tournament championship on Thursday […]
GHS rolls, sets up district championship showdown
The Gainesville football team took care of business early on Thursday night at Citizen’s Field. On homecoming, the Hurricanes built a 21-0 lead at the end […]
Area volleyball teams advance
The Gainesville volleyball team swept Lincoln (Tallahassee) at Leon (Tallahassee) on Tuesday night. GHS (15-8) won the opening set 25-16 to seize momentum early and completed […]