Area volleyball teams gear up for district tourneys
The high school volleyball district tournaments begin today. The Bell Bulldogs will host the Class 1A-District 6 tournament. Bell, which is the top seed, will receive […]
Bronson blanks Franklin County on the road, 56-0
The Bronson football team scored early and often on the road on Friday night at Franklin County. The Eagles scored on their first offensive play, a […]
Gainesville keeps district title hopes alive
Friday night’s Class 6A-District 4 game at Citizen’s Field had a lot riding on it. The loser knew that it was likely eliminated from the district […]
Newberry spoils Eastside’s homecoming
Early on it appeared that visiting Newberry might set the tone against Eastside on Thursday night at Citizen’s Field. The Panthers’ Mike Moore returned the opening […]
Area volleyball teams preparing for postseason
On Tuesday night at The Purple Palace, the Gainesville volleyball team defeated visiting Oak Hall School 3-1 on Senior Night. The Hurricanes won the opening set […]
Countryside Christian prepares for postseason play
The Countryside Christian (Gainesville) volleyball team has almost doubled its win total from the 2020 COVID-19 shortened season. After finishing 7-7 last year, the Minutemen are […]
Union County stays unbeaten with 28-12 win at Dixie County
For a half, the Dixie County football team was primed for an upset of undefeated Union County (Lake Butler) on homecoming. After a scoreless first quarter […]
Buchholz extends streak over rival Gainesville, 34-3
There was something special about Buchholz’s 34-3 win against rival Gainesville at Citizen’s Field on Thursday night. In front of a packed house, the Bobcats rode […]
Blue Wave swimmers ready for district splash
The P.K. Yonge girls and boys swimming and diving teams are poised to make another run at district titles this month. Both teams, along with coach […]
Union County preparing for showdown at Dixie County
Union County football coach Andrew Thomas is no stranger to the Dixie County series. This Friday’s game will mark the 10th time he has faced the […]
Hawthorne knocks off Class 5A Suwannee in Live Oak
Offense, defense and special teams were the difference for Hawthorne on Friday night as the Class 1A Hornets stayed unbeaten with a 32-16 win at 5A […]
North Marion strikes early and often in win at Eastside
The North Marion (Citra) football team seized the momentum early in its Class 5A-District 4 game against Eastside at Citizen’s Field. The Colts (3-2, 1-0) scored […]
4 area football teams remain undefeated
A total of four area high school football teams are still undefeated heading into the month of October – Chiefland, Keystone Heights, Union County and Hawthorne. […]
Bell finishes 4th at Lady Bulldog Invitational
The Bell volleyball team finished fourth at this past weekend’s Lady Bulldog Invitational. Taylor (Pierson), which dropped down from Class 3A to 1A this season, won the […]
Bronson wins second straight
The Bronson football team jumped out to an 18-0 lead at the half and pitched a defensive shutout with a 26-8 win against Cornerstone Charter Academy […]
Hawthorne cruises past West Port (Ocala), 52-20
It didn’t take long for the Hawthorne football team to flex its muscles on Friday night. On the first play of the game, Hornets’ quarterback Tyler […]
Gainesville routs Santa Fe (Alachua), 49-14
Last week the Gainesville football team had its best offensive output under second-year head coach Dock Pollard with 57 points at Matanzas (Palm Coast). On Friday […]
Buchholz drops, Union County enters state polls
Following a close 16-7 loss to defending 4A state champion Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), the Buchholz (Gainesville) football team only dropped one spot in the state […]
Bell HS hosts Lady Bulldog Invitational
On Tuesday night the Bell volleyball team won a key district game at Dixie County (Cross City) in five sets. The Bulldogs (6-4) dropped the opening […]
Hawthorne defense playing lights out
The Hawthorne defense has been stingy. This past Friday night the Hornets pitched a shutout defensively, allowing a kickoff return for a score on the first […]
Defending 4A champ Cardinal Gibbons tops Buchholz
On Friday night at Citizen’s Field, Buchholz hosted Cardinal Gibbons (Ft. Lauderdale) in a match-up of unbeaten ranked teams. The visiting Chiefs, the defending 4A state […]
Buchholz swimming back on top in the area
Buchholz High School swept the boys and girls swimming championships at the Rob Ramirez city championship meet Saturday at the Dwight H. Hunter Northeast pool. The […]
Santa Fe sweeps Gainesville on the road
The Purple Palace was rocking on Thursday night for an Alachua County volleyball showdown between host Gainesville and Santa Fe. The visiting Raiders won the opening […]
Oak Hall School football avoids first loss
The Oak Hall School football team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat this past Friday night. Eagles’ back-up quarterback Dakota Brower, who was getting his […]