Dixie County, Trenton set for softball showdown
The showdown is set. The match-up that many thought would take place early in the season is scheduled for Tuesday night. The Trenton softball team will […]
Sports beat: Santa Fe College drops state title game
Update: Robb Adams pitched a no-hitter in the state semifinals to propel Santa Fe College to the state title game, but the Saints ultimately fell in […]
Sports beat: Newberry, Williston baseball advance to region final
On Friday night, the Newberry and Williston baseball teams assured that at least one local team would advance to this year’s Class 1A final four. Newberry […]
Sports beat: Santa Fe baseball season comes to an end
On Thursday night, the season came to an end for several area baseball and softball teams. The biggest surprise was in Alachua, where the Class 4A […]
Baseball regional playoffs set for Thursday, Friday
The dream season continues tonight for the Santa Fe High School baseball team, which set the regular season school record for winning percentage with only two […]
Sports beat: Trenton softball eliminates Hawthorne
The Trenton softball team took another step toward defending its 2019 Class 1A state title. On Wednesday night, the Tigers (17-1) erupted for 21 runs in […]
Softball regional tournaments begin Wednesday
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the Trenton-Hawthorne game, which was moved to Wednesday night, and Santa Fe-North Bay Haven Academy, which was […]
Kelly Beckham retires from coaching
On Tuesday, Gainesville High School officially announced the retirement of head boys basketball coach Kelly Beckham. Beckham coached in Florida for 39 years, at Bronson and […]
Santa Fe College headed to state tournament
The season started out slow for the Santa Fe College baseball team, which dropped to 7-7 following a loss to Hillsborough Community College on Feb. 23. […]
Sports beat: Williston softball crushes top seed Hawthorne to win district title
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add more info about Williston. The Class 1A-District 8 championship softball game between No. 1 seed Hawthorne and […]
Sports beat: Gainesville softball wins district title
The No. 1 seeded Gainesville softball team defeated No. 2 seed Middleburg, 2-1, on Thursday night to win the Class 5A-District 3 title. The Hurricanes (18-6) […]
Santa Fe rallies to win Class 4A-District 2 title
The Santa Fe (Alachua) baseball team needed to score a few more runs than usual on Thursday night against visiting Baker County (Glen St. Mary). Starting […]
Sports beat: Buchholz rallies late to keep season alive
On Wednesday night at home the Buchholz baseball team was down to its final six outs of the season. However, the No. 2 seed Bobcats rallied […]
Eastside boys advance to tennis state semifinals
The Eastside boys tennis team swept Sebring 5-0 on Wednesday to advance to the Class 2A state semifinals at Red Bug Lake Park in Seminole County. […]
Sports beat: Trenton softball rides the arm of Darian Ingram to advance
The Trenton softball team entered the Class 1A-District 7 tournament as the No. 2 seed despite only one loss in 2021. On Tuesday night, the Tigers […]
Ryan Brown’s 3-hitter sends Santa Fe to district championship game
The dream season continues for the Santa Fe baseball team. Behind senior pitcher Ryan Brown’s 3-hit shutout, the Raiders advanced to the Class 4A-District 2 title […]
Sports beat: Springstead eliminates Gainesville
The high school baseball season came to an end for the Gainesville baseball team on Monday night. The No. 5 seed Hurricanes (7-18) lost a heart […]
Santa Fe, Union County baseball teams eye state title
It’s been a record-setting year for the Santa Fe baseball team. The Raiders (21-2) set the school record for winning percentage in 2021. One of their […]
Softball district tournament action on tap all week
Despite winning 51 of its last 52 games, including no district losses in the past four years, the Trenton softball team will be the No. 2 […]
Sports beat: Bolles upsets top-ranked Oak Hall boys lacrosse
The Oak Hall School boys’ lacrosse team entered the first round of the lacrosse state playoffs as the No. 1 team in the state in Class […]
Gainesville softball tops Williston in regular season finale
The Gainesville softball team defeated Williston, 6-3, at home on Friday night in the regular season finale for both teams. The visiting Red Devils scored two […]
Sports beat: Santa Fe baseball holds off Trenton
The 2021 Santa Fe (Alachua) baseball team is in the record books. On Thursday, the Raiders defeated Trenton on the road, 5-3, to conclude the regular […]
Sports beat: Gainesville baseball edges Lecanto
On Wednesday night, the Gainesville baseball team edged Lecanto, 5-4, to split the 2-game series against the Panthers. Sophomore Colton Kelly led the Hurricanes (6-17) with […]
Sports beat: Gainesville High softball downs Union County on the road
The Gainesville softball team had no trouble on the road in Lake Butler against Union County in a match-up of top 10 teams. Parris Wiggs hit […]