Ricky Quintana

Ricky Quintana

Ricky Quintana is a sports correspondent for Mainstreet Daily News. He has 27 years of experience covering cross country in North Central Florida for news outlets around the state and the country. He is a graduate of P.K. Yonge and earned degrees from the University of Florida and Nova Southeastern University.

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Buchholz boys, girls win cross country regional titles

Ricky Quintana

Nov 10, 2023

Bobcat boys surprise top-ranked Nease.

Buchholz relay team takes 8th at Nationals

Ricky Quintana

Jun 19, 2023

Bobcat boys team sets area 4x800 record.

Revamping Gainesville’s ‘Field of Dreams’

Seth Johnson, Ricky Quintana

Mar 8, 2023

Chestnut pushes for expanded sports, event center.

Buchholz’s Miller, Drummond sign with UF

Ricky Quintana

Jan 5, 2023

Bobcats runners starred on both cross country, track and field teams.

Eastside’s Ahn wins 100 butterfly

Ricky Quintana

Nov 20, 2022

Rams senior repeats at 2A State Swimming and Diving Championships.

Nesty wins state title in 200-yard freestyle

Ricky Quintana

Nov 19, 2022

Lillie Nesty paces Blue Wave with 200-yard freestyle title.

Buchholz, Oak Hall girls win state titles

Ricky Quintana

Nov 5, 2022

First time in area history two girls teams earn championships in same year.

GHS junior claims state swimming title

Ricky Quintana

Nov 5, 2022

Hurricanes set school record in freestyle relay.

Area swimmers prepare for state finals

Ricky Quintana

Nov 3, 2022

3A FHSAA State Swimming and Diving Finals start on Friday in Stuart.

Buchholz, Oak Hall ready for state

Ricky Quintana

Oct 31, 2022

Area cross country runners aim for team, individual titles in Tallahassee on Saturday.

Cross country regionals to be held at SF College

Ricky Quintana

Oct 28, 2022

Class 4A, 3A and 1A schools to compete at Saturday event.

Area teams set for District 1A, 2A meets

Ricky Quintana

Oct 24, 2022

P.K. Yonge, Eastside teams look to compete for championships at Northeast Pool.

Nesty builds swimming juggernaut at UF

Ricky Quintana

Oct 12, 2022

Olympic champion drawing top names to Gainesville.

New faces run into cross country power rankings

Ricky Quintana

Oct 10, 2022

Buchholz senior Emerson Miller continues to shine following historical time.

Buchholz runner sets all-time area 5K mark

Ricky Quintana

Oct 1, 2022

Emerson Miller breaks 12-year-old record.

Drummond, Miller top prep cross country rankings

Ricky Quintana

Sep 26, 2022

Buchholz pair pace girls, boys area runners.

Buchholz sweeps Rob Ramirez City Swim Meet

Ricky Quintana

Sep 24, 2022

Bobcats take boys, girls team titles for second straight year.

Rob Ramirez City Swim Meet set for Saturday

Ricky Quintana

Sep 22, 2022

Area schools to compete at Northeast Pool.

Millers top boys, girls cross country rankings

Ricky Quintana

Sep 12, 2022

Buchholz’s Emerson Miller, Oak Hall’s Sydney Miller lead pack among area runners.

Bobcat Classic to draw over 530 runners

Ricky Quintana

Sep 7, 2022

Annual high school meet will be held at SF College NW campus on Saturday.

Gainesville sprinter sets U20 world record

Ricky Quintana

Aug 1, 2022

Tamari Davis runs 10.83-second 100-meter dash at Ed Murphey Classic on Saturday.

Gator Swim Club finishes fourth

Ricky Quintana

Jul 25, 2022

Annual Florida Senior Summer Swimming Championships draws more than 600 swimmers to Gainesville.

National Sports

Team USA wins record 33 medals

Ricky Quintana

Jul 25, 2022

Several current and former UF athletes excelled at 2022 World Athletics Championships.

UF sends 17 to World Athletic Championships

Ricky Quintana

Jul 11, 2022

First time track and field championships will be held in U.S.

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