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Boys Basketball: Santa Fe edges Eastside in OT; Gainesville rallies past Williston

Dec 11, 2020
Santa Fe 59, Eastside 51 Last night the Santa Fe boys basketball team remained unbeaten with a 59-51 win in overtime at Eastside in a Class […]
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Hawthorne defense playing at championship levels

Dec 11, 2020
It’s an often-used cliché that defense wins championships. But for Hawthorne High School, defense has been the backbone of a Hornets’ team that just advanced to […]
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Hawthorne girls thrash Columbia; Eastside boys meet Santa Fe in a battle of undefeateds

Dec 10, 2020
Girls Basketball: Hawthorne 66, Columbia 40 Hawthorne football coach Cornelius Ingram took some time off from coaching the Hornets in next Thursday’s Class 1A state championship […]
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Trinity Catholic trio sign major college scholarships

Dec 10, 2020
It’s not uncommon to have a Division-I offensive lineman on your team, even if you are a smaller school like Trinity Catholic (Ocala). But to have […]
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Chiefland football coach resigns; Trenton girls basketball team dominant again

Dec 9, 2020
Chiefland head football coach John Palmer has resigned citing health concerns.  Palmer told the Gainesville Sun that he has been coaching with Sick Sinus Syndrome, a […]
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12 regional artists selected, begin work on Gainesville social justice mural project

Dec 9, 2020
The City of Gainesville 352walls Community Artist Program has named 12 regional artists to create one dozen temporary murals that address the national reckoning on social […]
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Newberry High’s Grace Oelrich signs scholarship with Rollins College

Dec 8, 2020
Grace Oelrich helped lead the Newberry volleyball team to the Class 1A state championship game in November. The senior outside hitter led the Panthers (23-4) in […]
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Buchholz reschedules tonight’s game with Eastside; Trenton girls start 4-0

Dec 8, 2020
Yesterday the Buchholz High School athletic department announced that the following home games have been added, canceled or rescheduled due to COVID-19 or as a precaution.  […]
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Hawthorne advances to the state championship! Columbia falls short in regional final

Dec 7, 2020
Hawthorne 18, Madison County 14 This past Friday night the Hawthorne football team advanced to the state championship game for the first time in school history […]
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Hawthorne Hornets stun Madison County 18-14; advance to state finals!

Dec 4, 2020
On to the state finals! The Hawthorne Hornets once again relied on stellar defense, and an opportunistic offense to claw its way into the state final […]
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The streak ends: Columbia falls to St. Augustine 35-24 in regional final

Dec 4, 2020
The Columbia Tigers ended its season tonight with a 35-24 loss to the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets in the 6-A Region 1 Finals in Lake City.  […]
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Hawthorne Hornets and Columbia Tigers face tough opponents in tonight’s playoff matchups

Dec 4, 2020
Tonight three time defending Class 1A state champion Madison County (10-2) travels to Hawthorne (9-2) for the Class 1A state semifinals.  The visiting Cowboys have played […]
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Boys: Santa Fe Raiders edge Buchholz in overtime Girls: Trenton Tigers dismantle Union County

Dec 3, 2020
Boys basketball: Santa Fe 76, Buchholz 69, OT On Tuesday night at Bud Seymore Gymnasium, the Santa Fe boys basketball team defeated Buchholz on the road, […]
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Boys Basketball: Columbia, Eastside, and Hawthorne land in top 10 of preseason poll

Dec 2, 2020
After one of the longest off-seasons in memory, boys high school basketball is back. The state championships were completed last March just before COVID-19 caused a […]
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Buchholz loses epic battle; Columbia, Hawthorne advance while Union County’s upset bid falls short

Dec 1, 2020
Niceville 38, Buchholz 35 The high school football season came to an end on Friday night for the Buchholz Bobcats, but not without a fight against […]
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UF given 27,000 acres of land for conservation, outdoor classroom and laboratory

Nov 30, 2020
More than 27,000 rural acres near Yeehaw Junction in Florida’s southern Osceola County has been gifted to the University of Florida to protect one of the […]
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Columbia nips Mainland; advances to regional finals

Nov 27, 2020
All seemed lost after the Columbia Tigers lost five games in a row to begin their season, but then their fortune made a 180-degree turn after […]
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Hawthorne shuts down Wildwood; advances to state semifinals

Nov 27, 2020
The Hawthorne Hornets have relied on patience, opportunistic offense and a smothering defense this season. And in the regional finals against the Wildwood Wildcats, it was […]
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Buchholz loses overtime thriller to Niceville 38-35

Nov 27, 2020
 The Niceville Eagles remained unbeaten with a thrilling 38-35 double overtime victory against the Buchholz Bobcats. It was an impressive season for the Buchholz. After a 35-14 […]
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Madison County rallies past Union County 18-7

Nov 27, 2020
The Madison County Cowboys scored 12 fourth quarter points en route to an 18-7 victory over the Union County Tigers Friday night in the Class 1-A Region […]
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Buchholz, Columbia, Hawthorne and Union County resume their playoff campaigns Friday night

Nov 25, 2020
One of the best high school football playoff games in the state will be held at Citizen’s Field in Gainesville this Friday night. The Buchholz Bobcats […]
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High School Basketball: Hawthorne girls rolling again; Buchholz boys lose opener

Nov 24, 2020
Last night, the defending 1A state champion Hawthorne girls basketball team moved to 2-0 with a 69-20 win at home against Hilliard.  The Lady Hornets return […]
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Buchholz, Columbia, Hawthorne, and Union County still alive in state playoffs

Nov 23, 2020
Buchholz 35, Navarre 21 The Buchholz Bobcats kept their streak alive and continued its storybook season with a 35-21 win over the previously undefeated Navarre Raiders […]
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Pine Forest edges Suwannee 21-20

Nov 20, 2020
The Suwannee Bulldogs rallied twice from touchdown deficits, and managed to take a 20-14 in the fourth quarter, but a decisive touchdown and extra point by […]
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