9th Annual Gainesville Indoor Pickleball Showcase returns on Aug. 8-9
Fundraiser to benefit ElderCare of Alachua County.
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9th Annual Gainesville Indoor Pickleball Showcase returns on Aug. 8-9
Fundraiser to benefit ElderCare of Alachua County.
State championships determine All Area COY selections
Three of the four honorees were first-time award winners.
State runner-up Buchholz places five players on All Area big school team
Suwannee and Newberry place two players apiece on squad.
Santa Fe 10U softball wins 2026 Florida Babe Ruth elite tournament
Team coasted until coming from behind in final game.
State champion Columbia dominates big school All Area softball team
Tigers led the way with five selections, followed by regional finalist Santa Fe with three.
Steph Curry’s junior golf tour sweeps into Gainesville
UF’s Mark Bostick Golf Course hosts three-day event.
Union County, Trenton, Saint Francis pace All Area small school baseball team
Three teams combined for nine players selected.
Trenton, Branford lead small school All Area softball team
Tigers and Bucs landed three, followed by region finalist Williston with two selections.
Santa Fe College breaks ground on Hitchcock Family Clubhouse
First-ever locker rooms are coming in spring of 2027 for Santa Fe softball and baseball teams.
Buchholz distance runners pace All Area boys track team
Four Bobcats runners help team place 10th overall at 4A state meet.
Ridaught: Could 3-time state champion Trenton miss the final four?
FHSAA realigns new Rural districts.
Suwannee, Eastside lead All Area girls track team
Bulldogs’ Ryleigh Hermanson tops 1600 in 2A while Oak Hall’s Estella Collante medals in three 1A events.
Ridaught: Tentative baseball district not very well received
New district assignments leave area coaches scratching their heads.
Former UF staffer named new GHS football coach
Ashour Peera served as UF’s Director of Football Logistics under Billy Napier.
Ridaught: Buchholz, UF alum Ben Shelton nets first title on grass
Shelton wins third ATP championship in 2026.
Ridaught: My top high school sports moments of 2025-26
Area teams capture multiple state championships.
Honeycutt finishes 4th in voting for Mr. Baseball
Senior pitcher Gio Rojas of Stoneman Douglas selected 2026 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Baseball.
Changes to come for high school sports next year
FHSAA Board of Directors approve new Open Division championship classification for 11 sports.
Allaire voted Miss Softball runner-up, Columbia’s Saucier named best coach
Pace pitcher Hannah DeMarcus named 2026 Miss Softball.
Trenton’s Allaire named Florida Gatorade Player of the Year
Allaire was previously named the Florida Dairy Farmers Rural Player of the Year.
Buchholz, Union County and Trenton ranked in final baseball power poll top 10
State champions Trinity Christian and St. Johns Country Day finish on top of regional rankings.
Ridaught: State championships accentuate 2026 spring season
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Ridaught: Alachua County’s Brown to represent Team Florida at Special Olympics USA Games
Kiondre Brown to play basketball at June games.
UF commit Honeycutt, Union County’s Brugh are Mr. Baseball finalists
Union County coach Jiwan James named Florida Dairy Farmers Rural Coach of the Year.