PK Yonge hires new girls basketball coach
Vanguard (Ocala) alum Jazzmin Bethea takes over for former coach Willie Powers.
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PK Yonge hires new girls basketball coach
Vanguard (Ocala) alum Jazzmin Bethea takes over for former coach Willie Powers.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Hawthorne girls basketball
Lady Hornets finished 2023-24 season earning second straight Class 1A title
Ridaught: Wyatt Langford – “Nobody works harder, nobody plays harder”
Trenton native earns American League Rookie of the Month honors for June.
Oak Hall 3-peats as top Class 2A athletic program in Florida
Williston, Hawthorne finish second, third in Class 1A.
Senior Spotlight: Cooper Badics of Gainesville
Badics, who played football and water polo at GHS, received a scholarship to play football at Edwards Waters University.
Gainesville All Stars claim 10U state title
Team to compete in Virginia later this month.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Williston boys basketball
Red Devils cruised to their second straight Class 1A championship in 2024.
Ridaught: Gators well represented on U.S. Olympic Team
Multiple UF athletes will head to Paris in July for 2024 Summer Olympics.
Ridaught: Newberry’s Hailey Tharp leads off our Senior Spotlight
Three-sport athlete advanced to state in volleyball, weightlifting and track and field.
Oak Hall’s Fuhr steps down to take offensive coordinator position at Union County
Eagles announce Randy Brower will serve as interim head football coach for 2024 season.
Family, passion attracts Surrency back to coach Hawthorne baseball
Longtime mayor, city commissioner coached Hornets from 2004-2011.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Buchholz boys cross country
Buchholz finished second at state this past season.
Ridaught: Area 12U baseball team wins national tournament
12U Naturals North baseball team earns Cal Ripken Experience championship.
Ridaught: Gators’ season ends against the Aggies in CWS semifinals
Florida’s remarkable run comes to an end after barely advancing to NCAA tournament.
State champion Trenton softball guests tonight on final sports show
Head coach Clint Anderson and the Class 1A state champion Tigers will be at Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville from 7-8 p.m.
Trenton’s Allaire finishes 6th for POY, Miss Softball announced
Senior pitcher Jayden Heavener of Pace High School named Florida Dairy Farmers 2024 Miss Softball.
Ridaught: Gators facing elimination today
Gators to play NC State in College World Series.
Ridaught: Lots of memorable moments from 2023-24
Top 12 sports moments in North Central Florida.
Gainesville Area Rowing builds foundation for fall season
Learn to Row camps, which are the perfect opportunity for sixth-12th graders to get into rowing, begin next week.
Alum Willie Powers III named new P.K. Yonge boys hoops coach
Powers, son of former PKY girls coach Willie Powers, is a 2007 Blue Wave graduate.
Water polo coach fired from GHS, banned from UF campus
School district: No student allegations made at GHS.
Trenton’s Allaire, Anderson recognized as best in 1A
Gainesville's Bourdage, Chronister finished runner-up in Class 5A.
Buchholz’s Fleming finishes runner-up for Mr. Track award
Bobcat won two individual state titles in 800, 1600-meter races.
UF fires water polo coach after allegedly being ‘overly touchy’ with players
Coach has also led GHS water polo teams since 2013.