Holley steps down as Bronson coach
May 23, 2022
The Bronson football program will be looking for a new head football coach this fall. Following a brawl after last Thursday’s spring game loss to Chiefland, […]
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Holley steps down as Bronson coach
The Bronson football program will be looking for a new head football coach this fall. Following a brawl after last Thursday’s spring game loss to Chiefland, […]
Lowery named weightlifting Coach of the Year
May 23, 2022
The Florida Dairy Farmers recognized Keystone Heights head coach Lantz Lowery as the 2022 Boys Weightlifting Coach-of-the-Year. Lowery was selected as the top coach in the […]
Ridaught: COCF World Series bound
May 23, 2022
It wasn’t that long ago that the College of Central Florida in Ocala shut down its athletic programs for volleyball, and women’s and men’s basketball. According […]
Ridaught: Pruitt looks to turn Williston around
May 20, 2022
Robby Pruitt is back in Florida and that can be both good and bad news for the Sunshine State. Pruitt is to this area what Corky […]
Chiefland, Williston end spring with a win
May 19, 2022
Thursday’s Levy County spring games at Bronson marked the debut of new coaches Robby Pruitt (Williston) and James Corbin (Chiefland). Both schools won their opening 16-minute […]
Columbia blanked in state semifinals
May 19, 2022
The Columbia (Lake City) Tigers had used good pitching and timely hitting in their run to their first regional baseball title and first appearance in the […]
Fort White bats go silent in state semifinals
May 19, 2022
The first state baseball semifinal appearance for the Fort White Indians ended rather quietly on Wednesday evening at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. The Indians (16-7) […]
Bears run out of gas in state semifinal loss
May 18, 2022
For four innings, the Dixie County (Cross City) Bears baseball team was doing everything right in the 1A state semifinal game at Hammond Stadium in Fort […]
Three area teams seek first state baseball title
May 18, 2022
A pair of area baseball teams are playing today in their first final four in school history, but it will take wins against the top two […]
Compton, Indians advance to first Final Four
May 18, 2022
In its biggest game in program history, a freshman made the difference for Fort White in Tuesday night’s Class 1A-Region 3 Final against visiting Union County […]
Dixie County cruises to state semifinals
May 18, 2022
For the Dixie County athletic program, it’s felt like the first time a lot lately. First last Friday, the Bears baseball team pummeled rival Chiefland 9-1 […]
Regional play continues today
May 17, 2022
There’s plenty of softball and baseball postseason action tonight as a total of six teams in the Mainstreet coverage area are still alive for a state […]
Columbia baseball bound for Final Four
May 17, 2022
On Monday night in Lake City, the Columbia baseball team was one out away from its first state final four in program history. That changed with […]
Ridaught: Nothing like the first time
May 16, 2022
There’s always something special about the first time. You always remember your first kiss, or a first date. For the Fort White and Dixie County (Cross […]
Suwannee scores late run to beat Clay
May 15, 2022
Suwannee’s Matthew Gill pitched a complete game against Clay with eight strikeouts in a 2-1 Class 4A Region 1 Semifinal home win on Saturday. (file photo) […]
Fishing report: Good catches abound
May 14, 2022
On Sunday morning, lifelong local bass angler Joe Yarborough made an amazing catch in an Alachua County lake. The capture of a post-spawn bass of this […]
Dixie County dominates Chiefland
May 14, 2022
Dixie County coach Shannon Smith knew that if his team worked hard, stayed healthy and got some breaks, his Bears had the potential to be right […]
Ridaught: Florida softball in SEC Semifinals
May 13, 2022
For the first time since 2005, the University of Florida softball team is hosting this year’s Southeastern Conference Tournament. The SEC softball tournament, which began in […]
GHS offense erupts against Milton
May 13, 2022
Gainesville couldn’t have picked a better time to be playing its best softball of the season. On Thursday, the Hurricanes (13-13) won their third straight playoff […]
Santa Fe rally falls short
May 12, 2022
Santa Fe (Alachua) battled from behind twice, but the third time wasn’t the charm as visiting Clay (Green Cove Springs) came away with a 12-9, 10-inning […]
Softball playoffs start tonight
May 11, 2022
A total of seven area teams in the Mainstreet Daily News coverage area are in action on Wednesday and Thursday in the FHSAA softball state playoffs. […]
Fort White stuns Union County
May 11, 2022
The Fort White baseball team lost 6-2 against Union County in last week’s Class 1A-District 6 semifinals. But on Tuesday night in Lake Butler with the […]
Chiefland eliminates defending 1A champ Newberry
May 11, 2022
The little things can help a baseball team—whether it be pro, college, or high school—be successful. Those same little things can cost a team and on […]
FHSAA baseball state playoffs kick off today
May 10, 2022
Defending Class 1A state champion Newberry is back in the state playoffs. Last Thursday, the Panthers edged Dixie County (Cross City), 7-6, to win the Class […]