Fast start lifts Columbia
Apr 19, 2022
Two of the top baseball teams in the area went head-to-head on Tuesday night at Buchholz (Gainesville). One inning made the difference in a 6-4 win for visiting […]
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Fast start lifts Columbia
Two of the top baseball teams in the area went head-to-head on Tuesday night at Buchholz (Gainesville). One inning made the difference in a 6-4 win for visiting […]
Clutch hitting leads Oak Hall
Apr 18, 2022
The Oak Hall School baseball team is on a bit of roll. On Monday afternoon, the host Eagles scored five runs with two outs in a […]
Ridaught: Spring football is back
Apr 18, 2022
Spring football is back! But I’m not talking about Gator football, which concluded with the Orange & Blue game last Thursday night. The Blue dominated the […]
Defending champ Trenton continues to grow
Apr 16, 2022
The Trenton softball team had an unbelievable run from 2019-2021. The Tigers went 57-1 during that span, including a 27-0 record in 2019 and a 20-1 […]
Buchholz wins sixth straight
Apr 15, 2022
Prior to Thursday night’s baseball game between host Buchholz and rival Gainesville, the two teams honored Rex and Brody Reinhart, who were tragically killed on May […]
The Rock sends a pair to the next level
Apr 13, 2022
One senior played at The Rock School since the seventh grade, while the other played just one year. They took different paths, but the pair are taking […]
Gator booster pledges record amount
Apr 12, 2022
Longtime Gator Boosters supporter Hugh Hathcock made the largest single financial gift to the Gators Athletic Department recently. According to a UF press release sent on […]
Williston walks off against Trenton
Apr 11, 2022
Monday night’s high school softball showdown between defending 1A state champion Trenton and 1A No. 6 Williston was explosive early. But in the end the game […]
Ridaught: Thursday night football
Apr 11, 2022
The annual Orange & Blue football game is this week. However, the game will not be on Saturday as it has always traditionally been in the […]
Ridaught: Holy Cow!
Apr 8, 2022
For as long as I’ve been watching sports, I’ve always known baseball players to be the most superstitious of all athletes. Whether it’s not washing their […]
Local students named FHSAA academic all-state
Apr 7, 2022
The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) announced on Wednesday the 28th Annual Florida Dairy Farmers Academic All-State Team, a recognition program that honors 24 graduating […]
Archer man faces charges from sideline incident
Apr 7, 2022
An Archer man ejected from the sidelines of a Newberry-Union County football game in Lake Butler and detained by law enforcement on Oct. 29, 2021, will […]
Four area softball teams ranked in power poll
Apr 7, 2022
The Eustis softball team is right back where it started, on top of the all-classification regional rankings. The Panthers (9-2), who won the Class 4A state […]
Oak Hall sweeps series against rival St. Francis
Apr 6, 2022
The Class 2A-District 4 baseball showdown between rivals St. Francis Catholic Academy and Oak Hall School was similar to the first meeting last month. On March […]
GHS names softball field after Boulware
Apr 5, 2022
On Tuesday night at Gainesville High, prior to its home game against defending 1A state champion Trenton, the GHS softball program recognized long-time Hurricanes’ Athletic Director […]
Union County scores late to beat GHS
Apr 4, 2022
The Union County softball team bounced back from its first loss of the season with a come-from-behind road win against a higher classification on Monday night. […]
Ridaught: Blue Bloods to duke it out tonight
Apr 4, 2022
Saturday night’s Duke-North Carolina game lived up to the hype. In the final game for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, No. 8 seed North Carolina eliminated No. […]
Ridaught: All Area hoop teams highlight busy April
Apr 1, 2022
We are winding down the 2021-22 high school sports seasons. There are just two full months of prep sports remaining, and even less for some sports. […]
St. Francis baseball continues to grow
Mar 31, 2022
When Daniel Bell took over the St. Francis Catholic Academy baseball program last year, he had little time to prepare. He unexpectedly was hired in late […]
GHS evens series against Santa Fe
Mar 29, 2022
The Gainesville softball team took advantage of some early opportunities in its home game against rival Santa Fe (Alachua) on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes sent 10 […]
Ridaught: A true Final Four
Mar 28, 2022
The dust has settled from another exciting NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. We’re down to the Final Four. And after upsets such as St. Peter’s over Kentucky, […]
Union County softball remains lone unbeaten
Mar 28, 2022
It’s been a well-deserved break for the Union County softball team. The Tigers, who are ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 1A by MaxPreps, […]
Ridaught: The Madness continues
Mar 25, 2022
Oh the Madness that is the NCAA Tournament. Last night, two No. 1 seeds went down. Arkansas, the No. 4 seed, upset overall top-seed and No. […]
Bradford’s Jackson named 1A COY
Mar 24, 2022
Following the school’s first boys basketball state title in program history, Bradford (Starke) boys basketball coach Sampson Jackson was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 1A […]