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FHSAA unveils football classifications for 2021-22

Mike Ridaught

Mar 16, 2021

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) on Monday announced new football classifications for the 2021-22 school year. Due to shifting enrollment numbers, some schools moved […]

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Sports beat: Santa Fe tops Baker County in baseball

Mike Ridaught

Mar 13, 2021

The Santa Fe baseball team edged visiting Baker County (Glen St. Mary), 2-1, on Friday night in Alachua. Zane Starling picked up the win. He threw […]

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Trenton edges Dixie County in match-up of unbeaten teams

Mike Ridaught

Mar 12, 2021

The streak continues for the Trenton softball team. On Friday night in front of a packed house at Trenton, the Tigers defeated Dixie County, 3-1, to […]

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Sports beat: Union County baseball team still undefeated

Mike Ridaught

Mar 12, 2021

The Union County (Lake Butler) baseball team improved to 8-0 with a 14-1 win at P.K. Yonge on Thursday night. Manny Covey reached base five times […]

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Trenton hosts Dixie County in clash between top-five teams

Mike Ridaught

Mar 12, 2021

The Trenton softball team hosts Dixie County on Friday night in an early Class 1A test for both teams. The visiting Bears from Dixie County, who […]

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Gatornationals starts today, runs through Sunday

Mike Ridaught

Mar 11, 2021

The 52nd annual Amalie Motor Oil National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Gatornationals officially gets started today and will run through Sunday at the Gainesville Raceway. For […]

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Sports beat: GHS softball tops rival Buchholz

Mike Ridaught

Mar 9, 2021

The Gainesville softball team moved to 6-1 with an 8-2 win against city rival Buchholz on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes got off to a great start […]

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Buchholz wins first district game of the season

Mike Ridaught

Mar 9, 2021

The Buchholz baseball team got a strong performance from senior Caden Kresak in a 9-1 win against visiting Forest (Ocala) on Tuesday night in a Class […]

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Santa Fe falls in Class 4A state title game

Mike Ridaught

Mar 6, 2021

The dream season came to an end for the Santa Fe boys basketball team. On Saturday at the R.P. Funding Center in Lakeland, Santa Fe (Alachua) […]

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Santa Fe Raiders gear up for first state title game

Mike Ridaught

Mar 5, 2021

The Santa Fe boys’ basketball team will play for the Class 4A state title this afternoon. On Thursday morning at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, […]

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Last-second shot sends Santa Fe to state title game

Mike Ridaught

Mar 4, 2021

Senior Willie Lewis scored on a layup with three seconds to play as Santa Fe stunned West Nassau (Callahan), 64-63, in the Class 4A state semifinals […]

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Sports beat: P.K. Yonge mercy rules Eastside

Mike Ridaught

Mar 3, 2021

The P.K. Yonge baseball team defeated Eastside, 10-0, on Wednesday night. Drew Dawson tossed five innings and struck out 10. He even had the mercy rule […]

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Boys basketball state championships underway

Mike Ridaught

Mar 3, 2021

The boys high school basketball season officially comes to an end this week, but there’s plenty of hoops action ahead as the 2021 FHSAA Boys Basketball […]

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Gainesville High hires former local football star

Mike Ridaught

Mar 3, 2021

Head coach Dock Pollard and the Gainesville High School Hurricanes have announced the hiring of Harold “Gator” Hoskins to the 2021 coaching staff. Coach Hoskins will […]

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Sports beat: Buchholz wins at North Marion (Citra)

Mike Ridaught

Mar 3, 2021

Last night the Buchholz baseball team defeated North Marion on the road, 10-7, to improve to 2-1-1 on the season. The two teams play again at […]

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Trenton softball undefeated and nationally ranked

Mike Ridaught

Mar 2, 2021

The Trenton softball and baseball teams are off to a good start in 2021, going a combined 7-1 to begin the season. The Lady Tigers are […]

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Sports beat: Gainesville softball team moves to 5-1

Mike Ridaught

Mar 1, 2021

On Monday night the Gainesville softball team defeated visiting Forest (Ocala), 10-2, to improve to 5-1 on the season. The Wildcats took an early 2-0 lead […]

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Trenton ranks No. 1 in the first softball power poll

Mike Ridaught

Feb 27, 2021

GAINESVILLE – In 2019 the Trenton softball team ran the table, reeling off 27 consecutive victories on the way to the Class 1A state championship. They […]

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Sports beat: Hawthorne girls fall to Ponce De Leon in state title game

Mike Ridaught

Feb 27, 2021

The Hawthorne girls basketball team lost a heart-breaker in the FHSAA Class 1A state championship game at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Friday night. […]

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Santa Fe headed to the final four

Mike Ridaught

Feb 26, 2021

Senior Ernest Ross hit a shot with 7.2 seconds to play to give Santa Fe (Alachua) a 51-49 win at Lake Highland Prep (Orlando) in an […]

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Sports beat: Gainesville and Eastside baseball teams fall

Mike Ridaught

Feb 25, 2021

The Gainesville baseball team lost a close one on the road on Thursday night. GHS (1-2) fell at Lecanto, 8-7. The Hurricanes are back in action […]

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Hawthorne advances to the state title game

Mike Ridaught

Feb 25, 2021

The Hawthorne girls’ basketball team is headed back to the state championship game. Senior Jayla Williams scored a game-high 25 points as the defending Class 1A […]

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Hawthorne, Trenton girls clash tonight in 1A state semifinals

Mike Ridaught

Feb 24, 2021

Tonight at 8 p.m., the Trenton girls basketball team will play defending 1A state champion Hawthorne in the Class 1A state semifinals at the RP Funding […]

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