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 […]
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Ridaught: Thursday night football
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 […]
First-time accomplishments highlight top coaches
Apr 8, 2022
It was quite the year for Class 1A in boys basketball. Newberry was ranked No. 1 in the state by MaxPreps in January, Williston rose to […]
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 […]
All Area: Santa Fe leads boys big school team
Apr 7, 2022
For the second straight year, Santa Fe (Alachua) played deep into the basketball postseason and was rewarded with two players selected to the All Area boys […]
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 […]
All Area: 3 teams send pair in boys small school
Apr 6, 2022
Class 1A was loaded with talent this year in boys basketball. In fact, two teams from the area advanced to the state semifinals, and one team […]
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 […]
All Area: GHS stars lead girls big school team
Apr 5, 2022
Most area big school girls basketball teams struggled during the 2021-22 season, but Gainesville High School (GHS) was not among them. The Hurricanes finished the year […]
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. […]
Becker, Jackson pace All Area small school girls
Apr 4, 2022
The Final Four run ended for area girls basketball teams this year, but several players who were a part of a state championship during that span […]
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 […]
Bri Becker finishes 3rd in voting for 1A POY
Mar 24, 2022
Girls basketball may not have produced a final four team this year, but the area did have a top-four finisher. Trenton senior Bri Becker finished third […]
Raiders win 8th straight
Mar 22, 2022
Alachua County is on spring break this week. But Santa Fe (Alachua) baseball is not playing that way. The Raiders scored three runs in the top […]
Santa Fe’s Wiggs wins No. 500
Mar 21, 2022
With former and current Saints in attendance, Santa Fe College baseball coach Johnny Wiggs reached another milestone. On Monday, the Saints defeated visiting Daytona State College, […]