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Ridaught: HS football state championships underway

Mike Ridaught

Dec 10, 2021

Last night at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee, the Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) Conquerors defeated Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah), 41-23, to win the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 2A […]

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Santa Fe’s Stout, Marshall take top state honors

Mainstreet Daily News

Dec 10, 2021

The postseason accolades continue to roll in for the Santa Fe (Alachua) volleyball team as junior setter Jalyn Stout and head coach Eric Marshall received the […]

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Hawthorne to play for Class 1A state title

Mike Ridaught

Dec 10, 2021

The Hawthorne football team is back in the state championship game, but so is Madison County. Last Friday the Hornets knocked off Chipley, 24-6 in the Class 1A […]

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Bizarre ending helps Trenton sweep Bronson

Mike Ridaught

Dec 9, 2021

Correction – Story has been edited to reflect the Trenton team did not leave its bench Trenton boys basketball coach Cedric Booth, who is in his […]

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P.K. Yonge grinds out 44-40 win against GHS

Mike Ridaught

Dec 7, 2021

The P.K. Yonge boys basketball team defeated rival Gainesville High for the third straight time on Tuesday night at home. However, it wasn’t easy as the […]

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Santa Fe’s Stout, Marshall receive 4A top honors

Mike Ridaught

Dec 7, 2021

Following the school’s first-ever state volleyball title, Santa Fe (Alachua) junior setter Jalyn Stout and head coach Eric Marshall have been named the Florida Dairy Farmers […]

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St. Thomas Aquinas ends Buchholz’s playoff run

C.J. Gish

Dec 3, 2021

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) controlled the action to earn a 45-7 win against Gainesville Buchholz in a Class 7A state semifinal matchup. The Raiders’ offense took […]

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Madison County shuts out Chiefland

C.J. Gish

Dec 3, 2021

Chiefland’s playoff run came to an end Friday when the Indians fell to visiting Madison County 37-0 in the Class 1A state semifinals. The past two […]

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Listen LIVE to Hawthorne in the state semifinals

C.J. Gish

Dec 3, 2021

The Hawthorne Hornets are one game away from returning to the Class 1A state championship. Only a Friday night matchup with the Chipley Tigers stands in […]

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Buchholz will need 4-quarter effort to advance

C.J. Gish

Dec 2, 2021

The Buchholz Bobcats have methodically ended their first three home playoff games in the first half, but Friday’s Class 7A state semifinal football contest will require […]

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Hawthorne, Chiefland one win from state final

Mike Ridaught

Dec 2, 2021

The Hawthorne football team is one win away from a return trip to the Class 1A state championship game. Last Friday in the Region 4 Final, […]

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Gainesville stuns Santa Fe in overtime

Mike Ridaught

Nov 30, 2021

Prior to Gainesville High’s early season showdown on Tuesday night against visiting Class 4A state runner-up Santa Fe (Alachua), first-year coach Mike Barnes noted that one […]

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High school hoops coverage starts tonight

Mike Ridaught

Nov 30, 2021

Last year the Santa Fe (Alachua) boys basketball team made a run all the way to the Class 4A state championship game. It was a magical […]

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Newberry gets ‘Spirit Pump’ at Marathon station

Suzette Cook

Nov 29, 2021

Jerry Driggers of Trenton was more than happy to fill up his truck up at the Marathon gas station in Newberry late Monday night. He happened […]

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Ridaught: Gator Nation enjoys a big week

Mike Ridaught

Nov 29, 2021

What a week for Gator Nation. First it was the firing of Florida football coach Dan Mullen on Sunday, Nov. 21, following the overtime loss at Missouri. […]

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TailGators of the Week 6

Seth Johnson

Nov 27, 2021

Over the past 20 years of tailgating, the Haycock clan have staked out their spot near the corner of University Avenue and Gale Lemerand Drive. And […]

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Chiefland edges undefeated Union County

C.J. Gish

Nov 26, 2021

Chiefland took advantage of three first-half Union County (Lake Butler) fumbles and three Clint Thomas touchdowns en route to a 29-27 home in the 1A-Region 3 […]

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Hawthorne routs Pahokee to advance to state semifinals

Mike Ridaught

Nov 26, 2021

Last Friday in the Class 1A regional semifinals, the Hawthorne football team trailed early against visiting Wildwood but the Hornets hit another gear and blasted the […]

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Listen to Hawthorne in regional final action

C.J. Gish

Nov 26, 2021

Friday’s Game of the Week features two Class 1A football powerhouses when third-ranked Pahokee travels to top-ranked Hawthorne in the 1A-Region 4 final. The Hornets haven’t […]

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State semifinals at stake for Indians, Tigers

Mike Ridaught

Nov 24, 2021

This Friday night it’s a small school showdown in Levy County. The Chiefland football team will host Union County (Lake Butler) for the right to go […]

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Hawthorne one win away from state semifinals

Mike Ridaught

Nov 23, 2021

Last Friday the Hawthorne football team found itself in a position they haven’t been accustomed to much this season—behind. Visiting Wildwood scored on a 2-yard quarterback […]

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Ridaught: Looking back at the Dan Mullen era

Mike Ridaught

Nov 22, 2021

It’s done, and over. Whether you felt like Florida football coach Dan Mullen should have been fired, or given another year based on his overall record […]

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Chiefland outlasts Mayo Lafayette in overtime

C.J. Gish

Nov 19, 2021

One yard was all that separated Chiefland from victory and defeat in an overtime regional semifinal home 28-27 win Friday over Lafayette (Mayo). Following Chiefland’s 2-yard […]

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Turnovers, key injury ends P.K. Yonge season

Mike Ridaught

Nov 19, 2021

The P.K. Yonge football team entered Friday’s Class 3A regional semifinal at Trinity Catholic (Ocala) with a lot of momentum. The Blue Wave, the No. 4 […]