Fort White loses heartbreaker in state title game
After Jay’s Alayna Lowery went deep for her 14th homer of the year to cap off a five-run fourth inning, it looked like the Royals were […]
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Fort White loses heartbreaker in state title game
After Jay’s Alayna Lowery went deep for her 14th homer of the year to cap off a five-run fourth inning, it looked like the Royals were […]
Bell players sign to play college football
Four Bell High School players will be playing college football this fall at two Florida and two Pennsylvania schools. On Wednesday, the multi-year Bulldogs starters made […]
Fort White advances to 1A Final
The Fort White softball team continues to make history. Thanks to a quick start, the Indians defeated Dixie County (Cross City), 7-5, in the FHSAA Class […]
Fort White, Dixie County to meet in 1A semis
This afternoon at 2 p.m. at Legends Way Ballfields in Clermont, the Dixie County (Cross City) softball team will play Fort White in the Class 1A […]
Suwannee’s season ends in 4A semifinals
The Island Coast (Cape Coral) baseball team has been working hard to prove everyone in Lee County wrong about their school and their program, which began […]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]