All Area: 3 teams send pair in boys small school
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 […]
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All Area: 3 teams send pair in boys small school
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, […]
Ridaught: Milestone wins for area coaches
This past Saturday night the University of Florida baseball team defeated Alabama, 13-6, in Tuscaloosa. It was the 600th win at UF for head coach Kevin […]
Williston erupts in road win at GHS
Friday night was a reversal of fortunes for the Williston softball team. On Thursday night, Class 1A No. 1 Union County scored five runs in the […]
Ridaught: Go (Home) Big Blue
You knew it was coming. After all, this is March Madness. But Kentucky? Mighty Kentucky? On day one of the NCAA Tournament, No. 15 seed Saint […]
Union County wins battle of unbeatens
On Thursday night, the Union County softball team once again showed its mettle. In a see-saw affair early, the Tigers—who are ranked No. 1 in Class […]
Three area teams in power poll top 10
There’s a new No. 1 in The Prep Zone Power Poll. West Nassau (Callahan), which is currently ranked third in Class 3A by MaxPreps and No. […]
Ridaught: Mike White will win at Georgia
A total of six SEC teams received a bid to the NCAA Tournament — Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, and LSU. Florida, as expected, was not […]
Ridaught: Selection Sunday won’t feel the same
Oh, the agony of defeat. Hassan Diarra drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 0.4 seconds left in overtime to give No. 8 […]
Suwannee learning to win
It was just a matter of time for the Suwannee (Live Oak) softball team. Following Tuesday night’s 3-1 loss at Gainesville, the Bulldogs dropped to 1-5 with […]