Eastside defends No. 1 ranking in boys power poll
Feb 6, 2021
For the second consecutive week Eastside (Gainesville) remained on top of The Prep Zone Power Poll. The Rams (18-1) won at previous No. 15 Hawthorne and […]
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Eastside defends No. 1 ranking in boys power poll
For the second consecutive week Eastside (Gainesville) remained on top of The Prep Zone Power Poll. The Rams (18-1) won at previous No. 15 Hawthorne and […]
Eastside rallies late to beat GHS
Feb 6, 2021
Senior Omar Brown scored a team-high 19 points and senior Qua Brodus added 15 as Eastside spoiled Gainesville’s Senior Night with a 52-50 win on Friday […]
Sports beat: Buchholz girls win district title
Feb 6, 2021
The Buchholz girls basketball team defeated Columbia in Lake City, 50-40, to win the Class 6A-District 2 title on Friday night. A 21-0 run helped the […]
P.K. Yonge boys’ soccer enjoying best record in years
Feb 5, 2021
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct stats and Tuesday’s match-up. It’s been quite the season for the P.K. Yonge boys’ soccer team. The […]
Sports beat: Trenton girls hoops advance to district title game
Feb 4, 2021
Tonight the top-seeded Trenton girls basketball team advanced to the Class 1A-District 6 championship game with a 63-32 win against No. 5 seed Hilliard. Three players […]
GHS football hires former Gator star
Feb 4, 2021
Gainesville head football coach Dock Pollard and the Hurricanes’ football program have announced the addition of a University of Florida football legend to the GHS football […]
Newberry volleyball standouts ink letters of intent
Feb 4, 2021
Two more Newberry High School volleyball players are getting an opportunity to play at the next level. On Wednesday, Nicole Everson and Paige Dinges signed letters […]
Sports beat: Bell’s season ends, Gainesville teams win
Feb 2, 2021
On Tuesday night the season came to an end for the Bell girls basketball team. The No. 4-seed Lady Bulldogs (15-9) lost to 5th-seeded Hilliard, 31-26, […]
Trenton girls basketball to host Class 1A-District 6 tournament
Feb 2, 2021
The girls basketball regular season is officially over, giving way to district tournaments this week. Trenton will host the Class 1A-District 6 tournament beginning on Tuesday. […]
Sports beat: Newberry scores big in boys basketball
Feb 2, 2021
Last night the Newberry boys basketball team cruised to an 80-46 win against visiting Dunnellon. The Panthers (12-6) had five players in double figures, led by […]
Vanguard rallies past Gainesville
Jan 31, 2021
On Saturday night at the Purple Palace, the Gainesville boys’ basketball team lost its fourth straight game with a 65-60 loss to visiting Vanguard (Ocala). It […]
Eastside edges county rival Hawthorne in boys’ hoops
Jan 30, 2021
Once again, the game lived up to its billing. Heading into Friday night’s showdown in the Hornets’ nest, six of the last seven games in the […]
Ingram, Whittemore grab Coach of the Year honors
Jan 29, 2021
It was quite the journey for the Hawthorne and Buchholz football teams. Hawthorne made a run all the way to the Class 1A state championship game, […]
Columbia, Suwannee swamp All Area’s big school defensive unit
Jan 29, 2021
The big school defense for the inaugural Mainstreet Daily News/Prep Zone All Area Football Team has a distinctive Suwannee and Columbia feel to it. The two […]
Sports beat: Columbia wins on the road
Jan 28, 2021
The Lake City Columbia boys basketball team seems to be peaking at the right time. The Tigers defeated Forest High School in Ocala last night, 60-51, […]
All Area Football: Buchholz, Suwannee lead big school offense
Jan 28, 2021
2020 was a big year for big schools offensively in North Central Florida, and none were better than the Buchholz Bobcats and Suwannee Bulldogs. The two […]
Sports beat: Eastside wins on senior night
Jan 27, 2021
On Tuesday night, the Eastside boys basketball team improved to 17-1 with a 68-49 win against visiting North Marion. On senior night, three seniors scored in […]
Hawthorne, Union County dominate small school defense
Jan 27, 2021
There’s an old adage that defense wins championships. While that wasn’t the case for two area teams, it was the defense that gave Hawthorne and Oak […]
Sports beat: Buchholz wins another buzzer beater
Jan 26, 2021
There was another buzzer beater at Buchholz High School. This time it was during the boys basketball game. On Monday night, with the host Bobcats down […]
Hawthorne’s Mackey, Lawrence highlight inaugural All Area Football Team
Jan 26, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a historic year for all the wrong reasons, but the town of Hawthorne will remember it for a much different reason: […]
Four Trenton softball players sign with D-1 schools
Jan 22, 2021
The tradition continues for the Trenton softball program. Last night at the Women’s Center in Trenton, a total of four Trenton High School softball players signed […]
Sports beat: Hawthorne girls win big
Jan 22, 2021
Last night, the Hawthorne girls basketball team bounced back in a big way following their loss to Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) on Wednesday. The defending 1A state […]
Trenton’s Guthrie signs to play baseball at Santa Fe College
Jan 21, 2021
On Wednesday, rising senior Jacob Guthrie of Trenton High School signed his letter of intent to play baseball for Santa Fe College. The 2019 Santa Fe […]
Sports beat: No. 3 Hawthorne Lady Hornets drop 4A matchup
Jan 21, 2021
Last night at Hawthorne High School, the Lady Hornets lost just their third game of the season. With the game tied at 31 after three quarters, […]