Hawthorne cruises past West Port (Ocala), 52-20
It didn’t take long for the Hawthorne football team to flex its muscles on Friday night. On the first play of the game, Hornets’ quarterback Tyler […]
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Hawthorne cruises past West Port (Ocala), 52-20
It didn’t take long for the Hawthorne football team to flex its muscles on Friday night. On the first play of the game, Hornets’ quarterback Tyler […]
Gainesville routs Santa Fe (Alachua), 49-14
Last week the Gainesville football team had its best offensive output under second-year head coach Dock Pollard with 57 points at Matanzas (Palm Coast). On Friday […]
Game time: Listen to West Port vs. Hawthorne
It’s game time again! Tonight marks Week 5 of the 2021 high school football season. As we announced previously, this year we are bringing you two […]
UF celebrates 50 years of women’s sports
UF will kick off a monthslong celebration of the 50th year of women’s athletics on Saturday as members of the inaugural gymnastics, swimming and track and […]
Buchholz drops, Union County enters state polls
Following a close 16-7 loss to defending 4A state champion Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), the Buchholz (Gainesville) football team only dropped one spot in the state […]
Bell HS hosts Lady Bulldog Invitational
On Tuesday night the Bell volleyball team won a key district game at Dixie County (Cross City) in five sets. The Bulldogs (6-4) dropped the opening […]
Hawthorne defense playing lights out
The Hawthorne defense has been stingy. This past Friday night the Hornets pitched a shutout defensively, allowing a kickoff return for a score on the first […]
Cross country: Buchholz solidifies top spots
Buchholz dominated area competition at the Alligator Lake Invitational at the Oaks Equestrian Center Saturday morning in Lake City—and solidified its hold on the top spots […]
TailGators of the Week 2
This fall Mainstreet Daily News will profile a group of Gator fans tailgating for each UF home game. These fans will claim the honor of Mainstreet’s […]
Fort White rally stuns Santa Fe, 28-15
Trailing 15-0 at the half, the Fort White Indians rattled off 28 unanswered second-half points to knock off the Santa Fe (Alachua) Raiders. Sophomore Najeeb Smith […]
Chiefland edges Dixie County to remain unbeaten
Two long touchdowns in the second quarter and a stout defense that produced five takeaways were what the Chiefland Indians needed to start their season 4-0 […]
Defending 4A champ Cardinal Gibbons tops Buchholz
On Friday night at Citizen’s Field, Buchholz hosted Cardinal Gibbons (Ft. Lauderdale) in a match-up of unbeaten ranked teams. The visiting Chiefs, the defending 4A state […]
Game time: Listen to Santa Fe vs. Fort White football
It’s game time again! Tonight marks Week 4 of the 2021 high school football season. As we announced previously, this year we are bringing you two […]
Buchholz swimming back on top in the area
Buchholz High School swept the boys and girls swimming championships at the Rob Ramirez city championship meet Saturday at the Dwight H. Hunter Northeast pool. The […]
Santa Fe sweeps Gainesville on the road
The Purple Palace was rocking on Thursday night for an Alachua County volleyball showdown between host Gainesville and Santa Fe. The visiting Raiders won the opening […]
Oak Hall School football avoids first loss
The Oak Hall School football team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat this past Friday night. Eagles’ back-up quarterback Dakota Brower, who was getting his […]
Buchholz surges in cross country rankings
Local cross country teams Oak Hall, Keystone Heights, Eastside and Santa Fe took the Sept. 10-12 weekend off, but the active teams managed to shake up […]
Newberry falls to visiting Wakulla (Crawfordville) 36-17
On Wednesday, the Newberry football team had its scheduled game against P.K. Yonge canceled due to COVID-19 issues. Fortunately, the Class 1A Panthers were able to […]
Quick lead pushes Buchholz past Eastside, 42-7
After some early-evening drizzles and a 30-minute lightning delay, football was finally played at Citizens Field Friday night between the Eastside Rams and Buchholz Bobcats. And […]
Gainesville edges Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 7-3
For the second consecutive week, the Gainesville defense kept an opponent out of the end zone. Host Trinity Catholic (Ocala) took an early 3-0 but GHS […]
Game time: Listen to Wakulla vs. Newberry football
It’s game time again! Tonight marks Week 3 of the 2021 high school football season. As we announced previously, this year we are bringing you two games […]
Area football teams have games affected by COVID
In a period of 24 hours, two area high school football teams had to cancel their game due to COVID-19 issues/protocols. P.K. Yonge canceled its game […]
Buchholz girls cross country team young, talented
Last year the Buchholz girls’ cross country team narrowly missed the state meet after the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) made changes to the number […]
Newberry football player takes field as a private
Newberry High School (NHS) senior Chance Stevens made it home from boot camp last Friday afternoon just in time to take the football field. Stevens, who […]