UF Baseball: McMullen staying with Gators in 2021
Apr 6, 2020
About the Author Mike Ridaught is the editor and publisher of ThePrepZone.com, the foremost website for high school sports in northeast Florida. Former Ocala Forest baseball player […]
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UF Baseball: McMullen staying with Gators in 2021
About the Author Mike Ridaught is the editor and publisher of ThePrepZone.com, the foremost website for high school sports in northeast Florida. Former Ocala Forest baseball player […]
NCAA: No spring visits to schools for football recruits
Apr 4, 2020
Last month, the NCAA decided to suspend on- and off-campus recruiting until April 15th due to the spread of the coronavirus. However, on Wednesday, it announced […]
Softball coach calling for high school sports to be suspended but not canceled
Mar 26, 2020
On Friday, March the 13th, Orange Park Oakleaf Softball Coach Christina Thompson started a grass-roots movement in an effort to appeal to the Florida High School […]
Mr. and Miss Basketball named
Mar 24, 2020
Yesterday the seven individual class finalists for the 2020 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball and Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year were announced. The Class 1A […]
Hawthorne community raising funds for championship team rings
Mar 14, 2020
Hawthorne Mayor Matt Surrency is helping two Hawthorne High School teams get championship rings by launching a fundraising effort on Facebook. Both the Varsity Boys and […]
Softball: Williston cruises past Bucholz 14-4
Mar 13, 2020
Last night the Williston softball team cruised to a 14-4 win in five innings against Class 6A Buchholz of Gainesville. The host Red Devils scored 13 […]
Softball: Trenton extends winning streak to 36
Mar 12, 2020
The Gainesville Hurricanes aren’t the only undefeated team in the area. The defending Class 1A state champion Trenton Tigers are a perfect 9-0. Darian Ingram’s perfect-game […]
What does it take to have the heart of a champion?
Mar 11, 2020
There were two standing ovations offered by a crowd of 300 people at the March 10th Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Heart of Champions Banquet. Don […]
High School Baseball: PK Yonge blasts Eastside 12-0
Mar 11, 2020
Last night, the P.K. Yonge baseball team cruised to a 12-0 win in six innings at Eastside. The Blue Wave put the game away early with […]
Girl’s Softball: Humphrey is perfect again! Gainesville blanks Newberry 10-0
Mar 10, 2020
Gainesville senior pitcher Alissa Humphrey tossed her third perfect game of the season on Friday night. The Jacksonville University signee struck out all 15 batters she […]
How the Hawthorne Hornets turned a rebuilding year into a state championship
Mar 7, 2020
The little town of Hawthorne is home to just over 1,500 residents and sits about 20 miles east of Gainesville near the intersection of SR-20 and […]
Hawthorne headed to the state finals!
Mar 5, 2020
And the streak continues. On Wednesday at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, the Hawthorne boys basketball team defeated Paxton 70-58 in the Class 1A state […]
Hawthorne wins state championship!
Mar 5, 2020
Their destiny is complete! Tonight at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, the Hawthorne boys basketball team defeated Hilliard 42-38 in the Class 1A state championship. […]
Boy’s Basketball: Hawthorne two games away from state title!
Mar 4, 2020
This afternoon at 4, the 22-5 Hawthorne boys basketball team will take on 23-3 Paxton in the Class 1A state semifinals at the RP Funding Center […]
Boys Lacrosse: Santa Fe pounds Gainesville 21-4
Mar 3, 2020
From The Prep Zone.Com Last night at Citizen’s Field, the Santa Fe boys lacrosse team defeated Gainesville 21-4. Raiders senior Lance Nelson led the way with […]
Fellowship of Christian Athletes turns 65
Feb 23, 2020
Sixty-five years ago, a young basketball coach wondered why athletes endorsed products like shaving cream and cigarettes, but not a Christian lifestyle. That insight became the […]