Summer Sonic Highlights: Union County’s late rally leads to state baseball title
Tigers won their first state title since 2012.
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Summer Sonic Highlights: Union County’s late rally leads to state baseball title
Tigers won their first state title since 2012.
Santa Fe College honors Johnny Wiggs for two decades as head baseball coach
NJCAA Hall of Fame coach tallied 627 wins and two trips to NJCAA World Series.
The Front 9: Sports dead zone, roster buzz and 4 questions with Gators great Alex Brown
Is it football season yet? These are the two most boring weeks of the year if you are a sports nut like me.
Ridaught: Future, past Gators in MLB All-Star Home Run Derby spotlight
Newberry’s Tavis Honeycutt participated in Friday’s High School Home Run Derby.
The Front 9: Donovan’s NBA move, Gators’ 5 numbers to fix in ’26
The news really didn’t come out of nowhere that Billy Donovan is going to San Antonio to be the No. 1 assistant. He had been bouncing the idea off close friends for a couple of weeks.
State championships determine All Area COY selections
Three of the four honorees were first-time award winners.
State runner-up Buchholz places five players on All Area big school team
Suwannee and Newberry place two players apiece on squad.
Jonesville’s Hack Shack indoor batting cages to open in July
Local families aim to bring softball and baseball players together year-round.
Ridaught: Tentative baseball district not very well received
New district assignments leave area coaches scratching their heads.
The Front 9: Renovations, roster moves and three Gators at Shinnecock
Florida has a new president, the $1.45 billion stadium renovation has been approved, construction of the 36-hole golf course is under way and UF has a new pitching coach.
Ridaught: My top high school sports moments of 2025-26
Area teams capture multiple state championships.
Buchholz, Union County and Trenton ranked in final baseball power poll top 10
State champions Trinity Christian and St. Johns Country Day finish on top of regional rankings.
Ridaught: State championships accentuate 2026 spring season
Last April, we began the spring by celebrating the University of Florida men’s basketball team’s third national title in program history. It was one of eight stories […]
The Front 9: Blue bloods, ballots, and a beast worth waking
We all love a good debate (also known as arguing), and one came up last week when they announced the ballot for the college football Hall of Fame. Three Gators – Percy Harvin, Alex Brown and Kevin Carter – are on the ballot and face stiff competition.
Ridaught: There’s no place like home (runs)
Florida faces Troy at 6 p.m. on Monday in winner-take-all contest.
The Front 9: ‘Team Weird’ Gators take weird to a new level in NCAA Regional
As crazy as this baseball season has been for these Florida Gators (I call them Team Weird), we saw something that took weird to a new level in the Gainesville Regional.
The Front 9: Three’s company as Gators own the weekend, plus 4 questions with Sean Kelley
The key to the weekend was the number 3. The softball team won its regional in three games, baseball swept LSU in three and the women’s track team completed the triple crown by adding the SEC outdoor title to the indoor and the cross country.
Buchholz state title run comes up short
Bobcats finish as 6A runner-up for third straight season.
Buchholz wins in 9, advances to third straight title game
Zac Brown’s sacrifice fly scored Angel Irizarry with winning run.
Ridaught: Buchholz, Martin County same, but different
Both have identical records, similar pitching numbers and several players who will be playing college baseball.
Union County stuns Trenton late to win state
Tigers scored three in bottom of seventh inning and won it in extra innings.
Trenton, Union County set up all area championship game
The all-Tigers matchup for the FHSAA Rural state title is set for 4 p.m. on Thursday.
6 Newberry athletes to play at next level
On Tuesday, some of the top athletes at Newberry High School got the opportunity to sign collegiately. Headlining the list is girls basketball player Brandy Whitfield, […]
Trenton, Union County, Buchholz baseball teams in final four
Potential All Area final on Thursday, followed by Buchholz on Friday.