Boys Basketball: Columbia, Eastside, Hawthorne, and Santa Fe land in top 20
Dec 19, 2020
The top-ranked team in The Prep Zone Power Poll is still Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville). The Class 3A Tigers (7-0) solidified their hold on the top spot […]
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Boys Basketball: Columbia, Eastside, Hawthorne, and Santa Fe land in top 20
The top-ranked team in The Prep Zone Power Poll is still Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville). The Class 3A Tigers (7-0) solidified their hold on the top spot […]
Hawthorne ranked #2; Buchholz, Columbia, PK Yonge and Trenton ranked in Top 20 Prep Zone poll
Dec 12, 2020
GAINESVILLE — The 2020-21 girls high school basketball season is off to a flying start with some teams very busy in their early seasons. Some teams […]
Boys Basketball: Columbia, Eastside, and Hawthorne land in top 10 of preseason poll
Dec 2, 2020
After one of the longest off-seasons in memory, boys high school basketball is back. The state championships were completed last March just before COVID-19 caused a […]
High School Basketball: Hawthorne girls rolling again; Buchholz boys lose opener
Nov 24, 2020
Last night, the defending 1A state champion Hawthorne girls basketball team moved to 2-0 with a 69-20 win at home against Hilliard. The Lady Hornets return […]
Girl’s Basketball: Hawthorne Hornets ranked #3 in pre-season top 20 power poll
Nov 19, 2020
Plenty has happened since the last girls’ basketball season ended in Florida. A pandemic ended the spring sports season prematurely, and the fall sports season was […]
Newberry Panthers are the featured guests on The Prep Zone Radio Show tonight on I am Country 106.9
Nov 11, 2020
The Newberry Panthers lost a tough game to the Hawthorne Hornets 20-14 to open the 2020 season. But since that loss, they have gone on a […]
Eastside Rams are the featured guests on The Prep Zone radio show tonight on I am Country 106.9
Nov 4, 2020
Tonight from 7-8 pm, The Eastside Rams football team, coming off its first win of the season, will be the featured guest on The Prep Zone […]
Bell and Newberry advance to final four; Santa Fe falls in regional finals
Nov 3, 2020
On Saturday afternoon the Bell and Newberry volleyball teams advanced to the Class 1A state semifinals. Bell swept Union County and Newberry swept Trenton. Seniors Taria […]
Newberry and Santa Fe roll; Bell, Union County and Trenton also advance to region finals
Oct 28, 2020
The high school volleyball playoffs are off and running, and five teams locally have already advanced. Here is a summary of those five games from Monday […]
Santa Fe, Newberry and Bell all ranked in top 10 of Volleyball Power Poll
Oct 28, 2020
Three teams from Alachua and Gilchrist Counties are back in the top 10 of the Prep Zone Power Poll of High School Volleyball teams. The Trenton […]
With Newberry-Santa Fe canceled, new ‘I am Country’ Game of the Week announced
Oct 22, 2020
This Friday night’s Newberry at Santa Fe football game has been canceled due to Covid. The Raiders previously canceled their game last Friday night against Palatka. […]
Gainesville advances with win over New Smyrna; Santa Fe opens playoff campaign tonight
Oct 22, 2020
Last night the Gainesville volleyball team went on the road and kept its season alive with a 5-set win at New Smyrna Beach in the first […]
Week Seven Roundup: Newberry extends streak; Hawthorne bounces back
Oct 19, 2020
Newberry 21, Dixie County 14 On Friday night the Dixie County football team lost at Newberry, 21-14, in a small school showdown between two of the […]
Newberry, Santa Fe, Bell win district finals; Trenton qualifies for playoffs
Oct 16, 2020
Newberry wins District 1A-7 Last night the Newberry volleyball team won the Class 1A-District 7 championship with a sweep of Trenton. Grace Oelrich led the Panthers […]
COVID-19 hits high school football schedule hard
Oct 15, 2020
COVID-19 has impacted high school football once again. The Santa Fe Raiders had to cancel its game against the Palatka Panthers Friday night. Fortunately, the Panthers […]
The PK Yonge Blue Wave swim teams featured on The Prep Zone radio show tonight
Oct 14, 2020
Tonight from 7-8 p.m. the P.K. Yonge girls and boys swim teams will be our guests on “The Prep Zone” sports show from Sonic Drive-in of […]
Newberry, Santa Fe, Bell advance to district finals; Buchholz eliminated
Oct 14, 2020
In district volleyball action last night, the Buchholz Bobcats’ season came to an end with a 3-1 loss to Forest (Ocala) in the Class 6A-District 5 […]
Santa Fe, Newberry move up in Volleyball Power Poll, Bell falls to 12th
Oct 13, 2020
Five teams from Alachua and Gilchrist Counties have landed in the top 20 of the Prep Zone Power Poll of High School Volleyball teams. The Santa […]
Week Six Roundup: Newberry, Dixie County extend streaks; Bell wins shootout with St. Francis
Oct 12, 2020
Newberry 54, Hamilton County 23 This past Friday night, the Newberry Panthers won its fifth straight game with a 54-23 win against visiting Hamilton County (Jasper). […]
Buchholz beats Hurricanes; Bell, Williston fall
Oct 9, 2020
Last night at the Purple Palace, the Buchholz volleyball team defeated district rival Gainesville, 3-2, in a 5-set thriller. Junior Kate Johnson led the Bobcats with […]
Santa Fe, Newberry and Bell all land in top 10 of Volleyball Power Poll
Oct 8, 2020
Three teams from Alachua and Gilchrist Counties have landed in the top 10 of the Prep Zone Power Poll of High School Volleyball teams. The Gainesville […]
Newberry Panthers rally to beat Bartram Trail; Bell Bulldogs sweep St. John’s Lutheran
Oct 7, 2020
The Newberry Volleyball team picked up a huge win on the road on Tuesday night. The Class 1A Panthers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat […]
Week Five Roundup: Newberry, Dixie County extend streaks; Hawthorne remains unbeaten
Oct 5, 2020
Hawthorne rallies past PK Yonge 14-13; remains unbeaten For the second time this season, the Hawthorne Hornets rallied late to stay unbeaten. On Friday night, visiting […]
Seabrooks is an anchor for the Blue Wave line on offense and defense
Oct 1, 2020
Today’s rising senior spotlight is on Javari Seabrooks of P.K. Yonge. Seabrooks will play football and baseball during his senior year. This fall he is playing […]