FeaturedHawthorne overcomes 9-0 deficit to beat GHS Mike Ridaught Jan 8, 20250 commentsHornets gets lift from their bench, which outscores Gainesville’s bench, 11-1.
SportsThree area teams in regional boys basketball top 10 Mike Ridaught Jan 7, 20250 commentsAndrew Jackson (Jacksonville) is a unanimous No. 1 in the all-classification rankings.
SportsRidaught: Basketball enters pivotal month Mike Ridaught Jan 6, 20250 commentsLocal teams prepare for tough matchups to improve rankings for postseason seeding.
SportsGainesville, Hawthorne earn wins at Eastside Invitational Marty Pallman Jan 5, 20250 commentsHurricanes travel to face Hornets on Tuesday.
SportsRidaught: 10 high school hoops games to be broadcast in January Mike Ridaught Jan 3, 20250 commentsContests to feature top teams in area.
SportsRidaught: Hoops galore during holidays Mike Ridaught Dec 30, 20240 commentsArea basketball teams celebrate Christmas, New Year’s weeks at tournaments.
BusinessLouis’ Lunch legend Tommy Pennisi dies at 89 Lillian Hamman Dec 30, 20241 commentLoss marks end of Pennisi family fingerprint on Gainesville food scene.
SportsRidaught: Top 10 local sports highlights of 2024 Mike Ridaught Dec 27, 20240 commentsYear included star performances, state championships, near misses.
Local LivingMainstreet’s top feature stories of 2024 Lillian Hamman, Glory Reitz Dec 27, 20240 commentsMainstreet features highlight unique, local stories through year.
SportsWilliston jumps into girls basketball regional top 10 Mike Ridaught Dec 20, 20240 commentsProvidence (Jacksonville) new No. 1 in The Prep Zone Power Poll.
SportsGainesville defense overwhelms rival Buchholz Marty Pallman Dec 13, 20240 commentsHurricanes hold host Bobcats to 12 first-half points.
SportsGHS moves into boys basketball top 10 regional rankings Marty Pallman Dec 13, 20240 commentsAndrew Jackson (Jacksonville) unanimous No. 1 team in The Prep Zone Power Poll.
SportsSikes, Carter-Mitchell named All Area coaches of the year Mike Ridaught Dec 11, 20240 commentsMendy Sikes led Branford to its second straight state title game, Gainesville’s Jerica Carter-Mitchell led Hurricanes to district title.
SportsGHS, Santa Fe lead 2024 big school All Area teams Mike Ridaught Dec 10, 20240 commentsHurricanes and Raiders placed nine of 14 players on first or second team.
SportsHawthorne, GHS, Williston in girls hoops power poll top 20 Mike Ridaught Dec 4, 20240 commentsBishop Kenny (Jacksonville) remains No. 1 in the girls basketball all-classification regional rankings.
SportsTwo-time defending state champion Williston second in power poll Marty Pallman Nov 27, 20240 commentsAndrew Jackson (Jacksonville) tops preseason boys basketball power poll.
SportsQuick start leads Gainesville past P.K. Yonge Marty Pallman Nov 27, 20240 commentsHurricanes outscore visiting Blue Wave 24-8 in opening quarter.
SportsTwo-time defending state champ Hawthorne in preseason top five Mike Ridaught Nov 21, 20240 commentsBishop Kenny (Jacksonville) is ranked No. 1 in the all-classification girls basketball regional rankings.
SportsSanta Fe’s Gia McGrew signs with the University of Iowa Mike Ridaught Nov 15, 20240 commentsMcGrew will play Division-I sports like her mom and dad.
Sports2 Gainesville volleyball players sign Letter of Intent Marty Pallman Nov 13, 20240 commentsChloe Petrik will play at Colby College and Nicole Ellis will join North Carolina A&T.
SportsRidaught: Area tournaments dominate preseason hoops Mike Ridaught Nov 12, 20240 commentsThe girls and boys high school basketball regular seasons don’t get underway until next week. But there are two big preseason tournaments taking place this week. […]
SportsGHS girls finish ninth at 3A state swimming championships Ricky Quintana Nov 11, 20240 commentsBuchholz girls place 13th at 4A championships.
SportsArea high school basketball teams participate in media day Marty Pallman Nov 9, 20240 commentsMore than two dozen boys, girls teams attend Friday event held at Gainesville High School.
EducationAlachua County Public Schools students named all-state musicians Staff Reports Nov 7, 20240 commentsStudents come from nine local middle and high schools.