Historic seasons elevate area’s top basketball coaches
Apr 18, 2025
Three of four coaches of year are in Alachua County.
Tags: Willie Powers
Historic seasons elevate area’s top basketball coaches
Three of four coaches of year are in Alachua County.
Williston wins 9th straight, advances to district title game
Feb 7, 2025
Newberry, Eastside and GHS will play for district championships on Saturday.
Ridaught: District championship week for girls, boys hoops
Feb 3, 2025
Two-time defending Hawthorne girls and Williston boys 1A state champs ready for three-peat run.
Ridaught: Williston, Hawthorne in elite district
Jan 24, 2025
District 7 features top two boys and girls basketball teams in Rural classification.
Williston cruises, Buchholz falls at Red Devil Classic
Jan 10, 2025
Host Lady Red Devils improve to 11-2.
Williston starts slow, pulls away from Eastside
Dec 20, 2024
Kaelynn Brown had team-high 13 points as the Lady Red Devils improved to 8-1.
PK Yonge hires new girls basketball coach
Jul 10, 2024
Vanguard (Ocala) alum Jazzmin Bethea takes over for former coach Willie Powers.
Alum Willie Powers III named new P.K. Yonge boys hoops coach
Jun 13, 2024
Powers, son of former PKY girls coach Willie Powers, is a 2007 Blue Wave graduate.
Reniyah Clark one of three PKY hoops signees
May 18, 2024
Clark signed with Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville.
Powers named new girls basketball coach at Williston
May 9, 2024
Last week Powers “retired” from P.K. Yonge after 21 seasons, two FHSAA state titles and over 500 victories.
P.K. Yonge girls basketball coach Willie Powers retires
May 1, 2024
Powers steps down after 21 seasons, two FHSAA state titles, and over 500 victories.
P.K. Yonge slips past Bradford in regional playoff opener
Feb 15, 2024
Lady Blue Wave holds Tornadoes scoreless in final five minutes.
Hawthorne’s De’Mya Adams named Athlete of the Week
Feb 6, 2024
Adams scored 55 points in leading Hawthorne to a 3-0 week with wins against Trenton, P.K. Yonge and Chiefland.
Ridaught: Hawthorne girls, Williston boys look to repeat
Feb 2, 2024
Defending Class 1A champions prepare for state title runs as district playoffs start next week.
P.K. Yonge rallies from 10-point deficit to win at GHS
Dec 18, 2023
Lady Blue Wave outscored GHS 31-15 in the second half for their fourth straight win in series.
Fast start helps P.K. Yonge top The Rock
Dec 16, 2023
Lady Blue Wave force 17 turnovers in opening quarter and build early 11-0 lead.
Ridaught: High school hoops season underway
Nov 27, 2023
Williston boys, Hawthorne girls look to defend Class 1A state titles.
Ridaught: One-and-one makes two
May 19, 2023
New high school rules will allow players to shoot two free throws once teams get into bonus.
PKY’s Wilcox signs with EWU
May 18, 2023
Senior overcomes torn Achilles to earn a chance to play at next level.
State championships highlight top coaches
Apr 7, 2023
Hawthorne girls coach Cornelius Ingram, Williston boys coach Jim Ervin recognized.
P.K. Yonge falls short of final four bid
Feb 17, 2023
Late 7-0 run seals victory for host Providence (Jacksonville) in a Class 3A Region Final.
P.K. Yonge advances to region final
Feb 15, 2023
This season, eight has been enough for the P.K. Yonge girls basketball team. But on Tuesday night at home, the Lady Blue Wave were down to seven varsity […]
P.K. Yonge wins thriller for district title
Feb 3, 2023
Lady Blue Wave earn 19th district title under Willie Powers in win over Trinity Catholic.