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GAINESVILLE-North Florida Football Conference wrapped up its seventh year this fall with a first time winner. After back-to-back losses in the 2015 and 2016 title games, John Paul finally won their first conference title with a 14-12 win over St. Francis. Here is the 2017 North Florida Football All-Conference teams as selected by all nine conference coaches.   NORTHERN DIVISION ALL-DIVISION TEAM Kevin Calhoun (John Paul II) 85 tackles, 19...Read More

STARKE-A month finally into the season, Gainesville head coach Kelly Beckham said his team was finally playing up to its potential. Which is scary news for its future opponents. The Hurricanes (8-2) easily swept through all three of their ranked opponents to win their third Lake Region McDonalds Kiwanis Tournament title with a 75-55 win over host Bradford County. Tournament MVP Christian Miller-Cardwell started the game off with the first...Read More

Looking for something to do before the Christmas chaos begins, how about take in a local basketball holiday tournament to keep you away from the inlaws. From Palm Coast, Matanzas, Fernandina Beach, Terry Parker, Bradford, Fleming Island to Trenton, there is plenty of tournaments this week to choose from. Here is a list of tournaments and their scores. Palm Coast Holiday Tournament Dec 21 Game 1: First Baptist over Mt....Read More

GAINESVILLE — As we head into Christmas and the holiday tournaments, The Prep Zone Power Poll for boys’ basketball continues to heat up. For the first time in the 2017-18 season we have co-#1 teams, as Class 8A Creekside (St. Johns) joins defending 6A state champion Leesburg at the top in the latest all-classification regional rankings. Creekside improved to 7-0 last week with two easy wins, 69-43 over rival Bartram...Read More

STARKE-Day 2 of the 2017 Lake Region McDonalds Kiwanis Holiday Tournament at Bradford had a few surprises for everyone there. The most anticipated game of the tournament turned out to be a dud as Gainesville easily handed Creekside its first loss of the season. Gainesville will play host Bradford, a 58-49 winner over Santa Fe in the other semifinal game, in the title game 8:30 p.m. today. In a battle...Read More