ORLANDO-For the first time in ten years, the Sunshine State Conference has a repeat winner, as Bradenton St. Stephens defended its conference title with a 49-21 win Nov 18 over Windermere Prep. The previous nine winners were all first time winners and the Falcons capped a undefeated season to win their second straight conference title....Read More

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...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...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...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...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...Read More

GAINESVILLE — The Sandalwood girls’ basketball team is the early favorite as the top overall team in the region. The Lady Saints (8-0) are a unanimous No. 1 in The Prep Zone Power Poll preseason rankings powered by Strive Fitness. They are also the top-ranked team in the Class 9A state rankings according to MaxPreps....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, Parker, Bradford, Fleming Island to Trenton, there is plenty of tournaments this wee to choose from. Here is a list of tournaments to...Read More

Atlantic Coast HS- After defeating Fletcher 1-0 in a big district contest last week, the Atlantic Coast Stingrays made short work of Trinity Christian 8-0 to improve to 8-4-1 on the season. Head Coach Kenny Mukasa deployed an aggressive attack, jumping out on Trinity early and never looking back. Centerback #15 Adin Besser stressed team...Read More

Sandalwood H.S- With sophomore phenom Caitlin McGee sidelined with an injury, Sandalwood and guard Amari Wright won their seventh straight game defeating previously undefeated (6-1) Lee 53-13 Tuesday night. The Saints improved to 7-0 on the season, and are ranked #1 in the Florida Class 9A Maxpreps Girls Basketball poll. Sandalwood plays with great cohesion...Read More