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Former Windermere Prep star Mia Williams reflects on first softball season at UF, mentoring area players
When you were in middle school, what did you want to do when you grew up? Probably something classic, like a doctor or firefighter, or maybe something out of this world, such as an astronaut. How many of us forgot our dream before we even finished middle school, because we...
Paul Finebaum Reveals If One SEC Coach Can Save His Job In 2024
Billy Napier has faced challenges during his time as the head coach of the Florida Gators. During his two seasons at Florida, he has yet to achieve a winning season, leading many to believe that this could be his final year in Gainesville, Fla. According to SEC Network's Paul Finebaum, the outcome ...
Meet the Gainesville Sun's All-Area Boys Lacrosse Teams, Player of the Year
Pressure has followed Pierce Montes all his life. First, his father is a lacrosse coach. Second was playing for a program like Oak Hall, the best in the Gainesville area. Third...
Breaking down Florida football's recruiting class: Gators add pass-catching threat at TE
Florida football picked up a commitment from another pass catching threat over the weekend, landing a pledge from three-star wide receiver/tight end Tae'Shaun Gelsey. Per 247Sports.com composite, Gelsey is ranked as the 72nd best high school player in Florida. He caught 48 passes for 859 yards and 9 TD for Jacksonville Riverside High...
Blue Gill Quality Foods to relocate
Southwest Gainesville’s family-owned Blue Gill Quality Foods is relocating to the Butler Shopping Center District. The new location, 2917 SW 35 Dr., is expected to open this summer. “We’re thrilled to have the Gill family join the Butler family,” Butler Enterprises Vice President of Marketing Ashley Bryant told Mainstreet....
Jac Caglianone named D1 Baseball Academic All-American of the Year
It’s widely known that Jac Caglianone is one of the best baseball players to ever put on the Orange and Blue, but many might not realize that the soon-to-be-former Florida Gator is also an academic. The College Sports Communicators announced Caglianone as the Division I Baseball All-America Team Member of the Year on Tuesday, joining Alex Epp from William Jewell College (Division II), Matt Scolan of UW-Whitewater (Division III) and Tyler Horner from Oregon Tech (NAIA). Each team has a full roster as well, but these are the overall division winners. Caglianone, a history major, has a 3.64 cumulative grade point average....
Four-star DB target Jaylan Morgan sets decision date
2025 four-star defensive back target Jaylan Morgan plans to commit on July 8th between Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss. The Rockvale, Tennessee product took an official visit to Florida on May 31st. “It went great. We had a lot of fun out there, bonding with my host, bonding...
Year In Review, Part II: The Athletes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When Brody Donay grounded into a game-ending double play June 19 to wrap Florida's run at the College World Series, it also officially closed out the 2023-24 Florida athletic calendar. Twenty-one sports. More than 500 student athletes. It's never easy to winnow them down to 10,...
Hospitals need your blood this summer. LifeSouth has incentives for donors
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is encouraging all first-time and regular donors to give blood today. There has been a recent decline in blood donations, and an increase in blood shortages throughout Alabama. A reason for the decline in donations is because summer months mean fewer donors. LifeSouth offering donors a...
Phil Steele projects 2024 Florida football among CFB's most improved teams
College football insider Phil Steele included the Florida Gators on his list of “most improved” teams heading into the 2024 college football season. Billy Napier’s group will face one of, if not, the toughest schedules in the country this season, but Steele has seen the program take enough steps forward under the current head coach to predict a better season than most are willing to.
Tuesday Thoughts: Why Miami is the biggest game of Billy Napier’s career
Florida football is set to kick off their 2024 campaign against the Miami Hurricanes in week one inside The Swamp. Entering his third season as Head Coach, Billy Napier and his Gators’ squad desperately need a win on August 31st. Florida holds an 11-14 record in two seasons under Billy Napier, a resume that doesn’t sit well with Gator Nation, and rightfully so.
REPORT: Salukis to play Florida in 2024-25 non-conference schedule
A report on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday indicated the SIU men’s basketball team has scheduled a game against the University of Florida as part of the 2024-25 non-conference schedule. The game will reportedly guarantee $70,000 to SIU. The Salukis have never played Florida in program history....
Florida-Georgia still a top-5 SEC rivalry after addition of Red River matchup
The Southeastern Conference’s expansion to 16 teams this year with the addition of the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners is a monumental moment in collegiate sports — much less college football. The two historic schools bring along with them a flourishing rivalry that is among the best in...
Gators hoops firmly in ESPN's too-early top 25 rankings
Florida basketball had a promising 2023-24 campaign that signaled a return to relevancy for the Gators hoops program. Todd Golden made huge strides with his roster during his second season in Gainesville and the momentum from those gains are continuing into next fall. ESPN staff writer Jeff Borzello penned up...
2024 Voter Guide: School Board of Alachua County. See how the candidates stack up
Primary election day is drawing near, and there are four candidates currently in the running for a seat on the Alachua County School Board. Because the race is nonpartisan, the seats will be decided during the Aug. 20 primary election. There are two candidates up for reelection, and two qualified challengers. Read a breakdown...
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