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The Florida Times-Union
Northeast Florida Week 7 football: Mandarin, Bishop Kenny among winners
(This story has been updated to add new information.) MANDARIN 33, LAKE MARY 17 Shaunqueze Foster's early TD run, his first of two, helped Mandarin race back from a deficit against the Class 7A reigning champion Rams (1-5)… Brysen Wright, Will Jones and Jace Kemp each caught a TD pass from Knox Annis, and Wright recovered a fumble on defense. WHITE 21, OAKLEAF 18 Vedo Jones and Rontrez Loyd ran for second-half touchdowns and the Commanders (5-1) overcame an injury to quarterback King Boylston and a power outage to beat the host Knights (3-3). ... King Mercer ran for a first-half TD and Rajon Riley forced a key fumble for White. ... Oakleaf took a second-quarter lead on a TJ James touchdown. COLUMBIA 51, MANATEE 28 Chris Austin's scoop-and-score helped set the tone for Columbia (7-0) at Manatee (4-3). … Kyren Caldwell (152 yards) and Jaylon Willis each caught two touchdown passes from Tiger QB Amari Green, who passed for 368 yards. CARROLLWOOD DAY 63, TRINITY CHRISTIAN 21 The Conquerors (3-4) went down hard at the No. 1 team in Class 1A as Carrollwood Day (7-0) amassed a mercy-rule margin by halftime. UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 24, FLORIDA HIGH 7 Jacoby Walker
The Gainesville Sun
31-year-old Gainesville High football assistant coach dies
Gainesville High assistant football coach Quintavis Styles died Tuesday, Sept. 29, at UF Health Shands Hospital, the District 8 Medical Examiner's Office (Alachua County's coroner office) confirmed Wednesday. The cause of death has yet to be determined. “Coach Styles only joined us three months ago, but I feel incredibly bad for our kids to have to go through this again,” GHS athletic director Phillip Knight said Wednesday to the Sun. “We are giving them some time off this week before resetting next week.” According to Knight, Styles lost consciousness in the school’s administration offices Tuesday morning. Paramedics took him to Shands, where attempts to resuscitate him failed. A Colorado native, the 31-year-old Styles moved to Gainesville with first-year Hurricanes coach Ashour Peera . Styles played for Peera at Gateway High School in Aurora, Colorado, from 2013-14. Styles then played at the University of Northern Colorado from 2015-19. According to his LinkedIn profile, Styles held a variety of education jobs in Aurora and was Director of Community Relations for Colorado state representative Jennifer Bacon in Denver. Styles was one of multiple assistants from around the country Peera brought to Gainesville when he was hired in June. The death is the most
wruf.com
Battle of Eagles: Christ’s Church Academy Visits Oak Hall
As lightning flashed at Oak Hall football practice this week, the Eagles patiently waited out the storm and not backing down as they prepared for their home game Friday. The Jacksonville Christ’s Church Academy Eagles (5-1) and the Oak Hall Eagles (4-1) will go talon-to-talon at 7 p.m. Oak...
WCJB
Donalds addresses education, Amendment 3 at UF town hall with leaders in attendance
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Republican Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds held a town hall at the University of Florida Wednesday night with Congresswoman Kat Cammack. They were also joined by Gainesville City Commissioner Cynthia Chestnut, as well as former Republican state lawmakers Keith Perry and Chuck Clemons. Donalds addressed Amendment...
aginfo.net
Southeast Universities Land New Poultry Research Funding
Four Southeast universities are getting a share of $465,000 in new research funding aimed at some very practical challenges facing the poultry industry. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the USPOULTRY Foundation approved five new research projects nationwide, with work at Auburn, Clemson, the University of Georgia and the University of Florida making up four of the five.
nripulse.com
Student Reports Racist, Homophobic Assault Near University of Florida Campus
GAINESVILLE, Fl, September 27, 2026 — A University of Florida student says he was followed, subjected to racist and homophobic slurs, and physically assaulted while returning to campus after midnight, an incident that appears to correspond with a hate crime recorded in the university’s official crime log. The...
wruf.com
Santa Fe Volleyball Sweeps Vanguard
ALACHUA — Santa Fe High School swept Ocala Vanguard 3-0 (25-10, 25-8, 25-17) on Monday night to improve to 16-3. The Raiders overcame a rocky start to the first set and pulled away behind their serving. Sophomore Ajha Graddy had two kills and three aces in the set, as Santa Fe held Vanguard to 10 points.
Alachua Chronicle
September 30 Special School Board meeting to approve collective bargaining contracts
The School Board of Alachua County will hold two special meetings on September 30: a meeting at 1:00 p.m. to approve the collective bargaining agreements, and a second meeting following the 1:00 meeting for a quasi-judicial hearing to consider the recommended order and exceptions regarding Daniel Conde. The post September 30 Special School Board meeting to approve collective bargaining contracts appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
Independent Florida Alligator
Film highlights New College students’ fight against DeSantis-led overhaul
The voices of students outside the entrance of the New College of Florida cried “racist, sexist, anti-gay Ron DeSantis go away,” as Gov. Ron DeSantis arrived to sign papers to approve of the removal of diversity, education and inclusion programs. The scene is captured in “First They Came...
WCJB
Attorneys propose discipline for Gainesville High teacher accused of giving ‘dictator’ award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Attorneys gave their proposals for discipline or lack thereof for an Alachua County Public Schools teacher who gave a “most likely to become a dictator” award to a former student at Gainesville High School. The state’s commissioner of education wants Lauren Watts’ teaching certificate...
The Gainesville Sun
Hawthorne football shows it can stay potent without Richard Roundtree in Williston win
In its first district game in years, Hawthorne football showed why most small local schools have avoided it. The Hornets (6-0, 1-0) demolished Williston (1-4, 1-1) 37-0 Friday night at Annie Mae Phillips Stadium to improve to 6-0. The Red Devils fell to 1-3 in Cedderick Daniels first season as head coach. Coming into the game, it seemed like Williston didn’t hold much of a chance against the Hornets athleticism, but the Red Devils held their own in the first quarter and forced a 0-0 score. This raised concerns on the Hornets side as Hawthorne is done a man – a big one at that. Quarterback Richard Roundtree…the defending Rural Class Player of the Year. The Hornets have used a combination of Traeston Jones and Richard’s younger brother – Jasiah – at QB, and the two struggled in the first quarter. “We’re still figuring things out at QB,” coach Cornelius Ingram said. “I still have a lot of confidence in Traeston in what he can do with his legs and his arm.” That element finally began to come out in the second quarter. Jones ran well and set up Dakarai Wiggins for two touchdowns. The junior is now up to