BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Two second-quarter touchdowns gave the Union County High School football team the lead, but the Tigers were never able to score again in a 28-14 loss to Holmes County in a Nov. 20 Florida Invitational Tournament game in Bonifay. Holmes (6-5), the third seed in the tournament, scored on its first … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] What are you thankful for? If you ask the players for the Bradford High School football team, they’ll tell you they’re thankful to be practicing and preparing for a game during a holiday week. “We’re excited. Even though it’s Thanksgiving break, we’re still going to work,” senior Jy’Quez Cason said following … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Caiden Carn and Jy’Quez Cason each had an interception with less than three minutes remaining, with Carn scoring on his pick for the game’s final points in the Bradford High School football team’s 24-14 win over visiting Tampa Berkeley Prep in a Region 2-2A semifinal game on Nov. 21. “The crowd … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School was outscored 4-1 in the second half of a 4-2 loss to visiting Williston in a boys soccer match on Nov. 20. Ryder Thomas recorded assists on both goals, which were scored by Noah Jaramillo and Kipton Spence. The Indians (3-4-1) entered the match off a 4-3 … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School senior Eva Whitehead had several Division I colleges to choose from, but in the end, the University of Alabama felt like the place she needed to take her swimming talent to. Whitehead, who recently won the Class 1A state championship in the 200-yard individual medley for the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School opened girls basketball season with a 48-10 win over host Hope Christian Academy on Nov. 17, with 10 players putting themselves in the scoring column. Rigby Morford led the Indians with 10 points, while Raven Bastin, Daisy Hubbard and Grace Keaton each had six. Keystone also got … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Keystone Heights High School softball standout Amberlea Wagner signed a letter of intent with Santa Fe College during a ceremony in the high school cafeteria on Tuesday, November 18. Principal Laurie Burke said Wagner embodies the school’s values. “We love to have our students like this shine for us, and I’m … Read more
David Canova Mr. David E. Canova, 85, of Starke and a former resident of over 50 years at Kingsley Lake passed away at HCA Hospital in Gainesville, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. He was born Sept. 14, 1940, in Gainesville, to the late Levy and Mona (Alderman) Canova. David lived a full and vibrant life, cherished … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Trenton Noble scored the only goal in the Keystone Heights High School boys soccer team’s 5-1 loss at Fernandina Beach on Nov. 14. The loss capped an 0-2-1 week that began with a 5-0 loss at Columbia on Nov. 10. The Indians (2-3-1) then finished in a 2-2 tie against visiting … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School opened the postseason by easily defeating the 39th team in the Florida High School Athletic Association/MaxPreps Class 2A power rankings (see related story) and will now play the 13th-ranked team in a Region 2-2A semifinal game on Friday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. The Tornadoes (10-1), who are … Read more
