BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School placed third at the Oct. 28 District 5-1A boys golf tournament in Gainesville, missing out on an automatic regional berth by one spot. The top two teams in each of the four district tournaments in Region 2 automatically advanced. An additional four teams will receive at-large berths. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s football team maintained the top spot in the Florida High School Athletic Association/MaxPreps power rankings for Region 2-2A and moved up in the rankings for Class 2A overall. Rankings, which take record and strength of schedule into account, are updated weekly and will be used to determine playoff … Read more
BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Union County High School’s football team lost its third straight game as the Tigers lost 35-0 to visiting Hudson on Oct. 24. The Tigers (2-6) are riddled with injuries and were without several starters as the Cobras (3-6) dominated on both sides of the ball. Hudson struck early, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School fell one spot shy of earning an automatic berth to regionals with a third-place finish at the District 5-1A girls golf tournament, which was held Oct. 27 in Chiefland. The top two teams in each district earn the right to advance, while an additional four teams in … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Keystone Heights High School (0-9) quarterback Hunter Crumpton rushed for 106 yards and completed 7 of 12 passes for 75 yards against two interceptions in the Indians’ 46-3 loss to Palatka at the Panthers’ Bennett-Cooper Field. Palatka quarterback Tommy Offord also had a big night, breaking John L. Williams’ 44-year-old single-season … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] A lot of people received nice prizes at the annual Altrusa of Starke Gala, but only one won the best prize of all — Dorene Davis, who was announced as the $2,500 grand-prize winner at the Oct. 23 event at Starke’s Gov. Charley E. Johns Conference Center. Everyone who bought a … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School senior swimmer Eva Whitehead took her first official step in defending her state championship, qualifying for regional competition with her performance at the District 2-1A meet, which was hosted Oct. 21 by Jacksonville’s Episcopal School. Whitehead, who won the 200-yard individual medley state title last season, placed … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School’s volleyball team swept Lafayette for the second straight time, defeating the host Hornets 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-22) in an Oct. 25 Region 3-Rural semifinal match. Third seed Union (21-8) will now travel to play top seed Branford (21-4) for the Region 3 championship on Tuesday, Oct. 28, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s football team turned two early turnovers into points in defeating visiting Santa Fe 21-7 and winning the District 5-2A championship on Oct. 24. The Tornadoes have now won their district in three of the four years under Head Coach Jamie Rodgers. “The seniors from last year — they … Read more
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sharing the reminder that if you have bats roosting in your home or other buildings, the fall season is an ideal time to exclude them. Florida’s native and beneficial bat species typically roost in trees, caves or other natural spaces, but can also be attracted to … Read more
