BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School seniors Luke Johns and Jake O’Steen have made big plays on the baseball diamond over the years, but the biggest for both occurred at the Lake Butler Community Center on Nov. 18, when they signed letters of intent to play college ball. “Playing at the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School senior Saige Dennis loves cold weather and softball. Thanks to Cleary University, she’ll get to experience both after graduating from KHHS. Dennis accepted an offer from the school, which is located in Howell, Michigan, and signed a letter of intent on Nov. 13. “It’s going … Read more
Bunny Sellers-Bates LAWTEY Bunny Melissa Sellers-Bates, 43, of Lawtey, was taken by God to rest in Christ Jesus eternally on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Born on May 12, 1978, in Jacksonville. A dedicated wife, daughter, sister, aunt, granddaughter, niece, cousin, sister-in-law, and friend. She lived her life selflessly, always serving others in love, and … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Hope Christian Academy opened boys basketball season in a big way on Nov. 12, defeating visiting Hart 2 Hart Academy 89-22. The Lions outscored the Warriors 31-3 in the first quarter and led 50-10 at halftime. Jude Hanson and Simon Hanson scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, while Roshad … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School hosted the P.K. Yonge boys soccer team on Nov. 29, losing 4-1. Chris Anderson scored the team’s lone goal off a Logan Spence assist. It was the second straight loss for the Indians (3-3). Keystone travels to play Interlachen on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7 … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School improved to 4-0, defeating host Middleburg 40-20 in a girls basketball game on Nov. 29. Lindsay Qualls and Madi Mitzel had eight of the Indians’ 16 field goals, with Qualls scoring a team-high 11 points. Mitzel, who scored six of the team’s 14 second-quarter points … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer After trailing by as many as 16 points, the Union County High School football team had a chance to tie the game with 1:08 remaining, but an incomplete pass on a two-point conversion play following Rayvon Durant’s 1-yard touchdown run resulted in host Chiefland winning the Region 3-1A championship … Read more
BY CHUCK DOWLING Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor The most successful season in Keystone Heights’ football history came to a disappointing end on Nov. 19 when the Indians fells 34-6 to the host Villages Charter Buffalo in the Region 2-4A semifinals. The loss came just one week after a resounding 50-0 home victory over the Umatilla … Read more
Kenneth Brown HAMPTON Kenneth Jerry Brown, age 70, of Hampton passed away at his home on Friday, November 19, 2021. Kenneth was born in Belmont, Mississippi on August 25, 1951 to the late William Kenneth and Lois “Bates” Brown. Mr. Brown was an amateur radio operator, a veteran of the United States Marine … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School won every weight class and earned four second-place finishes as well in defeating visiting Fleming Island 65-26 in a Nov. 18 girls weightlifting meet. The Tornadoes, who improved to 3-0, had the following winners: Abbie Markham with a 155 total (80 bench press, 75 clean and … Read more
