Tigers begin Region 4-1A volleyball playoffs at home

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School’s volleyball team begins postseason play tonight at home against Newberry in a 7 p.m. Region 4-1A semifinal match. The Tigers (14-8) and the Panthers (17-10) just played each other on Oct. 28, with Union winning 3-2 to claim the District 7 championship trophy. Union is … Read more

Madison rides 4-TD half in defeating Tornadoes 32-21

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Visiting Madison County scored touchdowns on all but one of its first-half possessions, rushing for 388 yards in defeating the Bradford High School football team 32-21 on Oct. 29. Bradford, which suffered its second loss in three games, closes out the regular season by hosting Fort White for homecoming … Read more

UCHS’ Beatty and Howard are among AVCA’s Best and Brightest

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School senior volleyball players Maegan Beatty and Sabrena Howard were successfully nominated for the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s inaugural Best and Brightest Awards. Beatty, a 5-4 setter, is a member of the 471-member first team, while Howard, a 5-10 right side, is on the 376-member second … Read more

Area football teams still in top 3 in RPI rankings

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer The Florida High School Athletic Association released its newest football RPI rankings on Oct. 27, with Bradford, Keystone Heights and Union County all ranked third in their respective regions. When the regular season concludes, the FHSAA will make a final RPI calculation, which consists of an equation that includes … Read more

KHHS boys team qualifies for cross country regionals

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Tyler Griffin and Tyler Shaw led the Keystone Heights High School boys cross country team to a seventh-place, regional-qualifying finish at the District 2-2A meet, which was held Oct. 27 at Bishop Kenny in Jacksonville. The top eight teams earned the right to move on to the Region 1 … Read more