Raiford Wreckshop gets record performances at RPS meet

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer It was a different type of experience, but the outcome was the same for the weightlifters who train at Raiford Wreckshop. Youth lifters Courtney Comer, Brianna Jordan, Zeke Malphurs and Mahailya Reeves and adult lifter Carrie Canatsey all won their respective age/weight divisions at the Oct. 23 Revolution Powerlifting … Read more

Indians improve to 8-0 with 50-7 win over Taylor

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor PIERSON— Conner Guy and Caleb Moncrief connected on two touchdown passes and Dalton Hollingsworth returned a punt for a touchdown in Keystone Heights’ 50-7 win over host Pierson Taylor on Oct. 21.  The Indians (8-0), who travel to play Jacksonville’s Stanton Prep on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m., have … Read more

Tigers rush for 501 yards in 49-14 win over Santa Fe

BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Caleb Crawford rushed for three touchdowns, while Rayvon Durant and Thomas Williams each gained more than 100 yards in the Union County High School football team’s 49-14 win over host Santa Fe on Oct. 22. Union, which hosts Newberry on Friday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m., averaged 11 … Read more

KHHS wins District 3-1A boys golf title, UCHS’ Zapp qualifies for regionals

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Alex Addington placed third overall for Keystone Heights, which won the District 3-1A boys golf championship on Oct. 25 at Quail Heights Country Club in Lake City. The Indians, who had a team score of 349, now advance to regional competition for the fifth time in four years. The … Read more

Tornadoes defeat Yulee 42-18 to even record

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Quarterback Amari Jones rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another two in the Bradford High School football team’s 42-18 win over host Yulee, a Class 5A team, on Oct. 22. Jones attempted only 14 passes (completing eight for 166 yards) as the Tornadoes, who host fellow Class 1A … Read more

Tigers win District 7-1A volleyball championship

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer It could’ve been 100 degrees inside the Union County High School gymnasium on Oct. 21, and Sabrena Howard still would’ve had goosebumps. She and fellow seniors Maegan Beatty and Caleigh Avery celebrated a championship in their final season, with the UCHS volleyball team defeating Newberry 3-2 (15-25, 25-14, 25-22, … Read more

Tigers defeat Indians 12-8 to win 2nd straight SMAC title

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer With only one starter returning from the previous season, it would be natural for people to expect a rebuilding year for the Lake Butler Middle School football team. However, the Tigers weren’t rebuilding. They were reloading. Lake Butler won its second straight Suwannee Middle Athletic Conference championship on Oct. … Read more