BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Andy Merrill, a former cross country and track and field athlete at Bradford High School, has returned to his alma mater to take control of the cross country program. Merrill, a 2012 BHS graduate, just knew he’d be back at the school one day. Needless to say, he was … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Tez Williams caught two touchdown passes and came up with two interceptions for a defense that created five turnovers in all in the Bradford High School football team’s 33-12 win over visiting Class 5A Suwannee on Sept. 24. Bradford (2-3) has now won two of its last three games … Read more
BY CHUCK DOWLING Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Winless Interlachen rolled into Keystone Heights (5-0) on Sept. 24, hoping to notch its first victory over the Indians since 2016. Whatever hopes the Rams had on the short 17-mile bus ride over were quickly dashed once the whistle blew and Keystone quickly asserted its dominance en route … Read more
BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Daylyn Diston and Rayvon Durant both rushed for more than 100 yards and combined to score four touchdowns as the Union County High School football team made its first road trip a successful one, defeating Williston 45-12 on Sept. 24. It was the second straight double-digit victory — … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School’s volleyball team has won five in a row after a 1-7 start, with its latest win coming against host Interlachen by a score of 3-2 (27-25, 22-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-11) on Sept. 28. The Tornadoes (6-7) got a tremendous defensive effort from Rylie Blankenship, who recorded … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School’s volleyball team ended a five-match losing streak, defeating visiting Union County, which is ranked fifth in Class 1A, 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25- 23) on Sept. 27. The first set of the Sept. 27 match was tied at 14-14 before Keystone (10-7) scored four straight points … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Tyler Griffin and Olivia Griffin each placed in the top 10 for Keystone Heights High School at the ninth annual Trinity Catholic Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 25. In the 99-member varsity boys race, Tyler Griffin ran a seventh-place time of 17:10. Three of his teammates placed in the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer If the high school football season ended today, Bradford, Keystone Heights and Union County would all be in the playoffs, based upon the initial rating percentage index rankings released by the Florida High School Athletic Association on Sept. 22. Union is sits atop the rankings in Region 3 of … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School’s varsity volleyball team traveled to Live Oak to play Suwannee last night, defeating the Bulldogs 3-0. The Tornadoes (4-7) have now won three straight matches, earning victories over Fort White and Palatka prior to playing Suwannee. The Suwannee match was Bradford’s second straight 3-0 sweep. Bradford … Read more
