Bradford High School will open softball’s regular season with a home game, while Keystone Heights and Union County will get their starts in road games. The Tornadoes will host Clay on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. Union also plays on Feb. 17, traveling to Bartram Trail for a 7 p.m. game. The Indians travel … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School’s baseball team took a one-run lead in the top of the fifth, but host North Marion scored six unanswered runs in defeating the Indians 10-6 on Feb. 12. The Indians (0-2) trailed 4-3 entering the fifth. They began the inning with three straight singles hit by Anthony … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Seven players drove in a run each, while three pitchers combined to allow five hits in the Union County High School baseball team’s 9-3 win over visiting Saint Francis on Feb. 13. The Tigers (3-0) trailed 2-1 before scoring three runs in the bottom of the third. Mason Moore and Nate … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s Destiny Randolph took part in her first-ever state-championship meet in girls weightlifting, finishing with a 14th-place total in the traditional event’s 183-pound class at the Feb. 13 Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A Finals in Lakeland. Randolph was unsuccessful on her first two clean-and-jerk attempts, but she … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School’s Chloe Still was a runner-up at the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A Girls Weightlifting Finals, which were held Feb. 13 in Lakeland. Still, competing in the 139-pound class, passed out before she could complete her first clean-and-jerk attempt. However, she was able to return and … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Two Union County High School girls weightlifters earned medals in the traditional event at the Feb. 13 Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A Finals, with Briena Haight placing second in her class. Haight, competing in the 199-pound class, had a clean and jerk of 170 and a bench press of … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School has once again turned to the state of Georgia for its head football coach, announcing the hiring of Valdosta High School assistant Ross Baker. Baker, who served as Valdosta’s co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach, has 15 years of experience as a head coach and assistant coach at … Read more
William Bullard Sr. William David Bullard Sr., 88, of Starke, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. He was born April 26, 1937, in Miami to Eric and Nettie Bullard. William was united in marriage to the love of his life, Joan E. Perry, on Sept. 2, 1956. Joan preceded him in death. Together they … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Grant Timonere scored 42 points as the Hope Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team won its fourth straight game, defeating visiting Gainesville Christian Community on Feb. 6. Timonere also had eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. The Lions (11-7) got six points each from Rory Foster and Noah Gaffney, five … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School senior football players Kyren Green, Wilmarius Jackson and Jackson Parmeter signed letters of intent to play football at the next level during a Feb. 4 signing ceremony in the school’s auditorium. The National Signing Day event had offensive linemen Green and Jackson announce they were going to Division … Read more
