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Wright and Hamm crowned Keystone king and queen

BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor Keystone Heights High School students produced the annual Pow Wow pep rally on Thursday, October 8. Homecoming events throughout the week and during the pep rally included the hallway decoration contest, won by the seniors; a skit competition between individual groups and classes, won by the sophomores; a…

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KHHS’ Brooks ties for 3rd in Oct. 8 girls match

BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School girls golfer Aubrey Brooks finished in a two-way tie for third in an Oct. 8 match against Middleburg at Orange Park’s Eagle Landing Golf Club. The Indians had a team score of 271, which placed them behind Middleburg, which had a score of 200. Brooks made par…

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KHHS boys golf team is 2nd in Oct. 8 match

BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School played in an Oct. 8 boys golf match at Alachua’s Turkey Creek Golf and Country Club, with Ty Mitzel leading the team with a fifth-place finish. The Indians had a team score of 176, which left them trailing first-place Santa Fe by 18 strokes. Keystone placed second…

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Keystone announcer carries on tradition

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] For over 15 years, Bob Kinsey called football games for Keystone Heights High School.  After “the voice of the Indians left,” the school named the press box in his honor and assigned Ron Hartman to fill Kinsey’s shoes. Hartman said he sees himself as carrying on the legacy that Kinsey began.…

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Van Zant: remember the families of fallen service members

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The new city manager of Keystone Heights gave the address at the city’s Memorial Day ceremony, organized by AMVETS Post 86. The former Army helicopter pilot told the crowd about two men he knew personally who gave their lives for their country. The first was the father of Ethan Chapman. Ethan…

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