BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School opened the postseason by easily defeating the 39th team in the Florida High School Athletic Association/MaxPreps Class 2A power rankings (see related story) and will now play the 13th-ranked team in a Region 2-2A semifinal game on Friday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. The Tornadoes (10-1), who are…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] It was a 1-1-1 week for the Keystone Heights High School girls soccer team, ending with a 7-1 loss to host Fernandina Beach on Nov. 14. The Indians’ lone goal was scored by Tayler Buchanan off a Kayle Buchanan assist. Keystone (2-3-1) began the week with a 2-2 tie against visiting…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford County native Shanon “Shane” Kiser was named Leon County’s Glenn Howell Distinguished Educator of the Year. “I still feel at a loss for words,” said Kiser, who learned he was the award recipient on Oct. 27. Kiser, a 2010 Bradford High School graduate and son of Emanuel “Joe” and Cassandra…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Age is just a number. Judy Benjamin believes that. As she likes to say, “You don’t have to curl up on the couch if you’re turning 65 or 70 or 75 or 80.” Yet at 81, Benjamin is doing something most of us wouldn’t attempt at any age — walking from…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School senior Eva Whitehead swam her way to her second straight state championship, winning the 200-yard individual medley at the Nov. 8 Class 1A Florida High School Athletic Association Finals, which were held in Ocala. “Very overwhelming,” Whitehead said when asked to describe her feelings. “I was coming…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Trenton Noble scored three goals as the Keystone Heights High School boys soccer team defeated visiting Oak Hall 6-1 on Nov. 6. Allowing only one goal was notable as freshman Mayson Youngblood stepped in to take the place of starting goalie Elijah Ortiz, who dislocated a finger during warmups. Noble scored…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s football team will host a Region 2-2A quarterfinal game against the Avon Park Red Devils on Friday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. The Tornadoes (9-1) found out their opponent and seeding during the Florida High School Athletic Association’s bracket-release show on Nov. 6. Bradford is the number one…
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] The Starke City Commission has approved a resolution to establish a sister city relationship with Próspera, a special economic zone (Zede) in Honduras. This decision was made Oct. 21, following Mayor Andy Redding’s recent visit to a country whose citizens are trying to define their future through economic development. “Some…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Both of Keystone Heights High School’s cross-country teams are advancing to region-level competition after earning top eight finishes at the District 2-2A meet, which was held Nov. 3 at Jacksonville’s Bishop Kenny High School. The boys team placed seventh out of 18 teams, finishing behind Bolles, Bishop Kenny, Eastside, Episcopal, Wolfson…
