BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford and Keystone Heights high schools each had three wrestlers compete in their respective regional meets, but had none place in the top four to keep their seasons alive. The top four in each weight class at the regional level qualified for state. At the Region 1-1A meet, which was held…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School’s Aidan Hancock went 4-0 after a second-round loss, punching his ticket to the Class 1A wrestling state finals with a third-place finish at the Region 1 meet, which was held Feb. 27-28 at Bay High School in Panama City. The top four finishers in each weight class…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School improved to 4-1 in girls tennis with a 4-3 win over host Bradford on Feb. 26. The Indians got three wins in singles play, with Addison Smith defeating Victoria Hudgens 8-3, Alli Tisdale defeating Kaiya Thompson 8-4 and Rachel Blank defeating Brylee Gibson 8-5. Bradford (1-5) got…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Host Santa Fe built a 7-0 lead en route to handing the Keystone Heights High School softball team a 10-3 loss on Feb. 26. The Indians, who were held to four hits, didn’t get on the board until Amber Wagner hit an RBI single in the sixth. Rebecca Binet hit a…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s softball team committed an error that allowed a run to score in the bottom of the eighth as the Tornadoes lost 7-6 to host Bartram Trail on Feb. 24. The Tornadoes (0-3) took the lead in the third, fourth and fifth innings, but the Bears always answered with…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County’s 6-1 loss to Keystone Heights on Feb. 23 (see related post) ended a two-match win streak, which began with a 4-3 win over host West Nassau on Feb. 12. The Tigers (3-3) had three players win in singles: Kenli Jenkins 8-2, Abigail Fishburn 8-3 and Ava Bernal 8-3. The…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School won all five singles matches in defeating visiting Union County 6-1 in girls tennis on Feb. 23. Singles results were Addison Smith over Bristol Lang 85, Kherrington Norman over Brooklyn Barnes 8-0, Evie Hallberg over Kenli Jenkins 8-6, Maira Papaiannou over Abigail Fishburn 8-4 and Aryiah Wilson…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School got home runs from Emma Handley and Shelby Stewart, while Leanne Dicks and Addyson Hinds combined to drive in seven runs in a 12-2, five-inning win over visiting Lafayette in a Feb. 23 softball game. Lafayette (0-4) took advantage of two errors in scoring two runs off…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School scored three runs on errors and got one RBI each from four players in a 7-3 win over visiting Clay in a Feb. 23 softball game. The game was scoreless until the Indians (2-1) plated four runs in the bottom of the third. Cadie Bowles led the…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Three Keystone Heights High School wrestlers will move on to regionals, including Atreyu Contes and Arthur Durning, who were the runners-up in their weight classes at the Feb. 21 District 5-1A meet at Citrus High School in Inverness. The top four in each weight class qualified for the Region 2 meet,…
