BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School’s Quinn Raulerson and Christian Simmons won their weight classes in the traditional event (bench press and clean and jerk), while Simmons also won his class in the snatch event at today’s Region 2-1A boys weightlifting finals at Keystone Heights High School. The champions in each … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School had four automatic qualifiers for state in each of the snatch and traditional (bench press and clean and jerk) events en route to winning the team championship trophies in each at today’s Region 2-1A boys weightlifting finals at KHHS. “It’s what we planned on,” said … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Ayden Elixson, Trevor Holtzendorf and Eli Rimes each drove in two runs, while Quinten Rawls threw a five-hit shutout in the Union County High School baseball team’s 11-0, five-inning win over host Dixie County on April 7. The Tigers (8-6) scored four runs in each of the first two … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School girls track and field member Kaelyn Booker placed third in the 400m at the April 1 Don Hall Invitational at Orange Park High School. Booker ran the 400m in 1:03. She earned one of four top-eight finishes for the girls team. Natalie Thomas and Alissa Reddish … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School’s baseball team broke a three-game scoreless streak, but still lost by double digits, with host Fort White defeating the Tornadoes 13-3 on March 30. The Tornadoes, who were outscored by a total 41-0 in their previous three games, fell behind 7-0 to Fort White before scoring … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Dalton Hollingsworth drove in two of his three runs as part of a 10-run fourth inning, helping the Keystone Heights High School baseball team defeat host Yulee 12-1 in five innings on April 4. With the game tied at 1-1, Noah Branch led off the top of the fourth … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Four players drove in a run each as part of a six-run fourth inning as the Bradford High School softball defeated host Orange Park 8-3 on April 4. With one out in the fourth, Hannah McFarland drew a walk and then scored on a Masey Padgett double. Padgett then … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer With the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth, Quinten Rawls scored on a wild pitch, giving the Union County High School baseball team an 8-7 win over visiting Oak Hall on April 4. The Tigers (7-6) trailed 7-6 entering the seventh. Jake Walker drew a one-out walk. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Leah Clark hit the go-ahead run as part of a two-run sixth inning for the Union County High School softball team, which recorded a 6-4 road win over Class 6A Gainesville on April 4. The Tigers (10-1) scored the final three runs of the game as they bounced back … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Sampson Jackson, who guided Bradford High School to its first-ever boys basketball state championship, was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 1A Coach of the Year on March 24. That put Jackson in the running for the overall Coach of the Year award. It was announced on April 4 … Read more
