Tornadoes are state champs

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Lakeland. It’s where the Bradford High School boys basketball team wanted to be at the end of the season, but the goal went beyond simply getting there and playing in the Final Four at the RP Funding Center. The Tornadoes wanted to bring the Class 1A championship trophy back … Read more

Indians’ Mitzel, Rogel to play college softball

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School senior softball players Madi Mitzel and Emma Rogel work together on the field as pitcher and catcher respectively, so it seemed fitting that the two participated in a joint scholarship-signing ceremony on Feb. 28 in the school’s cafeteria. “She’s been my best friend since like … Read more

BMS girls basketball team enjoys 8-0 season

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer For the first time in 10 years, a Bradford Middle School girls basketball team put together a perfect season, going 8-0 and doing it in dominant fashion, for the most part. Prior to the team’s season-ending banquet on Feb. 19 in the BMS cafeteria, Head Coach Rick Barr said … Read more

NCA Eagles soar back to the top of SECC

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Caroline Smith’s rebound putback at the buzzer gave the Northside Christian Academy girls basketball team a 14-12 win over Open Bible (Valdosta, Georgia) in an eight-minute playoff quarter at the Southeastern Christian Conference tournament on Feb. 19 in Waycross, Georgia. It concluded a 17-4 season and gave the Eagles … Read more