BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Former players and current and past coaches and administrators paid tribute to the man Walt Darty said represents Keystone baseball on Feb. 15 at Keystone Heights High School’s Alan Mattox Preseason Classic. Mattox retired after last season, bringing to an end a 29-year career at KHHS in which he … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School junior Daylyn Diston was named Player of the Year, while Bradford High School senior quarterback Amari Jones was named Offensive Player of the Year with the release of the Gainesville Sun’s Small-School All-Area Football Teams. Diston recorded 36 tackles (22 solo) and had one forced … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School had 10 players honored, including two who received multiple honors and three who were first-team selections, with the release of the Gainesville Sun’s Big-School All-Area Football Teams. Senior running back Dalton Hollingsworth and senior linemen Caleb Moncrief and Luke Snider were first-team offensive picks. Hollingsworth … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School had two players receive second-team honors, while another earned honorable mention with the release of the Class 4A All-State teams. Senior Dalton Hollingsworth was a second-team defensive pick as an athlete. He made 60 tackles (29 solo). Hollingsworth was also a standout on offense, rushing … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford and Union County high schools had 15 football players receive Class 1A All-State recognition, including six who earned first-team honors. Tornadoes running back Manny Covey and quarterback Amari Jones were first-team picks on offense. Covey, a junior who made the team as a utility player, rushed for 558 … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer It was a day full of big lifts, but the most rewarding came when Bradford High School girls weightlifters were able to lift the Class 1A state championship trophy. Thanks to seven of its eight competing weightlifters placing in the top four, including three who won their weight classes, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Kaylee Wright became the first girls weightlifter to earn a state medal for Keystone Heights High School in nine years, placing sixth in the 183-pound class at the Feb. 12 Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A Finals, which were held at Port St. Joe High School. Wright finished … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bell pulled to within four points late in the game, but Amari Jones and Jontez Williams combined to make six free throws, while Williams also grabbed two defensive rebounds in Bradford High School’s 55-49 win in the District 6-1A boys basketball championship game on Feb. 11 in Bell. Bradford, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School was held to 23 points by host Bishop Kenny, which made 17 three-pointers and defeated the Indians 81-23 in a Region 1-4A girls basketball quarterfinal game on Feb. 10. It’s not the way any team wants to end its season, but Keystone Head Coach Jessica … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Students, family members and others from the community lined U.S. 301 in front of Bradford High School this morning to give members of the girls weightlifting team an enthusiastic sendoff as they began their journey to the Class 1A state finals, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 12, at … Read more
