BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School trailed for the majority of the game and fell behind by 26 points in the third quarter before ultimately losing 58-46 to top-seed Dunnellon in the District 4-4A girls basketball championship game tonight at North Marion High School. The third-seed Indians (19-5) trimmed a double-digit … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer It certainly wasn’t pretty, but what matters is the Bradford High School girls basketball team won, defeating Dixie County 31-23 in the semifinals of the District 6-1A tournament on Feb. 3. Now, the Tornadoes (9-10) have a chance to win the district championship. It’ll be a matchup against the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer “The curse is over!” So said Keystone Heights High School Head Girls Basketball Coach Jessica Carter, who watched her team rally from an 18-8 first-quarter deficit to a 52-35 win over North Marion in the semifinals of the District 4-4A tournament on Feb. 2. It wasn’t of the nature … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School will host the Alan Mattox Preseason Baseball Classic on Tuesday, Feb. 15, honoring the longtime head coach who retired following last season. Play begins with Clay taking on Palatka at 4 p.m., followed by the Indians, under new Head Coach Chris Roach, taking on Fort … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Most of the victories came through the host team forfeiting six weight classes, but the Union County High School wrestling team did have three earn wins through actual competition in a 53-23 win over Palatka on Jan. 27. The Tigers’ winners — Kale Waters (113 class), Alexander Cortese (182) … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Two Keystone Heights High School wrestlers earned three wins each at the Jan. 22 Terry Parker Duals. Jason Bowden went 3-1 in the 126-pound class, pinning two opponents, while Sheppard Wingate went 3-1 in the 152 class, recording all three of his wins by pins. On Jan. 15, Cody … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School’s Jaira Highland competed in the Region 2-1A girls weightlifting finals on Jan. 29 at Daytona Beach’s Father Lopez Catholic High School, finishing with an overall total of 225 pounds. Highland placed 12th in the 199 class. She had a best bench press of 110 and … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Cole Andersen-Davis posted a double-double for the Union County High School boys basketball team, which defeated host Baker County 57-53 on Jan. 28. Andersen-Davis led the Tigers with 17 points, while Thomas Williams and Curran Webb scored 14 and 11, respectively. Andersen-Davis and Webb grabbed 10 and nine rebounds, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer The Bradford High School boys basketball team lost its third game in a row, falling 58-49 to Class 7A Oakleaf on Jan. 28 in Orange Park. Shayne Davis and Jontez Williams scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, while Chalil Cummings had eight points, five rebounds, seven steals and three … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Santee Blye and Aniyah Carroll combined for 27 points and 36 rebounds, helping the Bradford High School girls basketball team defeat visiting Williston 35-25 on Jan. 27. Carroll scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Blye scored nine points and grabbed 27 rebounds. The Tornadoes (8-10) also got … Read more
