Indians improve to 8-0 with 50-7 win over Taylor

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor PIERSON— Conner Guy and Caleb Moncrief connected on two touchdown passes and Dalton Hollingsworth returned a punt for a touchdown in Keystone Heights’ 50-7 win over host Pierson Taylor on Oct. 21.  The Indians (8-0), who travel to play Jacksonville’s Stanton Prep on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m., have … Read more

Tigers rush for 501 yards in 49-14 win over Santa Fe

BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Caleb Crawford rushed for three touchdowns, while Rayvon Durant and Thomas Williams each gained more than 100 yards in the Union County High School football team’s 49-14 win over host Santa Fe on Oct. 22. Union, which hosts Newberry on Friday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m., averaged 11 … Read more

KHHS wins District 3-1A boys golf title, UCHS’ Zapp qualifies for regionals

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Alex Addington placed third overall for Keystone Heights, which won the District 3-1A boys golf championship on Oct. 25 at Quail Heights Country Club in Lake City. The Indians, who had a team score of 349, now advance to regional competition for the fifth time in four years. The … Read more

Tornadoes defeat Yulee 42-18 to even record

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Quarterback Amari Jones rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another two in the Bradford High School football team’s 42-18 win over host Yulee, a Class 5A team, on Oct. 22. Jones attempted only 14 passes (completing eight for 166 yards) as the Tornadoes, who host fellow Class 1A … Read more

Tigers win District 7-1A volleyball championship

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer It could’ve been 100 degrees inside the Union County High School gymnasium on Oct. 21, and Sabrena Howard still would’ve had goosebumps. She and fellow seniors Maegan Beatty and Caleigh Avery celebrated a championship in their final season, with the UCHS volleyball team defeating Newberry 3-2 (15-25, 25-14, 25-22, … Read more

Keystone reaches 8-0 with win over Taylor

Conner Guy and Caleb Moncrief connected on two touchdown passes and Dalton Hollingsworth returned a punt for a touchdown in Keystone Heights’ 50-7 win over Pierson-Taylor Thursday night.  The Indians have now outscored their opponents 364-69 over the first eight games of the season .  They travel to Jacksonville Stanton on Oct. 28 for a … Read more

Tigers defeat Indians 12-8 to win 2nd straight SMAC title

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer With only one starter returning from the previous season, it would be natural for people to expect a rebuilding year for the Lake Butler Middle School football team. However, the Tigers weren’t rebuilding. They were reloading. Lake Butler won its second straight Suwannee Middle Athletic Conference championship on Oct. … Read more

Tigers to play for District 7-1A volleyball title

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Top-seed Union County High School defeated fourth-seed Hilliard 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-21) in the semifinals of the District 7-1A volleyball tournament and will play second-seed Newberry for the championship on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at UCHS. Stats weren’t available as of this posting. The Tigers (14-8) entered … Read more

Indians advance to District 3-3A semis with win over Umatilla

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School advanced to the semifinals of the District 3-3A volleyball tournament, which KHHS is hosting, with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-20) win over seventh-seed Umatilla in the Oct. 19 quarterfinals. The second-seed Indians (14-9) will play third-seed Father Lopez (13-11) on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 7 … Read more