BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Newberry was the Class 1A state runner-up in volleyball the past two years, but it was Union County that had gotten the best of the Panthers this season in two matches, including a hard-fought 3-2 win for the District 7 championship on Oct. 28. It was another hard-fought match…
BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor A rumble in the Jungle ended the Union County High School football game early, but the end result was another victory for the Tigers, who got three touchdowns from Dayviontae “Bubba” Thompson in defeating visiting Newberry 45-13 on Oct. 29. Union (9-0) added another double-digit win to its…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School’s volleyball team begins postseason play tonight at home against Newberry in a 7 p.m. Region 4-1A semifinal match. The Tigers (14-8) and the Panthers (17-10) just played each other on Oct. 28, with Union winning 3-2 to claim the District 7 championship trophy. Union is…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Alex Addington placed 19th out of 72 for Keystone Heights High School at the Nov. 1 Region 1-1A boys golf finals, which also included Union County’s Caleb Zapp. The entire Keystone team competed at the event, which was held at Marsh Landing Country Club in Ponte Vedra. The Indians…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Visiting Madison County scored touchdowns on all but one of its first-half possessions, rushing for 388 yards in defeating the Bradford High School football team 32-21 on Oct. 29. Bradford, which suffered its second loss in three games, closes out the regular season by hosting Fort White for homecoming…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Dalton Hollingsworth rushed for all four touchdowns, but the Keystone Heights High School football team needed only one of those scores as its defense held host Stanton Prep to less than 40 yards in a 32-0 win on Oct. 28. The Indians (9-0) have won every game by double…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School senior volleyball players Maegan Beatty and Sabrena Howard were successfully nominated for the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s inaugural Best and Brightest Awards. Beatty, a 5-4 setter, is a member of the 471-member first team, while Howard, a 5-10 right side, is on the 376-member second…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer The Florida High School Athletic Association released its newest football RPI rankings on Oct. 27, with Bradford, Keystone Heights and Union County all ranked third in their respective regions. When the regular season concludes, the FHSAA will make a final RPI calculation, which consists of an equation that includes…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School missed out on a regional berth as a team by one place, but boys team member Tristan Holder earned the right to advance as an individual at the District 2-2A meet, which was held Oct. 27 at Bishop Kenny in Jacksonville. The top eight teams will…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Tyler Griffin and Tyler Shaw led the Keystone Heights High School boys cross country team to a seventh-place, regional-qualifying finish at the District 2-2A meet, which was held Oct. 27 at Bishop Kenny in Jacksonville. The top eight teams earned the right to move on to the Region 1…
