BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School struggled mightily against the second-ranked team in Class 3A, losing 48-13 in a Region 1 girls basketball game on Feb. 13 in Jacksonville. Bolles (23-4), the region’s top seed, now hosts a semifinal game against Andrew Jackson on Feb. 21. The eighth seed Tornadoes (16-10) were seeking their … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School was outscored 16-6 in the fourth quarter of a 54-49 loss to host Hilliard in a Region 3-Rural boys basketball game on Feb. 14 in Hilliard. King Madison scored approximately half of his 19 points in the fourth quarter in helping second seed Hilliard (18-5) survive and … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s baseball team got 13 strikeouts from pitcher Cannon Sapp, but fell 2-1 to host Branford on Feb. 13. The Tornadoes (0-2) scored first in the top of the third. Lucas White drew a one-out walk. With two outs, Jaxson Carter hit a 1-1 pitch for a double into … Read more
Bradford High School will open softball’s regular season with a home game, while Keystone Heights and Union County will get their starts in road games. The Tornadoes will host Clay on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. Union also plays on Feb. 17, traveling to Bartram Trail for a 7 p.m. game. The Indians travel … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School’s baseball team took a one-run lead in the top of the fifth, but host North Marion scored six unanswered runs in defeating the Indians 10-6 on Feb. 12. The Indians (0-2) trailed 4-3 entering the fifth. They began the inning with three straight singles hit by Anthony … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Seven players drove in a run each, while three pitchers combined to allow five hits in the Union County High School baseball team’s 9-3 win over visiting Saint Francis on Feb. 13. The Tigers (3-0) trailed 2-1 before scoring three runs in the bottom of the third. Mason Moore and Nate … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s Destiny Randolph took part in her first-ever state-championship meet in girls weightlifting, finishing with a 14th-place total in the traditional event’s 183-pound class at the Feb. 13 Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A Finals in Lakeland. Randolph was unsuccessful on her first two clean-and-jerk attempts, but she … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School’s Chloe Still was a runner-up at the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A Girls Weightlifting Finals, which were held Feb. 13 in Lakeland. Still, competing in the 139-pound class, passed out before she could complete her first clean-and-jerk attempt. However, she was able to return and … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Two Union County High School girls weightlifters earned medals in the traditional event at the Feb. 13 Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A Finals, with Briena Haight placing second in her class. Haight, competing in the 199-pound class, had a clean and jerk of 170 and a bench press of … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School has once again turned to the state of Georgia for its head football coach, announcing the hiring of Valdosta High School assistant Ross Baker. Baker, who served as Valdosta’s co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach, has 15 years of experience as a head coach and assistant coach at … Read more
