BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School outscored visiting Palatka 21-10 in the second half as the Tornadoes defeated the Panthers 35-25 in the semifinals of the District 3-3A girls basketball tournament on Feb. 4. The second seed Tornadoes (15-9) will play for the championship against top seed Newberry (19-3) on Friday, Feb. 6, at … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School ended the regular season with a 51-40 win over host Bell on Jan. 30 to enter the District 3-3A tournament on a three-game win streak. The sixth seed Indians (7-14) travel to play third seed Baldwin (10-11) in the quarterfinals of the district tournament on Tuesday, Feb. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] It was a quick recruiting process, but that’s because Union County High School senior Erick Lasseter found a place that truly feels like home. Lasseter signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Division II Glenville State University during a Jan. 28 ceremony in the UCHS media center. “It just … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Raven Bastin hit the go-ahead three-pointer and scored nine points in the fourth quarter to help the Keystone Heights High School girls basketball team rally for a 33-31 win over visiting Baldwin in a Feb. 2 District 3-3A tournament quarterfinal game. It was Keystone’s first district tournament win in four years. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Maliki Cobarris poured in 25 points for the Bradford High School boys basketball team in a 49-46 win over host Crescent City on Jan. 30. Nixon finished with eight points and had a team-high nine rebounds, while the Tornadoes also got six points from Breion Johnson and five points each from … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Garrison Smith gave the Union County High School boys basketball team a chance to tie the game after making two technical free throws, but the Tigers missed a three-point shot in the final seconds of a 55-52 loss to host Branford on Jan. 31. The Tigers (13-7) trailed 14-8 in the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School’s Riley Gibson won her weight class at the Jan. 31 Region 3-1A girls weightlifting meet and will be one of three Tigers who’ll compete at state. Gibson had a first-place total of 245 pounds (115-pound clean and jerk, 130-pound bench press) in the 119-pound class, which tied … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s Destiny Randolph punched her ticket to state by winning her weight class at the Jan. 31 Region 3-1A girls weightlifting meet at West Nassau High School. Randolph, who won a District 6 title the previous week, had a 275-pound total (140-pound clean and jerk, 135-pound bench press) to … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Five placed first or second in helping the Keystone Heights High School girls weightlifting team win the Region 3-1A traditional championship on Jan. 31 at West Nassau High School. Keystone had 49 points in winning the program’s first regional title. The Indians finished 20 points ahead of runner-up West Nassau. Kyle … Read more
