BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Ar’Nayshia Griffin made five three-pointers and finished with 25 points to lead the Bradford High School girls basketball team to a 43-24 win over visiting Trenton on Jan. 29. It was the regular-season finale for the Tornadoes (14-9), who will host a District 3-3A tournament semifinal game against Palatka (10-10) on … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Despite being the eighth and final seed in the Region 1-3A playoffs, the Keystone Heights High School girls soccer team will host a quarterfinal match against South Walton on Monday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. The Indians (8-11-3) host a South Walton team that is ranked seventh in Class 3A. The … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Most of us probably aren’t going to find a reason to celebrate if we’re outdoors in 40-degree weather wearing short sleeves and shorts, but if you win a district championship, that’s an entirely different matter. The Keystone Heights High School girls soccer team scored three unanswered goals in defeating host Interlachen … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School will have an additional 10 weightlifters each competing in the Olympic and traditional events at Region 3-1A meet, while Union County and Keystone have six and three additional qualifiers, respectively. The champions at the District 6 meet (see related post) automatically qualified for the region meet, which … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s competitive cheer team placed sixth in Medium Non-Tumbling at the Jan. 23 Class 1A Florida High School Athletic Association Championships in Lakeland. The Tornadoes, who completed their fourth year in competitive cheer, have qualified for state every year. They earned a third-place finish at the 2025 state finals. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] A free throw by Kah’myra Hankerson sent the game into overtime, but the Bradford High School girls basketball team was then outscored 15-10 in losing 47-42 to visiting Oakleaf on Jan. 24. Oakleaf (11-11) scored eight of the first 11 points in overtime, but the Tornadoes cut their deficit to two … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Maliki Cobarris scored all but two of Bradford High School’s 17 fourth-quarter points as the Tornadoes defeated visiting Oakleaf 56-51 in a boys basketball game on Jan. 24. The Tornadoes (15-2) trailed 14-13 before opening the second quarter with a 12-4 run. Dylan Ruise scored the first basket of the quarter, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Trenton Noble scored both goals for the Keystone Heights High School boy soccer team in its 3-2 loss to Eastside in the Jan. 23 District 4-3A tournament semifinals in Alachua. The third seed Rams (6-8-3) play top seed Santa Fe (10-4-3) for the championship on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Second seed Keystone … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School senior Evan Christmas has put in a lot of work and time to get to this moment — signing a letter of intent to play baseball at the next level. Christmas, an outfielder/pitcher, took part in a signing ceremony on Jan. 16. He’ll be attending Southeastern Community … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Halea Lam and Ryleigh Thomas each scored two goals for the second seed Keystone Heights High School girls soccer team, which defeated third seed North Marion 7-0 in a Jan. 22 semifinal match in the District 4-3A tournament at Interlachen High School. Keystone (7-11-3) will play top seed Interlachen for the … Read more
