BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School, which won the District 4-1A championship, earned the third seed in Region 1 and will host sixth seed Keystone Heights in a quarterfinal game on Wednesday, April 23, at 6 p.m. In the regular-season matchup between the two District 4 teams, the Tornadoes (11-2) defeated the Indians (9-8) … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School’s baseball team came up short of playing for the District 6-Rural championship when it was defeated 4-2 by Branford in the tournament’s semifinal round, but the Tigers get another shot at Branford — this time with the right to play for the Region 3 championship on the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford earned the top seed, while Keystone Heights is the third seed in the District 4-1A flag football tournament, which begins Monday, April 14. The Tornadoes (10-2) have a first-round bye, but the Indians (8-7) will host sixth seed Palatka (3-7) in an April 14 quarterfinal at 6 p.m. If Keystone … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] The Bradford, Keystone Heights and Union County high school baseball teams begin play in their respective district tournaments on Tuesday, April 15. Keystone (17-7) is the number-one seed in the District 4-2A tournament and has a first-round bye. The tournament consists of two quarterfinal games on Monday, April 14: fourth seed … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School didn’t get the chance to play for a district championship, but the Indians will continue their season after being awarded an at-large berth in the Region 1-3A boys soccer playoffs, which begin Tuesday, Feb. 11. This is Keystone’s first time qualifying for the regional playoffs since 2020. … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Palatka High School scored six touchdowns and held Keystone Heights to 147 total offensive yards in shutting out the Indians 40-0 in a District 5, 2A game on Friday, October 25. The Panthers got on the board first with a tailback pass from running back Justin Fells to quarterback Tommy Offord … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Visiting Chiefland, which is fifth in the Florida High School Athletic Association/MaxPreps Rural Class power rankings, ran for more than 400 yards en route to a 54-0 win over the Keystone Heights High School football team on Oct. 18. The 7-1 Indians from Levy County entered intermission with a 41-0 lead, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School’s cross-country teams competed in the Oct. 19 New World Fall Spectacular, hosted by Bolles at Cecil Field Golf Course in Jacksonville, with Olivia Griffin earning a top-five finish and Ryder Thomas placing 11th out of a field of 400. Griffin competed in the girls C race (runners … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Keystone Heights High School’s football team fumbled three times in the first half and committed a costly roughing-the-kicker penalty in the third quarter en route to a 30-7 loss against District 5-2A opponent Santa Fe on Oct. 11 in Alachua. Penalties dominated the matchup, with referees assessing two penalties before the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School’s volleyball team will play for its district championship after knocking off the second-ranked team in the Florida High School Athletic Association/MaxPreps Rural Class power rankings. The third seed Tigers defeated second seed Lafayette 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 29-27, 25-12) in the semifinals of the District 6-Rural tournament on … Read more
