KHHS’ Brooks ties for 3rd in Oct. 8 girls match

BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School girls golfer Aubrey Brooks finished in a two-way tie for third in an Oct. 8 match against Middleburg at Orange Park’s Eagle Landing Golf Club. The Indians had a team score of 271, which placed them behind Middleburg, which had a score of 200. Brooks made par … Read more

Volleyball teams play in district tournaments next week

BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford, Keystone Heights and Union County high schools will compete in their respective district volleyball tournaments next week, with the Indians and the Tigers both opening with matches on Monday, Oct. 14, while the Tornadoes play Tuesday, Oct. 15. Keystone is hosting the semifinals and championship match of the District 5-3A … Read more

Updated: BHS-KHHS varsity football game to be played Sept. 25

BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Due to concerns over the weather conditions caused by Hurricane Helene, Bradford High School’s homecoming football game against Keystone Heights has been moved from Friday, Sept. 27, to Wednesday, Sept. 25. Kickoff will be 5 p.m. The Bradford County School District will eventually make an announcement on the homecoming parade and … Read more

BHS, UCHS are 1, 2 in inaugural power rankings

BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School is number one in Class 2A, while Union County is number two in Rural with the release of this season’s first Florida High School Athletic Association/MaxPreps football rankings. The rankings, which rely upon a formula that factors in results and strength of schedule, will be updated every week, … Read more

New name, same fish: largemouth bass are now Florida bass

Genetics studies confirmed what many anglers and biologists have believed for a long time – Florida bass are special. Florida’s most popular freshwater game fish has a new name. The American Fisheries Society established the Florida bass as a separate species from the largemouth bass. This means that in most of Florida (except the western Panhandle), what … Read more

BHS, KHHS, UCHS earn at-large bids to Region 1-2A track finals

BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] The top four finishers in each event at the District 3-2A track and field meet earned automatic berths in the Region 1 meet, but Braford, Keystone Heights and Union County high schools also had athletes receive at-large bids to the meet, which will be held Tuesday, May 7, at the University … Read more