NEWBERRY — While high school football always holds the spotlight in Florida deep into the fall season, the basketball season looms large to keep the excitement in the air. This is certainly the case for the Newberry High School, as a prosperous football season draws to a close and the …
Read More »Newberry Prepares To Host Bradford In Playoff Matchup
Coming off a 24-7 victory over the Palatka Panthers last week, the Newberry Panthers are looking to continue their playoff journey against the Bradford Tornadoes this Friday. Panthers Win After a dominating performance against Palatka, the Newberry Panthers are focused improving on their game. By scoring in every quarter, the …
Read More »Union County Hosts Second Round of FHSAA Class Rural Playoffs
The Union County Fightin’ Tigers (9-1) are gearing up for a challenging matchup against the Pahokee Blue Devils (7-3). They will host the second round of the FHSAA Class Rural Championship on Nov. 22. The Tigers are coming off a dominant 42-20 victory over Holmes County, while Pahokee secured a …
Read More »Buchholz High Prepares For Postseason Football
It’s playoff season for high school football, and the Buchholz Bobcats (7-3) will host the Evans Trojans (6-4) in the opening round of the 2024 FHSAA Football State Championships this Friday. Buchholz Bobcats: Notes The Bobcats are on a three-game winning streak at home. Their offense has been stellar and …
Read More »Santa Fe Girls Basketball Ready For Improvements In Coach Williams’ Second Season
In Brandy Williams’ first season on the bench in Alachua, the Santa Fe High School girls’ basketball team managed a 7-11 record before its season came to an end in the second round of the 4A-District 5 tournament. As she now sits on the precipice of the 2024-25 season, Williams …
Read More »Newberry Ends Regular Season At 8-2 Amidst Tragedy
OCALA — Although the 2A-District 5 champion Newberry Panthers closed out the regular season with a 37-14 victory Friday night against the 1A-District 4 champion Ocala Trinity Catholic Celtics, that was not the priority as fans exited the stands. At the 10:37 mark of the fourth quarter after a Celtics’ touchdown, a …
Read More »Column: Ms. Kathy — Heart And Soul Of Newberry High School
NEWBERRY — If you can count on one thing during Panthers games it is hearing every student happily calling out her name. I have been covering Newberry Panthers games for two months and one thing that stays consistent across all Panthers sports is the school spirit. Few things compare to the school …
Read More »Bradford Spoils Santa Fe’s Senior Night With Dominant Showing
ALACHUA — The Bradford High School Tornadoes stormed into Alachua on Friday to hand the Santa Fe High School Raiders a 44-0 loss on Senior Night. Bradford (8-1) set the tone early and never looked back, scoring touchdowns on six of its eight offensive possessions. The Tornadoes’ typical strong ground game got …
Read More »Oak Hall Volleyball Advances To Regional Semifinals
The Oak Hall Eagles swept the visiting Jacksonville Providence School Stallions on Tuesday night to advance to Saturday’s Class 2A Regional Volleyball Semifinals. Tight From Start The regional quarterfinal match featured the Eagles, coming off a district championship title, and the Stallions, looking to bounce back from a loss to …
Read More »Santa Fe Volleyball Dominates Crystal River To Win 7th Straight District Title
ALACHUA — Santa Fe’s volleyball team dominated the 4A District 5 championship match Thursday against Crystal River to win its seventh consecutive title. Swift Defeat The Raiders (19-7) came out swinging against the Pirates (12-14). Solid performances from every player on the team took the Raiders one step closer to …
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