The Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves walked it off in the bottom of the seventh on a single by junior Cyrus Fariborzian to beat the Oak Hall Eagles 3-2 on Thursday at Roger Maris Field and win the program’s first district championship. Pitching Duel Sets Tone It was a battle …
Read More »Newberry Softball Pulls Away Late For Win Against P.K. Yonge
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers softball team gave its home crowd plenty to cheer about on Monday night — honoring senior Sarah Priester and using a monster sixth inning to blow past P.K. Yonge, 11-2, to improve to 14-3 on the season. Priester, the senior recognized before the game, reached …
Read More »Saint Francis Baseball Ends Season Hot With Win Against Dixie County
The baseball regular season ended well Friday for the Saint Francis Wolves, who improved to 17-6 after a 6-1 victory against Dixie County at home. The game ended early due to a severe storm stopped action in the bottom of the sixth. Saint Francis, however, pulled the game away from …
Read More »Newberry Flag Football Falls To Powerhouse Buchholz, 34-6
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers were overwhelmed Wednesday night by one of the nation’s top flag football teams, as the Buchholz Bobcats used a high-powered passing attack and stifling defense to cruise to a 34-6 win. Buchholz Sets Tone Early After a quick three-and-out on its opening drive, Newberry — …
Read More »Buchholz Girls Lacrosse Dominates South Lake, Advances To 2A-District 5 Semifinals
The Buchholz Bobcats girls lacrosse team defeated the Groveland South Lake Eagles 14-2 on Thursday to advance to the 2A-District 5 semifinals. Senior Gabri Trimboli scored the opening goal with 11:24 remaining to give Buchholz a 1-0 lead against the visitors. Buchholz’s Sara Davis scores their second goal, the assist …
Read More »Buchholz Flag Football Ends Bradford’s Undefeated Record In Overtime Nail-Biter
By Natalia Lopez and Riley Tirrell The host Buchholz Bobcats rallied in the second half to hand the Bradford Tornadoes their first loss of the flag football season in overtime, 20-19, on Tuesday. Bouncing back from a setback against the Santa Fe Raiders last week, Buchholz (9-1) displayed determination to …
Read More »Newberry Softball Suffers First Loss Of Season
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers lost to the Bronson Eagles, 4-1, on Tuesday to bring their hopes of an undefeated softball season to an end. For the purpose of learning and getting better, sometimes you gotta get knocked down, so this one will hurt. We don’t like to lose at …
Read More »Four Years Of Impact At Newberry: Lacrosse Player Reymar Basol
By Ava DiCecca and Audrey Layton About Basol NEWBERRY — Reymar Basol is finishing his senior year strong, closing out his four years of incredible contributions to the Newberry Panthers’ boys lacrosse program on a high note. Basol’s career at Newberry, especially his senior year, has been full of incredible …
Read More »Dixie County Baseball Defeats P.K. Yonge
The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave baseball team dug too large a hole it couldn’t climb out of in a 21-11 loss Thursday to the Dixie County Bears at Bobby Hawkins Field. Thanks to 12 walks, four hit batters and five errors, Dixie County (5-11) built leads of 10-1 after the …
Read More »Buchholz Flag Football Remains Unbeaten At 7-0
The Buchholz Bobcats flag football team defeated the host Gainesville Hurricanes 35-12 on Thursday. The visiting Bobcats (7-0) scored the first points of the game when Isabella Alexander connected with Taylor Booth on a mid-range touchdown pass. Booth’s second and final score of the game came when she hauled in …
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