The Newberry High School Panthers’ Shyenne Smith is ranked in the top 25 lacrosse goalies in Florida with a .538 save percentage. That ranking is all that more impressive considering she has only played for two seasons and for her determination to not let autism stop her from striving for …
Read More »Newberry Softball Dominates Hawthorne
HAWTHORNE — Newberry High’s softball team mercy-ruled Hawthorne 12-1 Friday, the Panthers’ 11th straight win and the second against the Hornets this season. Newberry Starts Strong Newberry (15-2) started off the game on the right foot, with leadoff batter Malana Kennard hitting a single on the first pitch she saw. …
Read More »Newberry Baseball Takes Second Win Against Eastside
By Hailey Livesay and Raegan Churi NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers baseball team defeated the Eastside Rams, 16-1, on Wednesday. A Master of the Mound One of the early successes of Newberry’s defense was their pitcher Desmond Taylor. He had three strikeouts before Eastside could even score. He went on …
Read More »Facing Familiar Foe, Newberry Girls Lacrosse Flexes Newfound Confidence
NEWBERRY — The Newberry High girls lacrosse team beat the Buchholz junior varsity 10-3 on Tuesday. Whole New Team Nearly a month ago, Newberry (6-5) barely beat the Bobcat JV in the final seconds, 5-4. A minute into Tuesday’s action, it was already promising to be a very different game, …
Read More »Newberry Girls Lacrosse Pulls Off Another Nail-Biting Win
NEWBERRY — The Newberry High Panthers girls lacrosse team beat the Leesburg Yellow Jackets 9-8 on Tuesday. Quick Scores The Panthers (4-3) got off to a hot start, with Audry Ritter winning the opening draw and finding the back of the net only 20 seconds into the game. The Yellow …
Read More »Newberry Scrapes Past Buchholz Off A Stellar Performance
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers junior varsity lacrosse team beat the Buchholz Bobcats 5-4 with a nail-biting finish on March 7. The height advantage that the Bobcats (1-3) held over the Panthers (1-0) was immediately apparent, as they took control of the opening draw. Unfortunately for Buchholz, the defensive unit …
Read More »Oak Hall Eagles Fall To Newberry Panthers In Baseball
The Oak Hall Eagles lost their high school baseball game against the Newberry Panthers, 11-3, on Thursday. Deuces The visiting Panthers (2-0) got off to a strong start in the first inning when two walks and an infield single loaded the bases. With two outs, Ben Beck hit a two-RBI …
Read More »Eastside Girls Basketball Suffers Emotional Loss To Newberry
NEWBERRY — The Eastside High School girls basketball team lost 51-40 to Newberry on Thursday. An Intense Beginning Eastside (13-8) got a quick start with Precious Marshall scoring a 3-pointer at 7:05 of the first quarter. Shortly after, Akira Martin assisted Marshall for a layup, bringing the Rams to a …
Read More »Hawthorne Set to Host Newberry in Region Semifinals
The Florida high school playoff picture continues to come together under the lights, as two strong programs in the area will face off on the gridiron. In the 1 Rural Region semifinals Friday night, the Newberry Panthers will visit the Hawthorne Hornets. A Familiar Foe The Panthers and Hornets are …
Read More »Despite Losing Thriller, Newberry Stands Strong on Senior Night
NEWBERRY — A tiebreaker to determine a tiebreaker. That was what it took to separate the Newberry (11-14) and Lafayette (11-6) varsity volleyball teams in one of the wildest matches either team has experienced this season. On Thursday, Newberry’s senior night, the Panthers and Hornets each won two sets before …
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