High School Sports

STARKE — P.K. Yonge proved it’s the top volleyball team in Class 3A District 3 by sweeping the district tournament to repeat as champions Thursday. After sweeping Crescent City in Tuesday’s semifinals, P.K. Yonge (12-9), the tourney top seed, also swept Interlachen (15-5) in the finals. The Blue Wave, seeded …

By Caroline King and TaylorAnn Eidam WILLISTON — The Glades Day Gators swept the Hawthorne Hornets in Tuesday night’s Class 1A District 8 volleyball tournament semifinal match.  The Hornets finish their season at 4-11. The 8-12 Gators advance to the championship match game against the Williston Red Devils. District Tournament …

By Olivia Velardo and Camden Nolde Some miscommunication kept the Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves from a home volleyball playoff match Tuesday against the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Dragons. A Delayed Start The match, originally set for a 6 p.m. start, was delayed because no officials were …

STARKE — The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave are on their way to a second straight volleyball district championship appearance after sweeping the Crescent City Raiders (25-6, 25-12, 25-13) in the semifinal matchup of the Class 3A District 3 tournament Tuesday night.  Hot Start  Fresh from their first-round bye Monday, the …

In their first-regular season meeting since 1985, Oak Hall forced three turnovers and returned a punt for a touchdown to defeat P. K. Yonge 20-8 Friday. Early Mistakes The teams stumbled repeatedly out of the gates, as the first four drives of the game ended with a turnover. Oak Hall …

With a 10-9 regular season behind them, the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave are preparing to make a long journey in the volleyball postseason. A Season of Runs The Blue Wave, coming off a sweep (25-12, 25-19, 25-19) against Keystone Heights on Thursday, faced a series of runs this season, going …

During their Senior Night and homecoming game Friday, the Oak Hall Eagles defeated P.K. Yonge, 20-8. Early Turnovers The Eagles, who scored more than 52 points in each of their last four games, began the game with the ball. After crossing the 50-yard line, P.K. Yonge (3-4) brought pressure on …

By TaylorAnn Eidam, Camden Nolde and Olivia Velardo HAWTHORNE — The Hawthorne Hornets remained undefeated with two regular-season games remaining after their 28-0 win Friday against the Union County Fightin’ Tigers. Poor Conditions and Penalties The game started at 7:30 p.m. after receiving three inches of rain the previous 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 …

NEWBERRY — The Newberry JV volleyball team defeated Lafayette 2-0 on Thursday, continuing the success that the squad has had all season. The Panthers (14-3) proved to be too much for the Hornets (0-1), as their experience and skill led them to victory. Newberry Wins First Set Relatively Comfortably The …