By: Bradley Shimel and Gabriela Vitale On Tuesday night, the Newberry High School Boys’ Basketball team defeated Bronson High School in the 1A District 7 semifinals and will advance to the District Championship for the first time since the 06-07 season. Between an aggressive defensive scheme leading to numerous turnovers …
Read More »Bronson Basketball team dedicates season to Mahki Bostic
Throughout this season, Bronson Basketball has had a new patch on their jerseys in memoriam of their late teammate. The initials MB can be seen on the jersey to honor former player Mahki Bostic. Not just a community but a family Bronson is a very small community with a population …
Read More »Newberry Boys’ Basketball Dedicates Season to Fallen Teammate
“I remember the day Mahki first walked into the gym,” Newberry boys basketball head coach Patrick Green recalled as he eluded back to his first encounter with Mahki Bostic. “Kid was ultra-athletic, could run like a deer, yes sir, no sir type of player, type of kid in general…just all …
Read More »Newberry falls to P.K. Yonge at District Championship Semi-finals
Tuesday night, the Newberry Varsity Boy’s Soccer team traveled to Fort White to face off with P.K. Yonge in the District Championship Semi-Finals. The Panthers fell to the Blue Wave 0-4. Newberry was feeling confident entering the match after coming off a five-game win streak, including a 3-1 win over …
Read More »Newberry Boy’s Hoops Defeats District Foe Bronson, Clinches No. 1 Seed Heading into the Playoffs
The energy was sky high on Thursday night as the Newberry Panthers boy’s basketball team defeated the Bronson Eagles in a high-scoring district matchup 68-64. . While Bronson came in riding a nine-game win streak, the Panthers took care of business in their final home regular-season game. With a win, …
Read More »Newberry Girls Basketball Defeats Dixie County to Break Their Losing Streak
The Newberry Panthers were looking to break a four-game losing streak going into Tuesday’s game against Dixie County. Newberry’s offense sparked in the second quarter and was complete dominance from there on out. The Panthers beat Dixie County 50-26 to put their record at 11-8 for the season. Pregame warmups …
Read More »Newberry Dominates Dixie County as Aggressive Defense Leads to Transition Offense
Things got out of hand quickly as the Newberry Panthers defeated Dixie County Bears by a score of 56-29 in an inter-conference matchup Tuesday night. After dropping three of their last five, Newberry has won back-to-back games and hoped to win a third straight. The team dominated in a very …
Read More »Lady Panther Basketball Team Takes on Trenton Tigers
The Newberry Lady Panthers take on the Trenton Tigers on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Newberry Panthers The Newberry girls basketball team looks to continue their winning streak as they travel to Trenton High School to play the Tigers. The Panthers are 6-1 so far this season with their only loss …
Read More »Eastside Loses in Tug of War Game Against Newberry
Written by: Talia Baia and Kyle Curtis Newberry (4-3) defeated Eastside (0-7) 28-14 Thursday evening at Citizens Field. Scoreless First Quarter It was a slow start for both the Rams and the Panthers. The Panthers took the opening kickoff 60 yards with promising field position to start the game. The …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Newberry and Columbia
This weekend has a whole slate of high school football in Alachua County. Thursday Night Lights Newberry at Eastside Newberry High School is on a one-game losing streak and is 3-3 on the season. Eastside is 0-6 and looking to put up a win with only four more games left …
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