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 »Newberry Boys Basketball Shuts Down Belleview In Senior Night Win
NEWBERRY — The Newberry boys basketball team defeated Belleview, 65-24, Wednesday to close the regular season with a 14-7 record. The Senior Night win helped the Panthers secure their status as top seed in next week’s 1A-District 6 high school tournament. Early Struggles Going into the matchup against the 2-18 …
Read More »Hawthorne Keeps State Championship Hopes Alive
By TaylorAnn Eidam and Caroline King HAWTHORNE — The Hawthorne Hornets defeated the Newberry Panthers, 27-7, Friday night in the 1 Rural Region 4 semifinal. In the Beginning The crowd’s roar could be heard from the parking lot as the entire community packed the stadium. The fog rolled in right at …
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 »Newberry Football Prepped for Playoffs
The Florida High School Football State Championships start this weekend. In 1 Rural, the Newberry Panthers will play the Chiefland Indians on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Past Matchups This is not the first time these two teams have faced each other this season. On Sept. 22, Newberry beat Chiefland by …
Read More »P.K. Yonge continues dominance over Newberry in season opener
The P.K. Yonge girls soccer team continued its domination over district rival Newberry at home in the season opener Monday. For the seventh consecutive season, the Blue Wave routed the Panthers 8-0. P.K. Yonge used the mercy-rule decision to take the Class 3A District 4 lead by wasting no time …
Read More »Newberry Sneaks Past Williston to Reach State Semifinals
WILLISTON — The Newberry Panthers gave their fans a scare on Halloween night, but managed to secure a five-set victory by the tightest of margins over the Williston Red Devils in the Class 1A-Region 4 FHSAA Volleyball final Tuesday. After Williston (18-11) and Newberry (15-14) traded the first four sets …
Read More »Newberry Closes Out Chiefland To Advance In State Volleyball Playoffs
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers shut down a late comeback attempt from the Chiefland Indians to win 3-1 in the first round of the Class 1A District 7 FHSAA Volleyball Playoffs on Friday. After winning the first two sets 25-19 and 25-18, Chiefland dominated much of the next two sets. …
Read More »Newberry Blanks P.K. Yonge
NEWBERRY — The Newberry High School football team dominated from the start on senior night Friday by shutting down P.K. Yonge, 35-0, behind a stifling defense and an excellent passing attack. The Panthers improved to 6-2, while the Blue Wave dropped to 3-5. Panthers Take To The Air In the …
Read More »Newberry’s defense locks down P.K. Yonge
NEWBERRY — A dominant defensive performance was supported by two touchdowns from running back Kaleb Woods as Newberry celebrated senior night Friday with a 35-0 win over P.K. Yonge. Newberry (6-2) continues to impress on defense with the second consecutive shutout after a 38-0 win against Eastside a week prior. …
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