NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers won their first game of the high school baseball season against the Suwannee Bulldogs, 4-2, Tuesday night. Taking An Early Lead The Panthers’ defense came out strong by allowing no runs in the first inning. Three up three down to start defensively for the Panthers. …
Read More »Newberry Girls Lacrosse Falls In OT At Home
NEWBERRY — The Newberry girls lacrosse team lost their home opener in a 5-4 overtime thriller to the St. Joseph’s Academy Flashes on Wednesday night. Hot Out of the Gates As the first whistle blew, Newberry (1-2) lost the opening draw but wasted no time recovering on defense, spearheaded by …
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 »Regional Round Recap in Boys High School Basketball
Boys high school basketball in the North Central Florida featured multiple regional playoff games on Thursday. Hawthorne and Newberry Fall Hawthorne’s season came to an end after getting upset by Fort White. The Hornets, who made it to the state semifinals last year, fell short 56-51. Fort White dominated in …
Read More »Patrick Green Previews Newberry’s Regional Semifinal
The Newberry Panthers (15-8) boy’s basketball team is headed to Hilliard to play the Red Flashes (22-2) in the Class 1A Regional Semifinals at 7 p.m. Panthers head coach Patrick Green joined Steve Russell on Sport Scene to talk about his team heading into the game. Previous Matchups These two …
Read More »Newberry Panthers Girls Basketball Prepares For Regionals
The Newberry Panthers girls basketball team is set to tip-off the 2024 regionals after coming up short of the district title. Coach Hughes The Panthers (15-8) have had ample success this season partly due to the help of coach Dameon Hughes. While the team collectively was content with finishing the …
Read More »Newberry Falls Short Of District Title In OT Thriller, Heads To Regionals
By Adam Edelin, Hannah Getman, Brooke Park The top seed Newberry Panthers lost in overtime to the two seed Hawthorne Hornets, 76-74, in the 1A-District 6 championship game Saturday. Playoff atmosphere was in full throttle at Fort White High School. An electric crowd watched their teams battle in a physical …
Read More »Newberry Boys Basketball Advances To District Championship Game
The No. 1 seed Newberry Panthers defeated the No. 4 seed Union County Tigers, 69-39, in the semifinals of the 1A-District 6 tournament Thursday. Newberry Dominates First Half Newberry (15-7) showed why it’s the No.1 seed immediately, outscoring Union County, 23-8, in the first quarter. The Panthers remained hot in …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball Dominates in 78-16 District Semifinal Win
By Wade Urtz and Jesse Bratman The No. 1 seed Hawthorne High School girls basketball team won its first A1-District 6 tournament game, 78-16, against four seed Bell on Wednesday at Fort White High School. Hawthorne In Control Hawthorne (17-3) came with defensive intensity with a full-court press, putting a …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball Set For District Championship Game
Hawthorne High’s girls basketball team is a win away from being crowned the back-to-back 1A-District 6 champions. Right Girls, Right Time The top-seeded Hawthorne Hornets and the two seed Newberry Panthers interlock in battle for the district championship title Friday. And we’re off. @HawthorneHoops vs. @BellDawgsBBall. Winner moves to the …
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