Volleyball

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. …

The Florida Gators Volleyball team fell to the No. 10 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks this Sunday afternoon. This moves the Gators to a record of 14-5, while the Razorbacks move on to 10-1. Finished in Three The Gators took the lead early on in set one. Arkansas was able to come …

Florida’s volleyball team brought home a convincing three-set win over Ole Miss in Oxford on Wednesday night. It’s the third straight away game for the Gators, going 2-1 on the road trip. It was a close game despite the sweep, seeing only a point difference of 10 between the three …

The Oak Hall Eagles dominated North Florida Christian 3-0 Tuesday in the first round of the Class 2A FHSAA volleyball tournament. The 25-14, 25-12, 25-7 home win is the first step in Oak Hall’s quest for redemption after a quarterfinal loss last year. The Eagles (23-4) face St. Johns Country …

Last time out, it took Texas A&M a five-set, career performance to edge the Florida Gators on their home turf. This time,  Florida went into Bryan-College Station to remind them only Gators get out alive with a career day of their own. The No. 17 Gators improve to 13-4 on …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …