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 »Glades County Knocks Out Hawthorne In Semifinal, Faces Host Williston
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 …
Read More »Saint Francis Advances In Playoffs After Cancellation
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 …
Read More »P.K. Yonge After A District Tourney Title Repeat
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 …
Read More »Despite Losing Thriller, Newberry Stands Strong on Senior 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 …
Read More »Newberry JV Continues Dominance, Sweeps Lafayette 2-0
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 …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Completes Senior Night Sweep Vs. Keystone Heights
The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave overwhelmed the Keystone Heights Indians much of the volleyball match Thursday with organized and consistent hitting to secure the 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-19) win. New Match, Same Result After completing the sweep in its first matchup at Keystone Heights (3-16) on Sept. 11, P.K. Yonge …
Read More »Northside Hands Hawthorne a Senior Night Sweep
By Caroline King, Camden Nolde and Olivia Velardo HAWTHORNE — The Northside Christian Academy Eagles swept the Hawthorne High School Hornets 3-0 Tuesday night on the Hornets senior night. The Hornets dropped to 4-9, while the Eagles improved to 15-2, 10-0 in district volleyball play. Eagles Domination The first set …
Read More »Buchholz Volleyball Team Downs P.K. Yonge
The Buchholz Bobcats and the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave had some close sets Tuesday, but the host Bobcats came out on top for the three-set high school volleyball win. Quick win in the first set for the Bobcats It was a back-and-forth first set for Buchholz and P.K. Yonge. Ava …
Read More »Eastside Volleyball Team Loses to Oak Hall
The Eastside Rams lost their final regular-season home match of the season Tuesday to Oak Hall. The Eagles improved to 15-1 with the 25-12, 25-22, 25-8 volleyball win. Team Progression Last year, the Rams walked away from the season winning only one match. Coming into Tuesday’s competition, Eastside was 8-7. …
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