By Savannah Milner and Rhiannon Thomas ALACHUA — The Santa Fe Raiders boys lacrosse team won in the quarterfinals of the 1A-District 3 tournament, 11-8, against Newberry on Wednesday. The four seed Raiders (9-7) will play at top seed Oak Hall (13-3) at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the semifinals. Back-and-Forth …
Read More »Mercy-Rule Madness: Newberry Baseball Dominates Eastside
By Raegan Churi and Hailey Livesay The Class 1A Newberry Panthers run-ruled the 4A Eastside Rams, 20-4, in a high school baseball game Monday. A Steady Start In the top of the first inning, the visiting Panthers (16-3) were faced with inconsistent pitching from the Rams, allowing Jayden Holcombe to …
Read More »Offensive Explosion Leads Newberry Baseball To Win Over Gainesville
The Newberry Panthers baseball team took down the Gainesville Hurricanes 8-1 on Tuesday. They started their week strong after a two-game losing streak to end last week. Defensive Start The first inning saw both teams go scoreless. Newberry (13-3) got a runner on thanks to a line drive double by …
Read More »Newberry Boys Lacrosse Falls At Buchholz
By Brooke Park and Raegan Churi The Newberry Panthers boy lacrosse team lost at the Buchholz Bobcats, 13-1, on Monday. Discouraging Start Tyler Brown won the opening draw for the Bobcats (6-8), starting their strong offensive performance. Sebastian Castaneda attempted a goal, but Newberry goalie Erik Walker blocked the shot. …
Read More »Newberry Softball Caps Week With Third Run-Rule Win In A Row
By Hannah Getman and Adam Edelin The Newberry High School softball team beat the Eastside Rams 17-1 on Thursday for its third straight run-rule win and sixth win in a row. Coming In Hot The Panthers (10-2) put the host Rams (0-8) on notice early by scoring 12 runs in …
Read More »1A Newberry Softball Takes Down 6A Buchholz
By Hannah Getman and Adam Edelin The Newberry Panthers softball team took down the host Buchholz Bobcats 8-6 on Tuesday. 1A Newberry (6-2) showed its strength by defeating a much larger 6A Buchholz (6-4) squad. Quick Start Newberry came out hot to start, scoring the eight runs in the first …
Read More »Newberry Panthers Win Opening Home Baseball Game
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 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 »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 …
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 …
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