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 …
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 …
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