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 »Newberry’s defense locks down P.K. Yonge
NEWBERRY — A dominant defensive performance was supported by two touchdowns from running back Kaleb Woods as Newberry celebrated senior night Friday with a 35-0 win over P.K. Yonge. Newberry (6-2) continues to impress on defense with the second consecutive shutout after a 38-0 win against Eastside a week prior. …
Read More »Newberry Struggles in Loss to Hawthorne
NEWBERRY — After opening the high school football season with an impressive 68-10 win over Santa Fe last week, the Newberry Panthers learned Friday there’s more work to do before they can compete against the likes of state power Hawthorne. The Hornets, last year’s Class 1B rural state champions, jumped …
Read More »Newberry Softball takes home a win against Buchholz
The Newberry Panthers traveled to the home field of the Buchholz Bobcats in their 17th game of the season. Newberry currently sits at 10-6 and hopes to bounce back after just recently breaking a five-game win streak versus Chiefland. Buchholz sits at 3-12 and hopes to bolster their win rate …
Read More »Newberry Softball Coach Edward Johnson Talks Rest of Season
After finishing last season 5-13, the Newberry Panther’s softball team is currently 8-5 a little over halfway through this season. Coach Edward Johnson spoke about the team’s goals, key games and highlighted star players. Finishing Strong With 9 regular season games remaining, Coach Johnson talked about the team’s goals and …
Read More »Newberry Rally Beats Hawthorne in Extra Innings
Newberry Panthers win 14-13 over the Hawthorne Hornets in the eighth inning The Panthers with a .500 record welcomed the visiting Hornets on this beautiful Thursday night girls’ softball matchup. It was clear skies and 82 degrees at first pitch but cooled off into the 70s as the sun went …
Read More »Newberry Softball Loses Another Game to P.K. Yonge
On Tuesday night, the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave defeated the Newberry Panthers 8-5. After a good start offensively by the Panthers, they were unable to keep the lead. In the fourth inning, P.K. Yonge started producing hits and scoring runs. Although they were not yet in the lead, the Blue …
Read More »Newberry Softball Wins Home Opener Against North Marion
On Thursday night the Newberry softball team had their home opener against North Marion. After coming off to a slow start, Newberry had strong fourth inning at bats that lead to the outstanding shift in scoring. Two underclassman hit their first out of the park home runs. The final score …
Read More »Newberry Boys Basketball Falls to Hawthorne in the Regional Finals
After a tight comeback in the second half, the Newberry Panthers fell short to the Hawthorne Hornets boys basketball team. The regional final game ended 43-41, closing out Newberry’s basketball season. They finished this year with a 22-7 record. “Here at Newberry we want to compete for championships and …
Read More »Newberry High Dominates Eastside High in Shutout
By: Dylan Pierce and Liana Handler In the first game of the season, Newberry won decisively against Eastside 8 – 0. While a strong first inning set the tone of the game, Newberry’s pitching and ability to put runners in scoring position allowed them to add to their lead while …
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