The SHS girls tennis team lost to Columbia High School Feb. 16 in the first game of the season, 5-2. The boys lost a close one, 4-3.
Winning for the girls was number one player and senior standout, Sydnie Sine. Sydnie is a two-time state contender and looks to make it to the state tournament again this year. Sydnie won her match against Columbia's Leanandra Neal by the score of 6-4 and 6-3.
Playing number two for Suwannee is senior Katherine Haney. Katherine lost her match against Chrissie Reichert, 2-6 and 3-6. Senior Mary Beth Finch, number three, lost to Susy Ramino 2-6 and 2-6. Number four, sophomore Lindsey Garland won her match against Kelsey Mercer by the score of 6-0, 4-6 and 6-2. Junior Ashton Bracewell, number five, lost her singles match to Patricia Gully 2-6, 6-1 and 1-6. Number six, sophomore Laura-Kaitlyn Boatright won her match by a score of 8-5. Number seven, freshman, Taylor Henderson won her match 8-3.
The number one doubles team of Sine and Haney for Suwannee lost to the duo of Neal and Ramino 4-6, 6-4 and 2-6. The number two doubles tandum of Finch and Garland lost 2-8.
On the Suwannee boys side, number one senior Justin Garland lost to Octavious Buiey by the score of 2-6 and 2-6. Number two senior Jabe Weaver lost to Shyam Patel 0-6 and 1-6. Number three senior Tyler Hadden lost ot Anthony Brown 0-6 and 2-6. Number four senior Marshall Boggus won against Columbia's Carter Jackson by the score of 6-2 and 6-0. Number five senior T.J. Vickers won against Jimmy White 6-2 and 6-1. Number six sophomore Rhett Barker won a close match in a tie breaker 8-7. Number seven sophomore Drew Land won his match 8-3.
Suwannee's number one doubles tandum of Garland and Weaver won a hard fought match against Columbia's Buiey and Jackson, 4-6, 6-4 and 6-3. The number two doubles for Suwannee, Hadden and Boggus, lost to Columbia's Patel and Brown, 4-6 and 4-6.
On Wednesday, Feb. 17, Suwannee hosted their first district match against Godby High School from Tallahassee. Suwannee's girls swept Godby High by a score of 7-0.
#1 Sydnie Sine beat Genesis Martinez, 8-0
#2 Katherine Haney beat Jazmyn Reed, 8-0
#3 Mary Beth Finch beat Olivia Ortiega, 8-0
#4 Lindsey Garland beat Marie Atchley, 8-0
#5 Ashton Bracewell beat Stephanie Stone, 8-0.
The number one doubles team of sophomores Laura-Kaitlyn Boatright and Lindsey Garland beat Godby’s tandum of Martinez and Reed by a score of 8-0.
The number two doubles team of freshmen Taylor Henderson and Lindsey Brothers beat Godby’s Atchley and Robinson by a score of 8-2.
Suwannee boys clinched their first district match by the score of 6-1.
#1 Justin Garland for Suwannee, beat Josh Vanderipe of Godby by a score of 8-4.
#2 Jabe Weaver was beaten by Godby’s Patrick Pierce, 1-8.
#3 Tyler Hadden for Suwannee won his match against Godb’s Trenique Barker 8-4.
#4 Marshall Boggus beat Devon Richardson, 8-2.
#5 T.J. Vickers beat Godby’s Kevin Hutcheson, 8-2.
The number one doubles team for Suwannee of Garland and Vickers beat Godby’s Vanderipe and Pierce by a score of 8-0.
The number two doubles team of Weaver and Boggus beat Godby’s Barker and Hutcheson 8-1.
The last match of the week for Suwannee was another district rivalry against Rickards High School. The girls swept Rickards by a score of 7-0.
#1 Senior Sydnie Sine for Suwannee was outstanding against the number one player from Rickards. Sine won 8-2.
#2 Katherine Haney also captured a victory against Rickards Bhabana 8-4.
#3 Mary Beth Finch clinched her match against Eshea Atolia by a score of 8-2.
#4 Lindsey Garland swept Aditi Hota 8-0.
#5 Ashton Bracewell won her match against Rickards Diana Nyguyen 8-3.
#6 Laura-Kaitlyn Boatright was edged by Rickards Ellen Fu by a score of 6-8.
The number one doubles team of Sine and Haney clinched their second district victory by beating Rickards tandum of Lilymolyne and Bhaban 8-0.
The number two doubles team of Finch and Garland beat Rickards, Hota and Atolia 8-2.
The number three doubles team of Bracewell and Taylor Henderson edged out a victory against Rickards, Fu and Nyguyen 9-7.
Suwannee's match was more of a nail-biter against Rickards with Suwannee taking the victory, 4-3. The crucial point was won by the last match of the day; number three singles by senior Marshall Boggus. Boggus’ victory was sweet after team play continued for nearly three and a half hours. Other matches for Suwannee were:
#1 Justin Garland winning his match against Kevin Conley 8-2.
#2 Senior Tyler Hadden winning against Rickards, Chris Kim 8-3.
#4 T.J. Vickers lost a tough match against Rickards Dhyan Valle, 4-8.
#5 Jabe Weaver lost a tough match to Rickards Bishoy Ameen 0-8.
#6 Rhett Barker won a close match to Rickards Vastralla 8-6.
#7 Drew Land for Suwannee lost a hard match to Baumgardener 3-8.
#8 Zach Wiggins lost his first singles match in a hard-fought battle to Rickards 6-8.
The number one doubles team of Garland and Vickers won a hard-fought match against Rickards Kim and Ross, 8-5.
The number two doubles team of Boggus and Weaver dropped their match to Ameen and Valle, 3-8.
The number three doubles team of Rhett Barker and Tyler Hadden lost their match to Rickards, Schmen and Baumgardener and the number four doubles team of Drew Land and Zach Wiggins lost to Thorton and Soyars 4-8.
Suwannee played very well for the first week of play and Coach Kim Boatright is looking for each player to improve as Suwannee tennis makes its way to the district tournament.
Suwannee finishes week one with a record of 2-1 overall and 2-0 in district play.
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Suwannee tennis begins season with two strong district victories
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Prep Roundup
Volleyball
Fort White def. Branford
Fort White (1-0) swept Branford (0-10 in three straight sets 25-19, 25-18, 25-13 to win its season opener Aug. 30 in Branford. Leading the Indians was Kaycee Baker with nine kills, Sarah Stringfellow with 15 service points and Allison Wrench with 22 assists. -
Branford rolls
Kyle Certain and Kyle Stebbins combined for four touchdowns to lead Branford (1-0) to a 42-22 win over St. Francis in their Big Ten Conference opener.
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Scoreboard for Sept. 3
Suwannee 21, Hamilton 6
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Certain gets it done
Player of the Week
Branford senior athlete Kyle Certain ran for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns on 24 carries to lead the Bucs to a season opening win over St. Francis. -
Sloppy win
LIVE OAK-It wasn’t pretty but Suwannee will take it, after a near disasterous season opening 21-6 win over Hamilton County at Paul Langford Stadium Friday.
Suwannee committed several penalties and turnovers yet somehow escaped with another win in the Battle of the Bridge rivalry.
Things looked promising early on for the Bulldogs after Greg Swinson returned the opening kickoff 50 yards to the 39-yard line. However, three plays later, a high snap sailed over quarterback Jackson Brown’s head before Brown recovered it 19 yards back at the fifty. - Suwannee wins season opener
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It’s showtime
Battle of the Bridge renewed
LIVE OAK-Not a bad start last week for Suwannee but that one didn’t count. The season officially kicks off tonight when the Bulldogs host rival Hamilton County in the Battle of the Bridge rivalry.
Despite missing six starters last week, Suwannee still looked sharp.
Among the missing was starting quarterback Jimmie Taylor, who sat out with a pulled groin and is questionable for tonight’s game.Bucs set to host Wolves
BRANFORD-After a disappointing performance last week in the Kickoff Classic, Branford is ready to start the season on the right foot.
Head Coach Bill Wiles has transformed the Branford program into a consistent winner the last three years (22-9 overall), keeping that going however will be a little difficult. Another winning record would do wonders for the program as it is rejoining district play in 2011 in the new rural/urban class. -
3 to be inducted into SHS Hall of Fame
The Suwannee High School Hall of Fame is proud to announce its 2010 inductees. Harry Taylor, Jim Daniels and Matt Jackson will be introduced Friday night.
Taylor earned nine varsity letters while at Suwannee 3 each in football,track and baseball. He was named to the all state team in both football and baseball his senior year in 1964. He was part of the 1962 undefeated football team that outscored its opponents 287 to 46. After graduation he played semi pro football for the Jacksonville Bears and Robins as well as baseball for the Valdosta Red Sox. He was good enough to get a try out with the Philadelphia Phillies. Harry also played professional fast pitch softball in Tennessee and Kentucky. He may best remembered however for his booming kicks. He converted 28 of 31 point after tries, sailing kicks across Parshley Street. -
Football Picks
Each week I will pick high school and college games and keep track of how I do, fill free to play along with me.
High School (15 games)
Bradford at Keystone Heights-Keystone Heights
Bronson at Trenton-Trenton
Brook's County (GA) at Columbia
Crescent City at Baker County-Baker County
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Dog Pound sweeps jamboree
The Suwannee Dog Pound pop warner football teams traveled to Starke last Saturday to compete in the Putnam Athletic League Jamboree at Bradford County High School. Here is a recap of what happened.
Tiny Mites 0, Gainesville Blue 0
The Tiny-Mite team played a hard fought defensive game. Coming up with a goal line stand late in the game. The team was led defensively by Terrance Williams, Dalton Hurst, and Landon Coleman, who made a couple of touchdown saving tackles.
Mitey Mites 14, Bradford Tornadoes 0
The Mitey-Mite team defensive unit played outstanding giving up only one first down. The offense also played well scoring twice. The team was led offensively by Tyree Taylor, who scored pair of touchdowns. - More Suwannee Sports Headlines
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Prep Roundup
