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Today's Sports

  • Late sports news

    WGHS Panthers beat North View 74-44 in a Tuesday night game. If the Panthers prevail in Friday night’s match, they will be on their way to Lakeland to compete for the state championship.  For the story on Friday’s game that made the Panthers district champs, see Page 1B.

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  • Panthers sink claws into...

    After completing their regular season schedule with an impressive record of 25-2, the Panthers entered into the District Tournament, which was hosted at Panama City’s Bozeman High School.
    West Gadsden smashed Liberty County 74-43 in their first game of the tournament, en route to the championship game.
    The Panthers faced the Franklin County Seahawks in the Championship game; after a slow start they turned up their defensive intensity and went on to win by a score of 59-36.

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  • Swinging for the fences: girls...

    Munroe
    MACLAY     15
    MUNROE     7
    The visiting Maclay Marauders struck in the first inning for 4 runs but Munroe answered for 2 in the bottom of the first inning.  Maclay then scored seven runs over the next three innings to the Lady Cats six runs and the game stayed close until the top of the fifth.  A few hits combined with a few Munroe errors gave Maclay four runs that Munroe could never answer.

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  • Hometown rivalry: Panthers pounce

    QUINCY — This past Saturday East and West Gadsden brought their regular seasons to a close with their annual showdown at James A. Shanks Gymnasium.
    West Gadsden looked to complete its sweep after having won the first round of this rivalry series in Havana earlier this season; East Gadsden, on the other hand, entered the contest in search of revenge.
    The anticipation and excitement was felt throughout the packed gym as the teams jogged onto the court. Both teams looked very poised as they stretched and ran through their pre-game drills.

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  • One local girls basketball team...

    District tournaments were held this past week and only one of four county girls basketball teams will still be playing basketball this week. East Gadsden narrowly missed a championship while Munroe, Tallavana Christian and West Gadsden all ended their seasons in semifinal action.

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  • Bobcat boys drop final four...

    An already difficult season ended with four losses for the Munroe Varsity Boys. The Bobcats dropped decisions to Altha, North Florida Christian, Liberty County and Poplar Springs.
    “Yes, this season has definitely been a struggle,” said Head Coach Joey Birdsong. “We commit too many turnovers and our shot selection isn’t what it needs to be, but the upside is the kids are all still working and trying to improve. We’ve got the district tournament next week, so we still have a chance to find some success.

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  • Jags eyeing district title;...

    During the Christmas break, East and West Gadsden competed in basketball tournaments in an effort to both improve and prepare for the second half of the season.
    On Dec. 26 to 29, West Gadsden traveled to Thomasville , Ga., to play in the State Farm
    Hoop Fest Tournament; during the trip the Panthers defeated Barron County but suffered losses to Thomasville High and Seminole County. Coach Andrew Moten said his team “started to decline in free-throw percentage. In both of our losses we missed double-digit attempts from the free-throw line.”  

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  • Countywide girls basketball...

    Munroe
    The Munroe girls basketball team had a 1-1 week against two district opponents.  The team lost to visiting FAMU-DRS by  lopsided score but then defeated Tallavana Christian on Thursday night for a district win.
    FAMU 63                    MUNROE 15

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  • Raiders tame Jaguars in tough...

    This past Friday night the Jaguars traveled to Leon County to take on the Rickards Raiders; shortly after the referee threw the ball up at half-court it was clear the Jaguars were a bit overmatched.  
    The Raiders jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter and carried a 22-10 lead into the second quarter quarter.

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  • Lady Jags see week of success

    East Gadsden
    The East Gadsden Lady Jags had a good week last week defeating two Tallahassee teams, Leon and Godby. Dondrea Harris put up 25 points in East Gadsden’s 52-45 win over Leon High School and then posted 34 in a win the next night over Godby!
    EAST GADSDEN 52        LEON 45

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