.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

High School Sports

  • Red Devils take down Lake Weir

    The game was between two teams that wanted to run up and down the court.  The Williston Red Devils were hosting the 4A Lake Weir Hurricanes with a 5-1 season record.
    Red Devil Jacques Edwards led the Red Devils in the first quarter as he dropped in 5 points in the first minutes of the game.
    The Red Devils, after taking a 25-12 first quarter lead, appeared to be unable to rebound  in the second quarter, as the Hurricanes made a constant run at the Red Devils getting third and fourth attempts off the offensive boards.

    Click here to read more...
  • Roster-light Red Devils drop second game at PK

    With the full roster of players still not reporting to the Red Devil basketball team, the team is struggling on the boards.
    At times in the contest at PK Yonge on Friday night Nov. 19, the Red Devils had five players well under six foot tall on the floor in their 71-56 loss to the Blue Wave.
    The entire night, despite three-point baskets by Paul King, Jacques Edwards, and James Monroe, it was one shot a trip down the floor for the Red Devils.

    Click here to read more...
  • Rebounding will be key to winning season

    After leading a very talented 2009-2010 Red Devil basketball team to the State Final Four in his first season as the Head Coach of the Williston Red Devils, Steve Faulkner is again ready to take the helm of the 2010-2011 Red Devils.
    Gone are the likes of Deonte Welch, Isaac Floyd, and Kelsey Coleman who played a big role in the Red Devils attack last season.
    “These were three quality players and each had leadership qualities that is hard to replace,” said Faulkner.

    Click here to read more...
  • Red Devils fall in Gainesville Classic

    It was a run and gun, basket trading, wide open game between 5A defending State Champion Gainesville High School and the 3A Williston Red Devils coming off a trip to the Final Four last season.
    With several Gainesville players still on the football team going to the playoffs against Tarpon Springs, and four Williston players playing in a football Bowl Game at West Nassau one would not expect both teams to score in the 80s. But that is just what happened on Thursday night, Nov. 18, at the Gainesville Gym when the Hurricanes won 88-83.

    Click here to read more...
  • Lady Red Devils have new coach

    The 2010-2011 Williston Lady Red Devil Basketball team kicked off its season Tuesday under new first year Varsity Coach Denise Lahusky.

    Lahusky comes to Williston along with her husband Jon.

    She teaches Earth Space Science at Williston High School after relocating from Utah.

    Lahusky is moving up to take the helm of the Lady Red Devils Basketball program from a track and field coaching position in the State of Utah.

    Click here to read more...
  • Red Devils go flat at Union County

    The Williston Red Devil football team ran into a group of fired up Tigers Friday night in Lake Butler. This Tiger’s name was Union County, and you could certainly say a defensive juggernaut.   
    The Red Devils were held to a mere 150 total yards of offense and just one touchdown in the 28-7 loss to the Tigers.
    The Tigers were coming off four straight losses, but you would never have guessed it by the way they simply dominated the entire game from start to finish.

    Click here to read more...
  • Homecoming Victory

    It was homecoming night at Booster Stadium, and the Newberry Panthers had only one thing in mind–spoil the night for Williston.
    But the Red Devils had other plans after falling behind early in the second half as the Panthers scored the go ahead touchdown following a Red Devil kick off fumble.
    The Red Devils had to answer twice with scoring drives. The last drive concluded with just 52 seconds remaining in the game as Dontrell Edwards scampered 22 yards for the winning touchdown, giving the Red Devils a 32-27 win.

    Click here to read more...
  • Red Devils fall to 2-2 in district; playoff hopes gone

    After starting out 2-0 in district play, the Williston Red Devils hopes for a runner up spot where soundly ended Friday night, Oct. 29 at Mount Dora.
    Mount Dora junior quarterback Vegas Harley put on a show for the Hurricanes homecoming crowd, leading his team to a 41-27 win over the visiting Red Devils.

    Click here to read more...
  • Lady Red Devils pull out Senior Night win

    The Williston Lady Red Devil were forced to go the distance on their Senior Night Thursday, Oct. 21, against the Bronson Lady Eagles.
    The Lady Eagles opened up the match by taking two of the first three games against a Lady Red Devil team that was insistent on beating themselves.
    Game one was tied at 12-12 when the Lady Eagles stretched their lead to 19-13 on aggressive play by Brittany Smith and Ashley Mickel. The Lady Eagles went on to win game one 25-15.

    Click here to read more...
  • OUCH!

    For the sixth straight year the Trinity Catholic Celtics Football team downed the Williston Red Devils. Playing in the same district this season, the Celtics moved their record to 4-0 in district play and 8-0 overall.
    “It is what it is” said Red Devil Head Coach Jamie Baker following his teams 59-13 loss, their first in the district this season.
    Dropping to 2-1 in district play and 4-3 overall Baker continued. “They are a really good football team. This is the worst they have beaten us since I’ve been coaching here.”

    Click here to read more...

Copyright © 2013

The Williston Pioneer is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Levy County and Williston, Fl, and the surrounding area.