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Today's Sports

  • Bronson loses in tourney final

    The Bronson Eagles finished as runners-up in their own Holiday Tournament, after a slow start to beat Umatilla 68-41 and a strong 75-52 win against Middleburg. Facing a tough Dixie County team in the championship round, Bronson could not sustain a slim halftime lead and fell 52-51 after a brutal second half battle.

    "We didn't execute when we needed to, and we couldn't get defensive stops," said Bronson head coach Kelly Beckham.

    "We've got to be prepared to play against a good team like Dixie County - we've got to bring our 'A' game."

    Umatilla

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  • Girls top Dunnellon for 7th place

    BELLEVIEW - The Williston girls took seventh place in their bracket in the Belleview tournament to benefit cancer research last week.

    Williston whipped Dunnellon, 65-50, after a couple of strange losses in the three-day event. The Devils lost the opener against Longwood Lyman, 63-33, then dropped a one-point decision to Pine Ridge.

    In the Lyman game, Williston played the Greyhounds almost even in the first, third and fourth quarters. But the Red Devils went stone cold in the second period, being outscored 24-0, enabling Lyman to coast the rest of the way.

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  • Boys sixth in Trinity tourney

    OCALA - What really made Williston's sixth-place finish in the Papa John's boys basketball tournament at Trinity Catholic last week disappointing was the feeling of what might have been.

    The Devils lost the opening game, 58-52, to Wesley Chapel, which eventually went on to win the tournament, defeating Miami Washington and Sparta (N.J.) Pope John XXIII for the championship.

    But in that first game the Devils came very close to a victory.

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  • WHS boys turn up defensive effort

    Williston boys basketball coach David Vespignani wants his players to buy into the philosophy of playing sound defense.

    Late last week, it looked as if the plan is working.

    Rebounding from a pair of losses to Newberry and Santa Fe, the Red Devils finished fifth in the Hitchcock's Classic, defeating Leesburg and Hawthorne, thereby winning the consolation bracket.

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  • Baseball team sponsors shoot-out...

    Williston High School's baseball team is sponsoring the first Red Devil Shoot-Out, Sporting Clay Shoot on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Rhino Outdoors on U.S. Highway 27 outside of Williston hearing toward Ocala.

    There will be a high individual prize and high score team prize for four-person teams. There will also be a 50-50 raffle.

    Entry fee is $75 per person or $300 per team, and that includes lunch, per 100 12 ga. shot. There is an additional charge for 20 ga.

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  • WYAA sets spring signups

    Spring sports registration for the Williston Youth Athletic Association will be held on four dates in January:

    Thursday, Jan. 17, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 24, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

    To register, each player will need a $75 registration fee and a copy of their birth certificate.

    Registration is for t-ball, soccer, baseball and softball. Ages are 5-6 for t-ball, 7-14 for the other sports.

    For information call Cathy 528-4487, Mari 528-4329, Troy 494-7927 or Lee 528-4563.

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  • Sports calendar

    THURSDAY, DEC. 27

    High School Basketball

    Williston girls vs. Longwood Lyman, 1:30 p.m. (at Belleview tournament, first of three days)

    Williston boys vs. Wesley Chapel, 4 p.m. (at Trinity Catholic tournament, first of three days)

    SATURDAY, JAN. 5

    High School Basketball

    Williston boys vs. Orlando Bishop Moore (at Dante Anderson Memorial Shootout at Eastside, 3:30 p.m.)

    High School Soccer

    Gainesville St. Francis at Williston girls, noon

    MONDAY, JAN. 7

    High School Basketball

    Williston girls at Chiefland, 7 p.m.

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  • Soccer team booted by P.K.

    Red Devil soccer fell to P.K. Yonge 6-2 on Friday night. The game was a physical match between the young Red Devil squad and the veteran Blue Wave team.

    The Red Devils' senior captain Susie Smith was out with an ankle injury, and senior captain Abby Rodriguez was out for most of the game when she hurt her knee in the first half. The young Devils struggled in the first half, going to the break down 5-0, but came back with a strong effort in the second half, scoring two goals while only allowing P.K. one score.

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  • Girls split in district

    For the Williston girls, the past week produced one good district win, and another game they'd rather not talk about.

    With two starters out, the Red Devils defeated Fort White, 71-49, but then had to go to P.K. Yonge on Thursday, and the result was a 101-28 loss.

    WILLISTON 71, FORT WHITE 49: The local girls gradually pulled away from the Indians, despite the absence of Margaret Brown (injured arm) and Kim Dobbins (injured foot).

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  • Win over P.K. was week's...

    Coming off a stunning win against P.K. Yonge last week, Williston High School's boys defeated Fort White on Friday night, but then saw their winning streak snapped Monday by Newberry.

    WILLISTON 57, P.K. YONGE 54: The Devils stunned the North Central Florida basketball world Thursday night with a 57-54 win over P.K. Yonge in a battle of two unbeaten teams.

    It was believed to be P.K.'s first district loss in seven years. The Blue Wave were ranked fourth in the Class 3A poll.

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