Today's Sports

For the better part of two weeks now, the Dunnellon High School football team has had to deal with the fallout of its performance against Santa Fe in a key District 5A-5 tilt.
In the game, Oct. 7, the Tigers turned the ball over five times, including three in the fourth quarter of a 21-7 loss. The loss snapped Dunnellon’s 15-game district winning streak, putting the Tigers behind “the eight ball” in their bid to reach the playoffs.

* Story by Chris Smith *

Prior to the start of the season, first-year coach Roger Sibbald wasn’t sure what to expect from his team.
His goals were for his team to improve throughout the season and peak at the right time.
So far, that appears to the case, especially with Ryan Molloy and Bryce Thalacker leading the charge for the Tigers as of late.
Molloy had perhaps his best two outings of the season two weeks ago against Forest, West Port and St. John. The junior fired a pair of back-to-back 4-over-par 40s in the two meets, winning medalist honors at both matches.

*Story by Amanda Barney *

BROOKSVILLE — The Dunnellon High School junior varsity football team swam past the Nature Coast Sharks on Wednesday, Oct. 5, posting a 22-7 victory, its third win of the season.
“The first half was a little rough,” Dunnellon coach Archie Smith said. “But when the second half came around, we pulled it together and played the game we know.”
The Tigers’ Brandon Smith took the opening kickoff to the 46-yard line. But Dunnellon struggled moving the ball in the first quarter; however, the Sharks found it tough going against the Dunnellon defense.