In sports, there’s a saying that goes “offense gets the glory, but defense wins the games”. If that same saying was applied to a family, I can imagine Mom being offense, and Dad being defense. Just as the offensive scores in a game, the stock phrase “Hi Mom” will always make the weekly highlights; and...Read More
The summer is here, school is out, and parents are looking for things for their student athletes to do over the summer. As a parent of a collegiate athlete, I can tell you first hand that summer months go quickly, so it’s important to get your child involved as soon as possible to give them...Read More
Fort Myers Fl- All year the St. Johns Country Day Spartans have had a big play from one of their big time playmakers at the plate. For example, the Spartans advanced to the Final Four when Kyle Boylston hit a game tying home run versus North Florida Christian in the Regional Finals. This paved the...Read More
Columbia defeated rival Fort White 14-7 last Friday. The game played to a scoreless tie after the first quarter, however in the second, Columbia would get on the board first when Xavier Collins hit Zamarion Jones for a score. Collins would toss another touchdown in the second quarter hitting Kyren Caldwell for a 32-yard score...Read More
The Gateway Conference runners-up went deep into the playoffs this year, making it all the way to the FHSAA Class 2A Regional Finals. After defeating several opponents including Paxon, Mandarin, and Sandalwood in the regular season, Fletcher would win a district championship and advance to the playoffs. Yet they wouldn’t just be satisfied with making...Read More
Fort Walton Beach- Clay defeated Ed White in a deluge Tuesday, as a down pour of rain came down in the Class 1A Sweet 16. The Regional Championship was decided with defense, and Clay’s defense shut down an athletic Ed White offense holding them to no points. Cora Parker and Shelby McClain led the team...Read More
The new “main man” on Main street is Bobby Ramsay. A high school state championship head coach that knows what the program can become and what the players can achieve. With Ramsay, Jackson has a structured and experienced coaching staff and schedule, the first ingredient to making a good sauce. Having coached some of the...Read More
Ridgeview High School welcomes Merlin Smith as it’s new head coach this year. Smith finally put his name in the hat for a high school head coaching job, after 16 years at Oakleaf Junior High School where he won 3 Clay County middle school championships in Football, 2 middle school State Track and Field Championships,...Read More
Northeast Fl- The flag football playoffs are in full effect in Northeast Florida, as several teams battled it out for the chance to advance to the sweet 16. Fleming Island hosted Fletcher, Clay hosted Stanton, and Ed White hosted Paxon for the right to stay alive one more week in a quest to bring a...Read More
Northeast Florida is looking for a state title in Flag football this year. As the regular season ended, and district tournaments conclude, focus now shifts from city and county bragging rights, to state status. In order for one of the local teams to be considered a legitime state power in Flag football, they must chase...Read More