LAKELAND- It was a classic tail of David and Goliath in the  Class 6A Girls Basketball State Championship Game between Ponte Vedra and American Heritage. All year, the ladies from Ponte Vedra surprised everyone with their play on the court even when many did not give them a chance to return to the Final Four. But...Read More

WESTSIDE – A week before the 11 man football state finals, we stumbled across a local eight-man football team competing for its own state title as well. Here is the story of Old Plank and their semifinal win which put them in the state title game, which they lost the following week. Have you ever...Read More

WESTSIDE – We waited a long time for private school area powers Trinity Christian and Bolles to finally meet on the field and boy were we treated well with not just one meeting but two memorable meetings including a three overtime thriller in the first round of the playoffs. “Wide Right!” yelled the Conqueror faithful...Read More

LAKELAND – The Fernandina Pirates got over the hump by scaling the hill that was Florida High last week. With the win they defeated a team that had previously bested them in the regional finals a year ago. Yet getting past Florida High was the equivalent of a molehill compared to the mountain that was...Read More

SANDALWOOD – Led by their quarterback Jada Williams, who ran for two touchdowns and passed for one, the Sandalwood Saints  made school history with their 24-0 win over Lee in the District 1-2A girls flag football district championship game. Williams made big plays with her legs scrambling and avoiding the rush. Her legs bought time for...Read More

FIRST COAST – Back in early March, Fletcher pulled off one of the most amazing accomplishments of all time winning five straight playoff games in five straight days to claim the 2018 Duval County Middle School Boys Basketball title. Kirby Smith erased an early 8 point deficit to tie the game late and send the...Read More

JULINGTON CREEK – There was no pregame speech needed really, the message was clear lets finish what we started. After back-to-back semifinal losses to Switzerland Point the last two years, there was nothing that head coach Matt Potak or defensive coordinator Ron Evans needed to say Wednesday night at Plantation Park. Clinging to a 21-20...Read More

JULINGTON CREEK – The drama surrounding the Fruit Cove and Swiss Point semi-final playoff game was already at an all time high. Fruit Cove came into the game as the No. 1 ranked football team in St. Johns County. Their opponent Swiss Point, was the defending St. Johns County Middle School Football Champions, a team...Read More

JULINGTON CREEK -Bryce Addison nervously paced the sideline back and forth all alone by himself just waiting for the call. Coaches told his teammates to leave him alone and just let him be, after all he didn’t need any more pressure or distractions. With eight seconds left, Addison calmly lined up for a 26-yard field goal...Read More

SOUTHSIDE -Thirty-one years ago Chris Bono stepped onto a mat as a seventh grader and wowed everyone in the stands and his competitors with a fourth place state finish. Since then, he has continued to equally wow his competitors in college, amateur ranks and now in the coaching ranks. Bono was in town this week...Read More