CALLAHAN – Playing its first home playoff game in 39 years, West Nassau erased two lengthy playoff streaks in a 35-7 win over Marianna in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs. Behind a lethal rushing game and the area’s fifth best defense, West Nassau won its first playoff game since 1978 and its first ever...Read More

SOUTHSIDE – The Class 6A girls basketball second round playoff match up revealed two teams very familiar with one another, yet found both teams in very unfamiliar positions. For Ribault, the Lady Trojans were the defending 6A state champions, and two time defending FHSAA state champions. As district champions, their second round playoff games are...Read More

DELAND – After coming up short last season in the state semifinals in a 2-1 loss to Montverde, Bolles players vowed to not ever let that happen again. A year later, Bolles masterfully dominated the defending state champions Oxbridge Academy (12-2-4) 4-0 to win the Class 2A state title at Spec Martin Stadium its third...Read More

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

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

JACKSONVILLE –  The usual suspects like Ivory Durham III, George Webb, Derrick Jones, Caitlin McGee and Naseem Khaalid were all there but so were Kendall Nash, Patrick Wendell, Tre Guzzone, Taryn Freshwater, Kris Williams, Amanda Beane and many others. As for one night the top athletes from 22 sports were all recognized equally at the...Read More