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Youth Sports
30
Nov
2023

Recognizing Stressors Of The Game, After The Game

With the end of the regular seasons for football and volleyball, many athletes have come to the realization that they are at the end of their fall playing careers. Other sports like basketball and soccer have begun, yet with it comes the rigorous demands of sports with more games played. As a result, you may...
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24
Sep
2023

The Winning Mindset: Athletes And Coaches Seeking Professional Mental Health Support 

In the world of sports, there are certain values that are universal. Physical strength, resilience, and determination are just a few celebrated and emphasized athletic characteristics. While these qualities are undoubtedly essential for student athletic success, there are other aspects of strength that we often fail to discuss: the strength it takes to seek professional...
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20
Mar
2019

Jax PAL and City of Jax Crown Basketball Champions

Southside- The Cuba Hunter Center would be the venue to decide the champions of Jacksonville, as the title holders of two leagues would go head to head in basketball battle. The Jax PAL league boasted three teams including the 10U Jax Pal Comets, 12U Jax Pal Comets, and the 14U Julian Woods Elite. Representing the Jacksonville...
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14
Jul
2018

FCAA Venom heads to first ever 8U World Series

Jacksonville- Two time state champions 8U Venom from Fort Caroline Athletic Association will fight to take the first ever 8U World Series title in Jenson Beach on August 6th-9th. This team has put up 23 wins and only 2 losses on the all star season going into the World Series. “The big thing about this...
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04
Jul
2018

O.T.O.D Marches Right Into Nationals

JACKSONVILLE -“A marching they will go. A marching they will go. All the way to Nationals. A marching they will go.” The long 2018 AAU basketball season has arrived to an expected end for One Team One Dream. One Team One Dream is living the ultimate dream, their AAU Basketball team will advance to the...
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02
Jul
2018

Ponytails, Headbands, Shiny Team Shorts.. Champions Made on Tavares Courts!

TAVARES- Strobe Lights, Disco and Tavares. No, not the popular 70’s music group Tavares, but rather the small central Florida City of Tavares. This was the site where multiple girls basketball exposure teams from Jacksonville, set their hearts on a state championship win. The annual event took place May 19-20 at the monumental Big House...
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27
Jun
2018

Walkoff gives Blue Claws Cooperstown Title

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – At 12 years old chances are Tyler Waters doesn’t have a clue who Warren Morris is; but like Morris he will live in infamy. In the bottom of the seventh, in a tie game with one out, Waters’ dug deep into the batter’s box and delivered a game clinching three-run walk-off home...
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20
Jun
2018

Youth Story of Year: No. 1 Atlantic Beach

BRANSON, MISSOURI-It may have not been the outcome they wanted, but when Atlantic Beach comes back to Jacksonville, the Suns should be very proud of their accomplishments. As one of 24 teams who qualified for the Cal Ripken 12-under World Series, the Suns managed by Larry Rollings finished second in the country falling 7-1 tonight to a Japan...
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20
Jun
2018

Youth Story of the Year: No. 2 San Mateo

SALISBURY, NC – In Its 49th year of existence, San Mateo experienced something they had never done before. The Senior Girls Softball team cruised through districts,  regionals and state to qualify for their first ever Little League Southeast Regionals. No other baseball or softball team had ever advanced to the Southeast Regionals before. Here is...
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20
Jun
2018

Youth Story of the Year: No. 3 Fort Caroline

FORT CAROLINE-For the third straight year, Fort Caroline won the 11-under Babe Ruth state baseball title this weekend and for the third straight year will advance to the Southeast Regionals. Fort Caroline hosted the 11-under tournament July 6-9 at Ed Austin Park defeating Fleming Island in the championship game. The double elimination tourney consisted of Jacksonville Beach,...
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