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Lakeland- Many thought they were our best hopes at a state title in both girls and boys basketball. They had four D1 players, two four year varsity players, a decorated Head Coach who previously won a ring, and arguably the most dominant player from our area. Yet the then 29-1 Nease girls basketball team fell just short of the glory so richly deserving of their historic season. Falling at the...Read More

SOUTHSIDE – Late Sunday evening, Mandarin quarterback Carson Beck announced on Twitter that he was committing to the University of Georgia. The 6’4 junior quarterback was named Florida Dairy Farmer’s Class 8A Player of the Year, he was also named to the Duval Sports All Area First Team. https://twitter.com/carsonbeck01/status/1102326124162486272?s=21 Beck passed for 3,546 yards, 39 touchdowns, 8 interceptions and ran for 2 touchdowns in just 14 games. He was sidelined by injury...Read More

In 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson was our president, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was marching in Selma, and one of the greatest musicals of all time, (Sound of Music) had just come out in theaters. Well 1965 was also the last time that the Paxon High School boys basketball team made the Final Four. In 65′ they were able to compete in the state championship and that year they...Read More

Since the first day of tryouts, many have dreams and aspirations of getting to Lakeland but only a few are actually able to make it to the Final Four. With University Christian and North Florida Educational Institute having already punched their tickets last Tuesday, Paxon, Jackson and Fleming Island, Columbia and Palatka were looking to join them. In what was expected to be an All-Big Bend party in Lakeland will...Read More

Kirby Smith’s motto for the second half of the season has been to “finish strong”. Their Coach put in this motto after the young Comet’s losing focus in the final minutes of multiple games this season. It seemed as if history would repeat itself for the Comets, up big during the first and second quarters but letting Highlands come back and win as they did earlier in the season. Yet...Read More