The Girls Basketball semifinal round is set after second round action Wednesday Night. Defending champion Ribault defeated Sandalwood, Terry Parker defeated Raines, Lee defeated Wolfson, and Paxon defeated First Coast. Check out some of the action from Raines High School Wednesday Night below. And don’t forget to come out and support the ladies at Paxon...Read More

Some people say, “If I’m going to lose, I’d like to lose big knowing that the other team was better”. It’s what many people say in order to lessen the sting of a hard loss. Many people believe that a loss is just a loss and it hurts the same whether it’s by 1 point...Read More

William M. Raines of Jacksonville will face Booker T. Washington of Miami in the 4A State title game today in prime time. The game without question was scheduled at the conclusion of Saturday to headline as the main event of the day. Both teams have lots of history within their communities. Booker T, located in...Read More

The game of the century has been brewing all season. From the moment spring football started this year, besides Raines versus Ribault the Raines versus Bolles playoff rematch would dominate the focus of both the Vikings and the Bolles bulldogs. Everyone knew the regular season game would be simply an appetizer to the entree that was...Read More

Former Heavy Weight Champion of the world   The ” Real Deal” Evander Holyfield stared in a new ESPN 30 For 30 movie ” Chasing Tyson”. In the short film it documents the quest for Evander to not only win the World Heavy Weight Championship but be legitimized by defeating “Iron Mike Tyson” in the...Read More

Raines and Lee kicked off as our game of the night, and the Vikings and Generals did not disappoint at first. Raines began the scoring as #1 Bishop Bonnett returned a punt for the games first score. But Lee would answer as RB Tony Belle took a kick return 60 yds to make for some...Read More

In a visit with head coach Deran Wiley and the Raines Vikings football team this preseason, a few things that stood out to me was the amount of talent that coach Wiley had at his disposal, the extremely high competitive atmosphere and intensity, the Vikings had and put into each drill, and scrimmage. I also noticed the extra hard...Read More

Scores of spectators and scouts converged on the campus of Trinity Christian Academy to see two of the best programs in the city. The Trinity Christian Conquerors hosted the Raines Vikings in a half of football. The second half was devoted to player development and JV. Yup, them college coaches and scouts were out at...Read More

Duval Sports will be stopping by several team’s practices to provide you a peak at their spring preparations for the up coming season. The Raines Vikings return several starters and the focus of Coach Deran Wiley’s spring practice is clearly matching their best players on each other to make them better.   Some Players to...Read More