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OHS Delaune not enough against Bolles

Oakleaf High quarterback Jaidan Delaune scores against Bolles in the Knights

JACKSONVILLE - Oakleaf quarterback Jaidan Delaune ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third, but it was not enough as the visiting Knights were outclassed by Jacksonville Bolles 42-24 on Sept. 18. …

High School Sports
Middleburg High's offense did not miss a beat without starting quarterback Dalton Motes last Friday. Running back Sam Craven, Braydon Ventura and CJ Williams filled in admirably in a 42-8 district win over Ridgeview. Middleburg has a BYE week, followed by three consecutive games against Orange Park, Fleming Island and Clay. Ridgeview has Paxon on Friday with three district games to follow against St. Augustine, Clay and Orange Park.

HS Football Highlights

Week Seven Friday, Oct. 2 Middleburg, Clay, Fleming Island, Orange Park BYE Ed White at Oakleaf: Ed White quarterback King Boylston was a definite impact player in last year's Oakleaf win. The …
Fleming Island defender Chase Donaldson got a hand on the Ridgeview punter in the Golden Eagles' 46-0 district win over the Panthers on Friday. Fleming Island hosts Ponte Vedra on Friday, while Ridgeview will be home against Ribault.

FIHS Digman, Longmire run roughshod on Ridgeview

FLEMING ISLAND - Fleming Island’s defense never gave Ridgeview a chance to get comfortable, while a dominant rushing attack allowed the Golden Eagles to control the game from start to finish in a …
Fleming Island High grad Braden Cunningham has been the starting center for Florida Atlantic University, which beat Navy, 38-30, on Sept. 12.

CHS's Goosby now a top-tackling player at Webber

Two Clay County football athletes are getting big reps at their respective colleges as former Fleming Island High offensive lineman Braden Cunningham and former Clay defensive lineman Omar Goosby are …

Fleming Island golfer Mason Blom blasted sand out of the bunker during the Randy Warren Memorial Golf Invitational Monday at the Fleming Island Golf Club. Providence won the team title, while St. Johns Country Day School finished third and Fleming Island wound up fourth.

Spartans finish third at Warren Golf Memorial

FLEMING ISLAND - With all five golfers posting 80s-or-less, St. Johns Country Day School boys golf team edged host Fleming Island at the third annual Randy Warren Memorial Golf Tournament held Monday …

Fleming Island senior swimmer Noah Stotler, the Class 2A 200 free champion last year while at Clay High, was selected to the USA Junior National Team after a stellar summer that included a fifth-place finish in the 200 freestyle at the USA SPEEDO Junior National Championships in California.

Fleming Island swims to close win over Beachside

Clay, Ridgeview and Middleburg almost got through a tri-meet on Thursday, Sept. 10, before rain and lightning forced the schools to reschedule on Sept. 17 at Rolling Hills. Before the storms, (No. 1) …

Fleming Island's top two finishers, Madison Moore and Eve Schlotthauer (in green), ran in identical times of 21:22.2.
Keystone's Tyre, Gray top Indians at Horse Farm XC
OCALA - Melody Tyre and Hunter Gray took top team honors for Keystone Heights High's cross country teams as they competed at the prestigious - and fast - Florida Horse Park Invitational held …
Middleburg High freshman Reese Forkum eyes the ball for a serve in the Broncos' win over Ponte Vedra. The Broncos had a tough 3-2 loss to Trinity Christian Academy and 3-0 loss to Beachside following the Ponte Vedra win. They faced defending state champion Tallahassee Chiles on Sept. 10.
Eagles, Spartans lose season firsts
GREEN COVE SPRINGS - n the story text. You can take out the entire fleming Island opening up until the Middleburg segment and replace with this.  GREEN COVE SPRINGS - Fleming Island High's …
Orange Park senior Dakota Blake blasted from the starting blocks in the 50 free against St. Johns Country Day School. Blake finished second to Raiders teammate Zephan Leak.
Orange Park makes a splash against SJCDS
Orange Park makes a splash against SJCDS Orange Park got wins in all but three events to defeat St. Johns Country Day School in swim meet action on Thursday, Sept., at St. Johns. The host Spartans …
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Clay High's offensive line was anchored by senior center Touni Saoud, as the Blue Devils dominated Palatka, 35-0, on Friday. They will host an explosive Orange Park Raiders team on Friday, Sept. 11.
Blue Devils shut out Panthers
PALATKA - The Clay High School Blue Devils rolled past the Palatka Panthers, 35-0, in a lightning-delayed game Friday, Sept. 4, at Bennett-Cooper Field. The dominant shutout triggered a running clock …
The Middleburg AA 8-Unders football cheerleaders got hyped up on the sidelines as  the Broncos took on the Fleming Island Dreadnaughts on Saturday. See pics, page 30.
Raiders bounce back to blast Stingrays
ORANGE PARK - Orange Park High football coach Marcus Wimberly emphatically stated that his halftime talk with his team was not as emotional as the talk some of his seniors gave to their Raiders team …
FIHS's Strombeck, MHS's Rosset get top finishes in XC openers
JACKSONVILLE - Fleming Island High cross country runner JP Strombeck and Middleburg's Lauren Rosset posted top area finishes at area cross country season opening races. Jacksonville and Flagler Palm …
College Sports
OAKLEAF— The Psi Mu Nu Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity hosted its fifth-annual golf tournament on Friday, Aug. 22. As part of their Uplift in Action Foundation event, the group welcomed 92 …
JACKSONVILLE - A much discussed unfavorable onsides kick attempt by the visiting Green Bay Blizzard proved fruitful for the Jacksonville Sharks as Sharks defensive back Malik Jones snagged the second …
MIDDLEBURG - Middleburg High cross country and track graduate Emma Mussante, having finished an astounding collegiate career at Florida Southern College, was honored with her choice as U.S. Track …
GREEN COVE SPRINGS - With a team conference and an individual All-Conference first team selection, Clay High wrestling grad Cale Hoskinson returned home to share some of his wrestling IQ with young …
FLEMING ISLAND - The No. 9-seeded Florida State University baseball team rallied with two runs in the seventh and three in the eighth to beat Mississippi State 5-2 and win the Tallahassee Regional to …
MIDDLEBURG - In her day, Middleburg High volleyball great Jenna Erwin (Class of 2016) was a hard-charging, diving, pivoting athlete under the watchful eye of former coach Carrie Prewitt and now, …
JACKSONVILLE - Former Orange Park High track and football athlete Sean Dixon made the best of a rough college start and topped if off in May by winning a national track title, the 400 meters hurdles …
AUBURN, Ala. – One of the SEC's top scorers will be joining Auburn women's basketball for 2024-25 as Taliah Scott has signed with the Tigers, head coach Johnnie Harris announced Monday. Scott, a …
JACKSONVILLE - Ridgeview High grad Joel Nesi, a fifth year senior at Flagler College took his shot with two laps left of the Bob Hayes Collegiate 5,000 meters track race Friday night at University of …
Additional SPORTS
The Jaguars are at 2-1 heading into Sunday's game at Cincinnati. They are 2-0 at home and 0-1 on the road, including a 20-13 loss at Denver. Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence struggled against the Broncos, including having a pass knocked down by outside linebacker Jonah Elliss.
Road weary: Rooting for Jaguars requires long-distance patience
Let’s face it: it’s not easy being a Jacksonville Jaguars fan. The team is a contradiction in teal. When they’re home at EverBank Stadium, they play like gangbusters. When they’re on the …
MHS 2 in hole STAFF PHOTOS BY RANDY LEFKO Middleburg High junior athlete CJ Williams scored the lone touchdown in the Broncos' 48-6 district loss to Class 4A top-ranked St. Augustine  last …
Caleb Miller holds on while riding Space Ghost in the saddle bronc riding category during Saturday night's Clay County PRCA Rodeo at the Clay County Fairgrounds. The event was expanded to include a Sunday performance featuring Super Bull Riding at 2:30 p.m. Miller finished in a tie for third place behind winner Keene Justesen and second-place Red Nixon.
Clay County Rodeo to make an encore performance on Sunday
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – After two successful performances on Friday and Saturday, the Clay County PRCA Rodeo will return to the Cattlemen’s Arena on Sunday for an encore featuring bull riding and …
Area junior high and flag football teams danced around rain and lightning last week. Green Cove Springs got a win against Wilkinson in flag football, while Lakeside beat Orange Park Junior at …
Zac Bourgeois will compete in saddle bronc riding at this weekend's Clay County PRC Rodeo at the Cattlemen's Arena at the Clay County Fairgrounds.
Cowboy faces bumpy ride in saddle broncs to qualify for PRC Finals
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Zac Bourgeois knows the rodeo season has reached crunch time. Literally. The Canadian saddle bronc rider has a month to move up in the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association’s …
New Fleming Island High boys golf coach George Sauer surveys the first hole at the Fleming Island Golf Club. Sauer took over after the Bruce Cloud era included two state titles, a runner-up finish and an individual state championship.
FIHS Moody's lighting-fast start included 5-under 30 for nine holes
FLEMING ISLAND - Fleming Island High sophomore golfer Sophia Moody opened lightning fast (pun intended) in her 2026 season with a record-setting 5-under-par 30 on her first nine-hole outing at …