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Florida Dairy Farmers select area athletes for 2024-25 seasons

St. Johns Country Day School girls soccer returned to state title status with their 4-0 win over The Pine School with a balanced team led by two Dairy Farmer selections; Mia Johnson and CeCe Nowicki, both here celebrating Nowicki

FLEMING ISLAND - A review of the past high school season of Florida Dairy Farmers athlete selections for class players of the year showcase the level of play in Clay County with the top 10-15 players …

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High School Sports
St. Johns Country Day School junior pitcher Brayden Harris was top hurler in state and ninth ranked in America with a Class 1A player of year choice. Harris is on list to possible Florida Player of Year.

SJCDS Harris named Class 1A player of year

ORANGE PARK - St. Johns Country Day School baseball coach Tom Lucas rolled the dice by slating his best pitcher, junior Brayden Harris, for the Class 1A state semifinal game, but the move may have …
The Oakleaf Knights 8Unders All Stars show off their District 3 championship bling; rings and trophies, after dramatic 8-7 walk off win for title in Saturday championship tournament. Oakleaf advances to state tournament with 15-2 season record.

Little league district 3

FLEMING ISLAND - With a grand slam homer in the 11/12s final by Zeke Brockhoff to fuel a 15-0 win by FIAA Storm over OPAA Crush Harris, a walk off RBI single for an 8-7 win by Oakleaf Knights 8U All …
Florida Dairy Farmers Softball
Clay High freshman pitcher Sadie Russo weathered the storm of a young team with just one senior to earn a winning season, a district title, a region playoff spot and a Dairy Farmer's selection.

CHS freshman Russo gets winning season, district title, playoff, Dairy Farmer nod

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - Clay High softball coach Matt Lewis has seen his share of Florida Dairy Farmer nominees in his nearly three decades in the dugout for the Blue Devils, but a freshman? "Sadie …

Clay Today Sports Performances of the Year 2024-25
Clay High senior weightlifter Emma Heck arguably did not take a day of rest in her four years of high school weightlifting and, for that, earned four straight titles with a record setting fourth in a new weight class in 2025.

Heck (4X champion) leaves with top finish of year

FLEMING ISLAND - Winning a high school state title in any state is kind of big. Winning a high school state title in Florida is pretty difficult. Winning back-to-back state titles, in Florida, is …

Keystone Heights got a spark under running back Jagger Lancaster fourth quarter blast against Mayo.

Indians sputter in double spring scrimmages

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - Untimely penalties and some glimpses of success, led by a breakaway run from Jagger Lancaster in the final moments, were what Keystone Heights High football coach Steve Reynolds …

Orange Park quarterback Gabe Taylor hands off to running back Austeen Mills with lineman Jayden Blanton to lead the way in Raiders spring game against ED White.
Raiders shows glimpses of solid season to come
ORANGE PARK - With senior quarterback Gabe Taylor handling the brunt of the Orange Park High offense with runs out of the pocket and a handful of second level passes to wide out Brock Aflleje, the …
Oakleaf High senior Jaydyn Beall socked a double in the seventh inning to start a rally that got a 2-1 region playoff win over Bartram Trail. Oakleaf travels to No. 1 Pace for the region semifinal.
Maddox challenged; delivers walk-off blow
OAKLEAF - Bartram Trail High's softball coaches took the risk of putting Oakleaf High senior pitcher Charlotte "Charley" Maddox in the batter's box in a tense bottom of the seventh inning game tied …
Fleming Island High junior triple jumper Mikayla Shavers got her best jump on her first jump then held on to secure her first gold medal in the Class 3A Track and Field Championships held Saturday at the University of North Florida. Shavers was also fourth in long jump and the anchor for the girls 4 x 100 relay team.
FIHS Shavers gets her gold; only one
JACKSONVILLE - Fleming Island High junior triple jumper Mikayla Shavers could measure between her forefinger and her thumb the distance that put her in second place twice in the last two years in her …
Former Keystone Heights High football and boys weightlifting coach Lantz Lowery returns to Clay County on Friday, May 16 as the head football coach for Palatka High as they take on Clay High.
Friday Night Lights/Monday Night Football is here
ORANGE PARK - Area high school football will be showcased the next two weeks with spring games starting on Wednesday, May 14 with the Ridgeview High Panthers taking on Ribault in a 6 p.m. …
Middleburg has a handful of power hitters; here Emma Ward, that can ignite a Bronco big runs inning at any moment. Broncos ripped for five sixth inning runs in region win over Milton.
Sixth inning heroics puts Broncos against No. 1
MIDDLEBURG - Middleburg High batter Mallory Ficklin hit a sixth inning three-run triple in support of Cloey Ballinger’s no-hitter as host Middleburg rallied late to defeat Milton 5-1 in a Region …
St. Johns Country Day School shortstop Preston Cole, here making double play throw in Spartans come-from-behind region championship win over University Christian will need stout defense to get a second straight state title for Spartans.
Spartans back in familiar territory (except in 1A)
ORANGE PARK - St. Johns Country Day School baseball coach Tom Lucas stated the obvious big answer about his team making it to the FHSAA Final Four again, but, now in Class 1A, the faces are eerily …
St. Johns Country Day School pitcher Brayden Harris has a handful of double figure strikeouts outings and added to his state leading total with 10 against University Christian in the Spartans 11-1 region 1-1A championship series opener win Monday night. Harris was ranked No. 1 in strikeouts prior to the game with 131; add 10 to 141 now and was ranked seventh nationally.
Spartans dime UC in baseball 1A region
ORANGE PARK - A homer by Madden Williams and 10 strikeouts from pitcher Brayden Harris fueled a workmanlike 11-1 five inning win for the St. Johns Country Day School Spartan baseball team over …
St. Johns baserunner Preston Cole slides just out of reach of University of Christian catcher's glove to score gamewinner in 8-7 region championship win over University Christian.
Spartans to Final Four; Clay season over
ORANGE PARK - In true championship form, the St. Johns Country Day School baseball team, the defending Class 2A champion, proved their mettle with a scintillating finish in nine innings with a walk …
Indians track finishes with Thomas double district champion
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - Keystone Heights High distance runners Ryder Thomas and Hunter Sheppard finished with a late-season flurry with Thomas winning district titles in the 1600 and 3200 and both runners …
Indians' softball survive district final loss
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - Middleburg, Clay and Oakleaf high schools all earned softball district titles last week with five of the seven high schools; minus Ridgeview and St. Johns Country Day School, all …

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College Sports
MHS Erwin name tag now full of initials
OPHS Dixon wins national track title
FIHS Campbell, Reynolds take top 20s at Florida Horse Park elite races
OHS Williams leaves 'Canes
Checking out colleges
OHS Kistler blasts game-winning homer
NEW ORLEANS – Florida Southern College junior track athletes Emma Mussante and Mya Stam of the Florida Southern College women's track team were recently named U.S. Track & Field and Cross …
PHILADELPHIA – The No. 1 Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse team captured its second-straight NCAA national title on Monday, defeating No. 7 Maryland by a score of 15-5 at Lincoln Financial Field to …
SJR State College's Caylee Elder pitched all seven inning, giving up two earned runs to pick up the win for the Vikings.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Alyssa Vallad gave her St. Johns River State College Vikings teammates the best kind of redemption Saturday afternoon by hitting a game-winning two-run home run in the seventh …
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 …
PHILADELPHIA — Temple Women's Basketball Head Coach Diane Richardson announced that Alabama A&M guard Kaylah Turner has signed with Temple University ahead of the 2024-25 season. The rising …
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Florida Tech men's basketball graduate student David McCullough and senior Elias Martin earned all-conference recognition, as announced by the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) on …
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Florida Southern women's track team opened up action at the Embry-Riddle Running Elements Classic Friday afternoon with six new top-10 all-time records while the Moccasins …
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 …
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | The Alabama A&M University women's basketball team honored four seniors prior to Saturday's Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) regular season finale as the Bulldogs …
Additional SPORTS
Fleming Island High golf graduate Colton Swartz, now a sophomore golfer at Florida Southern College, has made a big impact on the NCAA Div. II ranks with a second place finish in the 2025 championship tournament and a PING All American First Team selection.
FIHS golf duo making big splashes
FLEMING ISLAND - Fleming Island High state champion golfer Tyler Mawhinney returned to Canada at the RBC Canadian Open as an amateur, popped off rounds of 68 and 69, struggled through a third round …
Former Ridgeview High quarterback Tyler Huff breaks for end zone and touchdown for Jacksonville Sharks in 54-48 upset win over defending two-time Indoor Football League champion Arizona Rattlers Saturday night in Jacksonville. Huff joined the Sharks on May 20.
RHS Huff knocks off Indoor Football champs
JACKSONVILLE - Ridgeview High football grad Tyler Huff, a seasoned quarterback with three college teams on his resume, got his shot at the defending two time Indoor Football League champion Arizona …
Former Ridgeview High quarterback Tyler Huff, here as quarterback Jacksonville State after a conference winning season and a Cure Bowl game, has added the Jacksonville Sharks in the Indoor Football League to his impressive football resume.
RHS Huff joins Jax Sharks
JACKSONVILLE - Ridgeview High graduate and quarterback Tyler Huff continued his football journey after three college stops, a bucket of passing records and wins at three colleges and a military …
if you have space for two ics on jump...just put her name Baylee Jennings/FIHS-Keiser Univ Lacrosse
FIHS Jennings gets to NAIA lacrosse semis
FLEMING ISLAND - Former Fleming Island High lacrosse standout Baylee Jennings returned home to her job as a Barco Newton YMCA lifeguard after an exciting lacrosse season at Keiser University in south …
The 18th hole is a great way to finish a round before relaxing at the Hibernia Pub.
Fleming Island to keep golf course open during summer
FLEMING ISLAND – The tees were full, and the cart barn was empty on Monday, June 2, at Fleming Island Golf Club. Not bad for a club that was scheduled to be closed for months of maintenance. …
Clay High grad Max Williams: FSU Big Bat
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 …
Pickleball 'HUB' brimming with action
ORANGE PARK  — The latest trend in social fitness, according to a pickleball CEO, is now located in Orange Park and, on May 31 at its grand opening, players and fans were brimming with …
Fleming Island High graduate Lilly Hudson finished up her junior season with the University of Alabama gymnastics team with an All American selection for the Crimson Tide.
FIHS Hudson earns All America for Tide gymnastics
FLEMING ISLAND - Five Alabama gymnasts totaled seven All-America honors to close out the Crimson Tide's 2025 season. Fleming Island High graduate Lilly Hudson, who just finished her junior season …
Oakleaf High football coach Chris Foy traveled to 7A West Orange to put his Knights 6A region finalist football squad up against West Orange's region final team in a playoff level spring football game. West Orange won 34-29.
Oakleaf offense runs hot in spring game
ORLANDO - One set of downs, or better, a fourth down defensive stop, then a coast to coast touchdown run amplified the direction of the 2025 Oakleaf High Knights football team intends to take when …
Former University of Florida basketball great Patric Young had his life upended in one single day from a car accident that took his very athletic legs away from him. Young joined True Life Church of Clay on Sunday to tell his story of finding his faith after his life altering day; June 29, 2022.
Gator hoop great Patric Young talks faith
MIDDLEBURG - University of Florida basketball standout Patric Young, a Southeastern Conference defensive player of year and a three-time scholar athlete, admitted to the patrons of True Life Church …

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