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Moody, Mawhinney win golf districts

Fleming Island freshman golfer Sophia Moody continued her precision golf with a district title last week at the Palatka Golf Course. Moody and the Fleming Island girls team lost to Middleburg in a tiebreaker playoff hole with both teams advancing to regions at Quail Heights in Lake City.

PALATKA - Middleburg High's girls golf team, led by junior Braelyn Isbell's team-leading 86 on the par 70 Palatka Golf Course, stayed the course with five golfers while Fleming Island, with overall …

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Fleming Island senior Sebastian Cruz exalts after scoring a tying touchdown with just 18 seconds on the clock in a thrilling 26-25 win over Flagler Palm Coast. Cruz also snagged a key onsides kick off ball to set up an earlier score for the Golden Eagles. Cruz' touchdown tied the game at 25-25 with kicker Parker Sirdevan the deciding point on the PAT.

Cruz (again) for the WIN!!

FLAGLER PALM COAST - Fleming Island High football coach Tom Macpherson held out on his final game strategies until the final four minutes of his playoff-critical matchup with 7A-Flagler Palm Coach …
Fleming Island has the strongest team of returners coming back in 2025 led by top scorers Carson Crawford, left, and Bryce Robinson with a 6-foot-9 inch freshman coming in from Providence; Jalil Hill, and 6-foot-4 inch guard Ryan Turner from Bishop Snyder, added to the lineup making the Golden Eagles a force under the basket. Far right is rebound ace Ayden Greenidge at the High School 9:12 Media Day Basketball gathering at the Winston YMCA in downtown Jacksonville.

Eagles bringing Twin Towers (X2) to hardwood

JACKSONVILLE - At the Jacksonville High School 9:12 Media Day basketball gathering at the Winston YMCA, it was obvious that basketball was the hot topic, but it was also obvious that Fleming Island …
Fleming Island freshman Sophia Moody lived up to preseason chatter about her golf game with a 74 (4-over) score at Palatka to win the district 4-2A title Monday afternoon with a final birdie on the 18th hole.

Fleming Island golf chases third state title

FLEMING ISLAND - Fleming Island High boys golf coach Bruce Cloud was quietly optimistic when asked about the possibility of an unprecedented third straight golf state title for his Golden Eagles …

Orange Park quarterback Gabe Taylor almost singlehandedly pulled off what would have been one of the biggest upset wins for the Raiders with 21-point fourth quarter falling short in a 31-28 district 3-5A loss to Beachside High.

Raiders blast 21-point 4th; not enough

ORANGE PARK - Orange Park senior quarterback Gabe Taylor was the standout performer for Orange Park, throwing for 230 yards, rushing for 24 and scoring three touchdowns—two through the air and one …

Oakleaf quarterback Jack Mckissock spies his wide receiver Michael Connor looking for an opening under a tight Mandarin secondary. The Knights lost 31-14 in the district 2-6A championship game.

Knights' turnovers cost district title

MANDARIN - Oakleaf High running back Fareed Coleman rushed for 148 yards but Oakleaf could not overcome four turnovers as the Knights lost 31-14 at Mandarin on Oct. 24, giving the District 2-6A title …

Fleming Island football athlete Sebastian Cruz rocked two touchdowns; this a 30-yard blast with Middleburg defender Floyd Reed giving chase to fuel the Golden Eagles' upset 21-10 district 3-5A win over Middleburg on Friday.
Cruz blasts Eagles to upset win
FLEMING ISLAND - With an explosive 30-yard scoring sprint from Sebastian Cruz and a 65-yard pass play to kicker Parker Sirdevan, the surprises offered by Fleming Island High football coach Tom …
Middleburg High senior Kathryn White accepts the district 3-5A championship trophy for the Lady Broncos volleyball team after a 3-0 win over Fleming Island. Both Middleburg and Fleming Island advance to regions with Keystone Heights also advancing in the region 1-3A playoffs.
Rahn 25 shreds Eagles; both to regions
MIDDLEBURG - Middleburg High senior outside hitter Camden Rahn has been dominant for her second half of her final season with thunderous scoring strikes against unsuccessful defensive efforts and the …
Familiar faces on the sidelines for Fleming Island will greet Ryan Wolfe and his Middleburg Broncos with coaches Chris Otero, Mike Meadows, Derek Chipoletti and Kevin Motes still on the Golden Eagle sideline with Tom Macpherson now head coach.
Playoffs come with familiar foes
MIDDLEBURG - For Middleburg High football coach Ryan Wolfe, the stinging loss to district 3-5A's Ponte Vedra two weeks ago gave his team a little perspective on how tough earning the elusive district …
Middleburg running back Gino Addison high-stepped his way to an astounding 276 yards with four scores on the night to lead the Broncos to a key district 3-5A 37-36 win over Beachside High. The Broncos improved to 7-1.
Addison, Middleburg shock Barracudas in OT
MIDDLEBURG - Middleburg defensive end Darius Swilley blocked Beachside’s Aidan Kugler’s extra point attempt on the final play of overtime, lifting host Middleburg to a thrilling 37-36 victory …
Oakleaf High football cheerleader Elle Foreman is all smiles and yells as her Knights won an exciting 45-41 game at ED White, See more on the football page.
"Buck" breaks out for five TDs
JACKSONVILLE - Oakleaf High got a quick glimpse of the fast-scoring attack of ED White football with a pick six interception touchdown and a 60-yard quarterback scramble early in the first quarter; …
Fleming Island junior freestyle swimmer William Shoesmith, left, recently returned from a distance camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Here, Shoesmith is in a rare 50 free to challenge St. Johns Country Day School sprint specialist Gaige Jackson.
FIHS Shoesmith set for big splashes
FLEMING ISLAND - Fleming Island High junior swimmer William Shoesmith has a few big decisions to make, though, completing one recently with his commit to the University of Virginia for his college …

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Clay High state champion wrestler Cale Hoskinson mentored a room full of young wrestlers in the same room that he was mentored in to become a state champion.
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 …
Florida State University is in a tenuous battle in a super regional game three with Oregon State with Clay High grad Max Williams one of the top RBI batters for Seminoles.
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 …
Former Middleburg High volleyball standout Jenna Erwin recently finished up her Doctor of Physical Therapy work at University of South Florida.
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, …
Former Orange Park High Raider track and football athlete Sean Dixon, right, now a senior track runner at Oklahoma Baptist University won the NCAA Div. II 400 meter hurdles title in his first season at OBU.
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 …
OCALA - With state cross country powerhouse Belen Jesuit landing five runners in the top 10 to crush the field at the Florida Horse Park Invitational Cross Country, Fleming Island High senior Jacob …
MIAMI - Former Oakleaf High football defensive end Chantz Williams has transferred from the University of Miami to the University of Charlotte for the upcoming fall season, according to a Miami press …
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Oakleaf High softball star Katie Kistler, now a senior right fielder for the University of Florida Gators softball, blasted a 277-foot solo homer in the fifth inning to secure a 1-0 NCAA World Series …
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 …
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Fleming Island defensive end Thomas Thrasher, No. 47, leaps to capture Flagler Palm Coast quarterback LaDarius Simmons in a final play of the Golden Eagles’ 26-25 come-from-behind win Friday. Friday was also Thrasher's birthday.
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Fleming Island's girls swim team took a close second place to district champion Fletcher off the power of having two or more swimmers in select events; these three, Summer Vanwagenen, Katelyn Moore and Brooke Reynolds, going 1-2-3 in the 50 free for big team points.
Swimmers
Oakleaf High defensive back Michael Connor battles for a loose ball with a Tocoi Creek wide receiver in the Knights' 31-8 win Friday night.
Football
Mawhinney drives Eagles to third region title
FLEMING ISLAND - On his home course and after a week of some tweaking on his long game, Fleming Island High senior golfer Tyler Mawhinney showed state championship form with a dominating 64 (7-under …
'Cudas dash Eagles playoff hopes
BEACHSIDE - Fleming Island running back Brady Digman ran for 75 yards and a touchdown, but the Golden Eagles could not stop a Beachside aerial attack led by Eddie Jordan as the host Barracudas downed …
Fleming Island football coach Tom Macpherson simply rolled up his sleeves and got the job done with a masterful 21-10 upset win over Middleburg in a key district 3-5A matchup at Fleming Island High. Macpherson is a first-year head coach for the Golden Eagles.
Football Photos
St. Johns Country Day School coach Mike Pickett jokes around with his four seniors who will return to defend their Class 1A title; Callie Berrang, Victoria Sarka, Reygan Ropero and Madisyn Baumann.
New faces, new challenges for county soccer squads
JACKSONVILLE - Soccer in Clay County high schools has always been a high-level sport with multiple district titles and state playoff runs the past few years leaving teams looking to rebuild and …
Vollyball photos
Middleburg senior outside hitter Kate Lowery splits two Beachside defenders in the Broncos’ 3-1 region 1-5A semifinal loss Saturday at Beachside High. The loss ends the Broncos bid for a second state title. The Broncos won the Class 5A title in 2023 and lost last year to Beachside in the region semifinals.
Broncos volleyball season ends at Beachside
BEACHSIDE - For a second straight season, the Middleburg High volleyball team's journey to repeat their 2023 Class 5A state title has passed in front of a stellar Beachside High team and has twice …
Cruz' blast, Sirdevan 65 yarder fuel FIHS upset
FLEMING ISLAND - With an explosive 30 yard scoring sprint from Sebastian Cruz and a 65 yard pass play to kicker Parker Sirdevan, the surprises offered by Fleming Island High football coach Tom …

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