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By Randy Lefko
randy@claytodayonline.com
ORANGE PARK - About two weeks after being named the new head football coach Merlin Smith, the elder Smith got an even better gift when his daughter …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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8/22/24
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JACKSONVILLE - With his objective to use Saturday's preseason scrimmage, an officials scrimmage to be more precise, Oakleaf High football coach Chris Foy was looking for two things when his Knights …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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8/15/24
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ORANGE PARK - We are ready! Football has arrived in Clay County and the Friday and Saturday (Nease at Oakleaf) preseason games will give area fans a quick glimpse into the readiness of the county …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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8/15/24
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FLEMING ISLAND – Fleming Island has been battling with Ponte Vedra for so long in volleyball that Golden Eagle coach Amy Yoder-Schermerhorn might think 2024 may be a wisp of fresh air with a new …
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Broncos on their radar By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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8/8/24
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FLEMING ISLAND – In a bit of divine intervention, Fleming Island High senior diver Ava Brinkman, who had finished second in the Class 3A championships in last year’s state championships, reversed …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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8/8/24
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By Randy Lefko
randy@claytodayonline.com
FLEMING ISLAND - With a year full of dramatic finishes that led to thrilling state championships; boys track 4 x 800, 800 meters on the track, boys …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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8/1/24
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PARIS — Clay High’s Caeleb Dressel anchored the United States men’s gold medal-winning 400-yard freestyle relay in the final event of the first night of the Summer Olympics at La …
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Clay Today staff
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7/27/24
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EAGLE LANDING - For nearly 10 years, former Ridgeview High quarterback Derek Hatcher, one of the top passers of his era up to 2016, has kept his legacy intact with a simple message.
"Absolutely, …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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7/25/24
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MIDDLEBURG - Middleburg High softball coach Ashley Houston has been pretty stout in her profession of strength and speed making for better athletes; including her girl's softball team, as athletes …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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7/25/24
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ORANGE PARK - In one of the strongest districts, regions and classes of fast swimming, Orange Park High freestyle specialist Sebastian Lopez was among the elite.
In the Raiderdome, the girl's …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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7/25/24
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Pace Island and Timuquana swim clubs had their final meet of the summer season on Sat., July 13 in the First Coast Summer Swim League schedule and are now headed to Ponte Vedra Beach's Planet Swim …
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7/18/24
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KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - Brawn and speed were the name of the games for the Keystone Heights High sports teams with the boy's weightlifting team chasing down a fourth state title against another repeat …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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7/11/24
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KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - On a typical hot, steamy Thursday morning in Keystone Heights, Keystone Heights High graduate and cross country and track star Tyler Griffin battled the heat and two state-ranked …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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7/11/24
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MIDDLEBURG - Middleburg High had its share of success in the 2023-2024 seasons with a volleyball state title, a second football playoff berth, and a second state wrestling title and two siblings …
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7/3/24
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JACKSONVILLE - Two names, Daylen Brown and Antonio Thomas, kept popping up after big plays on the field for Clay High football in a triple-play passing tournament with host ED White and Bolles on …
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By Randy Lefko Sports Editor
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7/3/24
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GREEN COVE SPRINGS - For Clay High sports, one dominant athlete did what she does and another made a gallant return to a sport he dominated in his first try to overcome a few obstacles to return to …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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6/27/24
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FLEMING ISLAND - With a packed church full of his Clay High brethren, Clay High's most famous swimmer, Olympic and World champion Caeleb Dressel, executed (his words) a game plan of magnitude by …
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com
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6/27/24
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KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - Five-time state champion weightlifting coach Lantz Lowery has announced that he will be leaving Keystone Heights High School to take a football and weightlifting position at …
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Randy Lefko
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NEW YORK (June 7, 2024) - The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced today the 11 players named to the Best XI of the Month, presented by Prime, for May by the NWSL Media Association and …
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Courtesy of NWSLSoccer.com
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6/20/24
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KEYSTONE HEIGHTS — For Giovanni Cruz, being in the ring has always been his calling. “Boxing is pretty much my language,” Cruz said. “It’s something that I use as a tool because everything …
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By Kyla Woodard
kyla@claytodayonline.com | 6/20/24 |
