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Orange Park High football's new coach Jordan Smalenski, left, brought a powerful energy into the Raiders' summer weight training and conditioning with an objective to make the team bigger, stronger and faster.

Raiders' credo: Make tomorrow a better day

ORANGE PARK - Orange Park football has seen some better days in the past with regional finals finishes, major college signings and NFL level players. Now the Raiders' newest coach, strength and … more

By Randy Lefko, randy@claytodayonline.com | 6/11/26

6/11/26

Former Fleming Island High golfer Colton Swartz, now a junior at Florida Southern College, shows off his Sunshine State Conference individual champion trophy and banner after winning the first title since 2015 for Florida Southern.

FIHS Swartz gets golf national title with Mocs

BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The second-ranked Florida Southern College men's golf team won its 14th NCAA National Championship at Boulder Creek Golf Club on Friday afternoon. The Moccasins defeated Wingate … more

Excerpts from Florida Southern Athletics | 6/11/26

Orange Park CrossFit athlete Lindsay Lee Hoffman, based at Black Fin Cross Fit, scaled a 30-foot rope as part of her semifinal rounds at the CrossFit Games at the Northern California Classic in Sacramento. Hoffmann, ranked in top 100 nationally among CrossFit elite women, was attempting to qualify for the upcoming CrossFit Games National Championship in July.

OPHS signs five to college

Orange Park High athletics got a handful of late scholarship signees. From left, Nicholas Santana will row at Jacksonville University; Ashton Juarez will swim at New College of Florida; Arayah Brown … more

6/4/26

Matt Lewis shows off his 2001 state championship trophy that came about with a dramatic win over Bartow that included a seventh inning homer by Bartow to make things tense.

CHS Lewis makes final out after 30 years of softball

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - Clay High softball coach Matt Lewis's fondest memory during his 30-year coaching career that included a state title and a handful of district and region titles, plus Final Four … more

By Randy Lefko, randy@claytodayonline.com | 6/4/26

Fleming Island boys golf coach Bruce Cloud hoists his two state championship trophies from 2023 and 2024 before retiring and heading to North Carolina.

FIHS Cloud retires to work on his handicap in North Carolina

FLEMING ISLAND - After 20 years of brokering some of the best golfers in North Florida for two decades, Fleming Island High boys golf coach Bruce Cloud is heading to North Carolina to hone on his own … more

By Randy Lefko, randy@claytodayonline.com | 6/4/26

.Eagle Harbor Screaming Eagles swimmer Brooke Reynolds splash lands at the wall after finishing second in the 50 free to Oakleaf's Brylee Wood in a close 26.68-26.69 race in Saturday's dual meet at the First Coast Swim League at Oakleaf. Oakleaf's girls team won, 157-148, with the Eagle Harbor boys winning 203-89. Wood also won the 50 backstroke, with Reynolds winning the 200 individual medley.

Swim Meet Pics

1-8 is Eagle Harbor v Oakleaf Orcas 9-15 is Pace Island v Eagle Landing more

6/4/26

Ridgeview High's newest head coach, Jason Smith, prowls the sidelines en route to a 24-0 spring game win over Crescent City. Smith brings a wealth of defensive football knowledge, plus a knack of creating speed and conditioning through his Rise and Grind gym in Orange Park.

5/30/26

Lia Godfrey, a Fleming Island High graduate, is now with the San Diego Wave of the National Women's Soccer League.

Ridgeview's Billy Girgis advances as far as NAIA baseball regions

ORANGE PARK - Former Ridgeview High baseball standout Billy Girgis made the right move, in his eyes, when he chose to continue his baseball career at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Georgia a … more

By Randy Lefko, randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/28/26

Clay High defensive end Jay'Shawn McCloud will be one of the top local defenders after a strong 2025 season.

Clay gets mixed results against Creekside, Beachside

ST. JOHNS - Clay got mixed results at its spring jamboree at Beachside High, tying Creekside 14-14 in the opening half but falling 28-0 to Beachside in the closing half. Senior quarterback Landon … more

By Mike Zima, Correspondent | 5/28/26

Fleming Island quarterback Greyson Critch had to flee from the pocket a few times in the Eagles' 43-21 spring game loss to Fletcher, but he kept his cool to get touchdown passes to Chase Donaldson and Tristan Stephenson.

Eagles secondary tested quickly

JACKSONVILLE BEACH - Fleming Island High head football coach Tom Macpherson conceded there was going to be a hole in his defensive secondary with Rutgers-bound safety Sebastian Cruz on a recruiting … more

By Randy Lefko, randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/28/26

[MAKE PHOTO BIG] Ridgeview High defensive end Jayden Worthy gets fired up after his Panthers defense sacked Crescent City quarterback in the Panthers' 6-0 varsity half of a spring game win. The Panthers eventually won the game 24-0, with both teams playing bench players in the second half.

Alum Shaquita Snow brings tons of "street cred" to Raiderdome

ORANGE PARK - Despite three knee surgeries in her basketball careers in high school, college and in the pros, newly hired Orange Park High girls' basketball head coach Shaquita Snow will bring a ton … more

By Randy Lefko, randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/28/26

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