Nease continues to remain at the top of the Fab Five girls basketball rankings for the fifth straight week, but Bishop Kenny remains close after winning the St. Pius Holiday Tournament over the weekend. 1 Nease (13-1) Last ranking: 1 Last week: def. Loyola Academy (IL) 60-52, def. Rogers (OH) 56-44, fell to Aquinas 64-62...Read More
TAVARES – Bishop Kenny and Stanton both competed in the 23rd Annual Mike Stone Hickory Point Boys Soccer Invitational at Tavares over the weekend and both came away with top five finishes. The 16 team tournament featured teams from Cape Coral Mariner, Bishop Moore, Seffner Christian, Lake Nona, Haines City, Orlando Evans, Leesburg, Spruce Creek,...Read More
For the fourth straight week, Providence remains the top team in the Fab Five boys basketball rankings after another dominating week. Fab Five Week 4 rankings 1 Providence (10-1) Last ranking: 1 Last week: def. Ponte Vedra 77-33, Rockledge 56-47, Central Florida Christian 52-40 Next: Battle at the Villages (Dec 27-30) Note: Stallions are...Read More
Nease continues to remain at the top of the Fab Five girls basketball rankings for the fourth straight week, but Bishop Kenny is inching closer to them after winning the Battle of the Island Tournament over the weekend. 1 Nease (11-0) Last ranking: 1 Last week: def. Bishop Moore 69-18 Next: Naples Holiday Shootout (Dec...Read More
FLEMING ISLAND – Host Fleming Island easily dominated their way to another St. Johns River Athletic Conference wrestling title sweeping its way over the two-day tournament this weekend. The Eagles, coached by former legendary Clay wrestler PJ Cobbert, started the first day of the tournament 3-0 and capped the two-day duals tournament going 4-0 to...Read More
GAINESVILLE – When people speak about the top football players from the First Coast area of all-time, the names that often come to mind are Tim Tebow, Derrick Henry, Frankie Franklin, Lito Sheppard, Leon Washington and DeAndre Johnson; now they will have to add Carson Beck to the conversation. The junior quarterback from Mandarin solidified...Read More
GAINESVILLE – Mandarin head coach Bobby Ramsay has been named the 2018 Florida Dairy Farmers Football Coach-of-the-Year following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school football coaches and media representatives. Ramsay, who was previously selected as the Class 8A Coach-of-the-Year, led his team to an 11-4 record and the school’s...Read More
JULINGTON CREEK – Liberty Pines Academy made it a clean sweep winning both of the St. Johns County Middle School Athletic Association boys and girls soccer titles Dec 14-16 at Plantation Park. The Wolves swept both varsity titles, while Pacetti Bay and Fruit Cove won the girls and boys developmental titles respectively. Liberty Pines, coached...Read More
The boys are not the only ones participating in holiday basketball tournaments, here is a rundown of local girls basketball holiday tournaments. Keep checking for updates. Jarvis Williams Classic at Palatka Dec 27 Teams: Fleming Island, Orange Park, Palatka, University Christian Game 1: Game 2: Game 3: Game 4: Clay Holiday Classic Dec 27...Read More
EPISCOPAL – Providence sealed its spot as the best team in North Florida sweeping First Coast, Bolles and then Bishop Kenny in the title game Saturday at Episcopal to win the Inaugural Fortegra High School 9:12 Invitational title. Ahren Freeman, led the Stallions to the title averaging 21 points a game over the three days...Read More