Since the first day of conditioning and the last out of last season, the goal for every local softball team is to get to Vero Beach and compete for a state title. That goal continues this week as local teams take their first step to getting to Vero Beach competing in their respective district tournaments....Read More

SAN SOUCI -After standing in the dugout for nearly two plus hours, a cold Tyler Mills patiently waited for his name to be called. Deadlocked at 4 all, in the bottom of the seventh inning, he finally got the call. Showing the utmost confidence in him, Sandalwood head coach Billy Bell called Mills off the bench...Read More

Twenty five years ago, I suited up one final time at home not knowing if this would be the final home game of my football career. That night we took on nemesis Gainesville Buchholz for the District 2-5A title, knowing one of us was moving on to the playoffs and one of us was going...Read More

JACKSONVILLE -Led by a national record setting 4×100 relay team, Oakleaf finished second at the North Florida Middle School Meet April 14 at Episcopal. The Yellow Jackets finished second in girls and third in boys both behind Suwannee, which won both team titles easily. The 4×100 relay team featuring Tamira Briley, Ariana Eason, Kyah Shannon...Read More

OAKLEAF – Behind a national record setting 4×100 relay team, the Oakleaf girls cruised to the 2018 Clay County Junior High High track team title and Northeast Florida Athletic Conference title as well. The 4×100 relay team featuring Tamira Briley, Ariana Eason, Kyah Shannon and Vivica Fitzgerald ran a 51:30 to win the event going...Read More

GAINESVILLE – Oakleaf hangs on to the No. 1 overall state ranking in the newest Miracle Sports softball poll released today as well as the No. 1 ranking in Class 8A. The Knights are not the only area team ranked in the poll as Bartram Trail and Columbia both in 7A, West Nassau and Keystone...Read More

ORANGE PARK – Unlike last night, when the team needed a come to Jesus meeting during the game, there was no mid game talk needed today as Providence hung a 6-0 loss on host St. Johns Country Day on Senior Day. Ahead just 1-0 through three innings, there was no team huddle or special sermon...Read More

We are reaching near the end of the regular season as the playoffs are quickly approaching this month. Teams make their final push towards winning the district tournament and securing a playoff berth. Here is our fourth installment of area baseball rankings. We have a new leader now after previous No. 1 Providence fell to...Read More

We have reached the final week of the regular season as the district tournaments are less than a week away, with the playoffs right behind that. Clay holds onto the top spot for the fourth consecutive week, but the rest of the Top 5 took a shuffle as there were plenty of upsets lat week....Read More

Gainesville – Here is ThePrepZone.com state baseball poll for the 2018 season. This is the third poll of the year, the next rankings will be available on Monday, April 23. Fresh off its two game sweep over previously ranked Ridgeview, the Clay Blue Devils enter the state baseball ranking for the first time this season....Read More