WESTSIDE-Jhamaal Marsh shook off some early game jitters and responded with a magical performance in leading Ribault to a 34-0 win over host Ed White last night at Commanders Stadium. Early on it had all the makings of a typical spring game, with numerous fumbles and several costly penalties; however in the end one team stood victorious. One of those...Read More

JULINGTON CREEK-All ten St. Johns County Middle School football teams will be in action this Saturday at Creekside. Among the teams that will be there are the defending county champions Switzerland Point Raiders and the county runner-ups Landrum Lions. The jamboree starts at 9 a.m. with the Valley Ridge Hawks vs the Fruit Cove Flyers, followed by...Read More

ARLINGTON-Like they have all season long, Parker used a suffocating defense and an opportunistic offense to defend its Gateway Conference flag title with a 27-0 win over visiting Baldwin last night at Joe Hodge Stadium. Parker wasted no time establishing an early lead as quarterback Jazmyn Simmons connected with wide receiver Rashonda ‘Ace’ Hall on a 2-yard pass giving...Read More

Its that time of year again, spring has caught up on us which means spring football is back. Teams began practicing April 24 and have 20 days to polish things before concluding spring practice with spring football games. The following is a run down of area spring football games from all over the First Coast area.   May...Read More

NORTHSIDE-Stanton and Baldwin both shook off sluggish starts before finally pulling away from their opponents to advance to the quarterfinals of the Gateway Conference Baseball tournament Monday at historic JP Small Park.   Playing on the field built in 1912 that Babe Ruth played on and Jackie Robinson was prohibited from playing on was a special treat for Englewood,...Read More

NORTHSIDE-Playing in its deepest playoff run in four years, Raines played like an inexperienced team in a 66-46 loss at home to Marianna in the Class 5A regional finals at Douglas White gym. Raines came out playing a zone defense and quickly regretted it as Marianna exposed the Vikings defense with uncontested three pointers all night. Marianna jumped out to a 9-0 lead before the Vikings...Read More

NORTHSIDE-A long tragic day got even more devastating in the day as Godby saw a seven point halftime lead vanish quickly and fall to host Ribault 56-52 in the Class 6A regional final at Al Austin gym. Before making the two plus hour drive to Jacksonville to play Ribault in the Region 1-6A championship game, Godby coaches and players were...Read More

Two months ago, after a disappointing showing at the Northwest Classic, many fans were left wondering what’s wrong with Ribault. Turns out nothing was wrong with them. While First Coast and Jackson were stealing the early spotlight, two months later its Ribault and arch-rival Raines two of the hottest teams in the area, a win away from a trip...Read More

What started out as a small eight team league nine years years ago, has become far more than what anyone could have ever imagined. A group of small Christian schools felt like they couldn’t compete against the schools they were paired with in their district and in 2008 created the Sunshine State Athletic Conference. The...Read More

After winning their fifth straight state soccer title, I sat down with St. Johns Country Day girls soccer coach Mike Pickett about his dynasty and building his program one brick at a time. Today, the Spartans moved into second place all-time for consecutive state championships after winning their sixth straight title with a 2-0 win over Lakeland Christian in Deland.  ...Read More