Springfield Middle School’s basketball team has done it again! The Comets secured their third straight Duval County Middle School Championship by defeating Landmark Middle 52-46 in a thrilling finale. This latest victory cements their place as a true dynasty in Jacksonville’s middle school basketball scene. With an incredible 45-game winning streak, Springfield Middle finished another...Read More
Whether it’s a team or individual goal, the race to perfection is common in sports. It’s natural to want to be the best version of yourself, to push your limits, and strive for excellence. However, there’s a fine line between healthy ambition and perfectionism. Perfectionism can be defined as “setting unrealistic goals, self-focus on performance,...Read More
As the excitement and adrenaline fade away after a big game, many athletes find themselves dealing with an unexpected opponent: post-competition blues, or “post-competition depression.” In fact, it’s common for athletes to feel some emptiness or letdown after reaching the peak of intense training and competition (Hammond et al. 2013). If any of those symptoms...Read More
This past Friday the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics set into motion a set of global sporting events with countries around the world competing for those famous Olympic medals. The general public watches the events to witness the athletes’ miraculous feats, while the athletes strive to demonstrate their abilities and avoid injury. Whether...Read More
Playing sports competitively is inherently exciting, filled with highs and lows that affect you not only physically, but also mentally. Within the new Pixar film, Inside Out 2 the main character Riley has grown up experiencing the thrill of playing hockey. But throughout the movie Riley finds herself contending with some new emotions that are...Read More
Duval Sport continues to celebrate ten years of covering youth, middle school and high school sports in Northeast Florida. As we highlight some of the top achievements over the years, this time we are looking back over the last school year. We’re celebrating all the champions county and state champions that we covered this year....Read More
The summer is here, school is out, and parents are looking for things for their student athletes to do over the summer. As a parent of a collegiate athlete, I can tell you first hand that summer months go quickly, so it’s important to get your child involved as soon as possible to give them...Read More
In a highly anticipated showdown between two undefeated powerhouses, the James Weldon Johnson Trojans squared off against the Springfield Comets in the championship clash of the 2023-2024 Duval County Middle School Girls’ Basketball Championship. Last year, controversy surrounded the Duval County girls championship as Landmark was crowned champions by default. Landmark Middle was scheduled to...Read More
In a heart-pounding showdown that kept fans on the edge of their seats, the Landmark Seahawks clashed with the Springfield Comets in a battle for supremacy in the Duval County Middle School City Championship. That makes four championships inn six years for Head Coach Antwan Lewey of Springfield Middle. Springfield wasted no time asserting their...Read More
