RIBAULT – The First Coast Buccaneers breezed into Austin Wilkes gymnasium on Saturday evening extinguishing Raines fire and expectations of a win. First Coast would defeat the Raines Vikings 62-49 capturing the 2018 Northwest Classic Christmas Tournament Championship . Florida State University commit Naseem Khaalid earned the tournament championship MVP award when he put up...Read More
RIBAULT – Sure it may be uncharacteristically hot for late December in Florida, but the near 80 degree temperatures outside was nothing compared to the shooting inferno between the Raines Lady Vikings and the Ribault Lady Trojans Saturday night in the 2018 Basketball Northwest Classic. Yet before their barn burner championship game, both teams had...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
WOLFSON – With 42 seconds remaining in the game and Sandalwood trailing 49-48, Caitlin McGee grabbed the defensive rebound and took it coast-to-coast for the go-ahead layup giving the Lady Saints a 50-49 lead allowing Sandalwood to upset #15 ranked Miami Norland 52-49 at Wolfson Friday night. Sandalwood takes the 50-49 lead over Miami Norland with...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