The Grave Yard- Redemption is a part of sports that will ease the pain of losing a big game. And there’s no better place to redeem yourself than at home, in familiar surroundings. It only took one quarter and capitalizing on three possessions for the Raines Vikings to celebrate and be redeemed against Northside foe First...Read More

Week 2 kicks off tonight with marquee matchups featuring Trinity at Ribault, Glades Central at Oakleaf, White at Baker County, Sandalwood at Fleming Island, Mandarin at Godby, First Coast at Raines, Columbia at Suwannee and so on. So who moved up the poll and who fell out after their performances in Week 1 ? Clay...Read More

Lee High School- It was a sellout crowd in the backyard as the Raines Vikings visited the Lee Generals in the kickoff of the 2017 regular season. There was a heightened since of excitement surrounding this game for several reasons. Reason number one, Lee and Raines are two of the best in the area, as both...Read More

After a grueling hot summer it’s hard to believe Week 1 is already here. We have just the antidote to kick off the season with a solid lineup of games. The 2017 season kicks off with a bang with several top notch games including Raines at Lee, Ribault at Sandalwood, Baker County at St. Augustine,...Read More

JACKSONVILLE – While Oakleaf and University Christian both get ready to open their season this week, the rest of the area will get to fine tune things before starting their season next week. Kickoff Classics begin Thursday with Lee at Bolles, Matanzas at Ed White, Atlantic Coast at Ribault and First Coast at Sandalwood; before the rest continue...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

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

Sandalwood High School- The Saints held down the “Home Mat Advantage” as they won the 2016 Gateway Conference Championship for the second year in a row. Sandalwood tallied win after win in the final round of several different weight classes to get the overall team victory. The Saints capitalized on the lack of size with...Read More

Featured Image by Aaron Jones Bolles-  Some predicted a Bolles win, some predicted a Raines win, but none predicted a 30 point blowout in the second round of the class 4A FHSAA playoff game between the Bolles Bulldogs and the Raines Vikings.Yet that’s what we all witnessed, a 60-20 shellacking by the Bulldogs. For the...Read More

SOUTHSIDE-For the fourth consecutive year and fifth time in the last six years, fans are treated to another second round meeting between Raines and Bolles. Needless to say the two teams are very quite familiar with each other having met 17 times since 1996, including five meetings in the playoffs. What will Round 2 have in store ?...Read More