LAKELAND – Despite having a extremely taller height advantage, North Florida Educational Institute had no answer for stopping the Central Florida Christian duo of Bryce Street and Jordan Preaster.The duo combined for 55 of the Eagles 72 points to lead the CFCA Eagles to their first state title with a 72-67 win over NFEI today...Read More

Southside-Kernan Middle’s Jada Jones stands at over six feet tall in the 8th grade, which literally puts her heads and shoulders over her competition. Jones and her Kernan basketball team dominated their semifinal opponent Jefferson Davis on Monday. The talented Center knocked down 28 points of her team’s 40 points for the home team, as...Read More

Westside- The Joseph Stilwell boys basketball team have been virtual unknowns all year in the 2018-2019 Duval County Middle School Basketball season. Yet they waited for the big stage to show what they could do in the playoffs, defeating Landmark 46-36 to advance to the big dance Wednesday to play for the Duval County Middle...Read More

LAKELAND – After following one game short of a state title last year, North Florida Educational Institute made sure it didn’t happen this year pounding Schoolhouse Prep 62-48 in the Class 2A state semifinals today in Lakeland.With the exception of a brief 3-2 lead to start the game, NFEI led from start to finish taking...Read More

Lakeland- Many thought they were our best hopes at a state title in both girls and boys basketball. They had four D1 players, two four year varsity players, a decorated Head Coach who previously won a ring, and arguably the most dominant player from our area. Yet the then 29-1 Nease girls basketball team fell...Read More

SOUTHSIDE – Late Sunday evening, Mandarin quarterback Carson Beck announced on Twitter that he was committing to the University of Georgia. The 6’4 junior quarterback was named Florida Dairy Farmer’s Class 8A Player of the Year, he was also named to the Duval Sports All Area First Team. https://twitter.com/carsonbeck01/status/1102326124162486272?s=21 Beck passed for 3,546 yards, 39 touchdowns, 8...Read More

In 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson was our president, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was marching in Selma, and one of the greatest musicals of all time, (Sound of Music) had just come out in theaters. Well 1965 was also the last time that the Paxon High School boys basketball team made the Final Four....Read More

Since the first day of tryouts, many have dreams and aspirations of getting to Lakeland but only a few are actually able to make it to the Final Four.With University Christian and North Florida Educational Institute having already punched their tickets last Tuesday, Paxon, Jackson and Fleming Island, Columbia and Palatka were looking to join...Read More

LAKELAND – Down 4 with 6:08 to play, it appeared Bartram Trail had finally climbed back in it; however a 11-3 run by Tampa Bay Tech allowed them to close it out in a 44-32 loss in the Class 8A state semifinals. Bartram Trail dug themselves a pretty deep hole they couldn’t get out of...Read More

LAKELAND – Its first time in Lakeland since 1999, Nease sure didn’t play like it jumping on defending state champs Fort Myers early and never looking back in a 52-40 win in the Class 7A state semifinal at the RP Funding Center. Panther PREGAME!! pic.twitter.com/k5GoTDUbU6— Nease Athletics (@NeaseAthletics) March 1, 2019 Part of that was...Read More