Five tough girls weightlifters from Clay County; left to right, Hannah Masters, Brittany Howard and Riley Kayln, plus Fleming Island’s Summer Williamson and Paige Falconer will all get a shot to advance to the state championships after qualifying in last week’s district championships.
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Clay High’s Autumn Null had top lift in the district 5-1A unlimited division with a
meet-best total of 330 pounds with a 165 pound bench press and a 165 pound clean and jerk.
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Middleburg High’s Neva Clinkscale will follow the footsteps of graduated sister Dede Clinkscale, a third in state finisher in 2014, in her quest for a state weightlifting title.
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Oakleaf High’s Michelle Dorcent is a two-time returning state qualifier for the Lady Knights and comes in as a favorite to earn a medal at the Class 2A state meet.
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Middleburg High’s Emma Weiskopf has become a force to be aware of with her 15 pound winning margin over Oakleaf’s Selena Shore in the 119 pound division.
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Fleming Island goalie Sam Materazzi and defender Morgan Carmichael try to avoid a Nease goal in Golden Eagles 3-2 overtime loss in the district 4-4A semifinals on Friday.
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St. Johns Country Day School midfielder Abby Newton has returned from a knee injury to give the Lady Spartans more firepower for a fifth straight Class 1A title for coach Mike Pickett.
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Clay high goalie Taylor Hosek, in yellow, and defender Taylor Fabiani react to a shot on goal by Ponte Vedra in Lady Blue Devils’ 3-0 loss in the district 4-3A championship on Friday. Clay advances as runnerup to play Stanton Prep on Wed., Jan. 20 in Jacksonville.
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Ridgeview High midfielder Justin Huff sends a high headball downfield past Clay’s Mylen Calixte in Panthers 1-0 district 4-5A win over Clay in Monday action at Ridgeview High. Ridgeview advances to play Ponte Vedra.
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Oakleaf High forward Nassir Little cuts in front of two Spruce Creek High defenders in Knights 66-54 loss to the 8A-Spruce Creek Hawks at Monday’s Martin Luther King Invite at Ribault.
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Fleming Island guard Hannah McGrory finds tough defense from Oakleaf High’s Baileigh Larson, left, and Sabria Littles in Knights 80-50 win on Friday.
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Oakleaf High senior center Jade Lewis flies through four Fleming Island defenders to get a shot in Knights 80-50 district 4-7A win Friday at Fleming Island High School. Fleming Island enters the district 4-7A tournament as defending 3-7A champion while Oakleaf comes in as the district 2-6A runnerups last year. Both are now in district 4-7A with Oakleaf the top seed for next week’s district tournament.
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Clay High wrestling coach Jim Reape, left, at the Class 1A state meet at the Lakeland Civic Center, has been a part of several state titleists and team championships for the Blue Devils.
Clay coaches Jim Reape, right, and Hunter Hill watch action at the Class 1A state championships as heavyweight wrestlers Justin Fountain battles in the championship finals against two-time defending champion Carter Shipley of Lake Highland Prep. Shipley won 4-3.
One of Jim Reape’s most successful athletes, Cy Wainwright, right, was a state championship for Clay and later became an NCAA champion and now is head coach at Coker College.
Orange Park High’s girls basketball team will ride the sharpshooting of senior guard Gianni Ruemmeley into the upcoming district 4-5A championship tournament.
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Orange Park High wrestler Marcus Reid, Jr., has tight grip on Fleming Island’s Jacob Sandoval in matchup at St. Johns Athletic Conference championships held Saturday at Matanzas High School. Reid won.
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Middleburg High wrestlers Jonathan Shoen stretches over Fleming Island High’s John Martorano in their 170 pound match won by Martorano at the St. Johns Athletic Conference Wrestling championships won by Fleming Island at Matanzas High School on Saturday.
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St. Johns Country Day School graduate Carson Pickett, left, was recently drafted fourth in first round by the National Women’s Soccer League to play pro soccer for the Seattle Reign.
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Orange Park senior guard Maxine Knox has been a steal threat for enemy point guards as the Lady Raiders enter the district 4-5A tournament as top seeded team.
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