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Indians track finishes with Thomas double district champion

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - Keystone Heights High distance runners Ryder Thomas and Hunter Sheppard finished with a late-season flurry with Thomas winning district titles in the 1600 and 3200 and both runners … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/8/25

Indians' softball survive district final loss

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - Middleburg, Clay and Oakleaf high schools all earned softball district titles last week with five of the seven high schools; minus Ridgeview and St. Johns Country Day School, all … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/8/25

Fleming Island High singles and doubles tennis player Zach Hyatt

FIHS, SJCDS get to state tennis

ORLANDO - Fleming Island's girls and boys tennis teams' seasons have both ended with top singles Zach Hyatt and Katie Baird both finishing up in the quarterfinal rounds of the singles championship … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/8/25

Dreadnaughts get two state titles

The Fleming Island Dreadnaughts football 10-Under and 14-Under football team both won state championships in Daytona Beach recently with the 10-Unders Dreadnaughts team, above, winning 35-0 over … more

5/7/25

Oakleaf High coach Heather Han has four district titles and four region runs with a region final in 2022, but is chasing the legacy of Oakleaf's state title from nearly a decade ago, 2017.

Five of seven area softballs in region playoffs

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - Middleburg, Clay and Oakleaf high schools all earned softball district titles last week with five of the seven high schools; minus Ridgeview and St. Johns Country Day School, all … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/7/25

Three hurdlers capable of state medals will be, from left, Orange Park's Erin Strother, Fleming Island's Meadow Shubert and Middleburg's Mikayla Burns.

Verger, Collins, Underwood, Lawson all region champs

PENSACOLA - In two separate region track championships, a Clay County foursome will be returning home with region championship gold medals as area tracksters work on Friday and Saturday to reserve … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/7/25

Oakleaf had one of the more rugged and tough to bring down with one tackler ball carriers in Chris Foy II, who now heads to Edward Waters College and there are plenty of big bodies in the Knights' backfield in week one including C.J. Moses here.

Football is back!! Spring ball begins

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - Apparently, Clay High's newest head football coach has been kind of scouting the Clay County football scene for quite a bit before landing about a month ago at Clay High School. … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/6/25

Oakleaf High senior trackster Devin Collins, here in the 100 meters at the recent Don Hall Invite at Orange Park High, won his region 1-4A long jump title on Saturday at Seminole High School and will be in the region 100 as well.

Verger, Collins, Underwood, Lawson all region champs

PENSACOLA - In two separate region track championships, a Clay County foursome will be returning home with region championship gold medals as area tracksters work on Friday and Saturday to reserve … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/3/25

Five of seven area softballs in region playoffs

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - Middleburg, Clay and Oakleaf high schools all earned softball district titles last week with five of the seven high schools; minus Ridgeview and St. Johns Country Day School, all … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/3/25

The Devils made them do it

Clay High baseball fans, led by Gabby Bridges up front, react to play on field as Blue Devils won a 2-1 region semifinal game with a dramatic seventh-inning, two-run homer by L.J. Martin to beat … more

5/1/25

Former Oakleaf High offensive tackle Jalen Rivers, here in action with University of Miami, was big part in Hurricanes offense that put up a 536 yards per game offense and 7.4 yards per carry, both tops in the NCAA.

OHS tackle Jalen Rivers selected by NFL Bengals

Former Oakleaf High football standout and track and field state champion Jalen Rivers was selected by the NFL Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round, the 153rd overall pick. Rivers was a versatile … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline w excerpts from Bengals.com | 5/1/25

Jacksonville area tennis players Michelle Reid, left, and Cindy Haines pushed Fleming Island's Kaite Baird and Stephanie Axne into overtime before losing a 10-8 10 point overtime match in the Tennis4Cancer Womens A division. Reid is a numerous times Tennis4Cancer champion.

Fleming Island teens win Tennis4Cancer crown in OT

EAGLE HARBOR - A "discussed" point and an overtime set proved exciting tennis for two Fleming Island teens who were embarking on a shot at the title at the Tennis4Cancer doubles tennis tournament … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/1/25

Clay High wide receiver and defensive back Kirra Dodson, noe of fastest runners on Blue Devils lineup, had two breakaway runs to set up Clay offense in 20-6 win over Orlando Jones in region playoff opener.

Jones scores first, Clay rolls for 20

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - For Clay High's flag football team, putting their 13-0 record in Class 2A was going to be against a host of new faces to face in the upcoming region playoffs. "Our new … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/1/25

The double rush tandem of Audrey Ellis, left, and Daisy Fletcher was enough to disrupt the high-octane offense of Fletcher High and give the Golden Eagles a 26-0 region playoff win over Fletcher. Fleming Island travels to Chiles in Tallahassee for round two.

Eagles reverse district playoff loss

JACKSONVILLE - With a huge defensive effort by their smallest player, the Fleming Island High flag football team used seven deflected passes from rusher Daisy Fletcher to, ironically, knock host … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/1/25

Former Middleburg High track and cross country standout Emma Mussante, center, holds the Pat McFadden scholar athlete award given to her for outstanding athletics as well as academics. With Mussante are FSC coaches Matt Levassiur and Stephanie Bylander.

Mussante senior season finishing with flurry

DAYTONA BEACH - Middleburg High track and cross country standout graduate Emma Mussante topped off her senior season as one of top distance runner at Florida Southern College with a second place … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com excerpts from Florida Southern Athletics | 5/1/25

Middleburg High senior Kerra Clarida yells as she rounds third base after hitting monster homer in Broncos 5-4 district championship win over Fleming Island.

Eagles' hot start; Broncos fast finish with Strickland, Clarida homers

MIDDLEBURG - Fleming Island High softball opened in thunderous fashion in their district 3-5A championship game against Middleburg High with a three run homer from Ashlyn Madine with Jolee Rich … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/1/25

Clay High junior Grace Miller hit an eighth inning double for three runs to fuel a come from behind 5-4 district championship win over Pedro Menendez for the Lady Blue Devils.

Miller walk off gets Lewis district trophy

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - When his softball season started, Clay High softball coach Matt Lewis had a bit of enthusiasm for the youth of his incoming team and even said "This could be a very fun and … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 5/1/25

Clay High batter Cole Carnell lets his two run homer rip in fifth inning as Clay beats Escambia 6-2 to take the region 1-4A three game series 2-0 and advance to a second in two years region final. Clay will wait for the finish of the No. 1 Arnold vs. No. 3 Choctowhatchee series, tied at 1-1 with Choctowhatchee's win last night, to determine the travel plans for the region final. A win by Choctowhatchee keeps Clay home, with a win by Arnold sending the Blue Devils on the road for at least the first two of the three game series.

He's back! Carnell joins blast party

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - With a monstrous fifth inning two-run homer, Clay High batter Cole Carnell put his name on the now-explosive list of hot bats for the Blue Devils as Clay won their region 1-4A … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 4/30/25

St. Johns Countrry Day School batter Nick Bowden, No. 3, celebrates his home run with teammates during Spartans 8-7 thriller win in region 1-1A semifinal series win over North Florida Christian. St. Johns, the No. 1 seed, will host the region final series starting May 5. St. Johns will play the winner of the University Christian vs. St. Joseph Academy semifinal series that is heading to a game three.

Dantzler sends Spartans into Regional Final

Chandler Dantzler’s two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted host Saint Johns Country Day School to an 8-7 victory over North Florida Christian on April 29, giving the … more

By Mike Zima, Correspondent | 4/30/25

Clay High senior weightlifter Emma Heck has dominated her sport for four years and finished up with a fourth state title and the Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Weightlifter of the Year award.

Clay’s Heck, Fleming Island's Coultis take Dairy Farmer honors

GAINESVILLE – Clay High School senior Emma Heck has been selected the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Weightlifting with Fleming Island High's girls weightlifting coach Sean Coultis taking … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 4/28/25

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