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MONTENEGRO - Former Oakleaf High basketball standout Jonathan Bryant II has taken the long road to stay on the hardwoods and the gamble has paid off with the sharpshooting dunk machine making his … more

5/2/24

Martin earns all-conference recognition

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Florida Tech men's basketball graduate student David McCullough and senior Elias Martin earned all-conference recognition, as announced by the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) on … more

5/2/24

3A district track Shavers PBs-LJ, TJ; FIHS sprinters blitz field

BEACHSIDE - Fleming Island sophomore triple jumper Mikayla Shavers, intent on repeating her visit to the Class 3A championships with a one-step improvement, hit her best leap of the season while … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 5/2/24

MHS Mussante sets another school track record

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Southern College women's track team opened up the East Coast Relays at the University of North Florida Friday evening as the Moccasins competed in both the 1,500m … more

Courtesy of Florida Southern Athletics | 5/2/24

OHS Turner signs with Temple hoops

PHILADELPHIA — Temple Women's Basketball Head Coach Diane Richardson announced that Alabama A&M guard Kaylah Turner has signed with Temple University ahead of the 2024-25 season. The rising … more

Courtesy of Temple/Alabama AM Athletics | 5/2/24

Auburn women's hoops adds SEC All-Freshman guard Taliah Scott

AUBURN, Ala. – One of the SEC's top scorers will be joining Auburn women's basketball for 2024-25 as Taliah Scott has signed with the Tigers, head coach Johnnie Harris announced Monday. Scott, a … more

Courtesy of Auburn Athletics | 5/2/24

Three champs from state weightlifting: Reyes, Jeffries, Shevchook: Gold

LAKELAND - In a competition that featured massively big numbers being thrust, three Clay County weightlifters came home with gold in one of the most competitive arenas; the FHSAA state weightlifting … more

By Randy Lefko Sports Editor | 4/25/24

Three are still in flag playoffs

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - Fleming Island flag football continued their trek to a second straight Class 2A championship game, Clay High broke open a 6-0 halftime to a 33-0 win and Middleburg avenged a … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/25/24

Dressel announces his "likely" participation in Paris Olympics

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - After his emotional and controversial exit from the World Swimming Championships in 2022, Clay High graduate and Olympic/World swimming champion and record holder Caeleb Dressel … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor Excerpts from 4/19 article written by Paras Jan/Forbes | 4/25/24

Spring Football is almost here! New Districts, New Coaches

ORANGE PARK - High school football is almost upon us with the upcoming Spring Football about to begin on Mon., Apri. 29 as area athletes start the long journey to fall preparations. Among the ranks … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/25/24

Winning streaks halted for Clay Blue Devils

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - After a Friday of amazing area baseball finishes just a week ago with scintillating finishes and heroes popping up in the final moments, a week later, the win streaks of the Clay … more

Ray DiMonda,
correspondant | 4/25/24

Sharks bite Raiders' two game win streak

ORANGE PARK - With a fourth game in five days, in the top of the first inning, the visiting Ponte Vedra Sharks came in and took a huge bite out of the host Orange Park Raiders, slapping four runs on … more

Ray DiMonda,
correspondant | 4/25/24

Oakleaf working on a second winning streak

OAKLEAF - Oakleaf High baseball has been having its good days and its bad days and the good days have been very, very good, with the bad days, well, just bad days. One of those very good days; the … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/25/24

New track opens with flurry and gets a new record

ORANGE PARK - Ridgeview High opened up its new track facility with a flurry and a new school record as area tracksters tested out the latest rubberized running track in Clay County. The Panthers … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/25/24

Jacksonville Icemen series tied against former Kelly Cup champion

JACKSONVILLE—The Icemen’s chance to put the Florida Everblades on the brink of elimination in the first round of the EHCL playoffs melted Sunday afternoon when the two-time defending Kelly Cup … more

Jack Randall,
jack@claytodayonline.com | 4/22/24

Middleburg High softball player Carly Johnson, in red, rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer in Broncos' 3-0 win over Oakleaf on Friday.

Homer! Lady Broncos win Oakleaf showdown

OAKLEAF - Middleburg High softball is well known for its contributions to the Middleburg High girls' weightlifting team; with a half dozen members earning state championship invites recently; KK … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/18/24

Clay wins district championship 13-0

Clay High won a 13-0 district championship game over Pedro Menendez on Thursday with Blue Devil wide receiver Kirra Dodson, left, smiling big for her birthday which included the two touchdowns for … more

4/18/24

Birthday girl Kirra gets 2TDs!

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - Clay High soccer ace, now flag football ace, Kirra Dodson found the end zone three times for Clay flag football coach Jared Moses and came back with two catches for scores as the … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/18/24

Mercy, Mercy: Area baseball explodes with runs

ORANGE PARK - Friday evening, it was go big or go home Friday for the Middleburg Broncos, Ridgeview Panthers, and Fleming Island Golden Eagles as all three teams ended their games with the 15-run … more

Ray DiMonda,
correspondant | 4/18/24

Oakleaf track soars at Toro Showdown

ST. AUGUSTINE - With a dominant 1-2-3 finish in the long jump and a first-place finish in the triple jump, the Oakleaf High School boys track team put big points on the board before the running … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/18/24

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