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Clay High flag footballathlete Cora Parker yells as final whistle blows in Blue Devils thrilling 7-6 district final win over Ridgeview.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - A 66 yard third quarter first play from quarterback Teaghan Moses to 6'-4" wide receiver Charlotte Andrus highlighted a 7-6 flag football district championship win for Clay High … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 4/23/25

Clay High got a 66 yard touchdown pass play to wide receiver Charlotte Andrus, right with ball, as the Blue Devils pulled off a 7-6 win for their district title against a much-improved Ridgeview High team. Clay advances into the region playoffs with a home game against Orlando Jones on Wednesday, April 23.

McMahan, Chmura homers blast Wildcats

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - Baker County held tight for four innings with their district 3-4A championship game still at a 0-0 tie with the Clay High Blue Devils, but the bough was broken in the fifth … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 4/23/25

Clay High stayed unbeaten to a district title a se cond year and will face new faces in their region bid to the state tournament.

Clay, Fleming Island, Keystone Heights in region flags

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - Clay High's flag football team will not see their usual rivals in the region playoffs, but the likes of Choctawhatchee and ED White could be on the docket in the state semifinals … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 4/18/25

Clay High won their district title with a 7-3 win over Baker County and will host a three game series with Bishop Kenny for the region first round series.

Clay, Keystone Heights, St. Johns all in baseball regions

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - Clay, Keystone Heights and St. Johns Country Day School have all been selected as number one seeds in their respective baseball classes and will continue into the region baseball … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 4/18/25

Local team earns arm-wrestling crowns

Team Jacksonville, representing Middleburg, returned as champions from the International Federation of Arm Wrestling (IFAs) event on April 4 in Dayton, Ohio. The winners comprised Chuck Westberry, … more

4/18/25

St. Johns Country Day School baseball coach Tom Lucas took the first step to defending his state title in Class 2A with the Spartans' 4-1 win over St. Joseph's Academy on Thursday. Spartans are now in Class 1A.

Young hurlers lead SJCD to district championship

Sophomores Ethan Bissell and Madden Williams shut down St. Joseph Academy’s potent bats as Saint Johns Country Day School claimed the FHSAA District 4-1A championship with a 4-1 win over the … more

By Mike Zima, Correspondent | 4/18/25

Clay High defensive player Tatum Waugh, right, gets congrats from teammates Kirra Dodson and Cora Parker after game sealing interception in Blue Devils 7-6 district championship win over Ridgeview on Thursday.

Andrus goes yard; 66 yards, Clay wins 7-6

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - A 66 yard third quarter first play from quarterback Teaghan Moses to 6'-4" wide receiver Charlotte Andrus highlighted a 7-6 flag football district championship win for Clay High … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 4/18/25

Championship Thursday; Flags, Baseball, Track

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com FLEMING ISLAND - Quick review of Thursday night action, plenty of it in the area with baseball finals at Clay High, Ridgeview High, St. Johns Country … more

By Randy Lefko | 4/17/25

Oakleaf High softball got a base loaded walk to Avery Garcia to beat 2A powerhouse Baldwin High 3-2 Tuesday night. Baldwin (14-4) has three consecutive Final Four appearances and is ranked fourth in Class 2A.

Lady Knights softball wins a biggie

ORANGE PARK - In a night that secured district finals, junior high softball and baseball conference finals and a couple of regular season high school softball games, it was Oakleaf High's softball … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 4/17/25

Oakleaf High's state champion brothers; Noah, up top, the 2025 154 state champion in Traditional scoring, and, bottom, big brother Noah Shevchook, a state champion in 2024 for Oakleaf, paired up as coach and athlete as Oakleaf finished fourth in Class 3A with just five wrestlers.

Shev' blasts bench press for lift Gold

LAKELAND - Oakleaf High junior Noah Shevchook had his big brother Elijah hovering over his final bench press as he finished off his trek to equal big brother with a state weightlifting title Saturday … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 4/17/25

Keystone Heights 119 weightlifter Elijah Mize flexes after learning his bench press finish was enough to win the Class 1A Traditional title in Saturday's state championships in Lakeland. Keystone Heights finished third in both Olympics and Traditional.

Mize gets title; Indians thirds

LAKELAND - Keystone Heights High's 119 weightlifter Elijah Mize was not a returning district or region or state weightlifter, but the sinewy powerhouse took to his weight group with a vengeance and … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/17/25

Orange Park flag football has three wins to end the season with freshman quasrterback Ella Crowe, the hero of the girls basketball district title, at the helm.

Clay primed for flag playoff run

GREEN COVE SPRINGS - Clay High's flag football team had to use a wide receiver standout to start their season; went 5-0, then got their top quarterback back, finished 10-0, as area teams prep for the … more

By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com | 4/17/25

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