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All-News4JAX boys tennis: Fleming Island’s Zach Hyatt didn’t play like a freshman
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Zach Hyatt may be a freshman but the Fleming Island tennis star certainly didn’t play like one. Hyatt, the All-News4JAX boys tennis player of the year, wasn’t even close to being a varsity novice. He played varsity at St. Johns Country Day for three years, so Hyatt already knew the area landscape well.
Junior angler reels in 53-pound kingfish, wins Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Junior Angler Tournament
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Kids took center stage at Sister’s Creek Marina Wednesday during the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Junior Angler Tournament. Over 200 boats were competing and hoping to reel in the largest kingfish of the day. Parker Hensch was on the second boat that docked Wednesday. His fish...
North Florida Cross Country & Track Adds Four Student-Athletes to ’24 Roster
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida cross country & track and field brings in four more student-athletes to join the Osprey program, as announced by head coach Jeff Pigg on Wednesday afternoon. Matthew Groves , Inés Arqued, Bella Palmiotto and Melissa Bentayeb expands the current class of 2024 enrollees into the UNF cross country/track & field program. They join seven additions from this past April to bring the total number of newcomers to 11 student-athletes. COACH’S THOUGHTS Our incoming class will help us continue to expand our track program beyond middle distance and distance events. We want to continue to be…
The 25 biggest projects in Deegan's budget are topped by stadium, UF Health and fairgrounds
Mayor Donna Deegan's proposed 2024-25 budget has one big-ticket item that's no surprise — the renovation of the city-owned football stadium — but it also has other multimillion dollar construction projects that highlight some of her priorities. Those include continued investment in the UF Health campus on Eighth Street, advancing work on the...
Northeast FL Surf Report #1 Wednesday 6:25 PM 07.17.2024
Northside Cam Jacksonville Beach Pier Center View Cam Jacksonville Beach Pier. View Our Latest Video Update [YouTube] Subscribe / Get Notified. View Our Live Jacksonville Beach Pier Cam [Northside]. View Our Live Jacksonville Beach Pier Cam [Southside]. Public Safety Announcement. In the modern era, our surf breaks can be very...
Svansdottir Shines With Iceland U-20 National Team
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Agnes Svansdottir represented her country of Iceland this summer racking up U-20 Nordic Championship Tournament MVP and U-20 FIBA Eurobasket Division B All-Tournament Team honors. "I am so proud of the way Agnes [Svansdottir] represented her home country, as well as North Florida Basketball abroad this summer!...
Miles Russell, the top-ranked U.S. junior golfer, is ahead of the game for giving back
Miles Russell has a golf game beyond his 15 years. The Jacksonville Beach native also learned at an even earlier age how golf can be a platform for giving back. ...
Tickets now on sale for FMU Lions football season opener vs. Edward Waters
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. | Tickets are now on sale for Florida Memorial's football season opener against Division II HBCU instate rival Edward Waters University. The Lions, led by head coach Bobby Rome, II, look to make it three straight victories over the Tigers dating back to August 2022. "Anytime Florida...
Volleyball Honored With 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. - North Florida volleyball was recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) with yet another AVCA Team Academic honor, sponsored by INTENT. This marks the program's 16th-ever honor. The UNF volleyball program boasted a 3.53 combined grade point average, with 11 different student-athletes earning above a 3.5...
Five Ospreys Garnered Selections to WGCA All-American Scholar Team
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - North Florida women's golf gained selections from Christin Eisenbeiss, Jessie Cai, One Kashima, Kaitlynn Washburn and Helen Zhou into the 2023-24 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars Team, as released by the organization on Tuesday afternoon. Each of the five players selected by the WGCA...
Southern Lands Six Players on the 2024 SWAC Preseason All Conference Team
BIRMINGHAM, AL --The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2024 Preseason All-SWAC Football selections on Tuesday during the league's media day. The preseason all-conference teams, individual award winners were voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors. The Jaguars landed three players on first team and three players...
2024 Pigskin preview: Riverside Warriors
GREER, S.C. — The Riverside High School football team is hoping to have a better season this year after going 5-6 last season, its second-straight losing season. The team is entering its fourth year under head coach Matt Rochester, who made some changes this offseason by bringing in a new offensive coordinator. Thomas Wilkes, who previously was an assistant at Greer High School for 10 years, will be the Warriors' new offensive coordinator.
Meet athletes from the First Coast who are heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As we inch closer to the start of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, First Coast News is On Your Side to familiarize you with some of the names who will be representing the United States on one of the world's biggest stages. There are seven athletes...
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