Sports

Pirates send trio to state track meet

Body

In a remarkable display of talent and dedication, the Fernandina Beach High School track team showcased its depth at the regional competition held at the University of North Florida on May 7.

Sandsational showdown

Body

Fernandina Beach High School’s inaugural beach volleyball team hosted the Episcopal Lady Eagles Tuesday afternoon at Main Beach. The FBHS Lady Pirates lost to Episcopal 5-0.

Lady Hornets beat Hilliard 15-5, now 5-2

Body

The Yulee softball team (5-2) beat Hilliard 15-5 Wednesday.

“We played almost a perfect game, except one inning,” said Chris Hicken, head softball coach at Yulee High School.

State champion

Body

Enzo Gamba capped a perfect senior season by clinching the state title in the 156-pound weight class of 1A wrestling tournament Saturday in Kissimmee.

   

New ACLU leader points to ‘urgency of now’

Body

Saying the country is at a “deeply, deeply disturbing” juncture, Bacardi Jackson — a veteran litigator whose civil-rights advocacy is literally in her genes — is taking the mantle as executive dire