Sports

Aislinn Bell, Lauren Quinn and Callie Nesbitt celebrate the Lady Pirates’ eighth-place finish. Photos by Stephanie Nichols/special.

Cross country is a numbers game

News Staff

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

In the three short months of August, September and October, five freshman girls at Fernandina Beach High School learned that “XC” spelled cross country.

Pirates travel to Baker; Hornets take on host Warriors

Beth Jones

Friday, October 28, 2022

The 4-4 Pirates travel to Baker County tonight, and the 4-4 Hornets head to Callahan to take on the West Nassau Warriors.

Fernandina Beach High School’s volleyball team (20-5) and fans celebrate the Lady Pirates’ win over Beachside Tuesday night. FBHS advanced to the region quarterfinal round and head to Bishop Kenny tonight to take on the top-seed Lady Crusaders. The match starts at 7 p.m. Photo by Beth Jones/News-Leader

Lady Pirates win, head to Kenny tonight

Beth Jones

Friday, October 28, 2022

The Lady Pirates won their quarterfinal match Tuesday and are heading to Bishop Kenny tonight to take on the Lady Crusaders in a Region 1-4A semifinal showdown.

Yulee High School hosted Fernandina Beach Monday night in a makeup matchup. The game was postponed because of Hurricane Ian. Yulee won 21-14. Both teams play on the road Friday. Photos by Beth Jones News-Leader.

Hornets beat Pirates 21-14 in Monday showdown

Beth Jones

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

After three narrow defeats, the Hornets got a win Monday night. The Yulee High School football team defeated Fernandina Beach 21-14.

The Fernandina Beach High School volleyball team celebrate its second district title in a row Thursday night, beating host Yulee 3-0 in the championship game. The FBHS Lady Pirates advanced to the region playoffs and hosted Beachside High Tuesday in a region quarterfinal match. Photos by Beth Jones/News-Leader.

Back-to-back district champs

Beth Jones

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

The Lady Pirates are district champs again.

Mixed results for Fernandina Beach harriers

Beth Jones

Friday, October 21, 2022

Roy Benson
For the News-Leader

Pirates host district golf tournament Monday

News Staff

Friday, October 21, 2022

Photos courtesy of Pam Bell Photography

Lady Hornets, Lady Pirates play for district crown

Beth Jones

Friday, October 21, 2022

It was an all-Nassau County final Thursday night in Yulee.

Fernandina Beach High School celebrates homecoming 2022

Beth Jones

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Students danced the night away at Fernandina Beach High School’s homecoming dance Saturday, Oct. 8.

The Fernandina Beach High School girls cross country team competes in the Katie Caples Invitational at Bishop Kenny Saturday. The team finished second. Photo by Stephanie Nichols.

Lady Pirate runners successful at Bishop Kenny

News Staff

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Positions of the top six on the Lady Pirates cross country team continue to switch around more often than the Fed interest rates. The coaches just keep guessing.

State

Carson Peña of The Nature Conservancy releases an eastern indigo snake into a gopher tortoise burrow at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve north of Bristol. Photo by Jim Turner/News Service of Florida

Snake release looks to restore ecosystem

News Staff

Thursday, May 2, 2024

In a quiet preserve along the eastern bank of the Apalachicola River, 41 eastern indigo snakes were released Tuesday into gopher tortoise burrows.

Agency for Health Care Administration published two rules that apply to hospitals and abortion clinics. The rules came a day after the six-week law took effect, significantly restricting abortion access in the state. Submitted

State of Florida issues abortion rules

News Staff

Thursday, May 2, 2024

With a law now in effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Florida health-care regulators Thursday released emergency rules related to treating medical conditions that pose dangers

Home-hardening funding sent to DeSantis

News Staff

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Gov. Ron DeSantis has received a proposal that would pump another $200 million into a home-hardening grant program designed to help reduce property-insurance costs.