Sports
Sandsational showdown
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
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
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.
Four Pirates crowned region champs
The Pirates have four region champs, and all four qualified for the state tournament this weekend.
Amelia Island Sailing Club holds three-race event
The Amelia Island Sailing Club held its second race day of the 2024 season on Saturday, Feb. 17, in Cumberland Sound.
Beach volleyball debut
The Lady Pirate beach volleyball team made its debut Monday during a high school preseason tournament at Sports Edge Beach in St. Johns County.
Yulee High School marathon high team triumphs at Donna Half Marathon
Heartfelt congratulations to the remarkable team of 16 dedicated runners and their coaches from Yulee High Schools’s Marathon High program for their incredible achievement in completing the Donna H
Opening day for flag football
Saturday was opening day for youth flag football in Fernandina Beach.
Hornets edge Pirates in district semifinal match
The Pirates are hosting the District 3-4A boys soccer tournament this week. The Fernandina Beach High School boys team (the No. 3 seed) was eliminated by No.
State
Judge refuses to halt FSU-ACC case
A Leon County circuit judge Tuesday refused to put on hold a lawsuit filed by Florida State University against the Atlantic Coast Conference, as a big-money battle between the university and its lo
Revised abortion ’statement’ sought, theft law OK’d
Lawsuit seeks revised abortion ‘statement’
‘Very, very busy’ hurricane season eyed
Floridians received a second reminder Thursday to brace for a busy 2024 hurricane season, as Colorado State University researchers issued a forecast pointing to warm Atlantic Ocean water that fuels