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Tonights matchups for Nassau County's east-side teams.

Tonights matchups for Nassau County's east-side teams.

The lights turn on tonight

News Staff
Friday, August 14, 2026
Tonight High School football in Florida begins. Week 0 features an away game for the Fernandina Beach High School Pirates and the first home game of the season for the Yulee High School Hornets. The Pirates kick off the season tonight at Keystone Heights; the Hornets host Fletcher High School.
YHS boys and girls cross country runners during a summer training session on the beach. Courtesy of YHS cross country

YHS boys and girls cross country runners during a summer training session on the beach. Courtesy of YHS cross country

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YHS cross country adds coach; focuses on team, individual growth

Ashley Chandler
Friday, August 14, 2026
The Yulee High School cross country teams spent the summer on a tour of Nassau County’s east side, building endurance, eyeing a fall season of personal bests.
The FBHS boys golf team is the two-time repeating 2A District Champions. Submitted

The FBHS boys golf team is the two-time repeating 2A District Champions. Submitted

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Pirate golf heads into ’26-27 with experience

Ashley Chandler
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Fernandina Beach High School is loaded with golf experience. Both the boys and girls teams are eyeing regionals, according to Head Coach Christina Steffen.The FBHS boys golf team has five seniors returning.
Sadaly ‘Sady’ Campbell took first place in the First Coast Women’s Amateur Tournament this summer. Photo by Pam Bell

Sadaly ‘Sady’ Campbell took first place in the First Coast Women’s Amateur Tournament this summer. Photo by Pam Bell

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Former FBHS state champ continues golf success in college, amateur tournaments

Ashley Chandler
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Former State Champion for Fernandina Beach High School Sadaly “Sady” Campbell is still at it winning titles.This summer, Campbell added a first-place title in an adult amateur tournament to her golf resume.In July, Campbell competed in the First Coast Women’s Amateur Tournament.
Lucas Tyre and Logan Byers competed with Good Lad Soccer in the O’Neills Foyl Cup. The local youths’ U13 team brought the championship title back to Northeast Florida. Submitted photo

Lucas Tyre and Logan Byers competed with Good Lad Soccer in the O’Neills Foyl Cup. The local youths’ U13 team brought the championship title back to Northeast Florida. Submitted photo

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Happy Days!: Local youth soccer players win gold in Ireland with Good Lad Soccer

Ashley Chandler
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Lucas Tyre and Logan Byers didn’t need luck to win in Ireland this summer; only their cleats and their Good Lad Soccer teammates. Byers and Tyre are rising eighth graders at Yulee Middle School. They both play for their middle school squad and also competitively for Amelia Island Youth Soccer.
Brooke Caruso and her father Paul Caruso are both professional pickleball players. Submitted

Brooke Caruso and her father Paul Caruso are both professional pickleball players. Submitted

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Fernandina’s ace

Nick Blank
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
For Paul Caruso, before the professional recognition, it all started at Central Park.It’s only been five years since the New Jersey native and college tennis player picked up a paddle in Fernandina Beach.
Local youth take part in the Surf Asylum clinic Monday morning on Amelia Island. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Local youth take part in the Surf Asylum clinic Monday morning on Amelia Island. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

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Surf Asylum guides next generation of Amelia Island surfers

Nick Blank
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
David Montgomery started surfing on the island when he was 11 with his family. He joked about getting into surfing for the “wrong reason,” trying to be cool.“The first time I actually caught a wave where I was able to ride down the line in the open face,” he said.
The Amelia Island Youth Soccer U16 and U18 girls teams have been accepted into the National 1 League. Photo by Jennifer Mann

The Amelia Island Youth Soccer U16 and U18 girls teams have been accepted into the National 1 League. Photo by Jennifer Mann

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AIYS joins new National 1 League; director talks on youth soccer culture

Ashley Chandler
Friday, July 24, 2026
This year, several club teams from Amelia Island Youth Soccer will compete in a brand new league that aims to offer a more in-tact development and recruitment path for top-level youth soccer players across the country.National 1 League is the newest development in how youth club soccer is organized.
The Fernandina Stingrays 2026 end-of-season banquet was held Monday at the Atlantic Recreation Center. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

The Fernandina Stingrays 2026 end-of-season banquet was held Monday at the Atlantic Recreation Center. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

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Glide like a stingray

Ashley Chandler
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
On Monday, Team Fernandina Stingrays celebrated another swim season in River City Swim League with its annual team banquet.Stingray swimmers and family members packed the Atlantic Recreation Center, just feet from the Atlantic Rec pool where the team competes in home meets and practices.