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Hornets edge Pirates in district semifinal match. Photos by Beth Jones/News-Leader

Hornets edge Pirates in district semifinal match. Photos by Beth Jones/News-Leader

Hornets edge Pirates in district semifinal match

Beth Jones
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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. 2 Yulee 2-1 in Monday’s semifinal round. Stanton (the top seed) beat Raines 7-0 in the other semifinal match. Yulee takes on Stanton at 6 p.m.
Valkyrie, Morning Glory, Tiger Tale, Salty Sally and Misty beat towards Cumberland Island. Submitted photo

Valkyrie, Morning Glory, Tiger Tale, Salty Sally and Misty beat towards Cumberland Island. Submitted photo

Sailing club holds Ice Bucket Challenge

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
The Amelia Island Sailing Club held its first race of the 2024 racing season on Saturday, Jan. 20. It was a gorgeous sailing day. The mid-40s cold temperature and variable northwest winds of 10-15 knots under clear sunny skies was suit-able for this annual race, the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Capt. Scott Barmby is pictured sending a favorite fly pattern from the bow while locating schooling winter sea trout. Photo by Terry Lacoss

Capt. Scott Barmby is pictured sending a favorite fly pattern from the bow while locating schooling winter sea trout. Photo by Terry Lacoss

Hunt for winter specks

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Trolling with both hard and soft lures is a deadly winter fishing tactic for Northeast Florida sea trout, but it is now a seldom-used fishing tactic for saltwater fishermen. Cold water tempera-tures, a full moon and heavy rains will often shut down the once-active schools of area sea trout.
PHOTOS BY STORMY KUBATZKE AND ERIN MAHONEY/SPECIAL

PHOTOS BY STORMY KUBATZKE AND ERIN MAHONEY/SPECIAL

Pirates host Senators

Beth Jones
Thursday, January 25, 2024
The Fernandina Beach High School wrestlers hosted a dual match against the Fletcher Senators on Jan. 20. Fletcher beat the FBHS Pirates 56-16. 
The Fernandina Beach High School girls basketball team traveled to Hilliard Tuesday night, where the Lady Pirates won in overtime. Photo by Steven Miller/Special

The Fernandina Beach High School girls basketball team traveled to Hilliard Tuesday night, where the Lady Pirates won in overtime. Photo by Steven Miller/Special

Lady Pirates beat Hilliard in overtime

Beth Jones
Thursday, January 25, 2024
The Lady Pirates pulled an upset over Hilliard Tuesday night. The Fernandina Beach High School girls basketball team defeated their hosts 35-31 in overtime. “A huge, momentum-building win for our pro-gram,” said D.J. Ford, head girls basketball coach at Fernandina Beach High School.
Pirate grapplers at Saylor duals. Photo by Erin Mahoney/Special

Pirate grapplers at Saylor duals. Photo by Erin Mahoney/Special

Pirate grapplers at Saylor duals

Beth Jones
Friday, January 19, 2024
The Pirates wrestled at the Billy Saylor duals at Suwannee High School Jan. 12-13. There were nine teams, which wrestled each other in a round-robin pool.
Yulee High School honored its senior soccer players on Jan. 11. The boys team defeated Ridgeview 5-1. The 9-3-1 Hornets tied Creekside 1-1 at home Wednesday to cap the regular season. Submitted

Yulee High School honored its senior soccer players on Jan. 11. The boys team defeated Ridgeview 5-1. The 9-3-1 Hornets tied Creekside 1-1 at home Wednesday to cap the regular season. Submitted

Senior night for Hornets

Beth Jones
Friday, January 19, 2024
The Fernandina Beach High School girls basketball team beat KIPP Bold City 54-8 Tuesday night. Photos by Penny Glackin/Special

The Fernandina Beach High School girls basketball team beat KIPP Bold City 54-8 Tuesday night. Photos by Penny Glackin/Special

Pirates, Lady Pirates host Yulee tonight

Beth Jones
Friday, January 19, 2024
The Pirates celebrate winter homecoming tonight, and the Fernandina Beach High School girls and boys basketball teams are hosting Yulee. The boys junior varsity matchup kicks things off at 4:30 p.m., followed by the girls varsity game at 6 p.m. The boys varsity tilt is at 7:30 p.m.
Photos by Stormy Kubatzke/special

Photos by Stormy Kubatzke/special

Pirate Ships 'n' Duels held at Palm Bay

Beth Jones
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
t Palm Bay The Pirate grapplers competed in the Pirate Ships ‘n’ Duels at Palm Bay High School Dec. 29-30. Format was a round-rob-in pool on Friday, and on Saturday all the pools were combined into one bracket. There were 19 teams competing, but there was no team score kept at the event.