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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.
Jaguars 5K Stadium Challenge Feb. 24. Submitted photo

Jaguars 5K Stadium Challenge Feb. 24. Submitted photo

Jaguars 5K Stadium Challenge Feb. 24

News Staff
Thursday, January 4, 2024
The Jaguars 5K Stadium Challenge will be held Feb. 24 at EverBank Field, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The 5K wave starts at 6 p.m., and the one-mile Fun Run starts at 6:15 p.m. It is a glow-in-the-dark run with post-race glow in the dark dance party on the stadium field.
FBHS varsity boys basketball team. Submitted photos

FBHS varsity boys basketball team. Submitted photos

FBHS winter teams

Beth Jones
Thursday, January 4, 2024
The Fernandina Beach High School winter teams are back in action this week. Pictured are the FBHS varsity and junior varsity boys basketball teams, the girls basketball team, the Pirate wrestlers and the FBHS cheerleaders.
Targeting hard-fighting redfish on a flooded spartina marsh from a shallow water skiff was the ultimate redfish challenge during 2023. Jerimia Joost is pictured with a beautiful flood tied redfish caught on the fly. Photo by Terry Lacoss/Special

Targeting hard-fighting redfish on a flooded spartina marsh from a shallow water skiff was the ultimate redfish challenge during 2023. Jerimia Joost is pictured with a beautiful flood tied redfish caught on the fly. Photo by Terry Lacoss/Special

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Red drum dominated 2023

Beth Jones
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Casting lures, baits and feathered hooks into shallow water redfish habitats and deep-water hideouts in hopes of hooking into the grow-ing popularity of redfishing increased during the 2023 fishing and outdoor season.