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Fernandina Beach High’s Trace Farmer pitches in a game earlier this season. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

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Squads prep for Friday Battle of the Bridge

Nick Blank

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

The Yulee Hornets and Fernandina Beach Pirates will face off on the mound this week, almost at the halfway point in the season. The Pirates (7-1) beat Wolfson in Southside Jacksonville 10-1 on Feb. 24 and blew out Keystone Heights 17-4 on Feb.

The Fernandina Beach Police and Fire departments hosted the Beyond the Badges Charity Golf Scramble on Saturday to raise money for scholarships for seniors at Fernandina Beach High School. submitted

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Beyond the Badges Charity Golf Scramble raises money for local scholarships

News Staff

Friday, February 27, 2026

The Fernandina Beach Police Department said the 2026 Beyond the Badges Charity Golf Scramble, held last Saturday, “was nothing short of spectacular.” The event was hosted by the FBPD and the Fernandina Beach Fire Department at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club.

Fernandina Beach’s Olivia Rousselow serves the ball in a beach volleyball match Monday against Clay. Photo by Marisa DeMar/News-Leader

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Lady Pirates open beach volleyball season with a win over Blue Devils

News Staff

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Fernandina Beach High School beach volleyball opened its season on a crisp and windy day at Main Beach. The Lady Pirates beat out the Clay Blue Devils 4-1. Beach volleyball is played in 2 vs. 2 matches. Each doubles match competes for best two of three matches.

Dalton Janey celebrates as he reaches third base on a triple in a game against Sandalwood on Feb. 17. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

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Hornets, Pirates tested early this season

Nick Blank

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

More than a week out from the battle of the Bridge, Fernandina Beach Pirates (5-1) and Yulee Hornets (4-2) are finding their feet early in the season. The Pirates won three times last week, beating Sandalwood 2-0, Hilliard 11-5 on the road, and Bishop Kenny 9-1.

YHS and WNHS softball faced off in Yulee on Feb. 19. The Warriors beat the Hornets 4-0. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

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Warriors down Hornets in softball

News Staff

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

The Yulee High softball team hasn’t had the opening it hoped for. The Hornets are 0-2 heading into a Thursday night matchup against Beachside at home. The Hornets lost on Feb. 17 at Baldwin 5-3; and again in its home opener last Thursday against West Nassau, 4-0

The Fernandina Beach High School softball team beat Raines on Feb. 17, 22-4. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

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Lady Pirates start season with high scoring win over Raines

News Staff

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

The Fernandina Beach softball team opened its season with a 22-4 win over Raines. The Feb. 17 game featured tons of highlights for the Lady Pirates, including an inside-the-park homerun from Alivia Brown. Several Lady Pirates put the ball in play.

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Sermadevi first Lady Pirate district wrestling champion

Ashley Chandler

Friday, February 20, 2026

Fernandina Beach High School wrestling had a good showing at districts, most notably, the Pirates have their firstever female district champion wrestler, Anjana Sermadevi. “Anjana has done really well this season and is an extremely hard worker in the wrestling room.

The Fernandina Beach and Yulee high school flag football teams faced off Wednesday in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

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Hornets shutout Pirates in flag football

Ashley Chandler

Friday, February 20, 2026

In front of the half-demolished stadium bleachers beside the Pirate’s football field, the Yulee and Fernandina Beach high school’s flag football teams battled in the first match of the season. Two touchdowns, an extra point and a safety led the Hornets to a first-game shutout over the Pirates 15-0.

The Pirates swarm No. 8 Trace Farmer after he hit the game-winning RBI in Friday’s game against Baldwin. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

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Pirates open baseball season with big win, extra innings RBI

Nick Blank

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Down 4-3 in the bottom of the 7th inning to the Baldwin Indians, the Fernandina Beach Pirates (2-1) tied the contest a run and followed with another in extra innings to escape with a win. Head Coach Jon Shave said any time a team wins in extra innings and has to come from behind it’s exciting.

Yulee High School tennis faced off against Hilliard on Feb. 12. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

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Yulee tennis sees growth

Ashley Chandler

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Athletes at Yulee High School are finding themselves and their confidence on the tennis court. The head girls and boys tennis coaches say this year’s team is showing “tremendous potential” and clear growth from previous season. “We’ve seen a lot of growth with our team.