High school football season is back! Most teams in the area kicked off their seasons with preseason classics on Friday night, but there were a handful of games that counted.

Baker’s Sports high school football media day was in full swing Friday at EverBank Stadium, the annual de facto launch point as teams prepare for the regular season.

The Florida Department of Education has taken aim at the state’s governing body of high school sports about the scrutiny around Miami Northwestern football coach Teddy Bridgewater after he self-reported providing food, rides and medical treatment for his players last year.

The second installment of the EA Sports college football game has an abundance of local talent in the game.

Deebo Coleman, the All-News4JAX basketball player of the year in 2021, will try and leave his mark in a different sport as his career winds down at UCF.

The revamped high school baseball state playoff brackets are out, and two area teams landed No. 1 seeds in the postseason.

The push to pay all high school coaches better in Florida hit the state Capitol on Tuesday morning as members of the Florida Coaches Coalition spent more than five hours meeting with lawmakers and making their case for better pay.

Patriots receiver DeMario Douglas, a St. Augustine native and former star at both Menendez and Mandarin high schools, shocked his mother, Angie Mack, on Saturday morning with the surprise of her life.

Ponte Vedra stood up to a basketball powerhouse until the very end on Friday night.

Ribault sophomore guard Trinity Berry is already making a name for herself, despite only playing the game for four years.

Four players who played high school baseball in the area were selected during the three days of the Major League Baseball draft.

Christian Miller had a goal — be the best sprinter ever from Florida. After a summer unlike any other, the Creekside graduate and now two-time All-News4JAX boys track and field athlete of the year, can realistically say that he may be just that.

Alyson Johnson isn’t slowing down. That’s good news for Creekside and bad news for distance runners in the state.

Nolan Blackard, a junior right tackle for the Fernandina Beach Pirates, was born without the lower part of his left arm and wears a prosthetic most days. On the football field, he leaves it behind.

History is in the making Friday night for the newest schools in St. Johns County.

Whenever any high school baseball rankings come out, it’s hard to ever see a team in those rankings not from states such as Florida, Texas, California, Arizona, Mississippi or Georgia. But for most of the year, St. Mary’s was ranked No. 1 in the country by MaxPreps.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A local teen is spreading love throughout Duval by customizing and donating shoes to the homeless community in downtown Jacksonville. Julien Gasca, 16, has a goal to raise awareness about homelessness in our city and inspire more people to give. “I know people in need feel like they are struggling and there’s no hope. The First Coast High School student plans to continue these acts of kindness for years to come. Click here to visit his YouTube channel.