Chris Payton-Jones, a former football star at Sandalwood High School who went on to play professionally and later returned to Jacksonville to become a mentor and successful content creator, has passed away in an auto accident. Jones was 30 years old.
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The Varsity 4 Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published on Fridays during the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 2.
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Mike Pickett, one of the most successful girls soccer coaches in high school history, has stepped down from his position at St. Johns Country Day after nearly three decades of dominance that will be difficult to match.
The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through Feb. March 30 games.
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The Varsity 4 Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published on Fridays during the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through March 26.
The Varsity 4 News4JAX softball Super 6 rankings will be published Thursday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through March 25.
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The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through Feb. March 23 games.
The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season with the exception of Spring break. Records are through March 22.
West Nassau has to forfeit its state-record upping 15th competitive cheerleading championship after using an athlete who didn’t meet the minimum requirements for the postseason during playoff competition last January.
Answering questions on SB 538 and the realities of extracurricular leaders being able to earn more when a new bill is signed into law.
The Varsity 4 Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published on Fridays during the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through Feb. March 12.
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The Jackson boys basketball team faced off with the Villages Charter in the Class 3A basketball state semifinals on March 9 at UNF. The Villages edged Jackson 54-52 on a last-second put back. News4JAX had photographer Tony Pullins capture the game in this photo gallery.
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The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through Feb. March 9 games.
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The push for better pay for coaches in the state and stronger guardrails for the Florida High School Athletic Association to enforce transfer restrictions passed another major hurdle on Monday afternoon.
The Providence basketball team beat Miami Country Day 51-43 on Saturday night to win the Class 2A state championship, the first by an area team since Bolles in 2016. News4JAX had Tony Pullins capture the game in this photo gallery. Click through the images to check out action from the game.
Providence ended the area’s lengthy championship drought in boys basketball with a 51-43 win over Miami Country Day in front of the hometown crowd in the Class 2A title game on Saturday night at UNF. T
The San Jose Prep girls basketball team made its state semifinal debut on Friday in a showdown against Miami Country Day. The Storm lost 53-39. News4JAX had photographer Antonio Pullins capture the game in this photo gallery. Click through the images above to check out scenes from the game.
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The Beachside Barracudas boys soccer team had never advanced past the second round of the playoffs before this season. Now, in just the program’s fourth year, the Barracudas are state champions.
Beachside, in its state semifinal debut, romped past River Ridge 3-0 in the Class 5A final four at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand on Friday afternoon.
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Columbia, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties are among the local school districts that pay their head football coaches on the standard 10-month teaching contracts, despite responsibilities and expectations booming over the past 20 years. That means two months of working for free in the summer is the expectation.
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Mandarin (16-4-2) will face Sunlake, a penalty kick winner over St. Thomas Aquinas, for the title on Wednesday at 1 p.m.
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The finish line is fast approaching on change for high school coaches in Florida for a path to better pay. I should say the first finish line. The next race will begin just about as soon as a pair of bills arrives on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk for him to sign.
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The Florida Coaches Coalition had a whirlwind day at the state capital, making the rounds with lawmakers as it tries to get a potential game-changing bill that could boost coaching pay in the state across the finish line.
Episcopal’s dream boys soccer season continued in the Class 2A state semifinals on Tuesday night. The Eagles took top-seeded Tampa Prep to penalty kicks and won 4-3 in an unbelievable showdown at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale.
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Athletes from dozens of area schools spent the morning making the media rounds at the High School 9:!2 spring sports media day. News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney captured the day in this photo gallery. Click through the images above to check out athletes at media day.
The high school soccer state semifinals begin this week in Auburndale, and the area will be well represented. The Providence girls and Episcopal boys open the final four by playing in games on Tuesday. St. Johns Country Day will play in the state semifinals on Friday. Here’s a look at how the Tuesday games break down.
Ten local girls weightlifters brought home individual championships at the Florida High School Athletic Association state tournament in Lakeland.
Bishop Kenny, Fleming Island, Impact Christian, Jackson and Providence wrapped up regional final championships on Saturday night and punched their tickets for the state round at UNF.
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The boys high school basketball playoff field is set, and the area is ready to try and put an end to its state championship drought.
Bartram Trail, Bishop Kenny, Bolles, NFEI and San Jose Prep are headed to the girls basketball state semifinals.
News, notes and notables from around the area from Wednesday's national signing day.
Wednesday is national signing day around the country as high school athletes make their college decisions official and sign letters of intent. Here’s a look at athletes in all sports but football who are signing.
Wednesday is national signing day across the country. Here’s a look at area football players who are signing with college programs. This list will be updated throughout the week.
The Florida High School Athletic Association is pausing the Rural class in football and putting those teams in Class 1A for the next two years after an emergency board of directors meeting on Thursday.
Bolles edge rusher Asher Ghioto is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX defensive player of the year.
Bolles running back Xander Edwards is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX offensive player of the year.
Beachside outside hitter Adriana Jeanpierre is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX volleyball player of the year.
Fleming Island's Tyler Mawhinney is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX golfer of the year for the third time.
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Beachside's Sofia Rivera is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls golfer of the year.
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Providence junior Sean Cunningham is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX boys cross country runner of the year.
Bartram Trail freshman Avery Hartley is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls cross country runner of the year.
The News4JAX Super 6 boys high school basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Jan. 19.
The News4JAX Super 6 girls high school basketball rankings will be published each Monday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Jan. 17.
The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 boys soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season — except during Thanksgiving and Christmas week. Records are through Jan. 15 games.
The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season — except during Thanksgiving and Christmas week. Records are through Jan. 14 games.
The News4JAX Super 6 boys high school basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Jan. 12.
The News4JAX Super 6 girls high school basketball rankings will be published each Monday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Jan. 11.
The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 boys soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season — except during Thanksgiving and Christmas week. Records are through Jan. 8 games.
The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season — except during Thanksgiving and Christmas week. Records are through Jan. 7 games.
The News4JAX Super 6 boys high school basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Jan. 5.
Bradford has some big coaching shoes to fill after announcing the departure of head football coach Jamie Rodgers on Tuesday afternoon.
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The News4JAX Super 6 boys high school basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Dec. 22.
The News4JAX Super 6 girls high school basketball rankings will be published each Monday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Dec. 21.
Donovan Masline got the head coaching job at Raines and had to follow a legend. It didn’t faze him one bit.
The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 boys soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season — except during Thanksgiving and Christmas week. Records are through Dec. 18 games.
The high school football coaching carousel continues to spin, including the return of a coaching legend in Robby Pruitt and new hires at both Keystone Heights and Menendez.
The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season — except during Thanksgiving and Christmas week. Records are through Dec. 17 games.
The News4JAX Super 6 boys high school basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Dec. 15.
Raines surged back in the final minute to beat Miami Northwestern 23-22 to win the Class 3A state championship on Dec. 12 at Pitbull Stadium. News4JAX had Amber Milton capture the game in this photo gallery.
