Union County pulled off a miraculous rally in the final two innings, walking off with its first baseball state championship in more than a decade in unforgettable fashion.

Three primetime games and a brutal closing stretch were the rewards for the Jaguars’ 13-win regular season as the NFL schedule was released on Thursday night.

Oakleaf High School announced James Collins as its new boys basketball head coach on Wednesday night, a huge move for the program as it looks to replace Jason Price on the sidelines.

St. Johns Country Day is headed back to the baseball state championship game.

The Jaguars will play back-to-back games in London for the third time in franchise history, with the announcement coming Wednesday morning.

The Jacksonville Waves are close to history. On Friday night, the Waves, one of four teams in the upstart Upshot League, will tip off at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena ready to make a statement.

The Fletcher beach volleyball team capped the perfect season with a historic state championship on Saturday.

Clay, St. Johns Country Day, Trinity Christian and Union County are headed to the baseball state semifinals.

The Creekside girls brought the curtain down on the high school state track and field championships on a rainy Saturday at UNF, winning their first team title to wrap the Class 4A meet.

Hours after their boys team won their second championship in program history, the Ponte Vedra girls put an exclamation point on an unforgettable season with a 13-7 win over Oviedo to win the Class 2A championship in Naples.

The Sharks held off St. Thomas Aquinas in a 9-8 thriller to win the Class 2A state championship in Naples on Saturday. It’s just the second time an area boys team has brought him a title. Ponte Vedra also won in 2019.

Three more area athletes added championships on the third day of the state meet at UNF’s Hodges Stadium on Friday.

The high school baseball playoffs are headed to the third round with one huge rematch on deck.

The Ponte Vedra girls lacrosse team stormed into the state championship game with a semifinal blowout on Friday night.

The Episcopal girls lacrosse team battled for three quarters before coming up short in the Class 1A state semifinals on Friday in Vero Beach.

Area athletes brought home 10 championships, including a pair of sprinting wins by Palatka’s Kedric Wright Jr. and team titles from the Raines boys and Bolles girls on a banner afternoon at the Class 2A meet.

The Ponte Vedra boys lacrosse team is headed back to the state championship game.

The Jaguars signed nine of their 10 draft picks on Friday, getting the bulk of their rookie class under contract as minicamp starts this weekend.

Palm Beach Benjamin led from start to finish, topping the Bulldogs 12-4 in the Class 1A state semifinals in Vero Beach. Bolles entered the game 23-0 but couldn’t slow down Benjamin.

The high school softball playoffs opened on Wednesday night with nine area teams moving on to next week’s second round and another three advancing on Thursday night.

Seven individual athletes brought home titles in the Class 1A meet, three of those by Providence boys runners to kick off four days of championship track.

The high school baseball playoffs are headed to the third round with one huge rematch on deck.

The high school softball playoff field is set.

Bishop Kenny's Kathleen Crawley is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls basketball player of the year.

The Nease girls tennis team went back to back in its state championship quest, sweeping Jensen Beach in the title match on Thursday.

Mandarin's Robert Calazans is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX boys soccer player of the year.

Bishop Kenny's Stella Jones leads the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls soccer team.

Kailani Barrientos of Oakleaf is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls wrestler of the year.

St. Johns Country Day seventh grader Bryce Fiore is Varsity 4 All-News4JAX boys wrestler of the year.

The high school baseball playoffs are off and rolling.

The NFL draft is in the books, and now we’re analyzing what we thought of Jacksonville’s overall draft class. Jamal St. Cyr and Justin Barney react to the three days of picks and offer our best, worst, and overall grade for the Jaguars.

The Jaguars opened the final day of the NFL draft with some much-needed help at edge.

The Jaguars had a busy second day of the NFL draft. News4JAX sports reporters Jamal St. Cyr and Justin Barney react and grade the four-pick night.

The Jaguars wrapped up the second night of the NFL draft on Friday night with two more defensive players and reinforcements on the offensive line.

The Jaguars focused on offense with their first pick in the NFL draft on Friday night, picking tight end Nate Boerkircher with the 56th selection.

There was plenty of suspense and even more trades, but the Jaguars stood pat and watched the opening night of the NFL draft go by without making a first-round selection for the first time in franchise history.

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 April 22.

The NFL draft begins on Thursday night and the News4JAX sports staff is unveiling its annual mock draft. The Jaguars are currently without a first-round pick for the first time in franchise history after their trade for Travis Hunter. Our mock here could include trades up or back. After our selections, we let NFL IQ analyze our selections and assign us a grade.

Four area teams (Creekside in Region 1-7A, Trinity Christian in 1-2A, St. Johns Country Day in 1-A and Union County in 3-R) earned No. 1 seeds in their regions as the high school baseball playoffs get underway this week.

The Jaguars are back in the building and back to work, ready for Year 2 of the Liam Coen era with some much-needed familiarity back, too.

The 130th Boston Marathon had plenty of local representation on Monday, with 74 area runners finishing the iconic 26.2-mile course, including Bolles graduate Charles Hicks turning in a top-10 finish.

The Jaguars are moving on from offensive lineman Cooper Hodges, a former Baker County High School star.

The Jaguars are shipping off disappointing draft pick Maason Smith to the Falcons in exchange for Ruke Orhorhoro, according to multiple reports.

Bolles announced the hiring of Mike Pickett on Friday afternoon as the girls soccer program’s new head coach.

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 April 15.

The final national letter of intent signing period of the 2025-26 school year is here, and athletes have begun to put pen to paper and make their college choices.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX flag football Super 6 rankings will be published Wednesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 14.

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.

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 9.

It feels so much more familiar now for James Gladstone and Liam Coen.

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 April 8.

The NFL draft is just about two weeks away and the Jaguars don’t have a first-round pick for the first time in franchise history. What are the team’s biggest needs and what should they do? News4JAX sports reporters Justin Barney and Jamal St. Cyr answer some questions as the draft looms.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX flag football Super 6 rankings will be published Wednesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through April 7.

The Jaguars are signing edge rusher Travon Walker to a four-year, $110 million contract extension, according to his agency Elite Loyalty Sports. The deal includes $77 million in guarantees and $50 million fully guaranteed at signing.

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.

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 April 1.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX flag football Super 6 rankings will be published Wednesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through March 31.

he City of Orlando rolled out the red, er, teal carpet for the Jaguars braintrust on Wednesday morning, saying that it has waited for this opportunity for decades.

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.

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.

A look at players with local ties who are on the rosters of minor league baseball teams in 2025.

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.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX flag football Super 6 rankings will be published Wednesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through March 24.

Major League Baseball opens its season on Wednesday night. The area has always been well-represented at the highest level of professional baseball. Here are the players with local ties who are on MLB rosters as of March 24.

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 Jaguars lost out on receiver Jake Bobo on Monday afternoon as the Seahawks matched an offer to hold on to the fourth-year player.

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.

The Jacksonville University women’s basketball team is headed to Baton Rouge for its second NCAA tournament experience.

Travis Etienne spent five years in Jacksonville, and apparently, no one ever pronounced his name correctly.

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.

Scenes from the first round of the The Players Championship on Thursday at TPC Sawgrass.

The Bishop Kenny girls basketball team got it done.

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 11.

Bolles came up short in its quest to return to the state championship game, losing to Lake Highland Prep 64-52 on Monday night at UNF.

The NFL’s new league year opened on Wednesday afternoon, and with it a quiet start to free agency for the Jaguars.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX flag football Super 6 rankings will be published Wednesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through March 10.

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.

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 Travis Etienne era has come to an end in Jacksonville.

The Jaguars made a series of moves before the start of the new league year, re-signing Buster Brown and Dennis Gardeck on Monday morning.

News4JAX had photographer Quan Nguyen capture the first Sporting JAX men's game in this photo gallery. Click through the images to see action from the opener at UNF’s Hodges Stadium.

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.

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.

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 5.

Planning on heading to The Players Championship on Saturday and don’t have a ticket yet? Time to hit the resale market.

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 4.

All you need to know about the high school basketball state tournament at UNF.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX flag football Super 6 rankings will be published Wednesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through March 3.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through Feb. March 2 games.

Sporting JAX, the area’s newest professional sports franchise, took the wraps off its much-anticipated stadium plans on Monday, announcing that the soccer club will plant its permanent home in the Town Center area.

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.

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. 26.

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.

The Bishop Kenny girls soccer team is headed to the state championship game.

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 Feb. 25.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX flag football Super 6 rankings will be published Wednesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of a week off for spring break. Records are through Feb. 24.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through Feb. 23 games.

Mandarin (16-4-2) will face Sunlake, a penalty kick winner over St. Thomas Aquinas, for the title on Wednesday at 1 p.m.