While hockey continues to grow in the Sunshine State, one young player from St. Johns County is already making a name for herself on the ice. At just 12 years old, Rory Mayer is piling up championships and helping lead the next generation of girls hockey in Jacksonville.

The St. Johns Country Day baseball team is the best in the state again. The Spartans did the bulk of their damage in the third inning and used an elite performance from Brayden Harris to beat Orangewood Christian 6-2 to win the Class 1A state championship on Saturday in Fort Myers.

Bolles battled until the finish but ended its first flag football season with a tough loss in the state semifinals on Friday.

Mandarin and Trinity Christian wrapped up their spring practices with a season-ending spring game on Thursday, May 15. Click through the images to check out action from the game.

The best flag football season in Tocoi Creek history ended on Friday afternoon.

Columbia and University Christian are headed to the high school softball state semifinals.

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.

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 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.

Bolles and Tocoi Creek are the last two area flag football teams still standing.

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

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.

Bolles, Paxon, Ponte Vedra and Tocoi Creek all won second-round playoff games on Monday night and will play for berths in the state semifinals on Thursday.

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

Providence's Marvin Christie is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX boys basketball player of the year.

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 high school flag football playoff field is set with two area teams earning No. 1 seeds for the postseason.

Sandalwood High School graduate Jadon Canady became the first local player off the board on the final day of the NFL draft, going to the Chiefs in the fourth round on Saturday.

Carson Beck is headed to the Arizona Cardinals as the first pick of the third round of the NFL draft on Friday night.

The NFL draft spans three days this week and quite a few locals are hoping to hear their names called.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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 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 29.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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 8.

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.

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.

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.

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 1.

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.

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.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through Feb. 22.

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. 19.

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.

The St. Johns Country Day girls soccer team will have to wait for another shot at a championship.

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. 18.

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. 17.

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.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through Feb. 16 games.

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.