The Mandarin boys track and field team used a pair of individual championships to finish as Class 4A state runner-up as the state meet wrapped up on a busy and wet Saturday night at UNF’s Hodges Stadium.

The high school softball playoff field is set, with 30 teams from the area reaching the postseason and the regional quarterfinals (May 7-8) include a handful of all-local first-round collisions.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings presented by the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will be published each Thursday in the regular season. Records are through April 30 games.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings presented by the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will be published each Thursday in the regular season. Records are through April 23 games.

The high school flag football brackets are set and 15 local teams are headed to the state playoffs.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings presented by the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will be published each Thursday in the regular season. Records are through April 16 games.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through April 14.

The Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published through the end of the regular season. Records are through April 13 games.

The Varsity 4 Super 6 high school baseball rankings presented by the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will be published on Fridays during the regular season. Records are through April 3.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through April 7.

The Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published through the end of the regular season. Records are through April 6 games.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through March 31.

The Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 rankings are back after a week off for spring break. Records are through March 30 games.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Thursday in the regular season. Records are through March 26 games.

Bartram Trail High School graduate Alex Lodise turned in the best game of his career in front of the home crowd, belting a walk-off grand slam and leading Florida State to an 8-4 win over Florida on Tuesday night at a sold out VyStar Ballpark.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. The Super 6 is back after a one-week pause for spring break. Records are through March 24.

The Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 rankings are back after a week off for spring break. Records are through March 23 games.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. The Super 6 will have a one-week break for spring break and resume March 25. Records are through March 10 games.

The Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published each Monday in the regular season. Records are through March 9 games. This will be the final Super 6 until March 24 following a week off for spring break.

The Varsity 4 News4JAX Super 6 boys lacrosse rankings will be published each Tuesday in the regular season. Records are through March 3 games.

The Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published each Monday in the regular season. Records are through March 2 games.

The Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published each Monday in the regular season. Records are through Feb. 23 games.

The Bartram Trail girls soccer team saved its best for the last — 20 seconds.

The Bears beat Sunlake 1-0 on Thursday in the Class 6A state semifinals at the Lake Myrtle Sports Park in Auburndale. The win sends Bartram (17-1-4) into its fourth state title game in the past six seasons on Saturday night.

The Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published each Monday in the regular season. Records are through Feb. 16 games.

Area girls weightlifters brought home seven state championships, while Fleming Island and Middleburg won team titles at the high school season-ending meet over the weekend.

Bartram Trail, Bishop Kenny and Ponte Vedra are heading to the girls soccer state semifinals.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls 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. 20.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys soccer rankings will be published every Friday during the regular season — except during Thanksgiving and Christmas week. Records are through Jan. 16 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys soccer rankings will be published every Friday during the regular season — except during Thanksgiving and Christmas week. Records are through Jan. 9 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. 1 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys soccer rankings will be published every Friday during the regular season — except during Thanksgiving and Christmas week. Records are through Dec. 19 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 Dec. 18 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls 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. 16.

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. 11 games.

But when they did get on the field Friday night, the Yellow Jackets rolled and Bartram Trail still struggled to put together a complete game. The Jackets forced three first-half turnovers and turned around the game in the process with their quick-strike offense, downing the host Bears 48-21 in the Varsity 4 Game of the Week.

The high school football regular season is off and rolling. News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 10 is here. It will be published on Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Think we’ve got a team ranked too high or a program not ranked at all? Send us a message on Instagram (@Sports4Jax) or sports@wjxt.com.

The high school football regular season is off and rolling. News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 10 is here. It will be published on Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Think we’ve got a team ranked too high or a program not ranked at all? Send us a message on Instagram (@Sports4Jax) or sports@wjxt.com.

The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Oct. 1 games.

The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Sept. 25 games.

The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Sept. 17 games.

Week 4 of the high school football season is in the books and we've got all the scores and TV highlights in one place to catch you up on all the Friday night action.

It was a wet and nasty Friday night for area high school football programs in Week 3.

Morgan Ray has his first Paralympics medal. The Bartram Trail High School graduate and current University of North Florida student helped the United States win silver in the 20-point mixed 4x50-meter medley relay at the Paralympics on Thursday.

The Bartram Trail Bears offensive linemen have been playing together for three seasons. They're regarded as one of the area's best units.

The high school football regular season cranks up in full this week and News4JAX/Varsity 4 have you covered every step of the way. We’ll have four games to watch, the next four best and the full schedule in our Thursday coverage. All game times are 7 p.m. unless indicated.

The high school football regular season in Florida starts up on Friday and our News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 10 is here. It will be published on Tuesday through the end of the regular season.

Bartram Trail's Ryann Frechette, now the two-time All-News4JAX girls lacrosse player of the year, had a career that’s unlikely to be matched any time soon … or at all.

The Bartram Trail girls lacrosse team has entered dynasty territory.

The Bartram Trail girls lacrosse team is headed back to the state championship game.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school softball rankings will be published Thursday’s during the regular season. Records are through April 17.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. Records are through April 8 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. Records are through April 1 games

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. Records are through March 25 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 24 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. Records are through March 18 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 17 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. Records are through March 11 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 10 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. Records are through March 4 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 3 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through Feb. 25 games.

Only two girls soccer heavyweights remain standing in the state playoffs — Creekside and Ponte Vedra.

The rivalry showdowns in the girls soccer playoffs will determine which teams are headed to the state semifinals.

The girls soccer heavyweights are off and running.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys soccer rankings will be published every Friday during the regular season — except during Christmas week. Records are through Jan. 18 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys soccer rankings will be published every Friday during the regular season — except during Christmas week. Records are through Jan. 4 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season — except during Christmas week. Records are through Jan. 3 games.

News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his high school football picks for the week each Thursday.

Baker County, Bartram Trail, Bolles, Bradford, Mandarin, St. Augustine, Trinity Christian and Union County all won second-round games on Friday night.

The second round of the high school playoffs is here. A glance at playoff games in the Suburban and Rural divisions.

A look at how Week 9 of the high school football season went and looking ahead to Week 10.

It’s Week 9 of the high school football season. We’ve got a look at the top four games, the next four options and the full schedule for teams in north Florida and south Georgia.

We’re nearly through eight full weeks of the high school football season, with one big game left.

It’s Week 8 of the high school football season. We’ve got a look at the top four games, the next four options and the full schedule for teams in north Florida and south Georgia.

The News4Jax Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Sept. Oct. 10 games.

The News4JAX Super 10 football rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. All games at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

We’re through seven weeks of the high school football season. Here’s a glance at Friday night’s games and a look ahead to Week 8.

The News4Jax Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Sept. Oct. 3 games.

The News4JAX Super 10 football rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. All games at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

High school football season is back. That means our football predictions are back, too.

The News4JAX Super 10 football rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. All games at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

St. Augustine ended a five-year losing streak to rival Bartram Trail in the Football Friday Game of the Week. Photographer Ralph Priddy captured the game in this photo gallery.

It’s one of the area’s best rivalries and you can watch it on News4JAX.com and News4JAX+ tonight when Bartram Trail visits St. Augustine in the Football Friday Game of the Week.

It’s essentially the halfway of the high school football season. We take a look at the top four games, the next four options and the full schedule for teams in north Florida and south Georgia.

The News4JAX Super 10 football rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. All games at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

Players who cleared waivers were eligible to be re-signed to practice squads, which is something that happened Wednesday. Eight players who were released in initial cuts have been re-signed to practice squads.

We’re off and running in the high school football season. Let’s jump in to a busy and exciting Week 1 of the season.

Bartram Trail’s Ryann Frechette added to an impressive athletic season at the St. Johns County program by earning the Miss Lacrosse award on Monday.

Meghan Jackowiak has accomplished more than any other high school lacrosse coach in area history. Now, it’s time for a new challenge — focusing on parenthood and her three young children.

The storybook high school career had one very big speed bump for Grace Ivey. And, with the benefit of hindsight, was totally worth it for the Bartram Trail girls soccer star.

The Bartram Trail girls lacrosse team became the first area program, boys or girls, to win back-to-back state championships when it edged Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas in a 5-4 thriller that went down to the final seconds on Saturday night in Naples.

The Bartram Trail girls lacrosse team is headed back to defend its state championship after knocking off Tampa Plant 13-6 in the Class 2A state semifinals on Friday afternoon in Naples.

Bartram Trail (17-4) will face Tampa Plant (18-3) at 2:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon in the Class 2A state semifinals in Naples. Five hours later at 7:30, Ponte Vedra (14-4) collides with Lake Highland Prep (19-3) in the Class 1A semi. That the area has teams in both classifications still alive and chasing championships is a testament to just how much the sport has grown in the area.

It was an unforgettable NFL draft for former local players, with a record number of players with area ties hearing their names called on a blockbuster final day.

The News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Thursday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 26 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Thursday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 19 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Thursday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 12 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 will be published Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Records are through April 10 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through April 9 games.