Spring has arrived, and black bears across Florida are becoming more active, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said, urging residents and visitors to be BearWise and secure potential food sources.
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 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.
Robert Wright III answered the boos in his return to Baylor, posting the first 30-point game of his career as No. 22 BYU ended a four-game losing streak with a 99-94 victory over the Bears.
All-Pro Matthew Stafford rallied the Rams to a victory at Carolina last week to set up a divisional round matchup at Chicago on Sunday.
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.
High school football season is back and so are our weekly predictions for local games. Each Thursday during the season, News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will offer his picks on the games.
Bartram Trail head football coach Cory Johns will be off the sidelines for a Week 8 game against Nease after the school self-reported a potential violation to the Florida High School Athletic Association.
Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson is The Associated Press national college football player of the week.
Amid support from hunters and warnings of a “slaughter” from animal-rights advocates, state wildlife officials Wednesday moved forward with Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade.
In response to what Florida officials have referred to as the state’s “most successful conservation efforts,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has begun creating proposals for a potential bear hunt later this year.
Florida’s wildlife is becoming more active since it’s springtime. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) reminds the public to watch out for bears.
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.
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 Oregon football team's decision to exploit a loophole in the rules late in a win over Ohio State is hardly new.
So, the Jaguars are 1-5. Was that what you expected this season? That’s the Jaguars record following Sunday’s embarrassing 35-16 loss to the Bears in London. News4JAX sports anchor Jamal St. Cyr offers his Four Cents from the game.
Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each week, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville (1-4) heads to London in Week 6 to face the Bears (3-2) on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Varsity 4 has you covered every step of the way for Week 8 of the high school football season. Hurricane Milton has scrambled up the schedule, but here are the games that remain and the full schedule.
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.
LaJohntay Wester caught a 43-yard Hail Mary pass from Shedeur Sanders with no time remaining in regulation and Travis Hunter forced a fumble at the 1-yard line in overtime as Colorado rallied for an improbable 38-31 win over Baylor on a drizzly night.
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.
Ponte Vedra used a stout defense and a fast start to beat rival Bartram Trail 28-21 in the Varsity 4 Game of the Week. It's just the third win over the Bears in program history.
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.
Chase Hunter had 20 points and six assists, and No. 6 seed Clemson held off third-seeded Baylor for a 72-64 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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.
The rivalry showdowns in the girls soccer playoffs will determine which teams are headed to the state semifinals.
Laython Biddle came to Florida not knowing quite what to expect. By the time Biddle put a bow on his high school athletics career at Bartram Trail, Biddle was the area’s first state rushing champion since Yulee icon Derrick Henry in 2012 and the All-News4JAX offensive player of the year.
Arthur Kaluma converted a four-point play to give Kansas State the lead with 20 seconds left in overtime, and Tylor Perry added a pair of free throws with 6.9 seconds to go, helping the Wildcats beat No. 9 Baylor 68-64 on Tuesday night.
Caden McGatha scored the last of his four rushing touchdowns in the third overtime as the Pierce County Bears outlasted Rockmart in a 48-45 thriller on Tuesday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Camden County and Pierce County are the last two area teams that remain standing in the Georgia High School Association state playoffs. Both programs are in action this week in the state semifinals on Friday night.
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.
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.
Bartram Trail attack player Ryann Frechette leads the inaugural All-News4JAX girls lacrosse team.
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.
The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through April 9 games.
The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through April 2 games.
The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 26 games.
The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of 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 Feb. 19 games.
Gonzaga has already faced a brutal schedule this season with wins over No. 19 Kentucky and No. 20 Michigan State and losses to second-ranked Texas and fifth-ranked Purdue.
It’s the third round of the high school football state playoffs. A glance at the matchups in the Suburban and Rural divisions. All games are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.
It’s the second round of the high school football state playoffs. A glance at the matchups in the Suburban and Rural divisions. All games are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.
We’re closing in on the finish line of the regular season. Friday night gave quite a bit more clarity on what teams will be left standing when that regular season comes to a close.
It’s Week 8 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.
Few high school football programs in northeast Florida have been as consistently successful as Bartram Trail.
The News4Jax Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season.
Brenna Robinson never expected anything like this. The Creekside defender and All-News4JAX girls soccer player of the year, never envisioned her final season playing out like a movie.
There were 17.3 million brackets filled out in ESPN's Tournament Challenge this year, and the quest for a perfect one was done before the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
Bartram Trail, Ponte Vedra and Ridgeview wrapped up the High School 9:12 Baseball Classic with two wins apiece after wrapping things up on Saturday at Sans Souci.
The girls high school soccer state playoffs begin Tuesday night. A glance at the first-round matchups. All games are 7 p.m. unless indicated.
Baylor is once again the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, and fifth-ranked Southern California climbed to its highest ranking in nearly five decades.
Baylor kept its firm hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll with few changes at the top and no new teams entering the latest rankings.
Defending national champion Baylor has maintained its top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, though not without ceding a No. 1 vote to Arizona, while the six remaining unbeatens continued their rise.
