After winning 12th state title, West Nassau cheerleading is after national, world championships
There are a few high school sports dynasties in our area. Bolles swimming and St. Johns Country Day girls soccer jump right to mind. But we should include the cheerleading program at West Nassau in that list.
2 Bishop Snyder baseball players charged with making threats toward African American teammate
Two Bishop John J. Snyder High School baseball players were arrested Monday in connection with threats made toward their African American teammate, according to reports from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
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Florida high school wrestling tournament cited in spread of COVID-19, 1 death
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – An estimated 1,700 in-person school days were lost as a result of COVID-19 isolation and quarantining and one person died after a two-day wrestling tournament that featured athletes from 10 high schools across three Florida counties, according to federal study released Tuesday. The study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not disclose the names of the three counties, but the host county had a 7.7% COVID-19 positivity rate when it hosted the event. The tournament on Dec. 4 and Dec. 5 was attended by 130 wrestlers, coaches and referees. Through contact tracing, public health officials determined that those 38 patients had close contacts with 446 people, most of them at school. Among contacts, virus-attack rates were highest among household members and wrestlers who did not attend the tournament.
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RECAP: Will the Jaguars win this week? Justin Barney answers that and more of your questions
Those are just a few of the questions News4Jax Sports Editor Justin Barney fielded during Tuesday’s Ask Me Anything. A lot of youth on this year’s Jaguars team and I think that inexperience is going to continue to show. I think a 5- or 6-win season is in the cards in 2020 for the Jaguars. Justin: I think it’s too early to say he’s overmatched or that he’s a franchise QB. Justin: I’ll take the Jaguars this week and hope that the coaching staff has corrected that pitiful effort against the Dolphins.
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Prep sports questions? Drop them in our mailbag
With so much uncertainty surrounding high school sports this year, News4Jax wants to provide an outlet for all your thoughts and outstanding questions. And what better way to do that than by hearing directly from you? So were launching a mailbag feature for Insiders, whether youre a parent, student-athlete, administrator or fan. Share your concerns, musings and questions and, if theyre selected, sports editor Justin Barney will write about them. Just fill out the form below (app users click here instead):
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Kelsey Sparks honored as All-Star Athlete
Kelsey Sparks is captain of the competitive cheerleading squad at Creekside High School. Kelsey is in the National Honor Society, Link Crew, the Senior Beta Club, Senior Women and Best Buddies. Her volunteer work includes working with Christian Cheerleaders of America teaching cheer camps to groups all over the United States. She also volunteers with the March of Dimes and Ronald McDonald House. Kelsey currently has a 4.3 GPA.