PONTE VEDRA

It was a golden night for the Ponte Vedra boys track and field team.

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 Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 27 games.

This month’s Positively JAX winners are proof that age is nothing but a number. Teenagers who are shaping and helping develop their peers.

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.

A Ponte Vedra man who pleaded guilty to willful tax evasion was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in federal prison and ordered to pay $1,927,077.90 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 13 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 Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 6 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 Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through March 23 games.

The Rivalry on the River is back with its best field yet.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 will be published Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 20 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 18 games.

With The Players Championship coming to a close on Sunday with a dominant performance by Scottie Scheffler, let’s take a look at some of the more memorable moments and superlatives of the event.

Businesses at the beaches are seeing crowds that come from a surplus of visitors who are in Jacksonville for The Players,

The ride for the Ponte Vedra boys basketball team ended on Saturday night in the Class 6A state championship game in a 51-40 loss to Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer.

A 67-year-old woman was robbed Friday afternoon in the parking lot of the Fresh Market on A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 will be published Tuesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of March 14. Records are through Feb. 27 games.

Lakeland and the final four is the next destination for the NFEI, Ponte Vedra, Providence and Ribault boys basketball teams.

Seven area boys high school basketball teams remain standing in the state playoffs, with some heavyweight all-local showdowns headed this way next.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 will be published Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Records are through Feb. 20 games.

It’s on to the second round of the high school basketball playoffs for 10 local teams.

Boys high school basketball teams got their playoff assignments on Sunday afternoon and 20 area teams are bound for the postseason.

The News4JAX boys soccer Super 6 rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through Feb. 2 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season. Records are through Feb. 1 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 30.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 24.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 18 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season.

The News4JAX boys soccer Super 6 rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 5 games.

Brock Blais, the All-News4JAX boys golfer of the year, has been a major piece of Ponte Vedra's continuing tradition.

Zeta Washington made her mark as a freshman and kept right on making it through her final season at Ponte Vedra.

Our All News4JAX girls swimmer of the year, Annie Wohlgemuth took the road (or is it the pool) less traveled to make her mark.

The News4JAX boys soccer Super 6 rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season with the exception of a break the week of Christmas.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season with the exception of a break the week of Christmas. The next rankings will be Jan. 5. Records are through Dec. 21 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season. There will be a one-week break for Christmas and will resume Jan. 3.

The News4JAX boys soccer Super 6 rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through Dec. 15 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season. Records are through Dec. 7 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season. Records are through Dec. 5.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season. Records are through Nov. 30 games.

Two brothers on Monday completed a 2,700-mile cross-country bicycle trek, arriving at K9s For Warriors in Ponte Vedra after traveling on cycle from San Diego, California, to Vilano Beach.

The Ponte Vedra boys golf team just doesn’t know how to lose.

The first of two weekends of the state swimming and diving championships went very well for several area programs.

It was another unforgettable weekend for Bolles cross country runners.

It’s Week 10 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. This is the final week of district games and automatic playoff qualifiers will be locked in after this week’s games.

Northeast Florida residents have been stocking up on hurricane essentials to prepare for Tropical Storm Ian as it strengthens and heads toward Florida.

The News4Jax Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season.

3:18 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Duval, and St. Johns counties through 3:45 p.m..

August 12th is World Diamond Day, and we are celebrating with Miriam’s Jewelry, a family-owned and female-operated jewelry store with locations in San Marco, Ponte Vedra and Jacksonville Beach. Miriam’s creates custom diamond jewelry including diamond engagement rings, diamond earrings and more.

High school football season is right around the corner. Here's the weekly schedule for teams from the North Florida and South Georgia coverage area.

The high school football season begins on Aug. 19 in Georgia and Aug. 26 in Florida. A glance at schedules for the 2022 high school football season.

A man was shot Saturday morning in the parking lot of a Circle K gas station off A1A in Ponte Vedra and later died, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

Those who wanted to catch the sunrise on the beach near Mickler’s Landing got the perfect parking spot Saturday for the first time in months.

K9 For Warriors is one step closer to completing the world’s largest rescue to Service Dog training facility.

Two area boys brought home individual state championships in the Class 3A state track and field meet on Friday night in Gainesville.

Two teenagers got a bull shark from a stranger who caught it in Mayport last week and then they gutted it and stored the dead fish with ice overnight at a friend’s house before hoisting it from the rafters at Ponte Vedra High School as a senior prank, according to an incident report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission obtained Wednesday by News4JAX.

PETA said it sent a letter to St. Johns County School District Superintendent Tim Forson on Tuesday offering lessons on kindness to animals after a dead shark was hung from the rafters at Ponte Vedra High School last week.

Same opponent. Same score. Same result. State champions.

Two area lacrosse teams remain standing in the state playoffs.

Ponte Vedra is the only area boys lacrosse program to make an appearance in the state finals and the only one to win a state title in the sport.

Clay High School's Madisyn Blackburn is the inaugural All-News4JAX girls wrestler of the year.

Numerous athletes with area ties competed in the 126th Boston Marathon. Here's how those local runners fared.

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

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Thursday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 30 games.

The News4JAX boys Super 6 lacrosse rankings will be published weekly through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 29 games.

The Super 6 boys high school lacrosse rankings will be published weekly through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 22 games.

Roscolusa Songwriters Festival is located in Ponte Vedra, Florida. They bring hit singer/songwriters from Nashville, TN to the warm beaches of Florida for a musical night that you won’t forget.

Two days of bad weather and a miserable forecast for the rest of Friday has forced the postponement of The Players Championship, with a Monday finish now a certainty.

As the weather caused a delayed start and a suspension in play for the first round of The Players Championship on Thursday, the tournament’s executive director asked fans for patience.

The Florida High School Athletic Association gave a bit more clarity to the state’s new Metro/Suburban on Wednesday afternoon, providing a guide for appeals and giving teams an idea of when they can begin scheduling.

The Sharks made a furious rally at the finish but couldn’t clear the final hurdle in a 53-49 loss to Stuart Martin County in the Class 6A state championship game at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Saturday night.

JT Kelly hit the biggest shots of his career on Thursday night for the Ponte Vedra boys basketball team.

The boys basketball state semifinals are this week in Lakeland and four teams from the area are headed down there. A glance at Ponte Vedra, which plays in the Class 6A final four on Thursday night.

Only four boys basketball teams remain standing.

Its the third round of the boys high school basketball state playoffs and seven area teams are in the mix for state semifinal berths.

The second round of the boys high school basketball state playoffs are Tuesday night, with two all-local matchups headlining the games. Win, and teams will advance to Friday night’s regional finals. Lose, and it’s off until next season.

It was a good night for boys soccer teams in the area.

Five games, including an all-local blockbuster between Creekside and Mandarin in Region 1-7A, highlight a big night for boys soccer.

The second round of the girls high school basketball state playoffs are Tuesday night. A glance at the matchups.

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.

Ten girls high school basketball teams from the area remain standing after the opening round of the state playoffs on Thursday night.

The girls high school basketball state playoffs begin on Thursday night. Here's a glance at the first-round games.

The first round of the girls high school soccer playoffs are in the books and 13 area teams are moving on, including a first-year program and two of the area’s defending state champions.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Feb. 2.

Four area high school competitive cheerleading teams captured state championships, including repeat titles for three of them.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 24.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 18.

Robin Mignerey is calling it a career. The most successful high school volleyball coach in area history is stepping down as the Sharks’ leader after 13 seasons, nearly 300 wins and three state championships.

Ponte Vedra's Zeta Washington leads the All-News4JAX volleyball team.

Ponte Vedra's Carson Brewer is the All-News4JAX boys golfer of the year.

A team with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed a North Atlantic right whale named “Snow Cone,” and her calf, are swimming their way through Northeast Florida waters.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season with the exception of a break for the holidays. Records are through Dec. 7.

The beat goes on for the Ponte Vedra golf team.

Mater Academy stunned Ponte Vedra, sweeping the nationally ranked Sharks in the Class 6A state championship match at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers.

The excellent week for the Ponte Vedra athletic program continued.