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North Pridgen was sentenced to 30 years in prison and 10 years probation for the murder of Teresa Gorczyca in 2021.

The second night of the high school baseball state playoffs was a tough one for area teams.

Each Friday, News4JAX will update players in Major League Baseball.

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.

It’s a new season in Major League Baseball and it’s a new season in the minors. News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball. The updated statistical list will be published weekly on Thursdays beginning April 13.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season with the exception of March 17. Records are through March 9 games.

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. 3

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. There will be a one-week break for Christmas and will resume Jan. 4. Records are through Dec. 20.

Watch the Sandalwood Saints take on the Nease Panthers in the second round of the Fortegra Basketball Invitational on the campus of Florida State College at Jacksonville’s South Campus on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. The Fortegra Basketball Invitational is brought to you by CSI Companies and High School 9:12.

The fifth annual Fortegra High School 9:12 Basketball Invitational Presented by CSI Companies tipped off Thursday at the South Campus of FSCJ.

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

Jacksonville firefighters rescued two dogs from a house fire Wednesday morning in the city’s Sandalwood neighborhood, officials said.

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

So, where do the district races stand entering Week 10? Here are the district scenarios:

A child was rescued from a pond Monday afternoon in a Sandalwood neighborhood, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said.

High school football season is back. That means our football predictions are back, too.News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his picks for the week each Thursday.

The high school football playoffs are coming into clearer focus as district races wind down. So, who’s in, who’s out and who’s got work left to do?

Seven weeks of the high school football season are nearly in the books — the Northwest Classic is up on Saturday — and things are coming more and more into focus.

On the first of five days of high school football this week, nearly a dozen area teams picked up district victories.

Raines took a trip to Sandalwood in the News4JAX Football Friday Game of the Week. Take a look at photographer Kevin Nguyen's images from the Vikings' 14-8 win.

It’s Week 3 of Football Friday, and our game of the week is Raines High School at Sandalwood High School.

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 charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday.

The News4JAX Super 6 baseball rankings will be published each Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 25 games.

A man charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend admitted to a witness that he strangled her, according to an arrest warrant obtained Thursday by News4JAX.

A 28-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of a 27-year-old woman who disappeared in September and then her body was found in a pond in the Sutton Lakes subdivision in the Sandalwood area, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.

Enhanced security measures are planned Friday at Sandalwood High School after administrators received a report of a threatening statement made on social media.

A glance at Friday's high school football second-round playoff matchups.

A glance at Thursday night's high school football scoreboard.

It’s Week 9 of the high school football season. A glance at the top four games this week, the next four and the full schedule. All games Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

A Jacksonville family is mourning the loss of a 27-year-old woman whose body was found last week in a Sandalwood retention pond.

A body was pulled Wednesday from a retention pond in the Sutton Lakes subdivision in Jacksonville’s Sandalwood area.

The high school football season is in full swing and News4Jax has you covered. The Super 10 rankings will be a fixture on Tuesday’s during the regular season. All games are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

High school football season begins this week in Florida. A glance at four of the top games in the area this week.

A glance at team-by-team schedules for area teams in Florida and southeast Georgia.

Monday at the stroke of midnight kicked off the start of the fall sports season, with teams officially able to open practice. It's a far different feeling on the practice field now than it was a year ago.

After Tropical Storm Elsa blew through Northeast Florida, some Clay and Duval county residents were left with messy yards.

Maggie Radloff is varsity cheer captain at Sandalwood and is on the tennis team. She is also Miss Sandalwood High School 2020-21 and was awarded Saint of the Year out of 700 students.

High school baseball season is back and so are our Super 6 rankings. They’ll be published every Thursday during the regular season. Records are through April 13 games.

Wednesday is the first day of the 72-hour early signing period for high school football players. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Wednesday marks the start of the early signing period for high school football athletes. Athletes can sign with college programs Wednesday, Thursday or Friday this week as part of the 72-hour early period. The next signing period for athletes is the regular signing period on Feb. 3. A look at athletes in the area who are signing during the early period, as reported by athletic directors and colleges.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The News4Jax Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. (1) Bishop Kenny (8-1), Class 4ANotable wins: Bartram Trail, Episcopal, St. (5) Ribault (5-1, Class 4A)Notable wins: Bartram Trail, Legacy Early College, Mandarin. Why they’re here: Five wins in a row for the Trojans, with a 48-36 victory over Bartram Trail the lone game since our last Super 6. 3 Raines on Tuesday night and beat Providence last Thursday (44-34) to remain in this week’s Super 6.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The News4Jax Super 6 girls basketball team will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. (1) Bishop Kenny (5-1), Class 4ANotable wins: Bartram Trail, St. Why they’re here: The Crusaders got back in action Tuesday night with a 58-37 win over a solid Bartram Trail. (3) Nease (4-1, Class 7A)Notable wins: Columbia, Spruce Creek. Why they’re here: Best win of the week among Super 6 teams belonged to Nease, which beat No.

The Ponte Vedra volleyball team completed the most dominant run in area history on Saturday, sweeping Jensen Beach to win the Class 5A state championship in Fort Myers and capping a back-to-back quest that is unprecedented in area volleyball history. Mignerey has led Ponte Vedra to three championships, the most by a team in area history. To hang with the Sharks, Jensen Beach needed something to go its way. It found very little rhythm against Ponte Vedra. Ponte Vedra and Christ’s Church won championships in 2017, the first time that area programs had brought home titles in the same season.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The high school football playoffs are in full swing. Here’s a glance at Friday’s playoff scoreboard and the playoff schedule for next week. Playoffs, Week 2Friday, Nov. 13Region 1-8A, Play-in game, Round 1Sandalwood 28, Mandarin 13Nease (1-7) at Oakleaf (6-3), canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, Oakleaf wins by forfeitByes: Bartram Trail, Flagler Palm Coast, Oakleaf. Region 1-7A, Play-in game, Round 1Gainesville Buchholz 46, Creekside 13Tallahassee Lincoln 42, First Coast 8Atlantic Coast 47, Fletcher 21Fleming Island 21, Tate 0Region 1-6A, Play-in game, Round 2Lee 42, Fort Walton Beach 6St. Augustine 38, Mosley 24Matanzas 7, New Smyrna Beach 6Pensacola Escambia 44, Middleburg 0Columbia 14, Ponte Vedra 0Region 1-5A, Play-in game, Round 2Arnold (2-4) at Baker County (7-2), canceled due to COVID-19, Baker County wins by forfeitRaines 28, Westside 20Ribault 38, Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee 33Suwannee 14, Parker 7Tallahassee Godby 64, Paxon 0Tallahassee Rickards 21, White 14Bye: Baker County. Region 2-5A, Play-in game, Round 2Orange Park 20, Citrus 7Menendez 32, Mount Dora 27Clay 43, Leesburg 0Ridgeview 38, Tavares 20Region 2-4A, Regional quarterfinalsBradford 40, Keystone Heights 14Bolles 44, Villages Charter 14South Sumter 28, Palatka 7Fernandina Beach 34, West Nassau 22Region 1-3A, Regional quarterfinalsEpiscopal 41, Interlachen 19Florida State University High 42, Jackson 6Trinity Christian 20, Baldwin 3Region 1-2A, Regional quarterfinalsUniversity Christian 41, Aucilla Christian 16North Florida Educational 40, Rocky Bayou Christian 0Victory Christian 39, St. Joseph 0Region 3-1A, Regional quarterfinalsFort White 21, Branford 20Union County 42, Bell 0Hilliard 22, Lafayette 21, OTPlayoffs, Week 3Friday, Nov. 20Region 1-8AOakleaf (7-3) at Bartram Trail (8-1)Flagler Palm Coast (4-3) at Sandalwood (7-2)Region 1-7AFleming Island (7-2) at Tallahassee Chiles (1-5)Tallahassee Lincoln (6-1) at Atlantic Coast (4-5)Region 1-6ALee (6-1) at Pensacola Pace (4-3)Pensacola Escambia (8-0) at St. Augustine (7-2)Daytona Beach Seabreeze (4-4) at Columbia (3-5)Daytona Beach Mainland (7-1) at Matanzas (6-3)Region 1-5ATallahassee Godby (4-3) at Ribault (2-6)Baker County (7-2) at Raines (4-6)Suwannee (8-2) at Pensacola Pine Forest (3-4)Region 2-5AMenendez (4-5) at Orange Park (4-5)Ridgeview (7-3) at Ocala Vanguard (6-1)Atlantic (1-5) at Clay (8-1)Region 2-4ABolles (7-2) at Fernandina Beach (7-3)Bradford (5-5) at South Sumter (4-4)Region 1-3ATrinity Christian (8-1) at Episcopal (6-2)Region 1-2AUniversity Christian (5-4) at St. John Paul II (5-3)North Florida Educational (2-6) at Tallahassee North Florida Christian (5-2)Region 3-1AUnion County (7-3) at Fort White (2-6)Madison County (8-2) at Hilliard (8-0)

(2) Bartram Trail, (7-1), Class 8ALast week: d. Sandalwood, 28-13. (3) Trinity Christian (6-1), Class 3ALast week: d. Raines, 21-0. (NR) Fletcher (5-1), Class 7ALast week: d. First Coast, 42-6 (Monday). Region 1-3A, Play-in game, Round 1: Episcopal (4-2) at Wolfson (0-7), 6 p.m. Region 1-2A, Play-in game, Round 1: Quincy Munroe (8-0) at University Christian (3-4), 7:30 p.m.

(3) Trinity Christian (5-1), Class 3ALast week: d. Lee, 14-6. (6) Baker County (6-1), Class 5ALast week: d. West Nassau, 28-12. This week: vs. Gainesville (1-2), 6 p.m.Glance: Generals struggled offensively against Trinity last week and haven’t faced the best competition outside of that. Dropped out: Sandalwood (5-1, Class 8A), lost to Mandarin, 29-12; Fletcher (4-1, Class 7A), have missed last two weeks due to COVID-19. On the bubble: Fletcher (4-1, Class 7A); Hilliard (6-0, Class 1A); Ponte Vedra (5-2, Class 6A); St. Augustine (4-2, Class 6A); Sandalwood (5-1, Class 8A), Suwannee (6-2, Class 5A).

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Week 8 of the high school football season is in the books. 3 Trinity Christian turned in another defensive gem in topping Lee 14-6. Trinity Christian (5-1), Class 3A: Beat Lee, 14-6. Lee (4-1), Class 6A: LOST to Trinity Christian, 14-6. GEORGIAFriday, Oct. 23Brunswick 38, Statesboro 18Glynn Academy 35, South Effingham 3*Pierce County 49, Brantley County 7*Ware County 24, Coffee 14Off: Camden County, Charlton County.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A glance at high school football scores from around the First Coast from Week 7 and how the News4Jax Super 10 fared. Baker County (5-1), Class 5A: LOST to Bolles, 33-14. Trinity Christian (4-1), Class 3A: Beat Plantation American Heritage, 3-0. Fleming Island (5-1), Class 7A: Beat First Coast, 27-7. Fletcher (4-1), Class 7A: Did not play, game canceled due to COVID-19.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s Week 7 of the high school football season and games are stretched across three days this week — Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Baker County has punished its opposition this season (Bradford, Orange Park, White, Westside and Parker) by a massive margin (206-26). QB Carson Crawford (408 rushing yards, 456 passing yards, 25 receiving yards, 12 total TDs) is creeping up on a 1,000 total yards season. He’s rushed for a team-best 352 yards (2 TDs) and has passed for 560 yards (7 TDs). GEORGIAFriday, Oct. 16Bradwell Institute (0-2-1) at Glynn Academy (2-3), 7:30*Brunswick (3-2) at South Effingham (0-4), 7:30 p.m.*Camden County (4-2) at Warner Robins, 7:30 p.m.Turner County (4-1) at Charlton County (3-2), 7:30 p.m.*Off: Pierce County, Ware County.

1 arrested, 1 sought in armed robbery on Sandalwood campusPublished: December 23, 2019, 6:06 pmStudents and parents are still shaken four days after an armed robbery unfolded on campus at Sandalwood High School.

Fortunately, Sandalwood has plenty of current local listings to choose from. We took a look at local listings for apartments in Jacksonville via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide to find out what apartment seekers can expect to find. 12193 Kernan Lake DriveListed at $1,528/month, this 1,500-square-foot three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment is located at 12193 Kernan Lake Drive. Next, there's this two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment at 12517 Beach Blvd. The unit features hardwood flooring and a dishwasher.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A glance at five games to watch in Week 9 of the high school football season. District games indicated by an * and district records shown where applicable. ThursdayLee (5-2) at Trinity Christian (3-5), 7 p.m.: One of nine Thursday night games and one the area's best in Week 9. FridayBaldwin (7-1) at University Christian (6-1), 7:30 p.m.: One of the best matchups in Week 9 comes in this game between smaller programs. The Saints aren't eliminated from the district race yet, but they need to end their three-game losing streak in a hurry.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A glance at the top high school football games of Week 7. Washington has faced three heavyweights in IMG Academy, Miami Central and Miami Columbus, going 1-2 in those matchups. Ponte Vedra has RB Campbell Parker (434 yards, 3 TDs), QB R.J. Glod (1,245 yards, 10 TDs) and WR Michael Olkiewicz (475 yards, 4 TDs) are tops on the Sharks. Parker (2-2, 1-0) at Baker County (3-2, 1-1)*: A major District 3-5A battle. Raines has played well since a Week 1 blowout loss to Orlando Jones, giving up just 22 points since then.

(2) Bartram Trail (5-0), Class 8ALast week: OffThis week: at Ponte Vedra (5-0)Glance: The Bears get a Super 10 date Friday with the No. (4) Trinity Christian (3-3), Class 3ALast week: d. Pahokee, 42-7This week: at Miami Booker T. Washington (4-2), ThursdayGlance: The Conquerors have won back-to-back games and now pivot to another brutal stretch. (7) Bolles (4-1), Class 4ALast week: d. Palatka, 47-6This week: at Melbourne Central Catholic (1-3)Glance: The Bulldogs just keep stacking wins. (NR) University Christian (4-1), Class 2ALast week: d. Bradford, 8-7This week: vs. Clay (0-5)Glance: UC enters the Super 10 after a three-game winning streak. Dropped out: Sandalwood (3-2, Class 8A)Others: Baker County (3-2, Class 5A), Baldwin (5-1, Class 3A), Creekside (3-3, Class 7A), Flagler Palm Coast (5-0, Class 8A), Raines (2-2, Class 5A), St. Augustine (3-2, 6A), Sandalwood (3-2, Class 8A), University Christian (4-1, Class 2A), Westside (5-1, Class 5A), West Nassau (4-1, Class 4A).

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A glance at three of the top high school football games in the area in Week 6. Oakleaf QB Walter Simmons III (958 passing yards, 11 TDs) has a big target in WR Terrance Anthony (542 yards, 7 TDs). Westside (4-1, 0-0) at Baker County (3-1, 1-0)*: The Wolverines are off to their best start under coach Rodney DuBose, and best opening through five games in more than 15 years. Dual-threat QB Ditannon Otis (734 passing yards, 8 TDs, 300 rushing yards, 3 TDs) is Westside's best weapon. WRs Jared Ealey (313 yards, 5 TDs) and Ernest Terry (256 yards, 2 TDs) are reliable and explosive.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A glance at four of the top games in the area during Week 2 of the high school football season. As much as Sandalwood has in Elite 11 QB Jeff Sims, it was all about the ground game in Week 1. Saints RB Jeremiah Huntley had a stellar Week 1 (25 carries, 181 yards two TDs) and Sims rushed for 55 yards and a TD. DB Jeff Davis had two interceptions and a team-best 13 tackles for Fletcher last week. Columbia (1-0) at Oakleaf (1-0): The area's headlining game of Week 2 features the Super 10 top-ranked Tigers and No.

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