Sports & Leisure

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Senators win big at Gateway Volleyball Championship

Fletcher High School Volleyball won its fifth consecutive Gateway Volleyball Championship under Head Coach Mark McGiveron, defeating Mandarin High School by a score of 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-15).
Fletcher swim team members pose with awards earned during the Gateway Conference Championship meet. The girls and boys swim/dive teams each took first-place finishes. (photo submitted)

Fletcher swim team members pose with awards earned during the Gateway Conference Championship meet. The girls and boys swim/dive teams each took first-place finishes. (photo submitted)

Fletcher swimmers, divers take first at Gateway

The Fletcher girls and boys swim/dive teams both won first place at the Gateway Conference Championship meet Oct. 12.
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Fletcher swim team takes fifth

The Fletcher swim team participated in the Lake Brantley Invitational Sept. 21. The boys' team won 5th place overall out of 23 high schools.
Anne-Marie Tucker and her sons, Grant and Chase. (photo submitted)

Anne-Marie Tucker and her sons, Grant and Chase. (photo submitted)

Campaign provides football helmets to students

Some lucky Duval County middle or high schools could receive new football helmets this academic year thanks to a new campaign from The Tony Meduri Fund, Inc. called Play It, Protect It, that will focus on concussions in youth sports. There are about 3.
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BCS volleyball team beats Harvest Christian

Beaches Chapel School’s middle school volleyball team, coached by Abbey Barnhard, won against Harvest Christian. The score was 25 to 7 in the first set, with the Lions winning the final match 16 to 14 in the final set.
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Beaches Chapel earns soccer win

The Beaches Chapel middle school soccer team won 2 to 1 against Impact Christian School Sept. 19. The players are coached by Roger Wood and Becca Palmer.

Sisters of the Sea to donate $7,000

Sisters of the Sea held The 21st Annual Sisters of the Sea Surf Classic presented by Eidon Surf and the Beaches Go Green Women’s PRO event Sept. 14 at the south side of the Jacksonville Beach Pier.
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Flood tide redfish

Steven Johnson holds a great flood tide redfish.
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Fishing before the storm

Carlos Fabrega shows off a healthy flood tide fish he stuck on a gurgler before preparing for Dorian.