Category: Sports

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. It was Megan Schofill, a native of Jefferson County, who raised the 91st Women’s Amateur Championship on Sunday, July 12 at Mission Inn Resort & Club, in…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County local Kade McLeod, age 11, recently helped the SGSA 11U Sharks win the Silver Bracket Championship in the Southeast Championship baseball tournament in Moultrie, Ga.,…

Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. Like so many collegiate athletes in 2020, Carly Joiner has had her season of athletic games taken from her because of COVID-19. Joiner, a 2018 graduate of…

COVID-19 has ruined many, many plans for 2020. Although there have been bigger issues than athletic cancellations caused by COVID-19, it is still worth mentioning that many athletes have lost a year…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warrior Tennis Teams ended their season involuntarily in early-March due to the threat of COVID-19 spread. Despite the shortened season, the stats…

The arrival of COVID-19 cut directly into the sports schedules of the local baseball, volleyball, softball and track/cross country teams. For Jefferson County’s student-athletes, the sports season had barely begun before it…

Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Elias Vargas is a senior this year at Jefferson Somerset. This is his fourth year of running track for the Jefferson Tiger’s Track Team. He ran cross-country…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Midwest Independent Conference (MIC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women’s gymnastics conference for gymnasts in Division I, II and III. The conference has been…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. This season marked a vast improvement on the hardwoods for the Tigers of Jefferson Somerset thanks, in part, to the play of a pair of key players…

Tigers baseball returns to the field, requests community support Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. “We’re not just rebuilding a team – we’re rebuilding a community around the team,” said Head Coach Daniel…

Changing the face of coaching boys’ basketball Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. While it is common to find a male coach standing on the sidelines and issuing gameplay tactics for a girls’…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The FloridaHSFootball.com website has announced their Florida All-State football team for each classification and the Jefferson Somerset Tigers and the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors are well-represented….

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The tennis competitive season for the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors began on Saturday, Feb. 8 and with a pre-season tournament versus Chiles High School (of Tallahassee)….

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s baseball season! The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors began their season on Tuesday, Feb. 18 with a game at home against the Open Bible Christian School…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. As spring starts warming away the winter chill, the softball season begans to the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Lady Warriors. The Lady Warriors returned to the red-clay…

Super Bowl LIV victory Mary Madison Contributor Jefferson County’s native son, Sam Madison, Jr. as reached another significant sports occurrence in his career as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs football…

Fall 24-points shy of winning the tournament Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Feb. 14, the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys defeated the Jefferson Somerset Tigers, 66-42, to win their…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Jan. 31, the four Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) basketball teams – both boys and girls, varsity and junior varsity – faced off against the Buccaneers…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Santa Fe College Saints softball team, coached by former University of Florida Gator, Lindsay Fico, has certainly reversed their fortunes over last season. So far this…