Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. The cheerleading team at Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) is coached by Amy Pearson this year. This will be the fourth year that Amy Pearson has been involved….
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Bright heads Tigers football coaching staff
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Eric Bright, Jr. is the new head coach for the Jefferson County Tigers varsity football team. Over the summer, he spent time meeting the players, their families…
Wheeler takes the helm for Warriors football
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Matt Wheeler is the new head coach for the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors varsity football team. This is his first year at ACA, where he also…
Tigers fall to Marauders in season opener
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Aug. 22, the Jefferson County Tigers varsity football team traveled to Tallahassee to face the Marauders of Maclay School. Although the Tigers moved the ball…
ACA Middle School volleyball team is victorious
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. Aucilla Christian Academy’s (ACA) middle school volleyball team is experiencing an exciting start to the season. With only one eighth grader, the team is nonetheless performing like…
Tallahassee 13U wins Babe Ruth World Series
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. The Tallahassee 13U Babe Ruth team won the Babe Ruth World Series on Aug. 23. The team played the final game of the tournament in Jamestown, N.Y….
Pickleball courts coming to recreation park
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Pickleball fans can take heart that they will be able to play the sport here on dedicated pickleball courts in the not-too-distant future. After multiple discussions of…
Tiger volleyball is underway!
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. This week the Tigers volleyball squad at Jefferson K-12 Community Partnership School (JCS) brought the skills they’d been building over the summer to the court. Nineteen games…
ACA has a World Series Champion in its midst
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. ACA sophomore Wiley Barfield can now claim a World Series championship. Barfield played for the Tallahassee-Leon 14U Babe Ruth All-Star team that recently won the Babe Ruth…
Emma Agner places fifth in breakaway roping competition
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. Emma Agner, a 14-year-old ninth grader at Aucilla Christian Academy who lives with her family in Shady Grove, is proving to be a mighty competitor in the…
Warriors defeat Gators
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors varsity football team began their regular season on Friday, Aug. 15, with a 27-0 shut-out win over the Gators of Wewahitchka…
Prayers for players at Central Baptist Church
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. Aug. 10, 2025 was a day of particular excitement at Central Baptist Church. For the sixteenth year, Pastor Daryl Adams and the congregation celebrated Football and Cheer…
ACA student playing in Babe Ruth World Series
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. For Wiley Barfield, son of Zane and Kristen Barfield, August of 2025 will be a month he will remember, possibly for the rest of his days. He…
Register for Rec Park fall sports!
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s time to sign up for fall sports teams at the Jefferson County Recreation Park, “where everybody plays.” Registration starts Friday, Aug. 15, for the Tackle Football,…
Hoofin’ it to remind everyone they matter
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. Horns were honking in solidarity as Kyndal Edwards and I stood in the shade on the side of Hwy. 90 near the Jefferson County line to chat…
Tigers welcome Coach Bright
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Eric Bright, Jr. has been named head football coach for the Jefferson County Tigers. He’s already busy meeting the players, their families and Tiger fans across the…
From the Sunny Side: Laughing yoga?
I am a generally curious person. Some might say (and some have actually said) I even tend to be a little on the “nosy” side. That basic curiosity often comes in handy,…
Watermelon Run 2025
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On the morning of Saturday, June 7, over 120 registered runners and walkers lined up on East Jefferson Street to await the air horn signifying the beginning…
ACA celebrates their athletes at the 2025 ACA Varsity Athletic Awards
Leah Androski ECB Publishing, Inc. Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) recently celebrated their student athletes with their 2025 ACA Varsity Athletic Awards and the 2025 ACA Sub-Varsity Athletic Awards Banquet. They started off…
Warriors tennis teams complete season
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors have completed their season with a great deal of success. The Lady Warriors finished in second place in the district and…