Sports

Lady Hornets beat Hilliard 15-5, now 5-2

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The Yulee softball team (5-2) beat Hilliard 15-5 Wednesday.

“We played almost a perfect game, except one inning,” said Chris Hicken, head softball coach at Yulee High School.

State champion

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Enzo Gamba capped a perfect senior season by clinching the state title in the 156-pound weight class of 1A wrestling tournament Saturday in Kissimmee.

Beach volleyball debut

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The Lady Pirate beach volleyball team made its debut Monday during a high school preseason tournament at Sports Edge Beach in St. Johns County.

Hunt for winter specks

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Trolling with both hard and soft lures is a deadly winter fishing tactic for Northeast Florida sea trout, but it is now a seldom-used fishing tactic for saltwater fishermen.

   

Backroom briefing: Passing grade

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Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani, the ranking Democratic member of the House House Ways & Means Committee, gave a “B” to a tax package that passed this month.

Florida State fires back in ACC fight

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With a hearing scheduled April 9, Florida State University this week fired back at a request by the Atlantic Coast Conference to put on hold — or dismiss — a lawsuit that could lead to FSU leaving