Jay and Laurel Hill girls’ basketball teams met on Friday night at Jay for a chance to advance to the Rural Region 1 final.
It marked back-to-back weeks in which the Royals and the Hoboes matched up in a tournament game, and both games yielded the same result as the top-seeded Royals came away with a 55-36 win to keep their season alive.

L.E.A.D. Academy’s girls basketball team is headed the Sweet 16.
The top-seeded Lions advanced with a 58-15 win over Redeemer Christian Friday night at home in the Region 1-1A tournament.

Kelsey Campbell couldn’t help but be excited and proud after wrapping up her day at the FHSAA 1A state weightlifting meet Friday in Lakeland.
One year after finishing in the top 10 but missing out on a medal, the Central senior lifter smiled while talking about her performance in an interview at the RP Funding Center.

Pace girls soccer coach Nick Williamson told his heartbroken team after its Sweet 16 loss to Bartram Trail Wednesday night that this is the most fun team he has coached.
All season the Patriots played their opponents tough. They won 12 games. And they made the ride an enjoyable one before it ended in a 1-0 loss to the reigning state champs on the road.

You would think the feeling of winning state championships might age a bit, perhaps get a little too old.
But inside the RP Funding Center Wednesday afternoon in Lakeland at the FHSAA 3A state meet, the joy for the athletes on the Pace Patriot girls weightlifting team is still something to admire.

In case you haven’t heard, the FHSAA state girls weightlifting meets are this week at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.

Mateo Robinson has the ability to pour in points on any given night.
And earlier this month, the Milton Panther senior reached the 1,000-point mark in a district tournament game against Crestview.

Central boys basketball standout Carson Baxley hit the 1,000-point milestone of his career last month in a game against rival Jay.
A leader on both sides of the ball, the humble Baxley takes individual accolades in stride.

Aubreigh Nelson and Presley Hawthorne were asked if they planned to reach the 1,000-point mark on the same night.
“We did,” Nelson said with a laugh.

Bryse Burkett is only an eighth grader but she’s already reached the 1,000-point milestone.
The L.E.A.D. Academy star hit the achievement in the Lions’ 63-16 District 1-1A tournament win over St. John Paul II on Feb. 3.