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Scenes from THE PLAYERS: Day 3
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A look at day 3 of THE PLAYERS Championship
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3/13/21
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Scenes from THE PLAYERS: Day 2
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A look at the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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3/12/21
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Scenes from THE PLAYERS Championship: Day 1
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A look at some of the action from the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship
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3/11/21
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The Recorder stopped by Nease spring football practice on Thursday to check in with new head coach Collin Drafts, who was in town this week for the second time since taking the job.
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4/27/19
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Ninety resumes, eight candidates, two final candidates and several interviews later, Ponte Vedra High School has found the man it believes will not only continue the winning ways of its football program, but elevate that standard too.
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By Jon Blauvelt
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4/24/19
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After Jim Furyk birdied on 18 late Sunday at THE PLAYERS, a few tears crept down his face as he tipped his hat to the crowd and walked toward the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse. At that moment, Furyk was the leader of the tournament at 15-under, but perhaps more significant, the longtime area resident was home, with friends and family in the crowd, and he had returned to a state of his game not seen in years.
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By Jon Blauvelt
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3/18/19
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Athlete of the Week: Davis Lee
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This week’s Athlete of the Week is Davis Lee, a Ponte Vedra High School senior who has committed to playing golf at the University of North Florida (UNF). Earlier this year, Lee medaled in the U.S. Amateur qualifier after shooting his second 67 in a row and finishing with a 10-under-par 134. More recently, Lee finished with a score of 154 among boys ages 16 to 18 at the Timacuan Golf & Country Club course.
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12/7/18
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This week's Athlete of the Week highlights Nease soccer player Savio Palushi Jr., a center midfielder on the boys team that has started 6-0 with wins over Bishop Kenny, St. Johns Country Day, Middleburg, Bolles, Bartram Trail and Episcopal.
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11/29/18
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Ponte Vedra High School’s Paige Johnson recently signed to play volleyball at the collegiate level with Davidson College in North Carolina. In this week’s edition of Athlete of the Week, the Recorder sat down with Johnson to discuss the next step in her academic and athletic career, what it takes to be successful at volleyball and more.
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11/21/18
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On this week’s edition of Athlete of the Week, Benjamin Naim of the Ponte Vedra Recorder spoke with Nease High School football defensive end Chase Dexter about the Panthers’ season, which ended last Friday night. One of Dexter’s biggest accomplishments this season was scoring the game-winning touchdown to lead his team to a 14-13 victory against St. Augustine on Friday, Oct. 19.
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11/8/18
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The Ponte Vedra Recorder met this week with Ashley Burke, the co-captain of the Ponte Vedra girls golf team, to discuss her performance at regionals, where she finished with a personal best 77. The interview also covered her team’s recent performances, her role as co-captain and more.
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11/1/18
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This week’s Athlete of the Week segment features Jacob Allsup, a Nease High School football player who made two game-saving tackles to clinch a big win over St. Augustine last Friday, Oct. 19.
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10/25/18
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Athlete of the Week: Patrick Lee
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This week’s Athlete of the Week highlights cross country runner Patrick Lee from Ponte Vedra High School, who recently competed in the Craig Speziale Cross Country Invitational Meet and finished with a personal record. Lee is an exceptional student education (ESE) student who has not let his autism stand in the way of being a dedicated Shark teammate.
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10/11/18
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Athlete of the Week: Lauren Bing
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In this edition of Athlete of the Week, the Recorder featured Ponte Vedra High School cross country runner Lauren Bing, who finished in second place at a meet last week. Bing revealed how much she practices, what she finds to be the hardest aspect of the sport, how she remains hydrated in the humid Florida weather and more.
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10/4/18
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Athlete of the Week: Megan Burke
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The Ponte Vedra Recorder recently interviewed senior golfer Megan Burke of Ponte Vedra High School (PVHS) for this edition of the Athlete of the Week series. Burke recently shot even par to finish in third place individually at the Lake Mary Invitational Tournament against difficult competition. The PVHS student discussed why she decided to play golf, her role models, recent accomplishments and more.
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9/27/18
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The Ponte Vedra Recorder recently interviewed cross country runner Gabriella Berardi of Ponte Vedra High School for the first edition of the Athlete of the Week series. Berardi discussed her most important accomplishment, how she has improved over the years and what advice she would give a fledgling runner.
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9/20/18
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Webb Simpson is the winner of THE PLAYERS Championship 2018, and his caddie, Nocatee resident Paul Tesori, is victorious at a course he grew up playing and in a tournament he dreamed of winning.
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5/13/18
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Ponte Vedra Recorder Editor Jon Blauvelt talks with Orlando Sentinel golf writer Edgar Thompson and longtime producer of the Golf Show Kathy Bissell about Webb Simpson's historic performance on day three of THE PLAYERS and what it means for the rest of the tournament.
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5/12/18
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In the third round of THE PLAYERS Championship, Tiger Woods finished 7-under 65, which is his lowest performance at this tournament and lowest round since the 2015 Wyndham Championship.
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5/12/18
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Patrick Cantlay, Chesson Hadley and Jason Day are all near the top of the leaderboard at THE PLAYERS, and Henrik Stenson is not far behind.
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5/11/18
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Tiger Woods is 1-under par after Round 2 of THE PLAYERS.
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5/11/18
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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan discusses THE PLAYERS Championship and TPC Sawgrass.
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5/10/18
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PGA Tour Champions golfer and Ponte Vedra resident Fred Funk shares some insight on TPC Sawgrass and THE PLAYERS Championship, a tournament he won in 2005.
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5/10/18
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With less than two weeks remaining until THE PLAYERS Championship, our second episode of "Word on the Street" focuses on Tiger Woods, March or May and some fun trivia related to the tournament.
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By Jon Blauvelt
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4/29/18
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We kick off our new video series, Word on the Street, about one month away from THE PLAYERS Championship. Who's going to win? Tacos on 12 or Wine and Dine on 9? We asked these questions and more to people in the community.
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By Jon Blauvelt
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4/13/18
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