Relief, jubilation and satisfaction could all be used to describe the feelings shared by the winning professional team from the Northern Chapter of the North Florida PGA on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the 32nd Underwood Cup matches at San Jose Country Club.
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2/9/23
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With less than four weeks to go until the strongest field in golf reconvenes at TPC Sawgrass, THE PLAYERS Championship will profile three players each week to highlight the biggest storylines and set the stage for the 2023 championship.
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2/9/23
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Jacksonville Jaguars legend Tony Boselli will receive the 2023 “Rock of the Community Award” at the Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach’s annual Mineral City Celebration charity gala.
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2/2/23
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The DONNA Foundation, now celebrating its 20th anniversary year, has announced a new partnership with global sports brand PUMA.
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2/2/23
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PGA Golf Professional of the Year Jeff Kiddie, Teacher & Coach of the Year Kevin Weeks and PGA Golf Executive of the Year Bernie Friedrich headline the Class of 2023 PGA of America National Awards honorees.
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2/2/23
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Kennesaw State University graduate student Brock Healy birdied three of the last five holes to overtake Norway’s Mats Ege (pronounced “egg”) and claim the seventh edition of the Jacksonville Amateur Golf Association’s First Coast Amateur by one shot at Hidden Hills Golf Club in Jacksonville on Jan. 16.
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1/31/23
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The Nease girls and boys soccer teams both continued their successful seasons and did so by capturing a pair of wins on senior night.
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By Anthony Richards
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1/31/23
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The Jaguars weren’t supposed to win the AFC South and host a playoff game this season, which was good news for the folks at TIAA Bank Field at the end of October when their 2-6 record made them a candidate for a top five pick in April’s NFL Draft.
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By Brian Sexton
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1/26/23
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Ponte Vedra used a final 8-0 run late in the fourth quarter to hold off Palatka in a 69-59 victory at the Shark Tank.
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By Anthony Richards and Jim Moyes
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1/20/23
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The Nease Panthers girls basketball team earned arguably their biggest victory of the season so far following a 49-38 road win over the rival Ponte Vedra Sharks Jan. 12.
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By Anthony Richards
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1/20/23
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Since THE PLAYERS moved back to March five of years ago, it has become the custom that when the calendar changes to a new year it also signifies that talk surrounding THE PLAYERS begins to really heat up.
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By Anthony Richards
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1/19/23
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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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