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Our office phones continue not to work. Coaches, please DM your contest results to us for the time being. Please include score, where played, top performer(s), team record and who is next & when. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Congrats to Kirby McMullen, Forest grad, who has won the College World Series tonight with the Florida Gators!
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Nice day for some locals in the NFL. Jonnu Smith (West Port) caught two TD passes for the Titans, and Freddie Swain (North Marion) just scored his first career TD, playing for the Seahawks on Sunday Night Football.
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North Marion defensive back Keniuel Gates signs his letter of intent with Ohio University
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Marion County lost a great coach and an even better man this morning when Jim Haley passed. He was one of those rare people we all should be lucky enough to meet. His impact will stretch far beyond his final breath, and he will not be forgotten. RIP
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North Marion senior
@DericFabian
has been named the Florida Dairy Farmer’s Class 4A player of the year. A Florida signee, Fabian is now a finalist for the Mr. Baseball award.
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Vanguard alum N'Kosi Perry could start at QB for Hurricanes.
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TC fumbles and North Marion recovers. Colts win 29-25 and are going to the state championship!
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Congratulations to Forest's Brendan Ackerman who will be playing football for Will Muschamp at South Carolina.
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Lake Weir graduate Ted Potter Jr. gets his second PGA Tour win
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Trinity Catholic is Marion County's 1st baseball state champs!
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West Port's Jalaysha Thomas and Tameria Johnson officially signed with Florida!
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UF's Freddie Swain
@Freddie_iball2
of North Marion makes one-handed catch at practice Wednesday. (Matt Stamey)
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In his latest offering, ESPN's Mel Kiper, Jr. ranks Vanguard alum Tyree Gillespie (Missouri) as the No. 9 safety prospect in the 2021 NFL Draft.
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North Marion made an impact statewide in its preseason classic against Miami Booker T. Washington. Notebook:
http://t.co/yxa2ex7xCP
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North Marion gets it done! Colts win the 2023 4A baseball state championship 4-0 over Bishop Kenny. Karson Lindsey pitched a shout out in the biggest game of the year❗️
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The Boston Red Sox just drafted Trinity Catholic/UF OF Jud Fabian (
@judfabe
) in the second round with the 40th overall pick.
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Every local team advances
Local playoff scores
Dunnellon 41, South Sumter 13, FINAL
North Marion 27, Menendez 22, FINAL
Lake Weir 30, Mitchell 21, FINAL
Vanguard 35, Sebring 7, FINAL
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Quick word on Trinity Catholic. Today's loss ended the prep careers of 8 seniors, 3 of whom have committed to play in college. Included is the greatest player in county history,
@anniecatefitz
. They brought a lot of memories, wins and a state title to TC. They should leave proud.
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Trinity Catholic’s Jordan Lewis wins FHSAA Class 2A 110 hurdles state championship in 14.08
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Worst part of National Signing Day? Easily adults tweeting negativity at teenage kids who chose a different school than the one the fanboy cheers for.
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Former Vanguard/Missouri DB Tyree Gillespie on the day he was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth round.
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Former Vanguard DB Tyree Gillespie with his high school coach, Edwin Farmer, at Gillespie’s NFL Draft party on Saturday. Farmer: “I’m really proud of him. He’s a good kid who has done all of the right things.”
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Fabian is the youngest player in Cape Cod League history to be selected to the All-Star Team
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Big news. Marion County decided today that all public county schools will be allowed to participate in the FHSAA's football playoffs if they choose, according to Dunnellon coach Price Harris.
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Big credit to Dunnellon and Buchholz football for agreeing at the 11th hour to play each other tonight.
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Belleview wins its first ever girls basketball district championship. 35-34 final over Gainesville Eastside.
@SunPreps
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Have yourself a game,
@CampbelWyatt
.
#NorthMarion
senior righty throws a no-hitter through 6.2 IP to lead the Colts to a 4-1 defeat of Nature Coast Tech in Monday’s FHSAA Class 4A state semifinals. He did not finish because he had reached his pitch count. Smith completed no-no.
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Hey,
#Vols
fans... Here you go:
@maurerera_2
was 40-for-54 for 422 yards with 5 TDs and 1 INT for
#WestPort
tonight. The 40 completions is a Marion County record, topping guys like Daunte Culpepper, John Brantley and N'Kosi Perry.
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Brian Maurer has 269 yards passing in first half for West Port.
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One of the toughest places for anybody in the state to play is Madison County. Tonight, Dunnellon handed the Cowboys just their fourth home loss in the last 10 years.
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Congrats to
@WillieOfford
and his
@NMColts
for earning their way to the FHSAA Class 5A state title game. Not many teams go to Trinity Christian and win, but the Colts did that tonight.
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North Marion FS Jeriahmiah Mack is headed to St. Thomas University
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Vanguard players deliver roses to Belleview coach Lindsay Seek-Camara and daughter Kyndall Seek before tonight’s varsity game to honor the loss of husband and father Don Camara 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@BelleviewVolle1
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North Marion vs. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons for the 5A state championship next Friday in Orlando.
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Vanguard football will be having its signing ceremony in February. This includes Florida commitment
@TrevonteRucker
, who tweeted yesterday that he would be signing his NLI with his Knights’ teammates.
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Family affair... ESPN has released its “Way Too Early“ 2021 MLB Draft ratings. Trinity Catholic alum
@judfabe
is listed as the
#5
overall prospect. Younger brother
@DericFabian
, a rising senior at North Marion, is 46th.
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Of 41 counties in Florida that have produced P5 talent in the last five years, Marion County ranks 13th in the state and No. 1 in North Central Florida with 12 P5 signees.
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Forest graduate Kirby McMullen is making his first career start with
@GatorsBB
in their Regional Final game against Bethune Cookman at 4pm.
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This is how you dry a baseball field in order to get a regional final in after two days of rain outs.
#TCceltics
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UF commit
@DericFabian
with 7 RBI (including a grand slam), as North Marion improved to 5-0 with an 11-7 defeat of West Port on Thursday night.
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The Raiders just selected former
#Vanguard
DB Tyree Gillespie (
@PutReekIn
) with the 143rd overall pick in the NFL Draft.
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#NorthMarion
alum
@Freddie_iball2
played his first game & grabbed his first career reception (for 17 yards) yesterday in the Seattle Seahawks’ 38-25 defeat of the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
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Fabian, a University of Florida signee, helped lead the Colts to a 21-9 record and a trip to the Class 4A state championship. He boasted a .462 batting average with eight doubles, five triples, 13 home runs (a NMHS record), 38 runs scored and 52 RBI.
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Final score: Hagerty 19, Forest 16. The Huskies survive a 12-inning marathon and advance to the 8A championship game tonight at 7:30.
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Gibson will be the first African American male from Marion County to compete at a Division I school in swimming and diving.
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To all local high school football prospects, we encourage you to reach out to
@larryblustein
, introduce yourself & stay in touch with him. He promotes kids tirelessly and likely has thousands of former prep athletes who will vouch for him. He will help you. Super-nice guy, too.
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Former North Marion softball standout Brooke Gonzalez struck and killed by car Monday night:
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Former Gator
@CIngram_85
will be looking to lead his alma mater to girls basketball and football state championships in the same calendar year when Hawthorne plays Baker for the FHSAA Class 1A title on Dec. 17.
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Vanguard’s really talented libero,
@ainsleycliff
, will be signing a national letter of intent with Georgia Southern on Feb. 5 at 3 p.m.
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#NorthMarion
alum
@Freddie_iball2
is rated as the
#169
overall prospect &
#27
WR in Mel Kiper’s final pre-Draft rankings. The NFL Draft begins Thursday.
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Forest sophomore Gray Albright has been invited to tee off at the third annual Dustin Johnson Championships
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Just spoke to Jud Fabian. He’s “very excited and grateful” the Red Sox selected him in Round 2. He hasn’t agreed to terms, and there is no timetable. Today, he said he’s just enjoying his good fortune. Story to come.
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Coach Brantley is a reminder that it’s always bigger than a game. We’re sending love and prayers to you and the family 🙏🏾 🙏🏾 🙏🏾
You think ur life’s bad…lost a State Championship game today but my Grandson who is fighting for his life @ Shands sends me a kiss tonight…That’s what life is about … 💚
#AveryStrong
@TCHSCeltics
@OcalaPreps
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From Marion County to the SEC
@_Youngbull23
@jayf_0
keep chopping at it my boys. It’s gone all make sense soon. SFEforever 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
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It feels like we’ve written this before...
The Vanguard and Trinity Catholic volleyball teams will compete in state semifinals this Saturday.🏐
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@katewonus
ends it with a spike. Trinity Catholic wins 15-11.
🏐🏐🏐🏐
The Trinity Catholic Celtics are your Class 5A state champs!!
First ever volleyball state championship for Trinity Catholic.
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Locals signing tomorrow:
@KeniuelG1
(Ohio), 8:30 am
@maurerera_2
(Tennessee), 8:30 am
@_magxii
(FSU), 8:30 am
@Mike_Tarquin70
(UF), 5:30 pm
Coaches, ADs, parents, athletes, please let us know if there are more. Thank you.
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Vanguard wins District 7A-4 championship with 25-20, 25-23, 25-13 sweep over Forest at FHS.
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Trinity Catholic wins it 42-41 over P.K. Yonge as Noah Schaffer (
@noahcs21
) hits the game-winning shot with 11 seconds remaining.
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Friday’s local football playoff games:
Trinity Christian at Trinity Catholic
Vanguard at Menendez
North Marion at Dunnellon
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Another talented volleyball player from
#TrinityCatholic
commits.
So excited to announce that I have committed to play volleyball at Florida Atlantic University!
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West Port alum Tameria Johnson and Delaware will face Maryland in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday.
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Marion County’s own gold medalist…
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Dunnellon's Ja'quavion Fraziars scores on a 37-yard touchdown pass. Extra point makes it 30-7 with 8.3 seconds left in the first quarter.
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