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Fort White pitcher Kadence Compton is the LCR’s Softball Player of the Year. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the LCR)

Fort White pitcher Kadence Compton is the LCR’s Softball Player of the Year. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the LCR)

SPRING ALL-AREA: Compton named LCR's Softball Player of the Year

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Thursday, June 16, 2022
FORT WHITE — Kadence Compton could’ve been the next batter. If Gracie Clemons’ hit had gotten through the Jay infield, Compton could’ve driven in the go-ahead run. She could’ve shut down the Royals in the bottom of the inning and won her team’s first state championship in program history.
Branford’s Nathalia Veal repeats as the LCR’s Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year. (386 PHOTOGRAPHY))

Branford’s Nathalia Veal repeats as the LCR’s Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year. (386 PHOTOGRAPHY))

SPRING ALL-AREA: Veal repeats as LCR's Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
BRANFORD — As they took aim at one final Branford school record, coach Tim Clark took an unusual step. Clark told senior Nathalia Veal, the Buccaneers’ triple medalist from the 2021 Class 1A state meet, that her speed had peaked two years ago.
Workers continue construction of the Jacksonville Jaguars Sports Performance Center on May 31 in Jacksonville. The center, scheduled to be completed in 2023, includes nearly 130,000 square feet of space that will house new meeting rooms, weight rooms, locker rooms and practice fields. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

Workers continue construction of the Jacksonville Jaguars Sports Performance Center on May 31 in Jacksonville. The center, scheduled to be completed in 2023, includes nearly 130,000 square feet of space that will house new meeting rooms, weight rooms, locker rooms and practice fields. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

NFL: Jags dealing with 'another obstacle' as fields get rebuilt

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, June 13, 2022
JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville’s normal practice fields are a construction site. Heavy equipment. Dirt mounds. Scaffolding, steel beams and some concrete walls. It’s where the Jaguars should be holding minicamp this week and training camp next month.
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson, right, talks with players during practice on May 31 in Jacksonville. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson, right, talks with players during practice on May 31 in Jacksonville. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

NFL: Pederson nixes Jags’ minicamp, says vets 'earned' early exit

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, June 11, 2022
JACKSONVILLE — Doug Pederson spent his first four months in Jacksonville trying to build trust with players. He was open and honest, working to help the Jaguars “heal” from one of the most toxic coaching tenures in NFL history. Pederson’s latest move should help him curry even more favor.