Soccer

The International Olympic Committee has urged all sports to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and teams from international competitions. Following this statement, more and more sports are enacting bans on the country. The sentiment is to have Russia banned from sports. Russia Banned From World Cup Russia is barred from …

Five years ago, Rebecca Schackow stood on the sideline of P.K. Yonge High School’s Booster Field, watching intently as her three daughters practiced with the rest of the girl’s varsity soccer team. Sixth-grader Marleigh had just joined her older sisters Gracie, a sophomore and Sally, an eighth-grader, to continue their …

Tick, tick, tick since 2016. The clock has winded down as USWNT women soccer players have waited patiently for their time to come. Six years have gone past, and the ruling is in their favor. Their time is now. The Settlement A group of five professional soccer players — Alex …

By Bianca Papa and Ethan Eibe In spite of a second-half comeback from the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave, the Providence Stallions of Jacksonville were able to escape Gainesville with a 3-2 victory Tuesday night in the 3A Girls Soccer Regional Final. The win launches the Stallions to their first state …

For just the third time in its history, the P.K. Yonge girl’s soccer program is headed to the regional final of the Class 3A state championship tournament. The Blue Wave outlasted the Wolfpack of Jacksonville’s Samuel W. Wolfson High School in an extra-time comeback thriller Friday night.  A close-range goal …

After winning the 4A District 3 Tournament last Thursday night, the Eastside Rams boys soccer team came into the regional tournament as the No. 2 seed. In their first regional matchup, Eastside faced the No. 7 seed, the Suwannee Bulldogs, at Citizen’s Field on Wednesday evening. The Rams managed to …

The Santa Fe Raiders girls soccer team will take on the Bishop Kenny Crusaders Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. in Jacksonville with a district championship on the line. The Raiders are seeking their second district title in a row. Winning Streak Sparks Confidence The Raiders (9-4-1) are riding the momentum …

Tuesday night, the Newberry Varsity Boy’s Soccer team traveled to Fort White to face off with P.K. Yonge in the District Championship Semi-Finals. The Panthers fell to the Blue Wave 0-4.  Newberry was feeling confident entering the match after coming off a five-game win streak, including a 3-1 win over …

For the first matchup since 2012, the Eastside Rams varsity boys soccer team defeated the Palatka Panthers 3-0 in the 4A District 3 Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night. In this rare but exciting matchup, the Rams not only hoped to advance to the semi-finals but also to extend their two-game …

The NCAA Board of Governors decided to hand over the power of determining transgender athlete eligibility within their transitioned-to gender. Effective immediately for winter championships, national sports’ governing bodies will serve as the de-facto mold for each sports’ transgender athlete policy. The policy replaces the NCAA’s 2010 ruling, which based …