Chase Staley, Turner Farah, Olivia Hartung, Skylair Asberry, Santana Ruff and Jazmine Ramos-Merced of Baldwin at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Jackson, Taryn Hill, Aniyamarie Gray and Jaquan Reed at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From University Christian, Calvin Orth, Mason McLeod and Corbin Ellis at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.Lyla Holtman, Melanie Patterson, Nala Redd, Jaidyn Rodgers and Riley Howington of Menendez at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Middleburg, Emma Ward and Bayleigh Girgis at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Bolles, Aleda Cashwell, Anna Giordano, Rylan Baker and Greer Boree at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Fletcher, Kannon Cowgill, Abbi Heilmann, Matthew Weidle and Jake McAlister at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Nease, Emma Stewart, Sydney Davis and Ella Dunn at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Mandarin, Sean Ryan, Kyla Skinner, Madilyn Willingham, Alanna DeJesus and Samuel Smedley at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Fleming Island, Caden Schwartz, Daisy Fletcher and Ashlyn Madine at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Beachside, Derek Ochoa, Coach Jason Smith and Zack Gwaltney at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Bartram Trail, Parker Wiechens, Jack Doherty, Reya Berkman, Tess Berkman and Reese Morton at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.Calya Smith of Paxon and Narayia Thompson of Sandalwood at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Bishop Snyder, Enrika Cajuste, Chloe Gotto, Mardy Williams and Tripp Hannah at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Wolfson, Amil Ayoub, Emily Myers, Luella Legene, Scarlett Miller and Emerson Mercer at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Tocoi Creek, Nate Wade, Ayden Ramos, Jackson Sizemore, Tommy Glasspoole and Kaleb Stockwell at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Fernandina Beach, Merritt Young, Gabby Gillespie and Rylee Murallo at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Baker County, Ly’Nasia Green, Baleigh Shields, Callie Holland, Kaitlyn Holland, Camdyn Hendricks, Maxamus Leonard and Blane Chauncey at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Atlantic Coast, Kamiyah Malone, Aniya George, Emma Cano, Georgia Wicker and Tyson Manley at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Beachside, Mallie Meadows and Kyleigh Kendall at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From First Coast, Ryan Barnes, Coleman Edmonds, Zachary Sandell and Hayden Carns at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Episcopal, Riley Valent, Cael Thoresen and Brooke McCoy at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Clay, JC Rosette. Lukas Moore, Teagan Moses, Charlotte Andrus and Cora Parker at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From West Nassau, Fisher Bennett, Adam Blackall, Braden Goff, Lauren Rosepiler and Teagan Harter at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.From Keystone Heights, Amberlea Wagner, Kadence Massey and Ashlyn Brown at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.
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Chase Staley, Turner Farah, Olivia Hartung, Skylair Asberry, Santana Ruff and Jazmine Ramos-Merced of Baldwin at High School 9:12 media day at the Riverside YMCA.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Spring sports are in full swing for athletes in the area, and Tuesday’s annual High School 9:12 media day at the Winston Family YMCA in Riverside served as the launching point to talk about those seasons.
Athletes from dozens of area schools spent the morning making the media rounds. News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney captured the day in this photo gallery. Click through the images above to check out athletes at media day.
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Justin Barney joined News4Jax in February 2019, but he’s been covering sports on the First Coast for more than 20 years.
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