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BOLD PREDICTIONS: USA TODAY Network writers forecast Florida's high school football season

BOLD PREDICTIONS: USA TODAY Network writers forecast Florida's high school football season

The Daytona Beach News-Journal — The USA TODAY Florida Network teams up to deliver bold predictions for the 2021 high school football season.

Trevor Bayne reflects on 2011 Daytona 500 upset, finds new passion in coffee roasting

Trevor Bayne reflects on 2011 Daytona 500 upset, finds new passion in coffee roasting

The Daytona Beach News-Journal — Ten years after scoring one of the biggest upsets in Daytona 500 history, Trevor Bayne's no longer behind the wheel of a Cup Series car. Instead, he's serving up cups of coffee in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee.

FOR JULIA: Matt Bosset, Seabreeze dedicate football win to his sister after cardiac arrest

FOR JULIA: Matt Bosset, Seabreeze dedicate football win to his sister after cardiac arrest

The Daytona Beach News-Journal — Seabreeze's football community rallied around a life-or-death health scare for one of its cheerleaders, her brother - a senior tight end and long snapper - and their tight-knit family.

Cancer survivor Daniel Fish stabilizes Father Lopez football program

Cancer survivor Daniel Fish stabilizes Father Lopez football program

The Daytona Beach News-Journal — First-year Father Lopez Catholic High head coach Daniel Fish survived a bout with Stage 3 testicular cancer, which had spread to his abdomen and lungs.

NFL Draft: Titans select New Smyrna Beach grad Darrynton Evans in Round 3

NFL Draft: Titans select New Smyrna Beach grad Darrynton Evans in Round 3

The Daytona Beach News-Journal — The Tennessee Titans selected Oak Hill native Darrynton Evans in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft, meaning he will serve as an understudy to the league's leading rusher, Derrick Henry.

Coronavirus: FHSAA cancels spring sports season, denies extra eligibility for seniors

Coronavirus: FHSAA cancels spring sports season, denies extra eligibility for seniors

The Daytona Beach News-Journal — The Florida High School Athletic Association announced a cancellation of the remainder of its spring sports season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Once homeless, graduating DeLand senior's future looks brighter

Once homeless, graduating DeLand senior's future looks brighter

The Daytona Beach News-Journal — DeLand High football star Demaurez Bellamy, who signed a scholarship to play at the University of South Florida, spent the better part of three years bouncing between housing situations.

Tragedy helped bring Bryce Hutchinson's baseball career goals into focus

Tragedy helped bring Bryce Hutchinson's baseball career goals into focus

The Daytona Beach News-Journal — Bryce Hutchinson, a recent draft pick of the New York Mets, dedicates his pro career to longtime friend Joe Skinner, who died of leukemia at the age of 17.

Spruce Creek swimmer's dire diagnosis inspires supporters to take plunge

Spruce Creek swimmer's dire diagnosis inspires supporters to take plunge

The Daytona Beach News-Journal — Kayne Finley, a swimmer and volleyball player at Spruce Creek High School, was diagnosed with a rare, inoperable tumor in his brainstem, known as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, around Thanksgiving in 2016. Thus, the #Cannonballs4Kayne movement was born.

Finally... Denver Broncos trade up to take Paxton Lynch with 26th pick in NFL Draft

Finally... Denver Broncos trade up to take Paxton Lynch with 26th pick in NFL Draft

The Daytona Beach News-Journal — An inside look at Paxton Lynch's NFL draft night experience from the AMF Lanes in Orange City. The 6-foot-7 quarterback waited nearly three hours until the Denver Broncos traded up and used the 26th pick on him.