By: Beth Jones
Wrestling spring training camp in session
The Fernandina Beach Wrestling Club is hosting its 2026 Spring Training Camp for area youth (grades K-12, all skill levels). Sessions will be held two days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5:30 p.m.
All registrants must be a member of the Amateur Athletic Union and possess an active AAU card ($22 annually). Visit https://aausports.org for more details. Camp fee is $150.
On-site registration will be available on Tuesday, April 7, from 4:30-5 p.m. in the FBHS Wrestling Room, 435 Citrona Drive, Building 22 (“The Pit”). Online registration is available through the Facebook page at Fernandina Beach Wrestling Club.
For questions, contact Fbwrestlingclub@gmail.com.
Shrimp Fest 5K slated for May 2
The 29th annual Shrimp Festival 5K run and walk will be held May 2 at Main Beach. The 5K race and walk starts at 8 a.m., and the one-mile run for those 12 and under starts at 8:45 a.m.
The McArthur Family YMCA is once again hosting the annual race, and Florida Public Utilities is the event’s main sponsor. Proceeds benefit drowning prevention programs in Nassau County.
Registration fee is $30 through April 19, also the cutoff date to receive an event T-shirt. Late registration is April 20 through May 1. Race-day registration is $40 with cash or a check. Fee is $15 for one-mile run. Go to https://shrimpfestival5krunwalk.itsyourrace.com/register/ to sign up.
Pick up race packets from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 1 at the Y, 1915 Citrona Drive in Fernandina Beach.
Reavis skates to first place
Fernandina Beach skateboarder Jude Reavis took first place in the 8-and-under division at The Boardr contest in Imo, S.C.
Nichols, Kovalcik dominate at meet
Fernandina Beach High School runners Mikaela Nichols, a senior, and Maya Kovalcik, a freshman, won their respective events at the Toro Twilight on Saturday at Tocoi Creek High School. Nichols won the 800-meter run in 2:26, and Kovalcik won the 1,600-meter run in 5:28, with a margin of victory of 17 seconds.
Summer soccer camp
Amelia Island Youth Soccer is hosting summer camps, and registration is open. Campers will hone their skills in ball mastery, passing, receiving, dribbling and finishing as well as defending and attacking.
Camp is open to ages 6-14, and participants are divided by age and skill level.
Camps are June 8-July 13 at Tributary Regional Park, 75433 Edward Road in Yulee; and June 15-July 20 at Ybor Alvarez, 3243 Bailey Road in Fernandina Beach. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon daily, and cost is $150 per week with multi-player discounts.
Visit www.aiysoccer.com.
Sprng Flng Wheeled Thng
Friends of Fernandina Skate Park is hosting the fourth annual Sprng Flng Wheeled Thng from 4-8 p.m. May 9 at the Poe Pinson Skate Park at Main Beach. Skateboards, scooters, inline skates, ripsticks, adaptive and BMX are all welcome. There will be music, food trucks and vendors.
Register online. Visit https://friendsoffernandinaskatepark.com/.
Skate & Surf Film Festival
The 2026 Amelia Island International Skate & Surf Film Festival will be held June 20 downtown Fernandina Beach, between Centre and Alachua streets. There will be food trucks and vendors from 1-9 p.m.
Skate and surf films will be playing throughout the day. Visit www.skatesurffilm.org.
Jags to play in Orlando in 2027
Orlando will be the Jacksonville Jaguars’ home away from home during the 2027 season, while the stadium undergoes renovations. The team will temporarily host home games at Camping World Stadium. The Jaguars will return go the “Stadium of the Future” for the 2028 season.
bjones@nassaunewsline.net
