After months of intense summer workouts, athletes from across the state are lacing up their shoes and finally beginning practice.

Whether it’s golf, football, swimming, or volleyball, coaches and players began their quest August 9 to win a state title, while bowling and cross-country kicked off practice this week with the same goals.   

Volleyball will officially kick it off with a pre-season Spike Classic August 26-28 at various venues.

Football has their annual pre-season Kickoff Classic August 26-27, as Branford travels to Dixie County, Lafayette to Taylor County while Bradford comes to Hamilton and Chiefland comes to Suwannee.

Golf begins its first match August 30 as does swimming. Cross-Country and bowling  began practicing this week with their first matches August 30 and Sept 13 respectively.