Jacksonville sports review 2023: Record kingfish, Jumbo Shrimp no-hitter highlight summer

This is the third of a four-part series looking back at the biggest sports stories from 2023 in Jacksonville.

A Jaguars run to the divisional playoffs, the next step in stadium rumblings and a virtual earthquake in the golf world.

A record catch in the ocean, gold medals in the pool and a no-no for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on land.

Another Bulldog romp in the annual Georgia-Florida game, the return of UFC and new shakeups on the First Coast soccer scene.

Perfection, but frustration, for Florida State football.

Those were just a few of the storylines of note from 2023 in Northeast Florida sports, a year to remember from the gridiron to the green and beyond.

The Times-Union looks back at some of the area's big stories from the past year, moving into the summer months.

July 7: Creekside High School rising senior Christian Miller runs 10.06 in the men's 100-meter dash to win the USA Track & Field U-20 Outdoor National Championships, and follows up with victory in the 200 to set the fourth-fastest high school time on record.

July 9: Ponte Vedra native Corinne Quiggle wins her first AVP Tour beach volleyball event at Hermosa Beach, playing alongside teammate Sarah Schermerhorn Murphy.

July 17: After two years of ties with the New York Rangers, the Jacksonville Icemen announce a new affiliation agreement with the NHL's Buffalo Sabres.

July 18: The Jaguars officially cut the ribbon on their new Miller Electric Center practice facility.

July 18: The St. Johns County board of commissioners votes 5-0 to pursue a possible public-private partnership with the prospective JAXUSL club for a 15-field training site and soccer complex.

July 19: Hall of Fame coach Willie Dorsey, who led Raines basketball for nearly two decades, dies at age 91.

July 21: Dan Crowley and his crew land a tournament-record 57.75-pound fish to win the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament at Jim King Park.

July 21: Jaguars cornerback Chris Claybrooks is arrested on charges of domestic battery and false imprisonment.

July 25: Bolles School graduate Ryan Murphy wins a gold medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. He also wins a relay gold at the same meet.

July 25: The Florida High School Athletic Association announces former Matthew W. Gilbert High School athlete Bob Hayes, the world's fastest man at the 1964 Olympics and a Super Bowl champion, along with former Gilbert and Raines football coach Earl Kitchings among its hall of fame inductees.

July 26: The Jaguars open training camp for Doug Pederson's second season as head coach.

Aug. 5: Former Bengals cornerback Ken Riley, who lived in Jacksonville for several years and spent portions of the NFL offseason as a substitute teacher at Raines High School, is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Aug. 12: The Jacksonville Sharks fight from 17 points down to defeat the Carolina Cobras 54-45 in the National Arena League championship.

Aug. 20: The Jaguars announce that defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton will miss undetermined time because of a medical issue with his back unrelated to football.

Aug. 22: The Jacksonville Sharks announce their departure from the National Arena League after seven years to join the Indoor Football League.

Aug. 29: Jaguars cornerback Chris Claybrooks is placed on the commissioner exempt list following his July arrest, making him ineligible to play or practice.

Aug. 29: The approach of Hurricane Idalia in the Gulf of Mexico prompts the postponement or cancellation of numerous high school and college sports events.

Sept. 1: The World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Johns County closes its doors after 25 years. Some of its assets are scheduled for transfer to Pinehurst, N.C.

Sept. 1: Devin Smeltzer pitches the first-ever no-hitter for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in its Triple-A era against the Charlotte Knights at 121 Financial Ballpark.

Sept. 8: Junior Dos Santos defeated Fabricio Werdum by split decision in the main event of Jorge Masvidal's Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

Sept. 10: The Jaguars open their 29th season with a 31-21 victory against the Colts in Indianapolis.

Sept. 27: St. Johns County officials hold the first of several planned hearings on the future of the former World Golf Hall of Fame building.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville 2023 Sports Year Review: Kingfish catch, Shrimp no-hitter