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+ Lady Pirates lose to Ponte Vedra, beat Nease
The Matanzas girls lacrosse team lost to Ponte Vedre 15-6, then beat Nease, 18-8, last week. The Lady Pirates are 3-5.
Standout players are sophomores Stephanie Gimenez (35 goals and 15 assists) and Alex Normandin (18 goals and eight assists). The defense is led by senior co-captains Taylor Miceli and Gabby Ceballos. Freshman Stephanie Stuart has excelled in the goal, coach Bill Hanrahan said.
+ Mitchell benches 335 pounds, lifts FPC to fourth
The Flagler Palm Coast boys weightlifting team took fourth place in the Wednesday, March 16, 5-Star Conference meet, and also qualified sixth lifters for the March 30 sectional meet, which will take place at FPC. Wednesday’s meet was a dual-purpose meet, coach Robert Paxia said, and was also the District 3-2A qualifier.
The Bulldogs finished behind New Smyrna Beach (first), Spruce Creek (second) and DeLand (third). Unlimited class lifter Derron Green was the only Bulldog to take first place in the 5-Star Conference.
Princeton Macon broke the school bench record with 245 pounds and the total weight for the 139-pound class, but still didn’t make it out of the section. That’s proof this is a difficult section, Paxia said.
“It’s a heart-breaker,” Paxia said.
Paxia said his team has seen success this year, but he was disappointed it ended prematurely for some of the “backbone” seniors.
“The team is progressing nicely,” Paxia said. “Overall, this season has been a huge success, as nearly every lifter has made huge increases in their totals and in the confidence department — which, in weightlifting, is half the battle.
“On a positive note, we ended up with six guys who have two more weeks to train their butts off so they can qualify for state,” Paxia said.
Individual results:
169-pound weight class:
Aaron Pearson (Second in conference) — 295/235/530
183-pound weight class:
Nick Maiori (Fifth) — 250/270/520
199-pound weight class:
Adam Mitchell (Second) — 335/255/590
219-pound weight class:
Justin LaPorta (Sixth) — 265/290/555
238-pound weight class:
Kenneth Charles (Did not score in conference) — 270/240/510
Unlimited weight class:
Derron Green (First) — 355/285/640
+ Matanzas track-and-field takes second at Spikes
The Matanzas High School track-and-field team took second place in both boys and girls Saturday, March 19, at the Spikes Classic, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Spruce Creek took first place overall. Individual results follow:
GIRLS
Hannah Loder
3,200m: 11 minutes, 35 seconds (personal record and school record) — First place
1,600m: 5:19 (personal record and school record) — First
Akeda Marcano
200m: 26.51 seconds (personal record and school record) — Third
400m: 1:00.81 (personal and school record) — First
Long jump: 15 feet, 10 inches — First
Kaylyn Pitts
100m: 13.59 seconds — Third
200m: 26.75 seconds — Fifth
Breanna Schmuck
300-m hurdles: 48.04 seconds (personal and school record) — Second
Alexis Wells, Morgan Pearson, Tashai Payne and Kaylyn Pitts
4x100-m relay: 51.69 seconds — First
BOYS
David Drumm
3,200m: 9:49 (personal record and school record) — First
2,000-m steeple: 6:41 (personal & school record) — First
Chris Bailey
1,600m: 4:36 (personal record and school record) — Third
Perez Pierre
110-m hurdles: 16.00 seconds — Second
300-m hurdles: 41.42 seconds — Second
Jay Jones
100m: 11.44 seconds — Second
Long jump: 20’1” feet — Second
Isaiah Haines
200m: 22.41 seconds (personal record and school record) — Fourth
Darren Richardson
High jump: 6 feet, 2 inches (personal record and school record) — First
+ Matanzas boys tennis improves to 11-2
The Pirates defeated Creekside, 7-0, March 15, to earn third place in the St. Johns River Conference Championship.
“Creekside is a very strong team and the defending district champions,” said coach Richard Cottingham. “We played a great match overall, and the kids were really focused and it showed.”
The Pirates then defeated Bartram Trail 6-1.
Cottingham said his No. 4 player, Adam Hoke, has been playing especially well lately and has greatly improved throughout the season.
The Pirates district tournament takes place April 5-7.
+ Lady Bulldogs lacrosse tops Gainesville
FPC beat Gainesville High School, 22-3, Saturday March 19, at Gainesville.
The Lady Bulldogs were led by Kim Ramirez (nine goals, four assists) and Courtney Walton (four goals, three assists).
The Lady Bulldogs’ record improved to 5-3.
+ Lady Pirates softball fall to Ponte Vedra
The Matanzas Lady Pirates softball team lost to Ponte Vedra, 9-1, Monday, March 21.
Amber Johnson had Matanzas’ lone RBI.
Ponte Vedra scored six runs in the first inning.
