- November 1, 2024
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Back: Coach Hoover, Morgan Sharman, Cassandra Hunter, Kelly Steffens, Lexie Hawkins ,coach Dany Weed; front: Kylie Dahlberg, Isabella Rodriguez and Rain Mart
Dave Wingard, Larry Millen, Harold Smith, Randy Weaver, George Furman and club president Joe Norton (not pictured: Joe Barnhart)
Josh Massey
Lady Pirates take second at regional cross country meet
The Matanzas cross country team advanced to the state championship race after placing second — best in school history — at the regional meet on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Lakeland.
Isabella Rodriguez led the Pirates with an eighth-place finish. Kylie Dahlberg placed 11th, and Rain Marti took 15th.
The Florida High School Cross Country State Championships will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Tallahassee.
Flagler team wins horseshoe tourney
The Flagler County Horseshoe Pitching Club hosted its fourth-annual Florida/Georgia Team Trophy Tournament at Old Dixie Community Park. Many teams throughout Central Florida compete against teams from Georgia.
The first tournament in 2013 was won by a team from Beverly Hills. The tournaments in 2014 and 2015 were won by a team from Crisp County, Georgia. This year the trophy came back to Flagler County, as it was won by Joe Barnhart, George Furman, Larry Millen, Harold Smith, Randy Weaver and Dave Wingard. Flagler's second team, consisting of Sandra Eagan, Bob Flanagan, Howard Hawes, Regina Hawes, Roy Knight Sr and Elain Studnicki, took second.
"We have bragging rights for the next year," said Al Meyer, vice president of the Flagler Club. "We brought the tropnhy home."
Looking to golf with teens?
The Greens for Teens golf and tutor program is hosting a Nine and Dine golf outing at 3 p.m. on Saturday (girls) and Sunday (boys), Nov. 12 and 13, at Palm Harbor Golf Course.
All Greens for Teens participants are encouraged to participate in this event, regardless of how well they play. The program is still seeking mentors to participate in the nine-hole round to share the experience with the students. While free foro the students, the cost for mentors is $50 (tax deductible), which includes dinner. Parents are also welcome to participate.
All interested parties should register on Eventbrite by Monday, Nov. 7.
Call Linda Sanders at 609-314-1785 for more information.
Matanzas bowling season ends at districts
The Matanzas Pirates bowling season concluded at the district tournament, when the Pirates failed to place within the Top 3.
Matanzas pulled off its best record (12-4) in school history, and senior Josh Massey placed 10th at the tournament with a 594 series. Massey recorded his 23rd game scoring 200 or better and fellow senior Kade Polite rolled his ninth 200 game.
Pirates junior Curtis Payne finished the season with 19 200 games or better, just missing his 20th of the season with a 199 game at the tournament.
Flagler Beach to hold skateboard competition to remember A.J. Fernandez
Skateboarders will have a chance to win $1,000 in prizes at the Flagler Beach Skateboard Competition on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Wadsworth Park.
The event is held in in remembrance of FPC high school graduate A.J. Fernandez, a skateboard enthusiast who died two years ago at 24 years old.
There will be three group divisions: 12U, 13-17 and 18 and up. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Stewart-Marchman Clinic located in Bunnell.
Call 986-6730 for more information.
