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Jonathan Campbell is done with baseball, but he has advanced to track and field regionals as an alternate on the 4x400 relay team. File photo by Michele Meyers
Daniel Berenblit advanced to the individual singles final at the Class 4A state tennis championships. File photo
Jonathan Campbell's senior baseball season came to an end May 2 when Mainland fell to Matanzas 13-3 in a district quarterfinal. Campbell pitched 4.2 innings. The Pirates wound up scoring 10 runs off three Buccaneer pitchers in the fifth.
Campbell, a defensive back who signed with North Carolina A&T, can't concentrate on preparations for his first college football season just yet, however. The pitcher/outfielder/defensive back/quarterback is also on Mainland's track and field team, and he earned a spot in regionals as an alternate for the 4x400 relay team.
Campbell was supposed to throw the javelin at districts, but his arm was too tired from pitching, said Terry Anthony, Mainland's track coach and athletic director. But Campbell was needed to fill in for an injured Devin Franklin on the 4x400 relay. Campbell helped the relay team win the district title.
This is his first year on the track team.
"I'm mad at him for not coming out for track his first three years," Anthony joked. "It was our best time all year (3;26.59), and the second time he ran it."
Flagler Palm Coast tennis player Daniel Berenblit advanced to the Class 4A individual singles final at the FHSAA state tennis championships.
The senior defeated Bartram Trail's Michael Rodriguez 6-0, 6-1 in the quarterfinals and Orlando Boone's Blake Bartos 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals. Craig Corey of Coconut Creek Monarch Academy defeated Berenblit in the final 7-6, 6-1.
Corey went on to defeat Miami Palmetto's Sebastian Munoz for the Class 4A overall championship. Munoz had won the individual singles title among players who advanced to state with their teams.
Corey is a five star college recruit, ranked 10th in the state in the class of 2022 by Tennis Recruiting Network. Berenblit, a four-star recruit, is ranked 11th.
The Matanzas beach volleyball team won its final three matches of the regular season against DeLand, Oakleaf and Jacksonville Episcopal. The Pirates lost to Atlantic 3-2 in the district tournament to finish their first official season at 6-10.
Against the Sharks, the Pirates won at No. 3 with seniors Brooke Ballschmieder and Ashley Grove and at No. 4 with Kala Lansford and Charlie Robinson.
Seabreeze lost to Spruce Creek 3-2 at district. The Sandcrabs finished the year at 3-7, 2-2 in the district. New Smyrna Beach won the district title with a 5-0 victory over Spruce Creek in the final.
