- December 26, 2024
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Mike Klein has been named the new head football coach at Seabreeze High School. Klein, who was the defensive coordinator at DeLand last year, has little time to prepare for his first practice.
The first day of spring practice non-contact drills is Monday, April 29.
Klein replaces Lester Davis who left after one season to take a more lucrative assistant coaching job at Camden County High School in Kingsland, Georgia.
Matanzas football kicker and soccer player Landon Grover has committed to play football at Division II Kentucky State.
Previously, Grover had planned to play both sports at a Divison III school, but the opportunity to be able to kick for a Division II football team outweighed playing two sports, Pirates football coach Matt Forrest said.
Another Matanzas football player, lineman Ahmad Louis-Charles signed with Massachusetts Maritime Academy, a Division III football program.
Flagler Palm Coast’s boys tennis team defeated Nease 4-1 in the Class 4A regional semifinals on Tuesday, April 23. The Bulldogs travel to Gainesville Buchholz on Thursday April 25 in the Region 1 final. Seabreeze also won its boys regional semfinal, 4-0 over Orlando Edgewater and will meet the Lyman-Auburndale winner in the Region 3-3A final on April 25.
Matanzas’ softball team improved to 16-3 with a 6-4 victory at Palatka on Tuesday, April 24. Ashley Sampselle hit a home run and picked up the victory in the circle. Freshmen Ava Henige and Alondra Vincenty drove in a combined five runs. Henige had a pair of hits and three RBIs, while Vincenty had a two-run double.
The Pirates host Pine Ridge in their final regular-season game at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. They will be back home on Tuesday, April 30, for a District 4-5A semifinal. The top-seeded Pirates will play the Mainland-Pine Ridge winner.
The MetroHealth Super Seniors Pickleball Tournament is scheduled for May 3-5 at Pictona at Holly Hill. MetroHealth is awarding $5,000 in prize money each day of the three-day tournament.