- September 11, 2024
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The Matanzas boys and girls golf teams got a treat a week before their first match. The two teams received a total of over $8,000 in golf equipment to use in the upcoming season.
Drive Fore the Future Foundation donated eight sets of Callaway golf clubs and bags to the teams plus 50 team polos, golf balls, tees and T-shirts.
The boys team received four sets of men’s right-handed clubs and one set of men’s left-handed clubs. The girls team received three seets of women’s right-handed clubs.
The boys team, with new head coach Ethan Buchanan, begins the season on Aug. 20 against Seabreeze at Palm Harbor Golf Club. The girls open on Aug. 27 against Flagler Palm Coast.
Palm Coast resident Victoria Rodriguez never ran in a marathon before. She plans to run in the New York City Marathon on Nov. 3 in honor of her mother, Linda, who celebrated her fifth anniversary on March 13 of receiving a heart transplant.
Rodriguez is running as part of Team Heart and Stroke for the American Heart Association. There were 120 applicants for a spot on the team, Rodriguez said, and she was one of 45 who were selected.
As part of the team she has committed to raise $5,000 for the the AHA. So far she has raised $3,736. Her deadline is Oct. 22.
“My mom is a huge important part of my life and has been a Palm Coast resident for over 20 years now,” Rodriguez said. Five years ago, Rodriguez thought she lost Linda. Now every day is a blessing, Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez has been training since March. Her goal is to finish the 26.2 miles in just over six hours.
While she is training for a marathon, she is in a sprint to be able to finish her fund-raising commitment for a cause that is very dear to her.
“It was truly amazing to watch my mom heal and have a second chance at life,” Rodriguez said.
To help Rodriguez reach her goal, go to http://www2.heart.org/goto/vr024
Flagler Palm Coast alum Mardy Gilyard will be inducted into the University of Cincinnati's Athletics Hall of fame. Gilyard is one of eight members of the 2024 class.
Gilyard helped lead Cincinnati to back-to-back Big East football championships in 2008 and 2009. He was the conference's Special Teams Player of the Year both of the years and was a first team All-American receiver and kick returner.
He finished ninth in Heisman Trophy voting in 2009 when he led the Bearcats to an undefeated regular season on the way to the Sugar Bowl. He went on to play for the Rams, Eagles and Jets in the NFL.
