- March 11, 2025
Matanzas' Jordan Mills wins the boys 400-meter hurdles at the Buffalo Invitational at the Villages. Photo by Abe and Rachel Mills
Pirates runners Evanne Miller and Jordyn Youngman get first and third place in the 200 meters. Photo by Abe and Rachel Mills
Matanzas' Christian Norfolk crosses the finish line in first place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:06. Photo by Abe and Rachel Mills.
Matanzas' Jeffrey Powell wins the 100 meters with an 11.60 time. Photo by Abe and Rachel Mills.
One week after winning a state wrestling championship, Matanzas’ Jordan Mills won the the 400-meter hurdles on March 9 at the Buffalo Invitational at the Villages.
Mills won by more than four seconds with a time of 1:01.17. It was his first track meet in two years. The senior missed last season while recovering from shoulder surgery. It was his first time running the 400 hurdles at a meet. The FHSAA sanctioned the event last year to replace the 300 hurdles.
Other Matanzas winners at the meet were Jeff Powell (11.6 seconds in the 100 meters), Christian Norfolk (2:06.54 in the 800 meters), Ladarien Baker (40 feet, 5 inches in the triple jump), Jordan Theus-Vale in the discus (109-1) and javelin (126-8), Evanne Miller in the girls 100 (12.92) and 200 (26.81) and the 4x400 relay (Sierra Howard, Jordan Youngman, Gabrielle Duncan and Miller, 4:19.37).
At the Lake Mary Invitational, Seabreeze’s Chandler Mitzo won javelin (152-6) and placed third in discus (114-11); freshman Lauren Lancing placed second in the girls 100 hurdles (16.0) and fourth in the 200 meters (26.43); and Emma Uneda was third in triple jump (32-9.75).
Father Lopez also had a pair of runners-up at Lake Mary: Ryan Herdel in the boys 200 (22.87) and Mackenzie Brewton in the girls shot put (29-8).
Seabreeze won two games at the Five Star Conference flag football tournament March 9 before losing to Spruce Creek, 18-6, in the championship game.
The Sandcrabs avenged a loss to Taylor two days earlier with a 19-0 win in the semifinals at the Sperling Sports Complex in DeLand. Seabreeze also beat Deltona, 9-6, in a first-round game. Mainland lost its first game of the season, 13-6, to Spruce Creek in the first round. Flagler Palm Coast fell to Taylor 21-14 in the first round.
Seabreeze finished third behind FPC and Spruce Creek in the Five Star Conference boys tennis tournament March 7-8 at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach. William Reece advanced to the final at No 4 singles.
Seabreeze finished fourth on the girls side. Gigi Henderson and Claudia Venables advanced to the final at No. 2 doubles. Creek won every final to win the girls team championship.
