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The Super Girl Surf Pro beach lacrosse champs. Courtesy photo.
The Volusia County Ocean Rescue Lifeguard team of Mackenzie Nichols, McKenzie Manhart, Addie Smurdon, Mackenzie OKeefe took first place in the Surf Lifesaving Competition. Courtesy photo
The Flagler Bulldogs 10U team. Courtesy photo
Andre Troup was named the 10U MVP. Courtesy photo
The Flagler Bulldogs' 12U team. Courtesy photo
CJ Perkins was named 12U MVP. Courtesy photo
The Flagler Bulldogs 8U team. Courtesy photo
The Flagler Bulldogs 6U team. Courtesy photo
Matanzas athletic director Jordan Butler is stepping down to take a job with Baker’s Sports.
Butler has been the Pirates’ AD since July, 2021. Before that he was the director of the Flagler County Youth Center for two years and was the head baseball coach at Flagler Palm Coast from 2012 to 2019.
“Matanzas is a great place. I’ve really enjoyed my time here, but an opportunity came up where I was able to work from home and spend more time with my family,” he said. “I talked it over with my wife. It was a tough decision, but I decided it was time to step away.”
Butler, who has two young daughters, said with his new position he’ll be getting his nights and weekends back.
“One night I got home to put my 6-year-old daughter to bed, and she said, ‘I like when you’re home, because you’re never home,’” Butler said. “It’s a tough job. It requires a lot.”
Matanzas has been advertising for a new AD since Nov. 6. Butler said he will remain with the school until January, so he can help the new AD with the transition.
“The last thing I want to do is leave Matanzas hanging and leave my coaches hanging,” he said.
He is also looking for assistant baseball coaches to help head coach Jim Perry.
“We’ve struggled getting assistant coaches for baseball,” Butler said. “So we’re casting a wide net.”
Seabreeze senior Riley Fletcher finished tied for 10th at the Class 2A state golf championships Nov. 15-16 at the Mission Inn Resort & Club Las Colinas Course in Howey-in-the-Hills. Fletcher shot 76-76—152.
A few girls from Matanzas, Flagler Palm Coast and Seabreeze represented Volusia and Flagler counties at the U.S. Air Force Super Girl Surf Pro on Nov. 8-10 at Jacksonville Beach.
Matanzas’ Camryn Greiner, Mia Apfelbach and Paityn Lawrence and FPC’s Ashley McPhail helped their team finish first in the beach lacrosse tournament
The Volusia County Ocean Rescue Lifeguard team of Seabreeze’s Mackenzie OKeefe, Mackenzie Nichols and Addie Smurdon and Matanzas’ McKenzie Manhart took first place in the Surf Lifesaving Competition. They competed in. Run Swim Run, Distance Swim, Four by One Relay and Beach Flags.
OKeefe and Smurdon placed in the Florida High School Athletic Association state swim championships two days before the Super Girl. Manhart went on to compete in the JROTC Raiders meet on Nov. 16.
All four Flagler Bulldogs youth tackle football teams were victorious Nov. 10 in the Mid-Florida Football and Cheer Conference Super Bowl at the New Smyrna Beach Sports Complex.
It was the first time Flagler has swept all four divisions, showcasing the dedication and skill of their young athletes.
The 6U team secured a thrilling 15-12 victory, setting the tone for the day. The 8U team was flawless with a 13-0 win. The 10U team completed its undefeated season with a dominating 32-0 performance. Finally, the 12U took a hard-fought 19-12 victory.
The 10U team advances to nationals in Plant City. The Bulldogs have set up a Go Fund Me page at https://gofund.me/b9d8a3e1 for help to cover expenses such as room and board for players and coaches during the tournament and opportunities for extracurricular activities during the players’ downtime.
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