- April 25, 2024
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Seabreeze athletic director Brad Montgomery presented the girls' bowling team with their state championship rings during halftime of the Sandcrabs' season-opening football game on Thursday, Aug. 25.
The 2021-22 squad was the first in school history to win a state bowling championship.
Coach Paul Shuler and bowlers Breanna Hess, Hailey Holcomb, Stacey Spaulding, Kara Beissel, Sofia Allem, Maelyn Sniffen and Isabella Fontanelli received their rings on the Daytona Stadium field.
Junior Senna Thayer is a six-rotation player for the Matanzas volleyball team, and she showcased her versatility, contributing in several ways to the Pirates’ three-set victory over Flagler Palm Coast on Aug. 25.
Thayer had five aces, eight digs, two blocks and eight kills in Matanzas’ 25-10, 25-16, 25-16 win at the Bulldogs’ gym.
Francesca Good led the Pirates with nine kills. Hanna Schagen added eight kills, Sydney Moses had eight digs and 33 assists and freshman libero Rylan Miller had 15 digs.
“We didn’t pass well,” said Matanzas coach Dawn Moses. “That’s probably our biggest struggle this year. Rylan passes great, but we need other people to step up. It’s tough (for one player). That’s 30 feet you’ve got to cover.”
The Pirates improved to 1-1 after losing in four sets to Seabreeze in their season opener and spoiled the debut of FPC's new coach Nicole Puritis.
The Bulldogs host Mainland on Thursday Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. It will be neon theme night for the student section. The Pirates have four straight road matches.
Running against an elite field, Matanzas senior Zach Spooner finished 146th out of 337 runners in the boys elite division at Cecil Field Summer Classic cross country meet Aug. 26 at New World Golf in Jacksonville.
Spooner ran a 17:53. Tallahassee Leon junior Patrick Koon, the top-ranked runner in the state, won the race by eight seconds over Rockledge’s Devin Makousky with a time of 15.22.
Matanzas junior Christian Norfolk fnished 197th with a time of 18:24. Freshman Blaine Vogel was 231st at 18:58. Senior Jaden Smith was 236th at 19:05 and senior Kaden Golder ran 19:09 for 245th place.
The Matanzas girls ran in the girls varsity race with junior Sierra Howard leading the way with a 25th-place finish at 22:16. Sophomores Evanne Miller (22:59) and Maria Phillips (23:21) finished 41st and 46th respectively. Junior Nina Rodriguez was 54th with a 23:39.
Former Seabreeze and FPC baseball coach Anthony Campanella has taken a teaching job at Deltona High School and will also coach the Wolves' baseball team.
Campanella had thought he was retiring from high school coaching when he stepped down as the Bulldogs' head coach in May. He has coached baseball in Volusia and Flagler counties for 29 years and has won 456 games as a head coach.
Michele Meyers contributed to this story. Send news and results to [email protected]
