- December 4, 2025
This story was updated Aug. 17.
High School fall sports seasons begin next week, but the Matanzas cross country teams will get a jump on the season with their end-of-the-summer Preseason Pirate Relays at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. There will be two-person, three-person and mixed-gender 5K relay events. Seven teams are expected to compete.
The cross country season begins in earnest with the 14th annual Spikes and Spurs Classic hosted by Flagler Palm Coast on Aug. 23 at the Flagler County Fairgrounds. The boys race is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. with the girls race following.
Officially, fall sports start on Monday, Aug. 18, when Matanzas hosts Spruce Creek in bowling at 3:30 p.m. at Palm Coast Lanes. Seabreeze hosts Mainland on Aug. 20 at Ormond Lanes.
In volleyball, Seabreeze will open at home against Atlantic at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 19. FPC and Mainland both open at home on Aug. 20 against Father Lopez and Deltona, respectively. Both matches start at 6:30 p.m.
Mainland and Seabreeze's boys golf teams will play at Daytona Golf Club on Aug. 19, while the girls teams will face off at Riviera on Aug. 20. Matanzas boys golf hosts Menendez and St. Augustine on Aug. 21. FPC's girls golf team hosts DeLand on Aug. 21.
Noah Quintero, 10, a fifth grader at Pathways Elementary School, began inline speed skating at Astro Skate in Ormond Beach in October, 2024. Two months later, he placed fourth in his first team competition.
Noah has been entered into the Youth Athlete of the Year competition and came in 17th place through the first round which ended Aug. 7, qualifying him for the second round. Noah also finished among the top 15 in the second round ending Aug. 14 to advance to the third round. Voters may vote once daily for free or anytime with a donation vote that supports the V Foundation For Cancer Research and the Why Not You Foundation. For more info go to athleteoftheyear.org
The Flagler Palm Coast girls soccer team participated in 35 team activities over the summer, including beach workouts, bridge runs, indoor soccer, track work, 7v7 league competition and daily weight-room training which included ACL injury prevention. After-school workouts began Aug. 12. Team tryouts are scheduled in the second week of October with the first home game schedule for Nov. 4 against St. Augustine.
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