- December 9, 2025
Flagler Palm Coast girls wrestlers Alisha Vilar and Alexa Calidonio each followed their Flagler Rotary championships on Nov. 25 with a second consecutive tournament title at the Let Freedom Ring tourney on Dec. 6 Freedom High School in Orlando.
Vilar won the 155-pound championship at Freedom High with a 7-4 decision in sudden victory overtime against Lake Mary's Zaria Slater. She pinned her three opponents en route to the final. Calidonio won the 170-pound championship in Orlando with a 7-2 decision in the final against Aurora Edwards of Brantley County, Georgia. Calidonio pinned her first three opponents.
Joslyn Johnson, who won the 105-pound title at the Flagler Rotary, placed second at Let Freedom Ring. Breanna Higgins of Camden County, Georgia, pinned Johnson at 5:44 in the championship match. Johnson pinned her first three opponents.
Matanzas' Cardy Michel placed third at 125 pounds at Let Freedom Ring. Michel came back from an opening loss with four wins and a technical fall. She pinned Jada Williams of Aquilla Morgan High School in 51 seconds in the consolation final.
The Florida High School Athletic Association set tentative classifications and district assignments for the 2026 and 2027 football seasons. There will be one fewer classification next year for a total of seven — Rural and 1-6A.
Flagler Palm Coast and Mainland have been placed in the District 2-6A with DeLand, Ocala Forest and Spruce Creek. Matanzas was placed in District 3-5A with Belleview, Gainesville Buchholz, Orange Park Oakleaf, Ocala South Marion and Ocala West Port.
Seabreeze has been placed in District 6-4A with Orlando Bishop Moore, Deltona, New Smyrna Beach, Pine Ridge, Seabreeze and winter Springs. The schools will have a chance to appeal their placements.
Matanzas and Flagler Palm Coast hosted girls weightlifting tri-matches on Dec. 3. Matanzas won both the Olympic and traditional competitions against DeLand and Bartram Trail. Amara Nagel won both titles at 119 pounds, and Katelyn Meeks swept the titles at 183 pounds for the Pirates. Chloe Cheeks (101), Elaine Padilla (110) and Jordyn Crews (139) won traditional titles. Ella Raffo (unlimited) won the Olympic title.
FPC defeated Palatka and Menendez in Olympic and finished two points behind Palatka in traditional. Alexcia Lilavois (101), Angelis Rosa (110) and Lillian Ames (139) won both titles. Nya Williams (119) competed only in Olympic, winning with a 260-pound total. Aaradhana Moluguri (119) and Brianna Long (169) won in traditional.
FPC senior swimmer Matilda Noble set a school record this past season with a time of 1:00.05 in the 100 butterfly.
FPC graduate Colby Cronk, a freshman defensive end who was redshirted this year at North Carolina State, was one of three Wolfpack players named Swole Patrol Development Squad Players of the Year.
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