- July 12, 2025
Flagler Palm Coast graduate Carson Baert has signed a letter of intent to wrestle at Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia.
Baert is a three-time state wrestling qualifier, placing fifth as a senior this year at 157 pounds in the Class 3A tournament. He compiled a 51-8 record for the Bulldogs this past season. Davis & Elkins is an NCAA Division II athletic program competing in the Mountain East Conference.
The Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Governors approved the implementation of a basketball shot clock for postseason play beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
The board also tweaked the baseball postseason best-of-three format that was adopted this past season. The regional quarterfinal will return to a single-elimination game, while the best-of-three format in the regional semifinals and finals will be played at the higher seed on Friday and Saturday with a doubleheader Saturday if necessary.
Mainland advanced to the semifinals of the Florida State University 7v7 football tournament on June 18. The Bucs lost to Jacksonville Raines in the semis on the last play of the game. Matanzas went 4-2 in the tourney. After going 3-1 in pool play, the Pirates advanced to the second round of elimination games with a loss to Class 4A Alabama state champ Jackson.
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