- November 16, 2025
Matanzas' individual qualifier Olivia Rabbat warms up before her Baker match against Isabella Williamson at the FHSAA state tournament held in Orlando. Photo by Michele Meyers
Matanzas' individual qualifier Olivia Rabbat warms up before her Baker match against Isabella Williamson at the FHSAA state tournament held in Orlando. Photo by Michele Meyers
Flagler Palm Coast student Mya Kelly bowls in the first team qualification round at the FHSAA state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 29 in Orlando. Photo by Michele Meyers
The Matanzas Pirates girls bowling team (left to right) Skyleen Ramos, Mady Hate, Natalie Beaulieu (back), Emma Ball and Julia McNeal finish 23rd at the FHSAA state championship tournament in Orlando on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Photo by Michele Meyers
The Matanzas girls bowling team (left to right) Skyleen Ramos, Mady Hate, Natalie Beaulieu (back), Emma Ball and Julia McNeal cheer for teammate Olivia Rabbat as she competes in round one of the individual matches at the FHSAA state championship tournament in Orlando on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Photo by Michele Meyers
Flagler Palm Coast's Mya Kelly (center) expresses frustration after bowling a frame during the qualification rounds at the FHSAA state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center in Orlando. Photo by Michele Meyers
Flagler Palm Coast's Destiny Bonvouloir (center) enjoys a moment with her teammates during the qualification rounds at the FHSAA state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center in Orlando. Photo by Michele Meyers
Flagler Palm Coast's Mya Kelly (left) and Izzy Oliva (center) check the score during the qualification rounds at the FHSAA state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center in Orlando. Photo by Michele Meyers
The Flagler Palm Coast bowling team congratulates Izzy Oliva (right) during the qualification rounds at the FHSAA state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center in Orlando. Photo by Michele Meyers
Matanzas' Olivia Rabbat practices before her match against Isabella Williamson in the first championship round at the FHSAA state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center in Orlando. Photo by Michele Meyers
Flagler Palm Coast's bowlers (left to right) Kailyn Ball, Mya Kelly, Victoria DaSilva-CarvalheiraOlivia and Izzy Oliva are excited during the qualifying rounds at the FHSAA state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center in Orlando. Photo by Michele Meyers
Flagler Palm Coast boys bowling coach Kevin Hand watches as the girls team competes in the state tournament qualification rounds at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Photo by Michele Meyers
Flagler Palm Coast Bulldog Mya Kelly concentrates on the pins during the state tournament qualification rounds at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Photo by Michele Meyers
Flagler Palm Coast Bulldog Mya Kelly bowls during the state tournament qualification rounds at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Photo by Michele Meyers
Matanzas' Olivia Rabbat practices before her match against Isabella Williamson in the first championship round at the FHSAA state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center in Orlnado. Photo by Michele Meyers
The Matanzas' girls bowling team gathers before the FHSAA state tournament qualification rounds at the Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Photo by Michele Meyers
Flagler Palm Coast was one pin away from qualifying for the girls team championship rounds at the state bowling championships Oct. 28-30 at Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center in Orlando.
FPC placed 17th in the qualifying standings with a 2,804 pin total. Groveland South Lake took the 16th and final spot with a total of 2,805 pins. Matanzas placed 23rd in the qualifying standings.
Matanzas senior Olivia Rabbat placed 12th in the individual finals. She qualified for the championship bracket with a 791 four-game series to earn the 13th seed.
Rabbat lost to Melbourne's Isabella Williamson in the first round of finals, and then won a consolation match against Emily Marmolejo of East River before getting eliminated by East River's Larielle Tharps, who went on to win three more rounds before losing in the consolation final.
Rabbat placed 77th in her first trip to state last year.
FPC's first-year coach Vicky Eaton said it was very exciting to see the Bulldogs compete this year, win the District 1 championship and advance to state.
“They did amazing,” she said. “We’ve had one injury this year and, of course, regular illnesses, but we got through all of that. We made it. It’s hard because there are not a lot of girl teams. A lot of times, we’d go to matches and there’d be no other team to play but we would always make sure that we bowled our games, so we that we got in the mindset.”
Eaton said the Bulldogs faced some adversity during multiple qualifying rounds at Boardwalk Bowl when the lanes shut down, pins failed to rack and balls were not returned.
“Losing by one pin was devastating, but I never would have imagined, coming into states, that we would have the obstacles that we had,” she said. “You lose your drive, lose your momentum. I think that’s one thing that we need to be more prepared for — just like games outside, you’re not always going to have perfect weather or the perfect day. That’s something that my team has got to learn to overcome.”
Matanzas coach Jennifer Warren said her focus this year was to get the entire team to advance to districts for the first time.
I am so proud of Olivia. She really stepped up this year, attending the practices and mentoring the other bowlers.
— JENNIFER WARREN, Matanzas girls bowling coach
“Last year, when we were here [with only Rabbat qualifying], it was really cool and really exciting, but I felt like it wasn’t as much fun because we were so lonely,” Warren said. “So, my focus all year was to try to get a team together that would advance to districts so there would be people around [Rabbat]. I am so proud of Olivia. She really stepped up this year, attending the practices and mentoring the other bowlers. I think she felt, as well, that she needed that support of others.”
Warren is losing her two top bowlers in seniors Rabbat and Sky Ramos.
“Moving forward, I currently work for Indian trails Middle School, so I really need to start developing a team for next year,” she said. “That’s where my thinking is right now, maybe doing a bowling club at the middle school, something to feed into the high school next year.”
