- February 23, 2026
Not only did Flagler Palm Coast roll to the District 2-3A boys wrestling championship on Feb. 19 at Gainesville Buchholz, but all 13 FPC wrestlers qualified for the Region 1-3A tournament Feb. 27-28 at DeLand.
Seven Bulldogs won district championships: Jacob Hald (106 pounds), Braden Dailey (113), Kevin McLean (120), Trey Twilley (132), Lenny Fries (138), Gabe Moy (144) and JoJo Foalima (165).
Six other Bulldogs placed in the top four to advance: Buster Bossardet (third, 126), Michael Fries (second, 150), Ronden Ricks (second, 157), Doyvonne Leadon (third, 175), Brian Veal (third, 215) and Aiden Korth (third, 285).
The Bulldogs compiled 252.5 points, outdistancing second-place Buchholz with 215.
At the District 4-2A meet at New Smyrna Beach, Matanzas came away with eight regional qualifiers including district champ Jacob Gibson at 113 pounds. The Pirates other qualifiers were: Zayden Stoetzel (third, 120), Chris Cavallo (second, 126), Zachary Heselton (fourth, 132), Terry Marchman (third, 138), Landen Blackburn (second 144), Aiden Koedam (third, 150) and Jackson Marchman (second 215).
Seabreeze qualified six wrestlers: Kaiden Luj (fourth, 106), Nick Prokopovich (third, 144), Cash Kurz (fourth, 157), Jayce Gainer (second 165), Sam Moore (third, 175) and Zane DePaula (third, 215). Mainland qualified four: Christia Vicole (second, 113), Demetrius Boston (fourth, 138), Isaac Strozier (second, 175) and Tristan Bao (fourth, 215).