- January 16, 2026
Matanzas girls weightlifting seniors pose with their senior posters. Front row: Katelyn Meade, Mandy Flaherty, Aurora Simmons, Isabella Hille, Alana McDuffie, Addison Hoeni, Amariana Brown and Kaya Breckenridge. Back Row: Madison Terry, Alicia Porter, Emma Winter, Prisayiss Leslie, Eva Ossler and Jordyn Crews. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Seabreeze 129-pounder Camila Arellano bench pressed 130 pounds, tying Matanzas 183-pounder Katelyn Meade for the highest bench press on the night. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas' Queen Williams bench presses. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Seabreeze's Ella Dunaway bench presses. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Seabreeze's Anna Evans bench presses. Photo by Brent Woronoff
The Matanzas girls weightlifting team celebrated Senior Night with a sweep of Seabreeze on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the Pirates’ gym.
Matanzas won the Olympic competition 67-14 and the traditional competition 60-19.
Seabreeze won only two of the 10 weight classes, but Camila Arellano, the Sandcrabs’ 129-pounder, not only won both competitions, but she also had the highest totals at the meet of 260 pounds in Olympic and 280 pounds in traditional.
Arellano had the highest clean-and-jerk lift of the night at 150 pounds, tied for the highest bench press of 130 pounds with Matanzas 183-pounder Katelyn Meade and tied for the second highest snatch lift of 110 pounds. Matanzas’ Jordyn Crews, who won both titles at 139 pounds, had the highest snatch lift of 115 pounds, while Matanzas unlimited lifter, Ella Raffo, also had a snatch lift of 110 pounds.
Seabreeze’s Ella Dunaway won the 154-pound Olympic title with a 180 total, and the Sandcrabs’ Savannah Surgent won the 154-pound traditional title with a 225 total.
Matanzas’ double winners were Elaina Padilla (185 Olympic total, 210 traditional total) at 110 pounds; Amara Nagel (185 and 210) at 119; Crews (250, 250) at 139; Meade (240, 265) at 183; Kendall Meade (185, 200) at 199; and Raffo (250, 260) at unlimited.
Matanzas other winners were Prisayiss Leslie (125 total) at Olympic 101; Chloe Cheek (140) at traditional 101; Madison Terry (180) at Olympic 169; and Madelyn May (205) at traditional 169.
Before the match the Pirates celebrated seniors Crews, Terry, Leslie, Katelyn Meade, Mandy Flaherty, Aurora Simmons, Isabella Hille, Alana McDuffie, Addison Hoeni, Amariana Brown, Kaya Breckenridge, Alicia Porter, Emma Winter and Eva Ossler.
Matanzas and Flagler Palm Coast will compete in the District 3-3A meet on Jan. 24 at St. Johns Creekside. Seabreeze and Mainland will compete in districts on Jan. 21 — Seabreeze at the District 8-2A meet at New Smyrna Beach and Mainland at the District 4-3A meet at Spruce Creek.
