Emmett Rosania receives the Two-Year Discipline Coin from Dragon Institute Sifu Adam Williss. Courtesy photo
Matanzas swimmer Faith Liebel sings the national anthem before the Bartram Trail-Matanzas swim meet Sept. 10 at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas won the boys 200-medley relay in a meet against Bartram Trail on Sept. 10 before the meet was discontinued because of lightning. From left, Leo Peters, Fletcher Lasicki, Alex Demers and Nelson Rojas. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Emmett Rosania, a student at the Dragon Institute martial arts school in Bunnell, has earned his Two-Year Discipline Coin, recognizing that he has practiced Wing Chun Kung Fu every day for two years straight.
“That’s a pretty big deal for anyone, but especially for a kid,” said Dragon Institute Sifu Adam Williss. “At The Dragon Institute, one of the biggest things we try to teach is that martial arts isn’t just about learning punches, kicks or techniques. We use Wing Chun to teach discipline, perseverance, integrity and personal responsibility.”
One way to reinforce that, Williss said, is through the Discipline Coin program.
“The emphasis isn’t on who is the most talented or who learns the fastest. It’s about developing the habit of showing up and doing the work,” Williss said. “Emmett has really taken that to another level. Practicing every single day for two straight years is exactly the kind of discipline we hope kids take with them beyond the kung fu school and into the rest of their lives.”
A big part of the kids program, Williss said, is Dragon PIE: Perseverance, Integrity and Education.
Seabreeze defeated Matanzas 178-182 in a girls golf match on Sept. 14 at Palm Harbor Golf Club.
The Sandcrabs won the match on the strength of Sabrina Smith’s 2-under 34. Gianna Lomash was the only other Sandcrab to shoot under 50 with a 46.
All four Matanzas golfers shot in the 40s, led by Scarlett MacKenzie with a 40. Mary Grace Seward shot a 46, McKenzie Harrington shot a 47 and Willa Furnari shot a 49. The two teams were scheduled to play again on Sept. 16 at Riviera Country Club in Ormond Beach.
The Flagler Palm Coast boys swim team placed second behind DeLand at the Record Breaker Invitational on Sept. 12 at the Port Orange YMCA. The FPC girls placed third behind first-place Spruce Creek and runner-up DeLand.
The FPC boys won the 200-yard medley relay with Alexander Rudik, Sammy Cimbala, Noah Roznos and Kyle Pawulski finishing in 1:43.90, nearly two seconds ahead of second-place Spruce Creek. Cimbala also won the 200 individual medley (2:04.55) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:57.88) and joined Pawulski, Roznos and Rudik to win the 400-yard freestyle relay. Rudik also captured the 100 fly (54.38).
Among the girls, FPC’s Stella Guymon won the 50-yard freestyle in 25.72 seconds. Emma Gilbert placed first in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:58.61.
Matanzas and Bartram Trail only got a few events in before the lightning alarm sounded at their swim meet on Sept. 10 at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center. The Pirates won the boys 200-yard medley with Alex Demers (backstroke), Leo Peters (butterfly) and Nelson Rojas (breaststroke) finishing in 1:50.97.
Father Lopez’s Lucy Fulton placed 32nd with a personal-record time of 21:58 at the Astronaut Invite on Sept. 12 in Titusville. Among the boys, Liam Harman (19:19) and Walker Ouellette (19:58) each ran PR times.
Former Mainland High defensive back Myron Shafer III had an interception for Bethune-Cookman in the Wildcats’ 43-18 win against Stetson on Sept. 12 at Daytona Stadium. Shafer’s interception with 3:20 left led to B-CU’s final touchdown as time ran out.
FPC grad Colby Cronk, a sophomore defensive tackle at North Carolina State, had two tackles, assisted on a tackle for loss and added a quarterback hurry against Richmond on Sept. 11.
Volleyball player Rylan Miller of Palm Coast, who played three years for Matanzas, is a freshman libero at the University of Georgia. She has played in 18 sets and has 21 digs and two assists for the 7-2 Bulldogs.
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