Southwest Sports - 06/02/11
The Wildfire ’98 fastpitch softball team wins the 12-under A bracket at the Flowers for Mom tournament held in Ocoee. Team members (front, l. to r.) Brittney Matthews, Mackenzie Shepherd, Lucy Fry, Kate and Kailey Wiles, Brianna Jenkins, Sam Golden, Lexie Blair, Sam Moore, Jill Chabot, Jeda Folk, Ciara MacAleavey and Taylor Vanarsdol celebrate the victory with their mothers (back). |
The Wildfire ’98 fastpitch softball team defeated the Aftershock ’98 with a score of 10-2 to be named champion of the 12-under A bracket of the Flowers for Mom tournament held in Ocoee. The players celebrated the win with their mothers. |
Team Orlando places second in the Amateur Athletic Union Easter Classic Basketball Tournament held at ESPN Wide World of Sports. Kudos to (l. to r.) head coach Wayne Washington, Barry Babbitt, Alex Apuzzo, Izic Vanegas, Xavier Burrow, Jeff Trudeau, Devante Able and assistant coach De’jon Everson. |
Team Orlando placed second in the 16-year-olds division of the Amateur Athletic Union Easter Classic Basketball Tournament held at ESPN Wide World of Sports. The event is one of the most competitive basketball tournaments held during the spring, and it includes teams from Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. |
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Orlando Area Rowing Society men’s varsity eight team members (l. to r.) Charlie Harding, Ben Delaney, Rob Sabis, Drew Dobson, Riley Messer, Max Carter, Ryan Furey, Nick Vernace and Matthew Clonts earn a bronze medal at the 46th annual Florida Scholastic Rowing Association Florida State Championship. |
Orlando Area Rowing Society competed at the 46th annual Florida Scholastic Rowing Association Florida State Championship held in Sarasota. OARS, which is composed of 95 students from local public and private high schools, took home one silver and five bronze medals. The two-day event drew athletes from 41 Florida high school and youth club teams, and the top teams qualified to compete at the Southeast District Youth Championship held last month in Georgia. |
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Eddie Santos (back, far right), president of FC Elite Soccer Academy, greets FC Dallas MLS players (back, l. to r.) Jair Benitez, Milton Rodriguez, Marvin Chavez and league MVP David Ferreira, who visited with FC Elite students. |
| The Central Florida Pediatric Therapy Foundation will hold its inaugural charity golf tournament June 25 at 8 a.m. at Stoneybrook West Golf Club. The cost is $80 per player, and proceeds will benefit the nonprofit’s work with adults and children with disabilities. For more information, call 352-394-0212 or visit www.faithprojects.org on the Web. |
| FC America will hold tryouts for the 2011-12 soccer season through June 7 at Trotter’s Park, located at 1900 Lee Road in Winter Park. Dates and times vary depending on age and gender. Registration is available by phone or online. For more information or to register, call 321-251-4920 or visit www.fcamerica.org on the Web. |
| The WNBA Seattle Storm drafted The First Academy alumna Krystal Thomas during the third round of the 2011 WNBA draft. Thomas served as TFA student body president for the 2006-07 school year and was named 2007 Gatorade Player of the Year, 2007 EA Sports and Parade first-team All-American, 2007 McDonald’s All-American and 2007 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Basketball. She played center at Duke University, appearing in 131 games and scoring 793 points during her four years at the school. She is the daughter of Victor Thomas and the late Natalie Thomas, and a beloved member of the Deluzio family. |
