Southwest Sports - 02/16/12

The Wildfire ‘97 14-under fastpitch softball team wins the Gold Division at the Independent Softball Association 2011 Fall State Championship held in Lakeland. Celebrating their win are (front, l. to r.) Erin Larsen, Sydney Pollock, Emily Martin, Hannah Futo, Racquel Fournet, (back, l. to r.) manager Wes Pollock, Cassie Parr, coach Keith Fournet, Carlin Hagmaier, Parker Conrad, coach Steve Parr, Alyssa O’Donahoe, coach Tim O’Donahoe and Dominique Johns.

Foundation Academy’s inaugural girls soccer team celebrates the end of the season. Kudos to (front, l. to r.) Kayla Aviles, Kami Collazo, Samantha Hanley, Liza Carr, Cheyenne Good, Sophia Fitzgibbon, (second row, l. to r.) Allie Lott, Madison Morris, Danielle Alvarez, Emily Woodhouse, Sinead Murphy, Maria Alejandra Serrano, (third row, l. to r.) Celeste Nascimento, Taylor Emanuel, Haleigh Graziotti, Lexie Birk, Morgan Hassel, Delaney Sharp, (back, l. to r.) coach Lisa Mester, Kylee Butcher, Andrea Carolina Serrano, Danielle Lauriout, Mikaela Hardin, Carolyn Conover and coach Ashley Mester. Not pictured: Sarah Smith.

Sunset Park Elementary School Running Club members (front, l. to r.) Andres delCastillo, Jacob Jahreis, (back, l. to r.) Jose Medina, Robert Delgado, Alvin Naiju and Andrew Jahreis participate in a 5K at SeaWorld Orlando.

Brennan Spencer took home top honors from the Light 160 Division of the 2011 Lil New Smyrna 500. The Citrus Oaks resident also is the New Smyrna Quarter Midget Racing Association Light 160 2011 Series Champion.

 Kudos to the members of Southwest Middle School’s girls volleyball team for making it to this season’s final four championship round. The team finished the season with a record of 7-1.
The Gr8 to Don8 8K will be held March 31 at Lyman High School, located at 865 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd. in Longwood. Registration begins at 7 a.m., the 8K kicks off at 8 a.m., and a 5K will be held at 8:05 a.m. Awards will be presented at 9:45 a.m.
The cost is $22 before March 1, $25 from March 1 through March 30, and $30 the day of the event (cash or check only). Students age 18 and younger are $15. Proceeds will benefit TransLife, which saves and improves lives through organ and tissue donation, and public education, as well as honors donors and their loved ones.
For more information, visit
www.gr8todon8.com on the Web.

The West Orange Warriors 11-under travel baseball team volunteered to serve dinner through the Matthew’s Hope homeless outreach program in Winter Garden. Located on the property of Church of Christ of West Orange, the nonprofit organization serves the homeless community Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

FlagFootball4Fun is accepting registrations for spring flag football for boys and girls ages 5 through 16 in Dr. Phillips, Windermere and the surrounding areas. All skill levels are welcome, and there are no tryouts. The format is five-on-five with no contact, and everyone receives equal playing time.
The cost is $109 through Feb. 19 and $129 from Feb. 20 through March 18. Players receive a jersey and flags.
Practices begin April 9, and the first game is April 15. Games are held each Sunday. The season concludes with an end-of-season jamboree.
For more information, call 407-219-9692 or visit www.flagfootball4fun.com on the Web.

The Pink Ponies 14-under flag football team wins its age division at the 2011 Mosquito Bowl National Flag Football Tournament that was held in Apopka. The players live in Windermere and Winter Garden, and the majority played tackle football together for the West Orange Wildcats.