A pair of area baseball players have earned high praise from Florida sports writers.
Cardinal Mooney's Jon Zalud (Class 3A) and Out-of-Door Academy's A.J. Strong (1A) were named to their classification's first team all-state squads, which were released Tuesday.
Zalud, a senior, is a catcher and Strong, a junior, is an outfielder. Both players helped their teams reach the regional championship series in the spring.
Cardinal Mooney senior Nick Conforti made the second team as an outfielder, and classmate Tommy Goodman was named to the third team as an infielder. Pitchers Devin Carr (sophomore) and Michael Heller (senior) earned honorable mention.
The Thunder's Sean Fleeman (infielder), a junior, and Tony Gurry (utility) made the second team, while Taylor Emmons (utility) made the third team. Guiry and Emmons are seniors.
Saint Stephen's Conor McCarthy, a senior outfielder, was a second-team pick in Class 2A.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Southeast to be featured twice on game of the week
Bright House Sports Network will make two trips to Manatee County this fall for its football game of the week. Both games will include Southeast.
The Seminoles' regular-season opener against visiting Palmetto, scheduled for Sept. 4, and their Sept. 18th game with arch rival Manatee will be featured live on the network at 7:30 p.m.
The Seminoles' regular-season opener against visiting Palmetto, scheduled for Sept. 4, and their Sept. 18th game with arch rival Manatee will be featured live on the network at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Perez has shaky debut
Holmes Beach resident Chris Perez had a rough first outing with the Cleveland Indians.
Perez was touched for four runs and two hits in 2/3 of an inning during a 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday. Perez also hit a pair of batters and walked one.
An IMG graduate, Perez was acquired by the Indians on Saturday in a trade that sent Mark DeRosa to the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cardinals selected Perez with the 42nd pick of the 2006 draft. He went 3-3 with seven saves last season with St. Louis, and was 1-1 with a 4.18 ERA in 29 games this season before the trade.
Perez was touched for four runs and two hits in 2/3 of an inning during a 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday. Perez also hit a pair of batters and walked one.
An IMG graduate, Perez was acquired by the Indians on Saturday in a trade that sent Mark DeRosa to the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cardinals selected Perez with the 42nd pick of the 2006 draft. He went 3-3 with seven saves last season with St. Louis, and was 1-1 with a 4.18 ERA in 29 games this season before the trade.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Panthers place fourth
Bradenton Christian finished fourth out of the Florida High School Athletic Association's Class 1A private schools in the final 2008-09 Dodge Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards point standings. The Panthers had 231 points.
Points are awarded based on where schools finished in each of the FHSAA's recognized sports. The Panthers' boys basketball and volleyball teams reached the Class 1A final four, and the girls basketball and softball teams reached the regional tournament.
Robby Bennett was a state champion in the 110-meter hurdles at the Class 1A track and field finals.
According to athletic director Drew Mitchell, BCS hasn't finished this high in the Dodge Cup standings since winning the award the 1998.
Boynton Beach Lake Worth Christian was first out of Class 1A private schools with 307 points.
Points are awarded based on where schools finished in each of the FHSAA's recognized sports. The Panthers' boys basketball and volleyball teams reached the Class 1A final four, and the girls basketball and softball teams reached the regional tournament.
Robby Bennett was a state champion in the 110-meter hurdles at the Class 1A track and field finals.
According to athletic director Drew Mitchell, BCS hasn't finished this high in the Dodge Cup standings since winning the award the 1998.
Boynton Beach Lake Worth Christian was first out of Class 1A private schools with 307 points.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Hearing set for FPAE
A day after the Florida High School Athletic Association scheduled an emergency board meeting, a gender equity group was given its day to be heard.
---- Florida Parents for Athletic Equity, which is seeking a temporary injunction that would prevent the association from enacting its decision to pare down the prep sports schedules, had its hearing scheduled for July 17 by a federal court in Jacksonville, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
---- The group alleges that the FHSAA’s board of directors violated Title IX and were biased against female student-athletes when they decided in April to reduce varsity schedules by 20 percent and subvarsity schedules by 40 percent and excluded football.
---- Cheerleading schedules also went untouched, but since more than 36,000 boys in the state play football and just 4,000 girls, the group felt that decision lacked equity.
---- Last week, the six parents of female-student athletes filed a lawsuit against the FHSAA, and lawyers representing the plaintiffs filed the injunction as well as a temporary restraining order Friday.
---- Florida Parents for Athletic Equity, which is seeking a temporary injunction that would prevent the association from enacting its decision to pare down the prep sports schedules, had its hearing scheduled for July 17 by a federal court in Jacksonville, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
---- The group alleges that the FHSAA’s board of directors violated Title IX and were biased against female student-athletes when they decided in April to reduce varsity schedules by 20 percent and subvarsity schedules by 40 percent and excluded football.
---- Cheerleading schedules also went untouched, but since more than 36,000 boys in the state play football and just 4,000 girls, the group felt that decision lacked equity.
---- Last week, the six parents of female-student athletes filed a lawsuit against the FHSAA, and lawyers representing the plaintiffs filed the injunction as well as a temporary restraining order Friday.
Monday, June 22, 2009
FHSAA schedules board meeting
The Florida High School Athletic Association’s board of directors have scheduled an emergency meeting.
---- Greg Zornes, the board’s president, called for the meeting, which will take place 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 15. The meeting’s agenda centers around reconsidering the reduction of prep sports schedules, a measure the board approved during a April meeting.
---- A gender equity group called Florida Parents for Athletic Equity filed a lawsuit last week against the FHSAA, alleging the cuts, which called for a 20 percent reduction of varsity sports and 40 percent of subvarsity sports for all sports excluding football and cheerleading, violated Title IX and were based against female student-athletes.
---- Monday, the group filed for a temporary injunction against the FHSAA. Nancy Hogshead-Makar, a representative for the group, said a conference call has been scheduled for Tuesday to set a date for the injunction.
---- “Although the overriding reason for the reduction was to ease the financial burdens on the schools in Florida,” FHSAA executive director Roger Dearing said in a statement, “it would not help to turn around and have them pay money in legal feels for actions in litigation.”
---- Greg Zornes, the board’s president, called for the meeting, which will take place 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 15. The meeting’s agenda centers around reconsidering the reduction of prep sports schedules, a measure the board approved during a April meeting.
---- A gender equity group called Florida Parents for Athletic Equity filed a lawsuit last week against the FHSAA, alleging the cuts, which called for a 20 percent reduction of varsity sports and 40 percent of subvarsity sports for all sports excluding football and cheerleading, violated Title IX and were based against female student-athletes.
---- Monday, the group filed for a temporary injunction against the FHSAA. Nancy Hogshead-Makar, a representative for the group, said a conference call has been scheduled for Tuesday to set a date for the injunction.
---- “Although the overriding reason for the reduction was to ease the financial burdens on the schools in Florida,” FHSAA executive director Roger Dearing said in a statement, “it would not help to turn around and have them pay money in legal feels for actions in litigation.”
Kitchie leaving St. Stephen's
Matt Kitchie is leaving Saint Stephen’s.
The only head coach in the Falcons’ three-year history, Kitchie has been hired as the head coach at Land O’Lakes.
“I didn’t really have any intention of leaving Saint Stephen’s,” said Kitchie, who also coached and played at Southeast. “But I got an offer I couldn’t pass up.”
The Falcons went 11-14 under Kitchie. After spending three years as an independent, the Falcons will compete in Class 1B-District 6 in the fall.
Land O’Lakes went 8-2 last season en route to winning the Class 4A-District 8 title.
Kitchie replaces John Benedetto, who coached the program for 32 years.
The only head coach in the Falcons’ three-year history, Kitchie has been hired as the head coach at Land O’Lakes.
“I didn’t really have any intention of leaving Saint Stephen’s,” said Kitchie, who also coached and played at Southeast. “But I got an offer I couldn’t pass up.”
The Falcons went 11-14 under Kitchie. After spending three years as an independent, the Falcons will compete in Class 1B-District 6 in the fall.
Land O’Lakes went 8-2 last season en route to winning the Class 4A-District 8 title.
Kitchie replaces John Benedetto, who coached the program for 32 years.
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