SIDELINES: Flag football, tennis and wrestling


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+ Lady Sandcrabs flag football rolls NSB 51-0

The Lady Sandcrabs bounced back from a tough 27-26 loss to shut out New Smyrna Beach 51-0 March 12. After leading 45-0 halftime, Seabreeze turned down the heat in the second half and ran the clock.

Starting quarterback McKenzie Bowlus finished with 285 total yards and threw for three touchdowns, ran for another two and returned an interception for a touchdown.

Taylor Nirschl had 110 yards rushing and a score, and Mikayla Laks had 75 yards receiving 2 TDs. Austin Tarlini led the Sandcrabs with eight flag pulls.

+ Mainland softball completes comeback against Father Lopez

After trailing 4-1 at the bottom of the second inning, the Mainland Lady Buccaneers stormed back to beat the Lady Green Wave 8-7 on Monday, March 16, in Daytona Beach.

As a team, the Bucs hit .487 on day, amassing 19 hits. Kaitlin Henderson, who got the win as the pitcher, went a perfect 5-5 with three runs. Siobhan Guest batted 1.000, going 4-4 with two RBIs and a run. Kaitlin Litke went 3-4 with two RBIs, two steals and a run. Josie Glass went 3-5 with an RBI and a run. Briana Savulak stole four bases the Lady Bucs.

+ Father Lopez Green Wave tennis remains undefeated

The Green Wave continues to dominate its competition on the tennis courts, reaching 10 straight team wins without a loss on the season. The boys are off to the best start in the school’s history, and they believe they are far from finished. Their latest opponent was DeLand, whom they shut out 7-0.

Will Greaves, Michael Munier, Zach Pifer, Connor Sikorski, Tyler Turnbull picked up singles wins for Lopez, and teams Greaves/Pifer and Connor/Sikorski didn’t drop any games in their doubles matches, winning both 8-0.

In girls’ action, Lopez won 4-3. Carlie Davis and Maya West picked up singles victories, and teams Davis/Caroline Herrero and West/Mady Ufheil won doubles matches. West improved to 11-0 in singles.

+ Ormond Beach Wrestling Club to return

After a short break, the Ormond Beach Wrestling Club will be returning to Ormond Beach to train kids between the ages of 10-18 who desire to wrestle or learn the sport. To have no experience isn’t necessary because coaches will train the basics of wrestling and advance to higher levels of teaching as appropriate.

All wrestlers will be able to participate in open tournament as they wish. The Club will start March 31, at St. Brendan’s Gym at 1000 Ocean Shore Blvd.

Training will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30 p.m. Ormond Beach Wrestling is affiliated with AAU and not with any Volusia schools.

For more information, call 679-3671 or 846-2698.

 

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