Lake Mary Prep shows golf depth
Three-time defending girls golf state titlist Lake Mary Prep shot 287 to win this week’s Class 1A, Region 3 girls golf tournament by a 131 shots over runner-up Branford (418) — and the Griffins are doing it without senior
who placed second at state individually last season. Griffins coach
said Zhou sat out postseason competition because she will be playing against pros in an LPGA Tour event in China during the week of the 1A state tournament.
Lake Mary Prep will attempt to tie a state record with a fourth consecutive championship, Nov. 7-8, at Mission Inn. Lake Nona’s
the defending 3A girls golf state champion, shot 8-under-par 64 to win the Region 3 tournament at Orange Tree by seven shots and her squad to the team title. The Lions’ boys also were first.
State tourney play tees off Tuesday and Wednesday with the 2A tournaments. The 3A finals are Friday-Saturday, Nov. 3-4.
Apopka bowling coach said they went into “survival mode” after coming one match away from being eliminated in district play.
Trinity Prep beat Apopka 3-1 in the first round of the double elimination tournament, but the Blue Darters got redemption in the semifinal before taking down West Orange for the district championship.
The state championships begin November 1. (16:04). boys Winter Park again plans to host the Gergley Bowl football game on Thursday, Nov. 9, at Stadium at Showalter Field. Interested teams can contact by email at jmiller@cityofwinterpark.org. Jones quarterback
was voted by coaches as football MVP of the Florida Athletic Coaches Association district encompassing Orange and Osceola Counties. Orange City University running back
was MVP for the Seminole and Volusia County FACA district.
St. Cloud senior
could be in the mix for a podium finish at the Class 4A state cross country meet. He ran a career best time of 15 minutes, 51 seconds at the Pre-State meet in Tallahassee, edging out Lyman’s (15:53). Those times were the fifth and sixth fastest times in 4A this year.
The 4A leader board is loaded with area runners, including: Lake Minneola’s (15:46), Winter Springs’ (15:57),
Lake Mary’s (16:01) and Freedom’s