SIDELINES 11.3.2012

Palm Coast Observer
Sports

Flagler Palm Coast sweeps Five-Star cross-country championships
The Flagler Palm Coast cross-country teams swept the Five-Star Conference meet on Monday at Pine Ridge High School.

For the first time since 2004, the girls team took first place, finishing with 48 points (the lower, the better), a cool 23 points ahead of second-place finisher Spruce Creek.

Individual results are as follows:

Paige Way, fourth place (First Team All-Conference and personal best): 20:29
Sophia Clark, seventh place (First Team All-Conference and personal best): 21:17
Darien Halliday, eighth (First Team All-Conference and personal best): 21:23
Josie Davis, 10th (Second Team All-Conference): 21:25
Devonne Friday, 19th (Honorable Mention All-Conference): 22:28
Brittany Marino, 29th (personal best): 23:24
Juliya Kruglaka, 34th: 23:47

This was the first time the boys team won the conference since 2008, finishing with 26 points (the lower the better). Second place DeLand finished with 72 points.

Individual results are as follows:

Thomas Carroll, second place (First Team All-Conference and personal best): 16:07
Brad Walbert, third (First Team All-Conference): 16:52
Joseph Alter, sixth (First Team All-Conference): 17:18
Tyrell Roberson, seventh (First Team All-Conference): 17:22
Markell Peck, eighth (First Team All-Conference): 17:31
Dean Rulapaugh, 15th (Second Team All-Conference and personal best): 18:00.29
Tyler Diniro, 24th (Honorable Mention All-Conference): 18:21

In addition, the boys JV squad took first place, with seven runners finishing in the Top 11.

Next up, FPC will host the District 1-4A meet 8 a.m. Saturday, at the Flagler County Fairgrounds.

Matanzas cross-country finishes second, fourth in conference meet
The Matanzas High School cross-country teams competed in the St. Johns River Conference meet, and the boys finished second and the girls finished fourth.

Cameron Allen finished second in a personal best 16:12. Hannah Loder also took second place, finishing in 19:04.

Cameron, Randy Pires (personal best 17:04), David Perez (personal best 17:10), Loder and Dina Knight (20:18) all earned All-Conference honors.

Matanzas will host the District 4-3A championship meet Saturday, Nov. 3, at Princess Place Preserve. The girls begin at 9:30 a.m., the boys at 10:10.

Lady Pirates soccer: 1-1
The Matanzas Lady Pirates soccer team began its season Monday with an 8-0 win over Palatka, a St. Johns River Athletic Conference win.

Gabbi Paiz drilled home four goals and notched two assists. Freshman Karen Rodriguez netted two goals and collected two assists. Michelle Dominguez and Jessica Casanova scored one goal apiece. Baley Pickering had two assists.

Freshman keeper Bella Benvenuto and junior Kelsey Lukes combined to get a shutout between the pipes.

Matanzas then lost to Spruce Creek, 3-1, on Tuesday night. Paiz scored the Lady Pirates’ lone goal off an assist from Abby Barker.

Matanzas missed several scoring opportunities in the first 15 minutes, which came back to haunt them, coach Tony Benvenuto said.

“(We) did not pass well, shoot well and did not defend well, and when all these things fail at the same time, it can only translate in a loss,” Benvenuto said.

Flagler PAL to host basketball clinic
The Flagler County Police Athletic League will hold a basketball clinic 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Rymire Elementary School, 1425 Rymfire Drive, Palm Coast. Cost is $10.