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DeAugustino leads Bulldogs to second-place Lyman Tournament

Flagler Palm Coast placed second out of 35 teams in the highly-competitive Lyman Tournament Saturday, Dec. 17, at Lyman High.

Bulldog Michael DeAugustino dominated his weight division, not allowing a single takedown throughout his defending championship run at 120 pounds.

The Bulldogs only lost to Lake Highland Prep, which is currently ranked No. 5 in the country. They were, however, able to beat last season’s regional champion Fleming Island by 37 points.

Damion Figuoera took second, and Avery Holder and Michael Martins placed third. After losing his first match, Vincent Ebanks won seven in a row to take third. Steve Canidate took fourth, and John Johnson placed fourth.

The Bulldogs will be back in action at the Knockout Christmas Tournament from Dec. 28-29, at Osceola.

Lady Pirates weightlifting win on senior night

The Matanzas lady Pirates crushed Crescent City and Atlantic 70-18 (CC)-2 (ATL) Thursday, Dec. 15, at Matanzas.

The Pirates placed either first or second in seven of 10 weight classes. Jessica Gesek won the 101-pound with 140 total pounds; 110: Danielle Thompson 235 total; 119: Bianca Secor 235 total; 129: Savannah Evans 210 total; 139: Olivia Herman 220 total; 183: Kaylee Mandt 315 total, 199: Juliana Smith 235; UNL: Chiara Longo 285 total.

Senior Sarah Dillion broke the 300-pound mark with 305 total pounds, and her best friend senior Kaylee Mandt tied the school record for the highest clean and jerk with 165 pounds.

"This senior class has been awesome," coach Sara Novak said. "I have 13 girls who have been with me all 4 years leaving the program. I think this senior class, whether a girl was a point scorer or an alternate, just truly loved the sport and loved how it made them feel both mentally and physically. One of my main goals in weightlifting is to build self-confidence, so when they do graduate from Matanzas, they feel good about themselves and are ready for the dynamic world we live in."

Matanzas will host a Lift-a-Thon fundraiser on Thursday, Jan. 5, at Matanzas.

Local athlete honored as All-American at football camp

While attending an Offense-Defense Football Camp this summer, Kadon Smith, 9, was named an All-American and was invited to participate in the 11th-annual Offense-Defense Bowl Week festivities, taking place at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Atlanta, GA!

Kadon, an offensive lineman for the Flagler Titans, was selected for this honor from thousands of athletes across the country.

Offense-Defense Sports has been running full-contact football instructional camps for the past 47 years and currently operates in approximately 80 camp locations nationwide all year long.

Hole-in-one

Tom Loney recorded a hole-in-one on Sunday, Dec. 4, on the 15th hole at Disney's Magnolia Golf Course during the FSGA Men's Net Four-Ball Championship Tournament. Loney used an 8-iron from 159 yards.

Lady Pirates and Bulldogs soccer set for rematch

FPC (15-2-2) beat Matanzas (9-7) 9-4 almost two weeks ago. The two will play again at 7:20 Thursday, Dec. 22, at FPC.