At the beginning of the season, Coach Walden’s goal for the team was to put winning numbers on the scoreboard, and he has accomplished that.
“We wanted to get the program on track, get a few wins and build a culture and discipline,” Walden said.
During Friday night’s game against Crystal River (Oct. 11), the Bears prevented the Pirates from putting any more points on the board in the fourth quarter.
Box Score
2A District 7 Boys Results
Team:
Hernando placed second @ 354
Weeki Wachee placed third @ 374
Nature Coast placed fourth @ 392
Springstead placed sixth @ 406
Central placed seventh @ 427
Individual:
2nd Weeki Wachee Jack Hurst 82
Article by Alice Mary Herden
Photography by Alice Mary Herden and Betty Kolar
After Springstead’s win against River Ridge on Monday for the 5A District 5 quarter-finals, the Eagles proceeded to play Lecanto, slotted in the number 2 spot within the 5A District.
Springstead lost to Lecanto 25-17 | 25-19 | 25-20 in the 5A District 5 semi-finals.
Tuesday's 4A District 6 Semi-Finals held at Nature Coast Tech brought many cheers and a few tears.
Monday Oct. 14, 2019-
5A District 5
Springstead 3, River Ridge 2
Springstead moves to semi-finals to take on Lecanto
4A District 6
Hernando 3 vs Cypress 0
Nature Coast Tech 3 vs Central 0
Hernando and Nature Coast Tech proceed to the semi-finals and battle it out Tuesday Oct. 15 at Nature Coast Tech.
Junior Varsity football season came to an end for Nature Coast on Oct 10, and they proudly take the bragging rights for the (unofficial) title for Hernando County’s JV Football Champions with a 6-0 season. Landing in at second is Hernando with 4-1.
“The goal was to go undefeated. I told them from the very beginning what needed to happen, was they needed to stay focused, and they needed to work when it was time to work. Never lose sight of what the goal was, and all year long, they stuck to it,” coach Chase Liggett said.
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“When it rains, it pours, when it pours, you score,” Fox Chapel’s eighth-grader Mike Lee said.
Even though the Tigers never scored a touchdown, they kept the Eagles from crossing over into their endzone beyond half-time, ending the game at 14-0 on Oct. 8, 2019.
“I was proud of Fox Chapel because, in the past, we would score forty-some points,” coach Genard Hudson said. “They showed a lot of improvement and gave us a challenge.”
Sometimes you need to step away from your everyday stresses and do something new to awaken your senses, to clear your mind and rejuvenate your body. There is a place to do just that. It’s off of Commercial Way in Spring Hill at 4242 Lake in the Woods Drive, and called WellCome OM Integral Healing & Education Center.
On October 5, the center held its official grand opening celebration offering tours of the campus as well as the many workshops, and programs the center offers weekly.
Fall baseball season began for Pasco-Hernando State College on September 22 as they traveled for their first two scrimmage games in Auburndale against Broward College then Polk State College in Winter Haven. After taking a well-deserved summer off from coaching, Lyndon Coleman says it’s great to be back.
It’s week two in middle school football- a beginning stage for players who are still gaining knowledge of position placement, offensive and defensive plays created by their coaches. At this age, kids are learning the concept of the game, as well as tackling adversity during the game.
However, it’s also what and how the coaches instill in their team.
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Despite the twenty times a yellow flag was thrown up in the air on Friday evening Sept. 27, 2019, both Weeki Wachee and Hernando High football teams excelled on one function- defense. If they didn’t, the scoreboard numbers would have been a whole other story.
“We have been all year pretty solid on defense,” coach Cook said. “ All those guys are really committed they want to get better. They are very positive, which is very difficult to do.”
