Matanzas Pirates

Coach Jon Kinsler and his Seabreeze boys soccer players believe they are better than their record indicates. The Sandcrabs improved to 5-3-1 with a 2-0 victory at Matanzas on Jan. 6.

The term “I should have” is not in Tate Winecoff’s vocabulary. The Matanzas High School senior likes to get involved. He plays football and basketball and will also be on the weightlifting team this spring.

Jada Williams, Makayla Catalan and Ava O’Malley scored goals for Flagler Palm Coast as the Bulldogs shut out Matanzas for the second time this season, 3-0 on Jan. 4 at the Pirates’ stadium. The result was much more palatable for the Pirates than FPC’s 8-0 win on Dec.

Ryan Miller doesn't give up, whether it's in the classroom, on the track or on the basketball court. Miller, an accomplished track and field athlete for Matanzas, hasn't had much of an opportunity to get on the basketball court. Not with people watching.

Since it was senior night for the Matanzas boys soccer team, it was only fitting that seniors scored all three goals for the Pirates in a 3-0 victory Dec. 17 against visiting Jacksonville Wolfson. Nick Ferrer, Joseph "Fuji" Powell and Andrew Alvarez each scored for the Pirates, who improved to 6-2-1.

The pregame was a bit sad for Matanzas girls soccer coach Scott Crooke as he honored 11 seniors Dec. 16. "I've been here the whole time they've been here," Crooke said.

Fatima Barham, a senior captain on the Matanzas Lady Pirates soccer team, plays every game as if it were her last. That might be because she remembers what it was like to sit out due to a hip surgery in 2019. And right knee surgery in February 2020.

Father Lopez guard Isaiah Eberheart did not score a point in the first half. But when it counted most he couldn't be stopped. Eberheart hit two driving layups in the final 30 seconds of overtime, including the game-winner with 1.

Father Lopez guard Isaiah Eberheart did not score a point in the first half. But when it counted most he couldn't be stopped. Eberheart hit two driving layups in the final 30 seconds of overtime, including the game-winner with 1.

Matanzas High School softball player Emma Wood learned how to pitch from Kelsi Dunne, a four-time All-American at the University of Alabama. Dunne will continue to tutor Wood next year. This time as her college coach.

Matanzas girls basketball coach Brittany Marts is not sure what kind of a team she has yet. Three of her players have transferred from Flagler Palm Coast this year. “We’re still learning a lot about ourselves, a lot about each other,” Marts said.