Matanzas girls soccer coach Scott Crooke knows his young squad has come a long way since the beginning of the season. The amount of progress the Pirates have made was revealed on Friday, Jan. 20, as they ended their regular season with a 1-1 tie with Taylor High School at the Ship.

Matanzas boys basketball coach Henry Robinson knew Karl Knighten was going to have a big game against his former team. But he didn't think the senior guard was going to connect on his first four shots from behind the 3-point arc. Knighten went on to score 28 points and hit six 3-pointers — five in the first half — as the Pirates rolled to a 76-54 victory over Flagler Palm Coast on Friday, Jan.

Matanzas boys soccer player Diego Bernardi said his first of two goals on Friday, Dec. 9, was a great moment. His coach hopes it's the start of a trend for the junior forward.

In the Pirates' final timeout on Friday, Dec. 2, Matanzas boys basketball coach Henry Robinson made eye contact with Karl Knighten and told the senior point guard to "be a superstar; close it out. " Knighten did just that in the 80-74 home victory over University.

It had been a rough start to the season for the Matanzas boys soccer team. And things didn't seem to be getting any better at Flagler Palm Coast on Monday, Nov. 21, when Sebastian Bernardi converted a penalty kick in the first half to tie the score at 1-1, and then was handed a red card for taunting.