LP Baseball Edges Past Frostproof

BASEBALL: Lake Placid 4, Frostproof 2

LAKE PLACID - Colby Delaney had a three-run double and Perry Mason tossed a complete-game three-hitter to lead Lake Placid to a 4-2 win over Frostproof in a Class 3A-District 10 baseball game on Tuesday night.

"We got just enough offense and a solid effort from Perry," said Green Dragon coach Dan Coomes. "Our defense was much better and it's a good district win for us.

"We hit the ball hard and left some men on base, but we made some good things happen.

The win improved Lake Placid to 2-4 in district play and the Green Dragons are at Clewiston tonight and travel to Sarasota on Saturday for a game against Booker.

"We're playing better and we just need to keep swinging the bats," said Coomes. "We're cutting down on our mistakes and that's what we need to do to be successful."

SOFTBALL: Avon Park 10, Hardee 0

AVON PARK - Amber Tindell threw a one-hit shutout and Janise Perry had three hits and scored three runs and Favianette Cotte had two hits and two RBI to lead Avon Park to a 10-0 six-inning, mercy-rule win over Hardee on Tuesday night.

The Class 4A-District 10 win improved the Red Devils to 3-3 in district play.

"It was a good night for us," said Avon Park coach Wad Jackson. "Amber pitched a great game and we swung the bats real well.

"We did all the right things and only made one error and that's the way we want to play every game."

The Red Devils host Frostproof tonight and then district rival Braden River on Friday night.

"Frostproof isn't a district game, but our girls know most of their players so it's a pretty big game," Jackson said. "Braden River is a tough team and we just need to build on what we've been able to accomplish and go from there."

BOYS TENNIS: Sebring 4, Lake Placid 1

SEBRING - Sebring junior Mike Reed held off Lake Placid's Andy Olivares at No. 2 singles by scores of 6-1, 6-2 and Kyle Komisar knocked off Green Dragon Vinny McNamee, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3 singles to lead the Blue Streaks to a 4-1 win in a Class 2A-District 9 boys tennis match at the Sun 'N Lake courts on Tuesday afternoon.

Lake Placid's Martin Oseguera edged Sebring's Abhi Seetharamiah at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-1, while Blue Streak Nikhil Raghuveera won No. 4 singles over Michael Sweat, 6-1, 6-1.

Sebring's Vihang Nikhate eased past Green Dragon freshman Jacob Underwood, 6-4, 6-0, while the doubles competition was rained out.

The loss dropped Lake Placid to 2-5, while the win kept Sebring unbeaten at 10-0.

"Our guys are playing well and really excited about every match we play," said Blue Streak coach Jack Holt. "We're playing with a lot of confidence and we just need to stay focused."

Sebring travels to Sarasota for an away match against Booker this afternoon.

"We have a chance to make this a special season," said Holt. "We need to keep playing hard and not take any of our opponents for granted."

GIRLS TENNIS: Sebring 7, Lake Placid 0

LAKE PLACID - Kelsie Johnson won No. 1 singles over Lake Placid's Jessica Landers, 6-1, 6-2 and Kaley Walter eased past Jalitza Serano, 6-2, 6-0 to pace Sebring past Lake Placid by a score of 7-0 in a girls Class 2A-District 9 tennis match on Tuesday.

The win improved the Blue Streaks to 6-1 on the season.

"The girls continue to work hard on their games," said veteran Sebring coach Janie Hollinger. "We have a lot of depth and that's paying off as the season progresses."

Alyssa Kariofyllis won No. 3 singles over Johneesia Sholtz, 6-0, 6-0, while Kelsey Tucker cruised past Sierra Weaver, 6-1, 6-3 and Shana Bassett knocked off Wendy Oesguera, 6-4, 6-3.

Sebring won both doubles matches to seal the win.

The Blue Streaks host district rival Sarasota Booker this afternoon at the Sun 'N Lake Country Club courts.

Lake Placid 4, DeSoto 3

LAKE PLACID - Jessica Landers won at No. 1 singles by scores of 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 and Ana Heredia took a 6-1, 8-0 victory to lead Lake Placid past DeSoto, 4-3 in girls tennis action on Monday.

Johneesia Sholtz won by scores of 6-4, 6-1 and Landers and Jalitza Serano combined to win No. 1 doubles 8-6 to seal the win for the Green Dragons.

"DeSoto gave us a tough match but our girls prevailed," said Lake Placid coach Jennifer Miller. "It was a good win for us in very windy conditions."

The Green Dragons travel to Clewiston for an away match on Thursday.

TRACK

LAKE PLACID - Avon Park's Chquen Wilmont finished first in the 100-meter dash, third in the long jump and was the anchor for the 4x100-meter relay squad that finished first to lead the Red Devils to first place in Tuesday's track meet at Lake Placid High.

Avon Park won the girls meet with 83 points, Sebring placed second with 51 and Lake Placid came in third at 48.

Red Devil Steven Robinson finished first in the 110-meter hurdles, second in the high jump and fifth in the long jump to pace Avon Park to first I the boys competition with 73 points, Sebring was runner-up with 53, Lake Placid had 42 and Walker Memorial Academy finished with seven.

The entire meet was not completed because of rain.

Wilmont won the 100-meter dash in 13.09, took third in the long jump with a leap of 13-feet, 2 inches and the 4x100 relay squad finished first in a time of 52.43.

Red Devil Tia Nobles won the discus throw with an effort of 75-feet, 11 inches and placed second in the shot put with a throw of 28-feet, 9 inches.

Lake Placid's Blake Fort won the pole vault by clearing 7-feet, while Red Devil Zykia Hart placed second at 6-feet, 6 inches.

Green Dragon senior Julie Shrewsbury won the 100 hurdles in 17.56, while teammate Taylor Miller came in second in 18.93.

Sebring's Nike Golde won the high jump with 4-feet, 2 inches, while Blue Streak Emily Smith finished first in the 1,600-meter run in 6:26.

Robinson won the 110-meter hurdles in 16.14, placed second in the high jump with a leap of 5-feet, 8 inches and took fifth in the long jump with an effort of 16-feet.

Avon Park's Teddy Allen won the shot put with a throw of 40-feet, 2 inches and took first in the discus with an effort of 115-feet, 6 inches.

Sebring's Daniel Burnett won the 100-meter dash in 11.39, while Blue Streak Connor Bauer won the 1,600 meters in 5:11.66.

Lake Placid's Stephen Guelff placed second in the 110 hurdles in 16.63 and won the long jump with a leap of 18-feet, 6 inches.