High school roundup (Feb. 20-25): Charlotte High wins regional wrestling title

Doug Fernandes and Dennis Maffezzoli, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

SATURDAY

WRESTLING

Class 2A-Region 3

At: Charlotte High

Team scoring: 1. Charlotte 221.5, 3. Manatee 110.5, 4. Port Charlotte 90.5, 6. Braden River 80, 15. Palmetto 41, 21. Parrish Community 27, 30. Southeast 8

Regional champions: 106-pound weight class. Matthew Ireland (BR), 113. Camren French (Cha), 120. Kaiden Ballinger (Cha), 145. Jake Samuels (Man), 182. Jessey Colas (BR), 220. Cael Newton (Cha), 285. Vincent Chavez (PC)

Regional runners-up: 106. Matthew Schuler (Cha), 126. Eric Cleary (Cha), 152. Tyler Rodriguez (PC), 160. Gage Wiggins (BR), 195. Nathaniel Box (Cha)

Class 1A-Region 3

At: Lemon Bay High

Team scoring: 1. First Baptist 237, 3. Lemon Bay 187, 6. Sarasota Military Academy 60, 9. Bayshore 49, 12. Booker 44, 26. Saint Stephen’s 17, 29. Bradenton Christian 10

Regional champions: 113. Jack Oliver (LB), 170, Koen Hoffman (LB)

Regional runners-up: 113. Nate Varley (SMA), 120. Logan Kelly (LB), 126. Brycen Warren (LB), 138. Justin Brady (LB), 182. Chase Alden (LB), 220. Ben Arnett (LB)

Class 3A-Region 2

At: Osceola High, Kissimmee

Team scoring: 1. Kissimmee Osceola 171, 8. North Port 84.5, 11. Venice 56, 12. Sarasota 54, 15. Lakewood Ranch 35, 23. Riverview 15

Regional champions: 120. Blaine Taranto (Ven), 182. Dominic Joyce (NP)

Regional runners-up: 106. Kace Hopper (Ven), 152. Reese Hibbard (Sar), 195. Carmichael Gonzalez (NP), 285. Nate Smith (LR)

FRIDAY

BASEBALL

Parrish Community, 2 Venice 1

AT: Venice HIgh

TOP PLAYERS: PC, (Tyler Cripe 1-4, RBI), Will Rawls (1-4, 3B, RBI), Troy Guthrie (6 IP, 3 H, 2 KS), V, Nick Dunn (2-4), Jackson Lucas (3 IP, 3 hits, 3 Ks)

Sarasota 8, Riverview 4, 8 inn.

OF NOTE: Rocco Depastino doubled and Micheal Bendever singled in the top of the eighth that scored four runs for the Sailors.

PITCHING: S, Luke Jackson (6 1/3 innings 11 k 3 hits 1 er), Michael Bendever (W 1 2/3 inning 2 k 0 runs)

Palmetto 3 Port Charlotte 1

TOP PLAYERS: P, Aiden Collins (3 IP, 3 hits, 1 run), Andrew Spahn (W, 4 IP, 1 hit, 6 Ks), Tyler Goforth l(3-3, 2B), Josh Podobnik (2-3)

Sarasota Christian 15, Foundation 5, 5 inn.

AT: Foundation Christian Academy

TOP PLAYERS: SC, Justin Brock (HR, 4 RBI, 2R), Alex Hefti (3-3, 4 RBI, 3R), Randall Collins (2-3, RBI, 2R)

RECORDS: Sarasota Christian (2-0) Foundation (1-1)

SOFTBALL

Manatee 8, Riverview 2

AT: Riverview

TOP PLAYERS: M, Caldwell (2-4 2B run RBI), Oroczo (2-4 2 2B run RBI), Fidler (1-3 run 2 RBI), Gosby (7 IP 8 H 2 R); R, Bella Thompson (2-4 run)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Class 6A-Region 3 final

Wharton 52, Charlotte 35

OF NOTE: Wharton of Tampa outscored Charlotte, 21-11, in the first half. ... The Tarpons ended their season 16-14.

BOYS LACROSSE

Gulf Coast 12, Venice 1

AT: Gulf Coast

TOP PLAYERS: V, Carlo Camut, goal, Alex Ptaszek 24 saves

RECORD: 0-3

NEXT: Venice @ Sarasota HS, 7 p.m., Tuesday

BOYS WATER POLO

AT: Mackenzie Aquatic Center, Kissimmee

Venice 19, Gateway High 1

TOP PLAYERS: V, Cole Nebel 5 points, Oliver Gaspar 4

Venice 22, Gateway High 0

TOP PLAYERS: Cem Turkomer 5 points, Rider Best 5 points

GIRLS WATER POLO

AT: Mackenzie Aquatic Center, Kissimmee

Venice 16, Gateway High 7

TOP PLAYER: Julia Whittaker 8 points

Venice 11, Gateway High 6

TOP PLAYER: Julia Whittaker 7 points

THURSDAY

BASEBALL

Sarasota 7, Charlotte 1

AT: Sarasota

TOP PLAYERS: S, Rex Smith 2-3; Luke Jackson 1-3, triple; Tyler Maszak 2-4, RBI; Juan Perez 1-3, 2 RBI; Bernard Barnes (W) 6 IP, 3 hits, 1 run-0 earned, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts; Tanner Crump 1 IP, 0 runs, 1 strikeout.

RECORDS: Sarasota 1-0, Charlotte 1-1

NEXT: Sarasota at Riverview, Friday, 7 p.m.

Parrish 7, Cardinal Mooney 2

AT: Cardinal Mooney

TOP PLAYERS: P, Will Rawls 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases; Nick Cubelo (W) 4 IP, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts; Jacob Traeger (S) 3 IP, 0 runs, 3 strikeouts.

RECORD: Parrish 1-0

NEXT: Parrish at Venice, Friday, 7 p.m.

BOYS LACROSSE

Out-of-Door Academy 7, Venice 5

AT: Venice

TOP PLAYERS: V, Colby Francolini 1 goal; Jeffrey Alte 3 goals; Chris Legos 1 goal; Alex Ptaszek 12 saves.

RECORDS: Venice 0-2, Out-of-Door 1-1

NEXT: Venice at Gulf Coast, Friday, 7 p.m.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Bradenton Christian 20, Immokalee 4

AT: Immokalee

TOP PLAYERS: BC, Juliana Bartz 4 goals, 4 assists, 6 draw controls, 6 caused turnovers, 10 ground balls; Teagan Stermer 3 assists, 1 ground ball, 2 caused turnovers; Charlotte West 3 goals, 4 assists, 4 draw controls, 3 caused turnovers; Natalie Griffith 4 goals, 1 assist, 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers.

RECORD: Bradenton Christian 2-2

NEXT: Bradenton Christian hosts Estero, Saturday, 11 a.m.

Riverview 20, Manatee 15

AT: Riverview

TOP PLAYERS: R, Susan Lowther 7 goals, 3 assists, 15 draw controls, 1 ground ball; Caroline Steinwachs 7 goals, 6 draw controls, 1 ground ball; Emily Hazlett 3 goals; Chloe Hackl 2 goals, 3 ground balls; Mia Rey 10 saves.

RECORD: Riverview 4-2

NEXT: Riverview hosts Plant, Monday, 6 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Lemon Bay 15, North Port 5

AT: North Port

TOP HITTERS: LB, Taylor Jones 1-5, 3 runs; Chay Zalopany 1-4, 2 runs; Abigail Matheny 2-4, double, 3 runs, 2 RBI; MacKenzie Vaughan 3-3, double, 2 runs, 2 RBI. MacKenzie Vaughan (W) 3 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts. NP, Konstantine Belgrade 1-2, 2 RBI; Cailinne Kelly 2-3; Payson Rumley 1 RBI.

RECORD: Lemon Bay 1-1

NEXT: Lemon Bay at DeSoto County, Tuesday, 7 p.m.

BOYS TENNIS

Lemon Bay 7, Sebring 0

AT: Lemon Bay

TOP PLAYERS: (singles) 1. Stevie Ethier (LB) def. Vivek Krishnadas (S) 6-1, 6-1; 2. Hunter Andres (LB) def. Brady Spencer (S) 6-2, 6-0; 3. Billy Rand (LB) def. Kartik Ananthan (S) 6-0, 6-3; 4. Gray Lowder (LB) def. Sammi Rather (S) 6-0, 6-0; 5. Lemon Bay def. Ben Pepper (S) 6-0, 6-0. (doubles) 1. Ethier/Andres (LB) def. Krishnadas/Spencer (S) 8-2; 2. Rand/Lowder (LB) def. Ananthan/Rather (S) 8-3.

RECORD: Lemon Bay 4-1

NEXT: Lemon Bay hosts Cardinal Mooney, March 2, 3:30 p.m.

Venice 4, Out-of-Door Academy 3

AT: Out-of-Door Academy

TOP PLAYERS: (singles) 1. Robert Zhang (OOD) def. David Siddons (V) 4-0, 4-0; 2. Prithvi Sudhakar (OOD) def. Josh Lim (V) 4-2, 4-1; 3. Seth Neitlich (V) def. Levi Felsman (OOD) 4-2, 4-2; 4. Aravind Rajeev (V) def. Cash Murphy (OOD) 0-4, 4-2, 0-0 (10-6); 5. Mayor (V) def. Joaquin Garcia Argiby (OOD) 4-2, 1-4, 0-0 (11-9). (doubles) 1. Zhang/Sudhakar (OOD) def. Siddons/Neitlich (V) 8-6; 2. Lim/Evan VanBuskirk (V) def. Felsman/Murphy (OOD) 8-2.

RECORD: Venice 6-0

NEXT: Venice hosts Sarasota, Tuesday, 3 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS

Lemon Bay 5, Sebring 2

AT: Lemon Bay

TOP PLAYERS: (singles) 1. Parker Zautcke (LB) def. Jacqueline Lackey (S) 6-3, 6-1; 2. Rosey Lowder (LB) def. Reagan Lenihan (S) 6-1, 6-4; 3. Avery Shirley (LB) def. Haley Waltman (S) 6-2, 6-1; 4. Alayna Myhre (S) def. Alaina Maday (LB) 6-3, 6-4; 5. Kim Pham (S) def. Mercedes Roesler (LB) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8). (doubles) 1. Zautcke/Lowder (LB) def. Lackey/Lenihan (S) 9-8 (10-6); 2. Shirley/Maday def. Waltman/Myhre (S) 8-5.

RECORD: Lemon Bay 3-2

NEXT: Lemon Bay at Charlotte, Tuesday, 3 p.m.

Venice 7, Out-of-Door Academy 0

AT: Venice

TOP PLAYERS: (singles) 1. Sandra Piskor (V) def. McKenna Larkin (OOD) 4-0, 4-2; 2. Tess Tchorbadjiev (V) def. Charlotte Hunn (OOD) 4-2, 4-0; 3. Joy Jia (V) def. Ines Visa (OOD) 4-0, 4-0; 4. Sophia Teijelo (V) def. Ainsley Crean (OOD) 1-4, 4-0, 0-0 (10-3); 5. Leah Woolverton (V) def. Nida Madelis (OOD) 4-1, 4-0. (doubles) 1. Piskor/Jia (V) def. Hunn/Larkin (OOD) 8-3; 2. Tchorbadjiev/DeLong (V) def. Visa/Crean (OOD) 8-2.

RECORD: Venice 6-0

NEXT: Venice hosts Sarasota, Tuesday, 3 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

SOFTBALL

Riverview 10, Braden River 6

AT: Braden River

TOP PLAYERS: R, Sierra Lipton 1-2, 2 runs, 2 walks; Ella Trandem 1-2, 2 runs; Bella Thompson 2-4, 2 runs; Angela Lukowsky 2-4, 2 doubles, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Izzy Bain 2-3, double, run, 4 RBI; Lipton (W) 7 IP, 11 hits, 6 runs-5 earned, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts. BR, K. Evans 2-4, triple, 2 runs; Amanda Estling 2-4, run, RBI; Meghan Dillingham 2-4, run; A. Stelzer 2-3, double, run, 2 RBI; Mya Blue 1-3, RBI; Ava McLeod 1-3, double, RBI; K. Evans (L) 4.2 IP, 5 hits, 7 runs-6 earned, 5 walks, 1 strikeout.

RECORDS: Riverview 1-0, Braden River 0-2

NEXT: Riverview hosts Manatee, Friday, 6 p.m.; Braden River hosts Palmetto, Monday, 6 p.m.

North Port 10, Port Charlotte 0

AT: North Port

TOP PLAYERS: NP, Amayiah O'Neil 1-3, 2 runs, RBI; Kaitlin Kohlenberg 2-2, 3 runs; Jewelie Vanderkous 1-3, triple, run, 4 RBI; Cailline Kelly 2-3, double, 2 runs, RBI; Elise Indico 1-2, 2 RBI; Rachael Harris 1-3, RBI; Hailey Rachal 1-2, triple, run; Jewlie Vanderkous (W) 6 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 2 walks, 15 strikeouts.

RECORD: North Port 1-0

NEXT: North Port hosts Lemon Bay, Tuesday, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY

BASEBALL

Manatee 10, Southeast 1

AT: Manatee

TOP PLAYERS: M, Diego Garcia, 3-3, 2 stolen bases; Tripp Helgeson 2-2, 2 stolen bases; Andrew Hyman 2-2; (W) Theodore Decicco.

RECORD: Manatee 1-2

NEXT: Manatee at Lakewood Ranch, Friday

Sarasota Christian 15, Sarasota Military Academy 0

AT: Sarasota Christian

TOP PLAYERS: SC, Evan Poznanski 4-4, 3 runs, 4 RBI, triple, home run; Maison Montgomery 2-2, double, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Randall Collins 1-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 3 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 8 strikeouts.

RECORDS: Sarasota Christian 1-0, SMA 0-1

NEXT: Sarasota Christian at Foundation Academy, Friday

SOFTBALL

Sarasota 10, Manatee 2

AT: Manatee

TOP PLAYERS: S, Sommer Speers 1-2, triple, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 walks; Brooke Bendel 2-4, run, 3 RBI; Carley Ramsden 1-2, double, 2 runs, RBI; Jaydan Baker 3-3, double, run, 2 RBI; Ryleigh Bennett (W) 7 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs-0 earned, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts.

RECORD: Sarasota 1-0

NEXT: Sarasota hosts Port Charlotte, Tuesday

BOYS TENNIS

Lemon Bay 7, North Port 0

AT: North Port

TOP PLAYERS: (singles) 1. Stevie Ethier (LB) def. Jacob Geier (NP) 6-0, 6-0; 2. Hunter Andres (LB) def. Cale Holmgren (NP) 6-0, 6-0; 3. Bill Rand (LB) def. Preston Douglas (NP) 6-1, 6-0; 4. Gray Lowder (LB) def. Jacob Mackey (NP) 6-0, 6-1; 5. Caleb Hutcherson (LB) def. Jovan Djurich (NP) 6-0, 6-0. 6. Logan McGinty (LB) def. Maddox Borer (NP) 8-0; (doubles) 1. Ethier/Andres (LB) def. Geier/Holmgren (NP) 8-1; 2. Rand/Lowder (LB) def. Douglas/Mackey (NP) 8-0.

RECORD: Lemon Bay 3-1, North Port 1-5

NEXT: Lemon Bay hosts Sebring, Thursday; North Port hosts Port Charlotte, Wednesday

Cambridge Christian 6, Sarasota Christian 1

AT: Cambridge Christian

TOP PLAYERS: (singles) 1. Shane Froelich (CC) def. Isaiah Ledford (SC) 8-4; 2. Donovan Beita (SC) def. Thomas Johnston (CC) 8-5; 3. Grant Johnston (CC) def. Alex Negron (SC) 8-1; 4. Leo Lenardos (CC) def. Trent Byers (SC) 8-0; 5. Beckham Gregory (CC) def. Holden Schlabach (SC) 8-1. (doubles) 1. Froelich/T. Johnston (CC) def. Ledford/Beita (SC) 8-7 (7-3); 2. G. Johnston/Lenardos (CC) def. Negron/Schlabach (SC) 8-1.

RECORD: Sarasota Christian 3-1

NEXT: Sarasota Christian at North Port, Thursday

GIRLS TENNIS

Palmetto 7, Bayshore 0

AT: Palmetto

TOP PLAYERS: (singles) 1. Ella Donkor (P) def. Sofia Jimenez (B) 4-1, 1-4, (10-7); 2. Kesha Donkor (P) def. SJ Gonzales (B) 4-0, 4-0; 3. Ashley Massman (P) def. Wendy Partida (B) 4-0, 4-0; 4. Gracie Jean Charles (P) def. Perla Enriquez (B) 4-0, 4-0; 5. Emily Ngo (P) def. Maisol Remey (B) 4-1, 4-1. (doubles) 1. Donkor/Donkor (P) def. Jimenez/Gonzales (B) 4-1, 4-0; 2. Jeffreys/Laser (P) def. Partida/Enriquez (B) 4-0, 5-3.

RECORD: Palmetto 5-0

NEXT: Palmetto at Braden River, Wednesday

Lemon Bay 7, North Port 0

AT: North Port

TOP PLAYERS: (singles) 1. Parker Zautcke (LB) def. Autumn Geier (NP) 8-0; 2. Rosey Lowder (LB) def. Radmila Djurich (NP) 9-7; 3. Avery Shirley (LB) def. Keira Smith (NP) 8-3; 4. Alaina Maday (LB) def. Jada Haynes (NP) 8-1; 5. Mercedes Roesler (LB) def. Abigail Ramirez (NP) 8-2. (doubles) 1. Zautcke/Lowder (LB) def. Geier/Djurich (NP) 8-2; 2. Shirley/Maday (LB) def.l Smith/Haynes (NP) 8-6.

RECORD: Lemon Bay 2-2

NEXT: Lemon Bay hosts Sebring, Thursday

Sarasota Christian 4, Cambridge Christian 3

AT: Cambridge Christian

TOP PLAYERS: (singles) 1. Blaise Ivy (CC) def. Emma Ferraro (SC) 8-0; 2. Stella Strom (CC) def. Maci Voigt (SC) 8-5; 3. Haley Bolton (SC) def. Audrey Strom (CC) 8-2; 4. Kalyan Weeks (SC) def. Lilly Hotchkiss (CC) 8-0; 5. Marissa Weeks (SC) def. Ruby Nickerson (CC) 8-0. (doubles) 1. Ivy/S. Strom (CC) def. Ferraro/Voigt (SC) 8-1; 2. Bolton/Chrissy Cooper (SC) def. A. Strom/Hotchkiss (CC) 6-2.

RECORD: Sarasota Christian 1-3

NEXT: Sarasota Christian at North Port, Thursday

GIRLS LACROSSE

Riverview 18, Tampa Catholic 8

AT: Riverview

TOP PLAYERS: R, Susan Lowther 7 goals, 3 assists, 12 draw controls, 2 ground balls; Caroline Steinwachs 4 goals, 2 draw controls, 2 ground balls; Clementine Schwartz 2 goals, 2 draw controls, 2 ground balls; Meghan Cox 3 ground balls.

RECORD: Riverview 3-2

NEXT: Riverview hosts Manatee, Thursday

MONDAY

BASEBALL

Venice 2, Neumann 0

AT: Venice

TOP PLAYERS: V, Jeremiah Pachota 2-3, run scored; Jackson Lucas 2-3, RBI; Jobe Fish (W) 5 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts; Carter Cox (S) 2 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 3 strikeouts.

RECORD: Venice 1-0

NEXT: Venice hosts Port Charlotte, Friday

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