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Shields Headed Home

Yes you can go home again! Brother Martin has hired Nick Shields as the wrestling head coach. Shields won three state championships (2006-2008 125lbs) wrestling for the Crusaders and has also been an assistant coach at Brother Martin. Last season he was an assistant coach at Holy Cross. Former Brother Martin head coach Robbie Dauterive spoke…
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EFSC Softball Makes History With First-Ever NJCAA National Tournament Appearance

By Jordyn Patrick History has officially been made for the Eastern Florida State College softball program. After years of building toward a breakthrough moment, the Titans are heading to the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time in program history, capping off a season defined by dominant performances, record-setting individual achievements, and a culture that…
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Newman outlasts U-High for first state baseball title since 2003

It had been 23 years since Newman had last won a state championship in baseball. The last hour of Saturday’s deciding Game 3 must have seemed longer. The Greenies outlasted University High in an absolutely wild Division III Select championship, 15-12, on Saturday in Sulphur. There were a combined 13 runs scored in the final…
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Newman evens Division III Select title series vs. U-High with 13-6 win in Game 2

The Newman Greenies weren’t about to let their season end without a fight, and they came out pounding the baseball early and often in Game 2 of their Division III Select championship series vs. University. Scoring nine times in the first two innings, the second seed rolled on with their ace Christian Sauska on the…
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U-High’s 3-run third jumpstarts Cubs past Newman in Division III title series

University High worked through a tough first inning, and used two unearned runs in the third to take a lead on Newman they would not relinquish on the way to a 4-2 victory in Game 1 of the Division III championship series on Thursday afternoon in Sulphur. The top-seeded Cubs (30-8) trailed 2-0 after Jack…
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Eau Gallie gets past Merritt Island in softball regional semifinal

It may have taken a day longer than they’d hoped, but Eau Gallie High School’s softball team punched its ticket to the Florida High School Athletics Association’s Class 4A, Region 2 final with a 5-2 over Merritt Island in a game that began on Tuesday and concluded on Wednesday. The two teams played on Tuesday…
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LHSAA state title baseball schedule, updated through Wed. May 13

The LHSAA state baseball championships are underway, with the larger classifications beginning series on Thursday. Here are the results and schedule for what already has taken place and what is to come as of the end of Wednesday, May 13. All are best-of-three series unless otherwise noted. SELECT Division I: (1) Brother Martin vs. (2)…
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Melbourne advances in Class 6A state softball tournament

Melbourne High School freshman pitcher Addison “Ding” Balavender threw seven shutout innings, allowing just one hit and recording 13 strikeouts in the process, as Melbourne defeated visiting Oviedo by a 2-0 score in a regional quarterfinal of the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 6A state softball tournament on Thursday night. The game was a…
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Newman – Notre Dame Game 1 and 2 line scores; Game 3 set for Sunday

The Newman Greenies and Notre Dame Pioneers came into their best-of-three Division III Select quarterfinals series with winning streaks of 15 games and 11 games, respectively. Each left with their streaks ended because of some incredible baseball in a doubleheader at Avenger Park in New Orleans on Saturday. The Pioneers (28-11), who were down to…
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Melbourne softball wins district championship

Top-seeded Melbourne captured the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 6A, District 7 softball championship on Thursday night with a 11-0 win over second-seeded Viera in a game that concluded after four-and-a-half innings due to the score differential. “They’re super coachable,” said Melbourne head coach Chris Cottrill of his team. “They all have that…
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Lucas Lawrence Ks 13, Dehkota Jones shines in Catholic’s G1 win over Holy Cross

If anyone wanted to know how the two-time defending state champions in Division I Select are serving notice they’re on a mission to make it three straight, all they need to do is to take a peek at Catholic’s Game 1 of their quarterfinals series against Holy Cross on Wednesday. It was Lucas Lawrence on…