Avalon Middle Girls Volleyball
The Avalon Lady Husky Volleyball team won its first four games this season, led by eighth-graders Alison Coleman, Carolina Ganan, Janelle Harrigan, Abby McWhorter, and captains Paula Campo, Lenore Chenard and Emily Manning. They came in second in their cluster and earned a trip to the OCPS middle school volleyball tournament making it to the second round before succumbing to Meadow Woods. The boys’ volleyball team ended their season 4-2 as Cluster Champions.
UCF junior Tishia Jewell received one of the highest honors in college soccer when she was named to the 2011 NSCAA/Continental Tire Division I All-America Third Team. Jewell helped the Knights to an incredible campaign this past season as UCF advanced to the NCAA Championship Elite Eight. Jewell led UCF with 24 points on the year. The forward scored seven goals and dished out 10 assists, good for 24th nationally. She recorded 90 shots on the year, with 40 coming on goal, and netted a pair of game-winning goals.
Pinecastle Baseball Facility is hosting a six-week baseball camp starting Sunday, Jan. 22. Some of the area’s top coaches will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Classes are available for players in grades 1-12 and are limited to six players per coach. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and base running. Cost starts at $99 for six weeks. For more information or to register, visit www.USBaseballAcademy.com or call 866-622-4487.
After a monstrous 2011 campaign for the UCF baseball team, two-way player D.J. Hicks was honored by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) by being named to the preseason All-America Third Team. This is the first time a Knight has been tabbed to a preseason All-America list.