On April 12-13, the girls and boys tennis players from MHS went on a quick overnight trip to Miami where they played in their district matches at the Crandon Park Tennis Center.
The girls competed early Monday morning against five other teams from the district. The girls didn’t come home with any wins, but collectively agreed that they had played some of their best matches against the hardest opponents.
“Lilian (Guo) has possibly played one of the best matches of her season,” said Coach Richard Lorenzo of the team’s top ranked girl player. She finished with a (6-8) score.
The senior boys...
Marathon High School seniors Owen Pitchford and Katerina Nikiforova were named to the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Dairy Farmers Academic All-State Team for the 2020/21 school year.
The FHSAA considers this its most prestigious end-of-the-year award for student athletes. Twenty-four student athletes around the state are named to the team each year. Pitchford and Nikiforova each will receive a $1,700 scholarship and the possibility of being named the Student Athlete of the Year for Florida and receiving an additional scholarship worth $4,600.
In addition to this award,...