A season after successful its first state championship since 2002, the Lake Mary women soccer group is off to a implausible begin to the 2025-26 marketing campaign. With a 6-1 highway win over Oviedo (6-1-1) on Tuesday night time, the Rams have now received their first eight video games; 15 straight relationship again to final season.
After a primary half that ended deadlocked at 0-0, Lake Mary caught hearth within the second half, scoring six objectives and getting braces from each junior fullback Teagan Jahns and junior midfielder Myah Bonnett. All-Space senior ahead Ava McKay and senior midfielder Peyton O’Linn additionally scored.
Junior Kailey Susi delivered two assists to push her team-leading whole to 9 for the season.
Shedding eight seniors from a championship group, together with high scorer Lindsay Sheets, could be a tall order for any group to offset. However getting key contributors like McKay (6 assists), Susi, Jahns (9 objectives) and sophomore Siena Sigurdsson (8 objectives) again helped in sustaining the championship customary.
Lake Mary coach Christian Eisselle credit the group’s sizzling begin to the group tradition.
“The seniors from final yr left behind a tradition and a legacy that’s very constructive and hard-working,” mentioned Eisselle. “These youthful ones actually latched onto that and are persevering with to push themselves each single day. That’s method for fulfillment.”
Lake Mary is looking for its fifth state championship.
For Oviedo, the Lions went into the sport enjoying an emergency goalkeeper in sophomore midfielder Zoe Ivaszuk after dropping each of their traditional keepers – Rachel Brammer and Mia Babilonia – to accidents. Within the 54th minute, Ivaszuk went down with a concussion and had to get replaced by senior defender Kiara Hernandez.
The Lions did get a spark when senior Emma Goodnough scored immediately from a nook kick within the 77th minute to place them on the board.
“You’ve bought to take losses as a studying expertise, get higher, and hopefully you could be wholesome and aggressive on the finish of the season,” mentioned Oviedo coach Scott Waisanen. “What issues is to be wholesome come district time in January.”
Lake Mary performs at Lake Brantley (6-1-1) on Tuesday.
Cuff at 400
Lake Brantley boys basketball coach Mike Cuff celebrated his four-hundredth profession win Monday night time when the Patriots (3-1) received 59-43 at dwelling in opposition to his highschool alma mater, Bishop Moore (1-3). That was a conflict of the 2 groups he has coached in 25 years as a head coach.
Cuff, who turns 60 on Dec. 19, coached Bishop Moore for 3 years (2000-03) earlier than shifting to Brantley as an assistant. He turned the Patriots head coach in 2004.
Highlights embody Brantley’s solely area last look in a 24-5 season of 2006-07 and a faculty report for wins (25-5) in 2020-21. That included beating favored Oak Ridge after which Evans for a district title.
“I’ve been blessed with good gamers, nice assistant coaches and nice directors all through the years,” Cuff mentioned Tuesday. “That’s what makes it so worthwhile.”
Volleyball
State champs Winter Park (31-1) and Oviedo (25-6) bought extra rewards from the Florida Dairy Farmer’s awards program.
Winter Park senior Amelia Mancino and Wildcats coach Stephanie Gibson had been voted 7A participant and coach of the yr by a panel of coaches and media representatives. And the 6A honors went to Oviedo junior setter Delaney Sloane and her coach, Jen Darty.
Mancino racked up 318 kills, 219 digs, 71 aces, 26 blocks and a .269 hitting share as an outdoor hitter.
Sloane delivered 948 assists, together with 224 digs, 71 aces, 53 kills and 33 blocks.
One other spherical of voting contains the opposite classifications and can decide the Miss Volleyball and coach of the yr honors.
The Metropolis of Winter Park joined contributors in breaking floor Wednesday on a brand new Cady Approach Seaside Volleyball Advanced that can have competition-level courts. The undertaking, with sponsor Orlando Well being and the Winter Park Blue Dolfins Basis (aquatics), contains future plans to incorporate a brand new 50-meter competitors pool, upgraded locker rooms and expanded applications.
Boys basketball
Lake Highland Prep (3-0) performs at Edgewater (5-0) in a giant Thursday 7:30 p.m. matchup.
DJ Hines scored 21 factors with 7 assists, 7 steals and 5 rebounds for Grasp’s Academy (4-1) in a 64-51 win in opposition to Celebration (3-1).
Mateo Medina scored 30 factors for Geneva College (3-0) in an 88-56 win vs. Circle Christian. The Knights play Thursday at Lake Mary Prep (4-0).
Alexander Dipaolo scored 30 for CFCA in a 63-52 loss to Edgewater.
Timber Creek’s Ethan Espinal had 28 factors with six 3-pointers because the Wolves (3-1) dealt Wekiva (4-1) its first loss.
Eustis (5-1) dealt Orlando College (2-1) its first loss, 78-74 in extra time.
Senior guard DeAndre’ Curate is averaging 23.3 factors for Mount Dora Christian (3-0).
Legacy Constitution (4-0) received 63-36 in opposition to Ocoee (0-4).
Orlando highschool basketball: Edgewater Eagles (4-0) proceed difficult schedule
Women basketball
Sarah Jean had 26 factors, 10 rebounds and 9 steals for Oak Ridge (5-0) in a 63-36 win vs. Boone.
Leesburg (4-0) dealt Lecanto (2-1) its first loss, 42-37, Tuesday.
Metro Convention tournaments have semifinals on Thursday and finals on Friday.
Lake Howell (5-0) performs at Hagerty (4-0) Friday.
Women soccer
Lake Minneola (6-0-2) and Mount Dora Christian (6-0-1) performed to a 0-0 tie Tuesday.
Horizon (8-0-2) performs at Lake Minneola subsequent Tuesday night time.
Boys soccer
Innovation (7-0-1) dealt West Orange (3-1) its first loss, 4-1, on Tuesday.
Windermere Prep (7-0-1) and Orangewood Christian (2-1-2) performed to a 1-1.
Olympia (6-0) hosts Windermere Excessive (6-0-3) on Friday night time.
Wrestling
Kissimmee Osceola hosts the Danny Byron Memorial Invitational Friday and Saturday.
Saturday’s Let Freedom Ring women event brings some 60 groups to Freedom Excessive College.
Varsity content material editor Buddy Collings could be contacted by e-mail at bcollings@orlandosentinel.com. Chris Martucci reported the Lake Mary women soccer win.
