FRANK JOLLEY | Staff Writer
frankjolley@dailycommercial.com
Leesburg High School point guard Joe Toolie headed up a list of five
area prep basketball players who were named on Thursday to the Florida
Athletic Coaches Association All-State and Academic All-State teams.
Toolie was the area's lone representative in Class 6A, while Eustis'
Dustin Dunham was named to the Class 5A team, South Sumter's Shawn Baker
got the nod in Class 4A, and Wildwood's Cameron Graham earned the
honors in Class 1A.
In addition, Eustis' Josh Brown was named to the Class 5A Academic All-State team.
Toolie, a 6-foot-3 senior, helped the Yellow Jackets reach the
Florida High School Athletic Association state finals for the second
year in a row.
Leesburg won the Class 4A title in 2011, but fell to Miami Norland in the 2012 Class 6A finals.
Dunham and Brown led Eustis to a 20-plus win season this year, and Baker is a two-sport standout at South Sumter.
Toolie, Dunham, Brown and Graham also helped their teams advance in the regional playoffs in their classifications.
Softball
Tavares extended its record to 19-3 late Wednesday with a 1-0 win against Belleview.
Jessica Castiglione went the distance for the Bulldogs. She allowed five hits and struck out five.
Offensively, Tavares was led by Castiglione, who went 3-for-4. Koral
Smith went for 1-for-2 with a double and scored the only run of the
game.
Brielle Dougherty went 2-for-2 with a double, a triple, and had the game-winning RBI.
East Ridge 25, Poinciana 0
Nikki Brinegar led the Knights past overmatched Poinciana on Wednesday.
The game was stopped after three innings.
Brinegar pitched a complete game, striking out nine and improving to 7-3.
Brinegar also went 2-for-3 at the plate with five RBIs.
Kirsten Foster also went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Brianna Daiss had two hits. Courtney Rotton had a triple. Amanda Thomas, Marissa Conde and Mallory Hammonds had two RBIs apiece.
East Ridge improved to 18-4 with the win.
Baseball
Bo Decker went 3-for-3 with two doubles and home run on Thursday to lead East Ridge to a 7-6 home win against Leesburg.
Decker has been on a tear over the last week, hitting .693 with six RBIs and a run scored.
For Leesburg, Cody Sellars took the loss.
Tanner Long had two RBIs for the Yellow Jackets.
Lake County Soccer Club
In cooperation with the Florida Premier League, the Lake County
Soccer Club will be conduct two summer camps for players age 5 through
18.
Each age group will be evaluated for competency of play and assigned to the appropriate group for training.
For information, go to www.floridapremsoccer.com or call 407-666-9410.
Resources
Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34748
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