Winningham powers Celtics to victory

Dash Winningham was a one man wrecking crew for the Trinity Catholic Celtics baseball team on Thursday.

Winninghan mashed 3 home runs against Santa Fe, bringing his season total to 9, finishing the game 3-for-3 with 4 RBI as the Celtics collected a 4-3 road victory over the Raiders.

Trinity Catholic received a solid pitching performance from the duo of Eddie Miller (2-0) who went 5.2 innings, striking out 5 and Sam Atwell who recorded the final 4 outs to pick up the save.

Tim Retamoza finished 2-for-3 in the contest as well.

The Celtics (10-2, 6-1) will host South Sumter tonight at 7 p.m.

OCA 20, EASTLAND CHRISTIAN 9: At Orlando, Trevor Smith went 5-for-5 with 4 runs and an RBI and David Cizmadia went 4-for-4 with 4 runs to lead the Crusaders to their victory. OCA’s Riley Artman (4-0) pitched 5 innings, striking out 5 and giving up 5 hits, while P.J. Culver also had a nice game at the plate going 2-for-4 with 2 runs and an RBI.

The Crusaders (11-4, 5-0) will play at Meadowbrook today at 4:15 p.m.

FOREST 3, LECANTO 2: At Forest, Kirby McMullen had the go-ahead base hit in the bottom of the 6th that plated the winning run for the Wildcats. Joshua Greene also had a good game for Forest as he had 2 hits, 2 stolen bases and a run. Robert Ritterhoff (1-0) picked up the win for the Wildcats as he pitched 3 innings of relief.

Forest (12-2) will play at Belleview tonight at 7 p.m.

DUNNELLON 3, NORTH MARION 1: At Dunnellon, the Tigers received an outstanding pitching performance from Josh Tricomi (1-0) who went 7 innings, giving up 6 hits and 1 earned run, while striking out 5. At the plate, Connor Wentz (1-for-3, HR), Shane Williams (2-for-3, RBI) and Bo Dewitz (1-for-3, 2B) all had good games for Dunnellon.

The Tigers (4-8) will play at Nature Coast tonight at 7 p.m.

BELLEVIEW 8, VANGUARD 5: At Vanguard, Jordan Sivola-Finch and David Haun each had big nights for the Rattlers as Sivola-Finch went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and a triple, while Haun went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles. Wade Dobson and Joey Casillas each had 2 hits for BHS as well with Casillas also picking up his 3rd save of the season. Scott Reid (2-0) pitched 3.1 innings of relief for the Rattlers.

The Knights were led by Vincent D’Ambrosio and Jacob Grant who each went 2-for-3, while Kyle Hansen pitched well as he went 4.1 innings, striking out 4.

Belleview (10-6) will host Forest tonight at 7 p.m. Vanguard (4-9) will play at Leesburg tonight at 7 p.m.


At Orlando, the Crusaders hung tough until the 5th inning when they committed several errors which led to Eastland scoring the majority of its runs. Allison Forsyth (1-for-3), Julia Davis (1-for-3, SB), Rus’Sharra Tolbert (2-for-4, SB) and Reyven Torres (run) all played well for OCA.

The Crusaders (1-15) will play at Meadowbrook today at 4:15 p.m.

FOREST 10, WEST PORT 0: At Forest, seniors Danielle Hunter (2B, 2RBI), Melanie Davenport (2B), Kendall Shutters (1-for-3, run, RBI) and Shelby Welch (RBI) all performed well on their senior night for the Wildcats. Junior Nikki Blanton went 2-for-2 with a triple and freshman Katie Peters went 1-for-3 with a home run for FHS as well.

Forest (11-3) will host Dunnellon tonight at 6 p.m.

LAKE WEIR 6, SOUTH LAKE 3: At South Lake, Melissa Skinner drove in the game winning RBI for the Hurricanes, while Irene Medina pitched a solid game for the ‘Canes on the mound as she picked up the win. Melinda Geisel also played well for LWHS.

Lake Weir (5-15) will host Gainesville on April 2 at 7 p.m.

BELLEVIEW 9, VANGUARD 0: At Belleview, Rachel Knowles (3-for-4, 2 RBI), Alexis Day (2-for-3), Eryn Chester (2-for-3), Ariel Oglesby (2-for-3) and Alex Suzuki (2-for-4) all played well for the Rattlers. Brooke Hale (12-5) struck out 6 and allowed just 2 hits in the win.

Belleview (13-5) will be off until after Spring Break.

Girls tennis

At West Port, Wildcats’ junior Taylor Dixon won a hard fought match against West Port’s Brianna Ayers to finish the regular season undefeated in the county.

Forest (15-0) will next play in Districts on April 1 at Jonesville.

RESULTS: (Singles) 1. Taylor Dixon def. Brianna Ayers 9-8 (10-4); 2. Katelyn McNeal def. Virginia Scott 8-4; 3. Kinley Rodgers def. Emily Scott 8-2; 4. Breanna McNeal def. Shantell Saenz 8-4; 5. Nicole Debolt def. Emily Roberts 8-0. (Doubles) 1. Dixon/Rodgers def. Ayers/V. Scott 8-2; 2. K. McNeal/B. McNeal def. E. Scott/Saenz 8-0.

VANGUARD 6, LAKE WEIR 1: At Tuscawilla, Crystal Midcap won her first game of the year for the Hurricanes as she defeated Nicole Ordway 8-6. Vanguard’s Kendal Lin and Monica Yap teamed up in their first district doubles match to defeat LWHS’s Midcap and Tori Sydenstricker.

The Knights (6-8, 4-7) will next play in Districts on April 1 at Jonesville.

RESULTS: (Singles) 1. Crystal Midcap (L) def. Nicole Ordway 8-6; 2. Geeta Minocha (V) def. Margo Mena 8-0; 3. Kendal Lin (V) def. Tori Sydenstricker 8-3; 4. Monica Yap (V) def. Alecia Boyd 8-0; 5. Mikaela Libunao (V) def. Naomi O’Neill 8-1. (Doubles) 1. Lin/Yap def. Midcap/Sydenstricker 8-6; 2. Kayla Merritt/Libunao def. Mena/O’Neill 8-1.

ST. FRANCIS 5, ST. JOHN 2: At St. Francis, Maddie Sieberlich won her singles match for the Saints.

St. John (1-12) will play at Oak Hall today at 3:30 p.m.

RESULTS: (Singles) 1. Maddie Sieberlich (SJ) def. Erin Carroll 8-4; 2. Dorie Diblia (SF) def. Jen Bello 8-4; 3. Alyson McQuillan (SF) def. Angelika Thorn 8-4; 4. Allison McQuagge (SF) def. Sam MCCormick 8-0; 5. Allison Ladun (SF) def. Megan Brady 8-2. (Doubles) 1. Sieberlich/Bello (SJ) def. Carroll/Diblin 8-2; 2. McQuagge/McQuillan def. Thorn/McCormick 8-1.

LAKE MARY PREP 4, TRINITY CATHOLIC 3: At Lake Mary Prep, the Celtics' Claire Couch won her singles match by a score of 8-6.

Trinity Catholic (5-4) will play next in Districts on April 3 in Orlando.

RESULTS: (Singles) 1. Danielle Peele (L) def. Mary Bianculli 8-2; 2. Erin Benesile (L) def. Marisa Thomason 8-5; 3. Claire Couch (T) def. Heather Peele 8-6; 4. Courtney Herle (L) def. Natassja DeBra 8-6; 5. Katie Colitz (T) won by walkover. (Doubles) 1. D. Peele/Benesile (L) def. Bianculli/Couch 8-2; 2. Thomason/DeBra (T) def. H. Peele/Herle 8-1.

Boys tennis

At Lake Mary Prep, Andres Camino won his singles match in convincing fashion for the Celtics.

Trinity Catholic (6-3) will play next in Districts on April 3 in Orlando.

RESULTS: (Singles) 1. Andres Camino def. John Panzo 8-0; 2. Will DeClerk def. Kyle Brewer 8-2; 3. J.D. Tyler def. Niko Obst 8-1; 4. Luke Kaczynski def. Daniel Satemi 8-2; 5. Eric Crosby def. Bryan Rooke 8-6. (Doubles) 1. Camino/Tyler def. Panzo/Brewer 8-2; 2. DeClerk/Crosby def. Satemi/Rooke 8-4.