Soccer
Ponte Vedra soccer player named Parade Magazine’s Player of the Year
Morgan Brian, a Ponte Vedra Soccer player and St. Simon’s resident, was honored to be named Parade Magazine’s girls soccer player of the year for 2010.
Brian, a member of the U17 girls Ponte Vedra Storm team (where she has played for six years) is also the captain of the U17 U.S. Women’s National Team where she holds the honor of top scorer. Brian recently shared the cover of Parade with World Cup player Landon Donovan.
In addition to Brian, Kaili Torres, Ponte Vedra Storm player and Brian’s National Team teammate, was named to Parade’s All-American Soccer Team. This is an incredible honor for both girls. Only 35 high school girls players from the entire U.S. are given this distinction.
The Ponte Vedra U17 Girls Storm team, coached by Luis Torres, has broken every record in the State of Florida. In 2009 they were State and Regional Champions and came in 2nd at the National Championships. Four members of this team are members of the U17 U.S. Women’s National Team and one is a member of the U18 National Team. The Storm team as a whole has traveled over a half a million miles in a year and a half. At press time 14 of the team members have committed to Division 1 schools including Ponte Vedra Beach resident Theresa Diederich, who will play for Alabama in the fall.
The Parade article can be viewed at www.pontevedrasoccerclub.com/blog/wpcontent/uploads/2010/07/Parade-Magazine-June-13.pdf
Youth Football
Ponte Vedra Youth Football, in preparing for the upcoming season, had help from some familiar faces this past weekend at their annual Coaches Clinic at Cornerstone Park. Todd Monken, Jaguar receivers coach and Rob Boras, the team’s line coach were among a group of NFL and high school notables participating in the clinic. Also on hand providing tips and advice to the league’s volunteer coaches were Pete Mitchell, former Jaguar tight end, Larry Pasquale, former Jaguars special teams coach and Nease High School head coach Danny Cowgill. More than 100 local volunteer coaches from Ponte Vedra, St. Johns PAL in St. Augustine and the Julington Creek Jaguar JDL program participated in the clinic scheduled for July 17 and 24.
Youth Baseball
Registration for the 2010 Ponte Vedra fall baseball season is underway. Visit www.pvaabaseball.com to register your child for the fall season. The season runs from Saturday, September 18 to Saturday, November 20. Practices will begin early September. Registration is open from Monday, July 19 to Friday, August 27. Registration fees are: T-ball $95 All other divisions $105. After August 27, the fee will increase to $140. Information regarding coaching and volunteer opportunities will be released soon.
Lacrosse
The Ponte Vedra Predators Select U-13 Lacrosse Team brought home the Silver Medal from the Sunshine State Games played at Wesley Chapel Florida on July 10-11. This was the first year that the Ponte Vedra Lacrosse Club developed a summer travel team to compete against other elite teams across the state. The team competed in four tournaments, playing 17 tournament games this summer in Gainesville, Fleming Island, Tampa and Ponte Vedra. The Ponte Vedra Lacrosse Club is a part of the Ponte Vedra Athletic Association. For more information about the Ponte Vedra Lacrosse Club, visit its Web site at www. pontevedralax.com
Rowing
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Ponte Vedra High School student, Jack Kelley, finished 6th in the United States Rowing Association Club Nationals in Oak Ridge, Tenn. last weekend. Kelley and his doubles partner, Paul Wrenn from Stanton High School, made it through beginning heats to semi finals to finish 6th in finals for the Junior B men’s double. Kelley and Wrenn row with Jacksonville Rowing Club in Arlington. Kelley’s sister, Rachel, a senior at Ponte Vedra High School also rows with the club.
