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32 Sports Ponte Vedra Recorder · November 5, 2015 Ponte Vedra Sharks bring home district trophy for the fifth year Community submission The Ponte Vedra High School Sharks Swim & Dive Team drowned their district competition at the FHSAA District Championship Meet on October 21 at Cecil Aquatics Center in Jacksonville. The Girls team won the district championship title with 539 points over closest competitor Clay High School with 249 points. The Boys also won with 432 points, far ahead of Clay HS in a distant second with 289 points. The Shark girls are champions for the fifth straight year, and Shark boys for the third straight year. Ponte Vedra Sharks were led by several individual event winners, who earned first place points and automatic advancements to Regionals. Ponte Vedra dominated both the Girls and Boys 100 yard Breaststroke. Jesse Hagy (Sophomore) won the event at Districts for the second year in a row. Jenny Norenberg ( Junior) won the breaststroke event for the girls. Adding individual event victories were Brecca Hawkins (Freshman) in the 200 freestyle and Emily Grace Alfaro (Senior) in the 100 Freestyle. Second place District performances also earned points and an automatic advancement to Regionals. Swimmers racing to the wall to secure second place points and the coveted automatic Regional spots included: Eva Ullman (Freshman) and Jesse Hagy in the 200 Individual Medley, Emily Grace Alfaro and Eric Erhard (Senior) in the 50 Freestyle, Molly Voytecek ( Junior) in the 100 Freestyle, Jenny Norenberg and Daniel Beneventano (Freshman) in the 500 Freestyle, and Nicholas Cox (Freshman) in the 100 Backstroke. Diver Meg Barnhorst (Senior) also achieved second place with her graceful performance in the diving event. The PVHS Sharks teamed together for impressive relay swims. The female sharks won all three of their relays. In the 200 Medley Relay, Caroline Metcalf-Parker (Sophomore), Jenny Norenberg, Elizabeth Garcia ( Junior) and Brecca Hawkins teamed to win LOW NET: Leigh LeMoyne, Jan McManus, Susan Goodall, Lynn Blasser LOW GROSS: Isobel Spink, Ana Leaird, Betty Jean O'Steen, Donna Fiedorowiez Isobel Spink Community submission Overall Low Gross: 231 – Isobel Spink, Ana Leaird, Betty Jean O’Steen and Donna Fiedorowicz Overall Low Net: 194.2 – Leigh LeMoyne, Jan McManus, Susan Goodall, Lynn Blasser White Ibis Flight Net Winner: Sara Strom, Erica Schneider, Mary Lester, Sharon Sherrod Sacred Ibis Flight Net Winner: Peggy Reale, Catherine Rosso, Kelly Stokes, Maryann Imbriani Scarlet Ibis Flight Net Winner: Elana Dietz, Judy Tyndal, Beverly Tremel, Cath Roden Marsh Landing WGA tournament results The Marsh Landing Women’s Golf Association held its Member-Guest tournament Oct. 27 and 28. The Ibis Classic muddled through the rain and the extraordinarily high tides, and the event was a great success with a stepaside on day one and two best balls of the foursome on day two. A donation was made by the tournament to the Wish For Our Heroes charity which helps military families with extraordinary expenses and special requests. SHARKS continues on Page 34 FREE ADS! The Recorder is now offering all Garage/Yard Sale & Lost/Found Classified ads at no charge to you! Free ads are up to 4 lines. Additional lines may be purchased. Deadline is Monday by 3PM to be in following Thursday Publication. Contact Us Today! [email protected] at 904-686-3937 Submitted by Carol Gladstone First Temple Bet Yam Putting Tournament a success Recently Temple Bet Yam held a Putting Tournament at World Golf Village to benefit the children’s programs of The First Tee of North Florida and the Temple. Many people contributed to the event’s success. The Temple would like to especially thank Dr. Stuart Soroka as well as the following sponsors: Amiro Galleries, Sid Ansbacher and Susan Ponder-Stansel, BB&T Bank, Crafts Trophies and Awards, Everything Bagel, Feldman Auto Repair, Gordon Dental Associates, Matanzas River Animal Hospital, MTX, LLC Paul Lietz Building Home Maintenance Contractor, Mimi Selig, Ned’s Southside Kitchen, PIP Marketing Signs Print, Bev Darkatsh, Hal and Jane Gray, In the Garden Landscape and Design, Paul and Phyllis Greenfield, REMAX Unlimited, The Breakthrough Coach, Thompson Realty & Development, Inc., and P.J’s Catering. Pictured are Ben Feldman and Leah Black, who had a great time on the putting greens.