Your Next Great Connection Starts Here in Boca Raton Join us for an unforgettable evening of connection and opportunity at the Rockstar Connect Networking Event on Wednesday from 6 PM to 8 PM at Duffy's Sports Grill (Located in: Boca Village Square) this event is proudly sponsored by Cohen Insurance Brokerage and powered by Rockstar Connect It’s all about building meaningful relationships with people who get things done in Boca Raton Known for its friendly and engaging atmosphere ensuring you feel welcome from the moment you arrive and associates to join us for a night of meaningful connections and exciting opportunities Join our Facebook Group: Boca Raton Networking Powered by Rockstar Connect Visit our landing page: https://rockstarconnect.com/boca-raton/ Introducing RockstarConnect.club: Your Exclusive Social Networking Platform Be among the pioneers of a revolutionary social networking experience https://rockstarconnect.com/rockstarconnect-club/ either living in or visiting the Greater Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale #events #networking #businessnetworking #connection #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship #business #meetup #opportunities #bocaratonfl #florida DEERFIELD BEACH – Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies with long rifles and tactical gear responded to a stabbing on Monday morning in Deerfield Beach Deputies surrounded a house along Northeast 44 Street between Third and Sixth Avenues in the Pompano Beach Highlands neighborhood Deputies at the scene said they had caught a male suspect after a pursuit A suspect was in handcuffs on the back of a BSO sports utility vehicle The stabbing stems from a dispute among roommates according to the initial report from police scanners that the department’s spokesperson had yet to confirm Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 Local 10 News Photojournalist Wade Hughes and Assignment Desk Editor Frine Gomez contributed to this report Stay informed with regular breaking news alerts Copyright 2024 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013 She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Closed Captioning / Audio Description Contact Us Careers at WPLG Terms of Use Privacy Policy Public File FCC Applications EEO Report Do Not Sell My Info 1.0 Host Exhibit Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Highlands Christian Academy continued its long tradition of hosting a basketball camp this summer started the camp in 1986 with 19 campers in attendance This year’s camp had 25 campers and consisted of children in the 3rd through 8th grade “We had a great group of campers,” said Highlands Christian basketball coach Paul Pridemore who is also the school’s athletic director “They learned a lot of fundamental skills that they can build on The most exciting thing that happened was we had one camper that accepted Christ as his savior.” Trophies were awarded for competitions like free throws Highlands Christian Academy also held a softball camp and a volleyball camp that ended this week Pompano Beach Men’s Golf Association results The Pompano Beach Men’s Golf Association held two tournaments recently for its players A total of 29 golfers competed in the Two Best Ball of Foursome tournament on July 17 at the Pines Course and the team of Jim Blake Frank Cutrone and Willie Smith shot 116 to win by two strokes Robert Raser and Dennis Sejda shot a 118 and won on a match of cards over the third place team of Robert Blau Jim Blake won the closest to the pin contest on hole No the Pompano Beach Men’s Golf Association held an individual play – Odd Holes Minus ½ Handicap in Classes tournament on the Pines Course with Tom Pawelczyk winning the Class A Net Score with a 29.0 Dennis Sejda recorded a 29.5 to take second while Bill Hadersbeck shot a 30.0 to finish in third in the Class A Mike Marruquin shot a 29.5 and finished in first place after a match of cards over Jim Greeley Dennis Rooy shot 27.5 to take first place in the Class C Division while Bill Hazlett (29.5) and Henry Lesburt (30.5) finished second and third respectively Area residents have one final chance to take part in the Simply Soccer camp series that is in its 31st year of soccer camps for children 5-15 in nearby Coral Springs There are three sessions each day ranging from 9 a.m and a Tiny Tot program for kids ages 5 and 6 from 9 a.m You do not have to be a city resident to attend Highlands Christian Academy recently held a basketball camp with 25 campers (bottom photo) The camp also handed out awards (top photo) JUPITER — Jupiter Christian girls volleyball coach Sarah Mize called it "a nice the Eagles won the first set in 13 minutes and coasted to a 25-8 25-13 victory over Pompano Beach-Highlands Christian in a Region 4-2A quarterfinal match Tuesday night Second-seeded Jupiter Christian (12-10) will host third-seeded Weston-Sagemont (17-8) in the semifinals Friday night Sagemont defeated Lake Worth Christian in four sets Highlands Christian (16-10) could not match up against the taller The Knights were able to hang around in the second set until it was tied at 14 but the Eagles ran off 11 consecutive points to finish off the set and reassert control "I feel like we started with a lot of energy and then in the middle of the game that started to come down," senior libero Reese McNew said "But we started talking more and we figured out a way to come back." pounding the Knights into submission with a series of kills If Ella keeps playing as she did Tuesday night she's certain to get her share of attention from colleges "She's such a talented athlete," Mize said but she's the type of player you love to coach because she never gets shut down … She has that supercompetitive innate nature that can't be taught Brodner is completing her third season on the varsity "I love seeing her grow as a player," Mize said "I've had her since she was in eighth grade and it's been pretty incredible to watch her growth each season It's exciting that she's only a sophomore." Brodner finished with 11 kills and six aces Junior outside/middle hitter Lindsay Cox added 12 kills and senior middle hitter Kara Thompson had 18 assists After last season ended in a regional final loss Mize decided to toughen up the 2023 schedule to better prepare the Eagles for the postseason Jupiter Christian's regular-season schedule was the most difficult in the state among Class 2A teams The Eagles faced Class 7A power Jupiter to open the season and also stepped up in class to face Fort Lauderdale-Westminster Academy They also played two games against Boca Raton Christian That strength of schedule enabled the Eagles to earn the region's No I saw my team and I saw how much potential we had left … So knowing what our goals were and what we're pushing toward I thought there would be no harm in playing the best teams Our record doesn't necessarily reflect our effort this season and four of them ended in losses in that fifth set Brodner agreed that the schedule made the Eagles more playoff-ready "Even though we were taking some big losses it still felt good to be neck and neck with these teams," she said Aiming for Boca ChristianCoaches are always reluctant to look beyond the next game but it's no secret that Jupiter Christian wants another shot at Boca Raton Christian If the Eagles take care of business against Sagemont they will likely face the Blazers (24-3) on Halloween night That would be a rematch of last year's regional final "We definitely want another shot," libero Reese McNew said I feel like we've just got to come out with a lot of energy and talk Added Brodner: "We definitely are going to come in hungry because we've been preparing for this like the whole entire year." The Blazers have beaten the Eagles four times over the past two seasons But Mize believes her team could be on the verge of a breakthrough "They have so much strength in their core group I know that we're very well-rounded; we don't rely so heavily on one or two players on our roster … I believe in these girls and I don't believe we've put our best forward against Boca Christian yet John Carroll Catholic won the District 7-3A tournament without having to step on the field for the title game The Golden Rams were scheduled to play Pompano Beach-Highlands Christian for the championship Thursday night but the FHSAA has disqualified Highlands because their starting pitcher exceeded the allowable pitch count in the team’s 3-1 semifinal win over Jupiter Christian The FHSAA informed John Carroll athletic director Mickey Groody of its decision Thursday morning Groody said Highlands Christian’s 16-year-old starter threw 104 pitches in the semifinal The FHSAA’s pitch county policy mandates a limit of 95 pitches in a game for a 16-year-old The limit is raised to 105 pitches for a 17-year-old told me is the pitch count lady knew he was a junior but she thought he was 17,” Groody said While John Carroll (19-5) won the district championship the FHSAA also ruled that there will be no district runner-up It could become an issue for the Golden Rams if they reach the regional championship game has the district champion and runner-up advancing to the regional playoffs John Carroll will host the District 8-3A runner-up on Tuesday The District 8-3A champion will have a bye to the regional championship game “I think its good and bad,” Groody said “I wish we would have had to play the game I think it’s a little unfair of the FHSAA to have a rule of scheduling two games a week so pitchers wouldn’t be able to pitch both games the team we’ll play will have all their pitchers available “We’ll take it one game at a time.” This isn't the first time an area team has been impacted by the pitch count rules this season Jensen Beach was awarded a district win over Martin County in April because one of the Tigers relief pitchers didn't get enough days of rest in between appearances More: Martin County fined, forced to forfeit baseball win Johns County boys soccer team has qualified for three final fours in the past four years both of which have Florida High School Athletic Association titles to their name Johns County schools have spent the season high in the state rankings The answer? No list of thriving programs in the county would be complete without the St. Joseph boys, now entering their third FHSAA semifinal since 2022 when they take on Fort Myers Canterbury in the Class 1A final four Wednesday at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand Under fourth-year head coach Patrick Casey they're aiming to bring home a first-ever FHSAA boys soccer championship for the school Johns County program since Ponte Vedra went 25-0-0 on the way to their 2015-16 triumph long steeped in European soccer passion after growing up in Germany the results on the scoreboard are just one aspect of the Flashes program's success 11-year-old club players who don't even know where they'll go to high school yet that are supporting our team," Casey said in a remote interview with the Times-Union KYLE JACKSON LEADS FRONT LINEOn last year's regional finalists Joseph's attack relied heavily on Kyle Jackson — so much so that Casey describes the team's scoring emphasis in the past as a "one-man show." Not that it's a bad thing to rely on a striker who is nearing 50 goals for his high school career he accounted for close to two-thirds of the Flashes' offense scoring 15 goals on the road to the final four Jackson is receiving more support around the net Valentino Moore is up to 11 goals and 20 assists Joseph also gets solid contributions from a midfield with the two-way skills of Shawn Timme (five goals Academy at the Lakes defenders trained their attention on Jackson but couldn't contain the rest of the Flashes in a 5-0 St and if that was the team from last year when he was getting all of our goals DON'T OVERLOOK FLASHES' DEFENSEWhile the attack racks up the scoring stats Joseph's defense has also produced impressive numbers of its own The Flashes have shut out their opponents 13 times this season anchored by goalkeeper Ben Boege and key returning defenders Adrian Hemelt (also the kicker on the Flashes' football squad) and Bobby Brenninkmeyer But the games they didn't win might have taught the Flashes even more "If we want to challenge for a state championship we have to play the best opposition that's around us," Casey said Getting to the final four has been easier than winning there for St which lost 6-0 to Stuart Pine in the 2022 semifinal and 3-0 to Carrollwood Day last winter they might have a shot at revenge against Pine on Saturday — as well as another chance to carry the torch for St all the teams are deserving to get to this point," Casey said "It's usually the team that plays the mental game the best for the longest that's going to win." Stream: Watch St. Joseph on the NFHS Network Tickets: $13 per day with advance purchase, or $16 day of via GoFan Parking: Fee included in cost of admission Outlook: The Flashes face a test against Canterbury which won the state championship four years ago against St who get much of their attacking punch from underclassmen: Freshman Mathias Perez leads with 14 goals and sophomore Uriyah Harness has supplied a team-best 14 assists Canterbury has shown that it can win the close ones defeating each of their regional opponents by a single goal including Sarasota Out-of-Door in overtime The winner advances to the Class 1A final at 10 a.m to meet Stuart Pine or Pompano Beach Highlands Christian We occasionally recommend interesting products and services If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently More: State of Florida recruiting newsletter Fort Lauderdale-Westminster Academy 1: Esteban Paez scored a goal as the Blazers tied the Lions in Fort Lauderdale Boca Raton Christian 4: Josh Gould had three goals and one assist and Lorenzo Meszaros added two goals and one assist to lead the Eagles over the Blazers in Boca Raton Jace Gardner contributed three assists in the win John Pompeu led Boca Raton Christian with two goals and Lucas Baldini tallied one goal and two assists More: Palm Beach Post High School Sports newsletter Santaluces 2: Seniors Ronald Yanez and Aaron Barbosa each scored a goal for the Chiefs (0-1) but they were defeated by the Falcons (1-0) on opening night in Lantana.  Lake Worth 0: Valeria Schiavo recorded three goals while Avi Solorazo added two and Devyn Gilman recorded a goal and two assists as the Lions (1-0) defeated the Trojans (0-1) in Boca Raton.  West Boca Raton 2: Sarah Coelho had one goal and two assists and Laine Willis added one goal and one assist to help the Bobcats defeat the Bulls in the season opener in Boca Raton.  but the Trojans fell to the Lancers in Greenacres.  which helped the Owls get past the Knights in Pompano Beach Ryan Van de Werken and Ethan Jean-Louis both scored two goals for the Owls.  Lindsey Osinoff’s two goals and two assists helped lead the Tigers (5-0) past the Blazers (1-2) in Boca Raton and Olivia Calnek recorded her fourth shutout Yamilett Umana and Daneyshka Medina each scored one goal but the Falcons couldn’t get past the Broncos Monday in Wellington.  Two people killed when small plane crashes into California homes Staffing shortage causes 7 days of major delays at Newark Airport Coyote drinks from Los Angeles salon's skylight The REAL ID deadline is less than a week away Fungi could be used to build homes one day Get AccuWeather alerts as they happen with our browser notifications Berean Christian School is the only school in the western communities that had both of its varsity soccer teams win district tournament championships it was their fourth consecutive district title it was their second consecutive district title the King’s Academy also has two soccer teams advancing to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s regional tournaments while the girls teams from Seminole Ridge High School and Wellington High School are also advancing The Berean boys defeated Atlantic Christian Academy Mateo Aristizabal and Jacob Linnell scored Berean’s two goals That win improved Berean’s overall record to 14-4-1 In the upcoming quarterfinals of the Class 1A Berean will host Miami Christian School on Tuesday Berean will advance to the regional semifinals on Friday 14 to most likely play the Wolves from Sports Leadership and Management (SLAM) in North Miami Beach To reach the Class 1A state final four in DeLand (Feb Berean will also need to win its regional final on Wednesday The opponent in that match is expected to be Highlands Christian Academy of Pompano Beach The Berean girls defeated Glades Day School senior Sarah Wells notched two goals and sophomore Kira Schartner added a third goal for Berean she gathered the ball on the edge of the penalty box and then sent a soaring laser-like shot with her right foot into the upper left-hand corner of the net Schartner’s shot zipped past the outstretched arms of the Glades Day goalkeeper Berean will face Glades Day again in the Class 1A That game will be played at Berean at 1:30 p.m To reach the state final four in DeLand on Feb the Berean girls must win their regional semifinal on Friday the girls soccer team from Berean is the third seed in Region 4 The King’s Academy’s girls varsity soccer team didn’t win its Class 2A The Lions were upset by the Benjamin School on Wednesday based on their impressive overall season record (13-3-4) they earned the top seed in the Region 2 playoffs They will open their postseason by hosting the Saints from Trinity Prep in Winter Park on Tuesday TKA will then host a regional semifinal game on Valentine’s Day TKA will then host the regional final on Wednesday The potential opponent could be the Benjamin School which would be a rematch of the district final The winner of the regional final will then advance to the Class 2A state final four in DeLand on Feb The King’s Academy boys soccer team was on the wrong end of a 4-3 score in the Class 2A when the Lions lost to the Benjamin School TKA (10-4-2) was ranked high enough to earn a spot in the Class 2A state tournament as the fourth seed in Region 2 The TKA boys open their regional playoffs on Tuesday when they host Foundation Academy from Winter Garden TKA must win three regional playoff games (Feb 14 and 19) to earn a spot in the Class 2A state final four in DeLand on Feb The Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity soccer team won the Class 6A District 13 tournament by defeating Martin County High School in the finale Seminole Ridge was awarded the third seed in the Class 6 In the regional quarterfinal game on Tuesday the Hawks defeated the Bulldogs from South Broward High School Seminole Ridge (15-4-2) advanced to a regional semifinal match on the road against the Cooper City High School Cowboys on Friday Seminole Ridge will then play in the regional final on Wednesday A victory there will send them to the Class 6A state final four in Auburndale the Wellington High School girls varsity soccer team won its Class 7A District 13 tournament when the Wolverines outscored Park Vista High School It was Wellington’s eighth-straight win and improved their overall record to 13-2 That victory earned Wellington the second seed in the Class 6A The Wolverines opened regional play on Tuesday 4 with a quarterfinal win against the Coral Reef High School Barracudas That win advanced Wellington to a regional semifinal clash at home against Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday Wellington will then play in the regional final on Wednesday The Region 4 champion will then play in the Class 7A state final four in Auburndale One of the Cinderella stories of this year’s high school district soccer tournaments was in the boys Class 7A The Palm Beach Central High School boys soccer team under the direction of first-year coach Dave Jimenez The Broncos were projected to lose early in the tournament the Broncos — who entered the district tournament with a losing 5-10-3 record — played like champions by defeating Lake Worth High School in overtime on Wednesday 22 in the quarterfinals and then upsetting Wellington High School in the semifinals That Palm Beach Central-Wellington match was tied 4-4 after overtime and I told my guys during the break that we were still in this game,” Jimenez said We rallied to take a 3-2 lead in the second half I’m proud of my team’s effort to come back.” Palm Beach Central needed to win the district tournament They finished with a final record of 7-11-3 American Heritage at Plantation-American Heritage Boca Raton at Daytona Beach Holiday Classic Boca Raton Christian at Pompano Beach-Highlands Christian Boynton Beach at Fort Lauderdale-Calvary Christian Trinity Christian at Faith Christian Invitational Fort Lauderdale-Calvary Christian at Atlantic Christian American Heritage at Bobcat Classic (N.C.) Atlantic Christian at King's Academy Tournament Boca Raton Christian at Atlantic Christian Forest Hill at Longhorn Christmas Duals (Harmony) Jupiter at Archbishop McCarthy Gillis Strong Tournament Palm Beach Gardens at Centennial Duals Tournament while Mike Cooper and Kyron Platt added 13 points each as the Falcons rallied past the Eagles in Port St Adrian Gilles contributed 10 points in the win for Forest Hill which trailed by double digits in the fourth quarter Chiara Scichilone and Sophia Scichilone scored seven goals apiece and Sabrina Levine added three goals and three assists as the Broncos routed the Tigers in Stuart Durran-Sood 8-0; Ahad Khan-Harrison Winton (WEL) d Isabella Zidziunas 8-7 (12-1); Ariana Fromm (OH) d Jasmin Wasler Lopez 8-1; Makayla Lewis (OH) d Julia Amaral 8-0; Carolina Edwards (SJP) d Zidziunas-Wasler Lopez 8-0; Amaral-Anna Jelicka (OH) d Samira Salazar 8-6; Miranda Maratarazzo (SEM) d Chin-Lee-Rogers 8-3; Grace Norick-Segal (WEL) d -Submit nightly scores for publication to pbsports@pbpost.com zbuckley@pbpost.com or ejwallace@pbpost.com Boca Raton football win to advance to Class 8A Silver Bracket finalPalm Beach PostFOOTBALL Dom Presto returned an interception for a touchdown as the Gators (4-2) beat the visiting Stingarees in a Class 8A Silver Bracket semifinal The Bobcats (5-1) shut out the Cavaliers to set up an all-Palm Beach County Class 8A Silver Bracket championship The second-seeded Bobcats will face top-seeded Palm Beach Gardens at a neutral site that has yet to be announced rushed for five touchdowns in the first half as the Tigers (4-2) blew out the Chargers (2-4) in a Class 1A-6A Silver Bracket consolation game The Wolves (3-3) edged the Jaguars in overtime in a Class 8A Silver Bracket consolation game The Wildcats (2-4) bounced back from their opening-round playoff loss last week to shut out the Hi-Tides on the consolation side of the Class 7A Silver Bracket The Hawks blew out the Lancers in a non-playoff game to improve to 2-1 on the season The Canyons (3-2) won their season finale to finish with a winning record for the first time in school history Football: Glades Central falls to Dillard in Class 1A-6A Gold Bracket semifinal Jenerrian Cross added 10 points with six rebounds leading the Broncos (2-0) to victory over the Warriors (0-2) in Jupiter Chris Walker led the way with 27 points and eight rebounds as the Wolves (2-0) defeated the Eagles and Jordan Johnson had 15pts and six rebounds and Logan Knight had a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds Zakiah Saez added 16 points and nine rebounds Vince Joseph led in scoring with 21 points and Nedgee Noelszius had nine points as the Tigers handled the Jaguars in Boynton Beach and Cassidy Lowe notched nine points and nine rebounds as the Bobcats beat the Chiefs Courtney Lowe added nine points and four assists and Martha Francillon chipped in eight points and three rebounds Janessa Williams led Santaluces with 23 points and Ashley Thornton chipped in 12 points and five rebounds as the Hawks cruised past the Eagles in Loxahatchee and Deborah Cohen and Lydia Jamison each had a goal as the Eagles defeated Highlands Christian in Jupiter Ashlyn Goila had a hat-trick as the Scots tied the Lions Goila's final goal tied the game at 3-all in the second half Tori Schrubb had an assist for the Scots (0-3-3) — All scores and stats were reported to The Palm Beach Post WEST PALM BEACH — After over 2,300 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists, time is running out on Jillian Schenk’s storied high school career a senior and the most productive player in the history of Lake Worth Christian girls basketball inexperienced Defenders team back to the regional finals for a third straight season “She’s one of those once-in-a-lifetime athletes because she’s playing with younger girls,” Lake Worth coach Micah McCoy said one seventh-grader and three girls who really didn’t get any playing time last year “She’s seasoning a younger group and she’s having the patience and the poise to lead.” Schenk is looking to reach the Final Four for the first time in her career an elusive goal that the Defenders have been painstakingly close to achieving over the last two seasons Lake Worth Christian were ousted in the 3A regional finals by eventual state champion Somerset Prep This season’s road to states continues at 7 p.m Tuesday when the fifth-seeded Defenders (15-3) travel to face top-seeded Miami Christian in a Class 2A Region 4 semifinal For Lake Worth Christian — one of eight Palm Beach County teams still alive in the postseason — Schenk will have to lead the way The eye-popping statistics — Schenk is averaging a double-double with 24.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game this season — are nothing new Schenk averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds per game en route to earning a nod to the Palm Beach Post Best of Preps girls basketball small-schools first team >>RELATED: Palm Beach Post Best of Preps fall sports teams revealed But the way Schenk has embraced her leadership role has paid dividends for a young team A student at Lake Worth Christian since kindergarten and a basketball player at the school since the seventh grade Schenk initially had some trouble finding her voice inside the program “I was a scared little seventh grader coming in with a lot of older girls and now I’m the senior be out there and show the younger girls how to do things and fill my place when I leave,” Schenk said who has coached Schenk for the past five seasons says that vocal leadership has been the biggest area of development over the course of Schenk's career “She’s always been a silent leader,” McCoy said “She was more like a Tim Duncan leader in her first two years but she’s started to become a more outward the Defenders’ captain sets an example for younger players on the court I think she’s probably only sat out 20 minutes in her 118 games with me,” McCoy said “I’ve been blessed to have her and my overall record with her right now is 90-28.” That success directly correlates with Schenk’s determination to make every minute on the floor meaningful She has made several game-altering blocks and momentum-turning steals throughout the course of her career and understands the importance of a quality “Defense wins championships and you’ve got to make sure your defense is good first before you even think about scoring,” Schenk said incredible statistical output and her long-standing status as one of the the county’s top two-way players Schenk is still looking for a college basketball home Though she has some opportunities available to continue her college career at the next level the senior has gone unnoticed by many collegiate programs “A lot of these girls at other schools are getting exposure “You have to be good to get 2,300 points and 1,000 rebounds.” who holds a 4.65 GPA and has qualified for the Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholarship values academics as much as athletics when it comes to her college decision “You’ve got to build to build up your future and make sure you get a degree so you can do something after basketball because there’s more to life than just basketball,” Schenk said Before any college decisions are made and before the curtain closes on the most accomplished girls basketball career in Lake Worth Christian history Schenk has at least one more game to add to her career total of 2,319 points She’ll also have at least one more chance to make memories in a Defenders uniform “I’m proud of myself and happy that I’ve had this great opportunity with a great coach and a great group of girls for these past six years,” Schenk said Pompano Beach-Highlands Christian at Grandview Prep rdipentima@pbpost.com Creekside's Claire Openshaw finish 3rd at state cross country championshipsTHE RECORDSt Joseph runner Sean Snyder’s personal record in a 5K race was about a full minute behind the PR of Citrus Park Christian’s Trevor Foley No one would argue if Snyder had headed into Saturday’s state cross country championships at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee with the goal of finishing his high school career with a PR He went in trying to win the Class 1A title followed by Ryan Szklany of Pompano Beach Highlands Christian at 15:55.0 Snyder was even with Foley at the one-mile mark with a time of 4:47 about five seconds quicker than Snyder’s previous fastest first mile Snyder even took the lead before Foley gained it for good at the steep hill known as “the wall.” “Sean stuck with him for about two miles,” Taylor said just race and the time will take care of itself Snyder led the Flashes to an 11th-place finish in their first team appearance at state in 20 years Joseph’s girls team finished sixth — its top finish in school history Emily Jackson led the Flashes in the girls 1A race with a time of 20:33.08 for 37th place A year after the Creekside boys won their second consecutive Class 3A title the Creekside girls finished second Saturday behind Tallahassee Chiles Johns County girls teams also finished among the top 10 in 3A: Ponte Vedra was fourth Five Creekside runners finished among the top 35 just five-hundredths of a second behind second-place Emily Culley of Chiles Four of those five Creekside runners are underclassmen Ponte Vedra senior Claire Mortiz finished eighth overall in 18:39.48 Creekside freshman Elizabeth Ileff (19:25.02) was 17th while Nease freshman Naila Etique (19:41.22) finished 22nd Three county teams also finished among the top 10 in the Class 3A boys race Bartram Trail was fourth with 186 points followed by Creekside just two points behind with 188 for fifth place and Ponte Vedra seventh with 217 points Thirteen county runners were clustered from 22nd to 57th place Not everyone ran away from Michael Brewer when he was lit on fire As he rushed to a community swimming pool to douse the flames engulfing his body most of the boys who surrounded Brewer moments earlier ran away from him horrified at what they had seen and eager to help Their attempts to help the teen victim and their cooperation with investigators are why detectives and prosecutors never filed charges against Calvin Kenny Court records released recently show what authorities determined to be the role of each of the nine boys present during the attack 12 in the parking lot outside Lime Tree Village apartments in Deerfield Beach after classes ended at Deerfield Middle School The apartment complex is a few blocks from the school Kenny and the Hand brothers were among the 10 youths who ended up at the complex the day of the attack The teens told officials they were there for various reasons passing by the area or approaching the site because they saw other teens there Kenny and the Hand brothers were considered witnesses When Broward sheriff's detectives interviewed Brewer at the hospital weeks later he told them the three boys were friends and that he didn't consider them threats "They stayed with him and were able to help," prosecutor Maria Schneider said One of the teens also rushed to tell Brewer's family about the attack who allegedly urged the attack on Brewer; Denver Jarvis who allegedly doused Brewer with rubbing alcohol; and Jesus Mendez who allegedly flicked the lighter to set Brewer on fire Bent was arrested the day before on charges he tried to steal a bicycle from Brewer's home Schneider said investigators determined Bent Jarvis and Mendez had direct roles in Brewer being burned They were charged with second-degree attempted murder Two other teens who were said to be near Brewer — Jarvis' brother Jeremy but they were freed after prosecutors decided not to charge them for a person to be convicted as someone who assisted in a crime prosecutors must prove the defendant meant for the crime to happen helped commit it or said something to cause or encourage another person to commit it Investigators also considered Jesus Mendez's brother Joell Mendez Joell Mendez said Brewer walked up to him on the street and told him he missed school Mendez and Brewer walked together through the Pompano Beach Highlands neighborhood after school until they reached Lime Tree Village apartments Joell Mendez said Denver Jarvis told him he and some other boys found rubbing alcohol "on some street while walking." He said he then heard Bent tell Denver Jarvis to pour the rubbing alcohol on Brewer and saw Jarvis comply Mendez said he knew his brother was "playing with the lighter," but didn't see him set the fire Shelton's initial reluctance to tell what he knew might have delayed the determination that charges wouldn't be pursued against him Detectives had described him as "uncooperative," court documents show "Had he been more forthcoming from the beginning it is possible we would have been able to determine [he wasn't going to be charged] sooner," Schneider said It was only after about an hour of interviewing Shelton that he acknowledged to detectives he saw Denver Jarvis splash the alcohol on Brewer he told officials that Jesus Mendez admitted to him that he set Brewer on fire By  Mike Miller Updated May 5 You may notice that this website doesn't cover many of the newer well known planned communities in Florida.   As I started driving around the state in the 1960s,  I noticed homes popping up in these places.  Most of them were subdivisions that were part of massive lot sales programs Lots were sometimes sold by mail order for $10 down and $10/month for 10 years.  I remember a General Development sales booth in Naples I was in the U.S. Navy, and several of my shipmates bought lots in Port Malabar (Palm Bay, Florida) as long term investments These lot sales programs resulted in subdivisions popping up all over the state in the 1950s and 1960s.  There were literally thousands of miles of paved roads with no houses.  Grass was growing up through the cracks in the asphalt taught their children how to drive a car on these roads with no traffic.   The lot sales programs began to slow down in the 1970s when the federal government imposed new regulations.  and many of these communities today are examples of giant urban sprawl but I find myself driving around them on the back roads to avoid the traffic snarls.  Most of the communities still have huge inventories of vacant lots with continuous home building going on.  It is like driving through a giant construction project Here are a few of these huge planned communities that sprang up in the era of lot sales programs Beverly HillsCanaveral GrovesCape Atlantic EstatesCape CoralCitrus HillsCitrus SpringsDeltonaFlagler EstatesFlorida ShoresGolden Gate EstatesIndian Lake EstatesIndian River EstatesLehigh AcresMarco IslandMarion OaksNorth Port Palm CoastPalm ShoresPompano Beach HighlandsPort LaBellePort St LuciePort CharlotteRidge ManorRotonda WestSebastian HighlandsSilver Springs ShoresSpring HillSt More Florida land was subdivided into lots in the 1960s than in the rest of the United States combined.  This decade was the first time air conditioning was allowed to be included in home mortgages and many older and retired people started moving to the state There were several giant land companies formed in this era that specialized in promoting lot sales.  They bought millions of acres of undeveloped land and platted lots for sale.  Lehigh Acres was probably the first of these.  Lee Ratner was a successful Chicago businessman who owned the 60,000 acre Lucky Lee Cattle Ranch east of Fort Myers In 1954 he formed a group to start the first big Florida lot sales program of this era.  and homes were built over the years.  The population of Lehigh Acres in 2021 was 123,378.  It continues to grow In 1956, General Development Corporation was established by the Mackle brothers (Elliott Their first development in the early 1950s was the very successful Villages of Key Biscayne in the Miami metro area on Key Biscayne.  They then hooked up in a venture with a Canadian firm named Yellowknife Bear Mines Ltd.  That firm had purchased the 80,000 acre Frizzell cattle ranch in Charlotte County for $3.6 million Basic math says that comes to $45 per acre.  A pretty good deal General Development Corporation also bought 100,000 acres just north in Sarasota County and named it North Port Charlotte In 1958, General Development Corporation bought land between Fort Pierce and Stuart and platted 80,000 lots in a community known as Port St. Lucie.   Around the same time they bought thousands of acres west of Palm Bay and south of Melbourne and platted lots in a new community called Port Malabar The Mackle brothers left GDC in 1962 and formed Deltona Corporation.  This entity developed Deltona, Marco Island The Rosen brothers, Leonard and Jack, formed Gulf American Land Corporation in 1957 and began the development of Cape Coral on the Caloosahatchee River across from Fort Myers.  Gulf American also developed Golden Gate Estates east of Naples South Florida was impacted by Arvida Development Corporation He had been the top guy at Aluminum Company of America and became a land developer after retiring from that business.  He bought the Boca Raton Hotel and Club and thousands of acres of land, including beachfront in Boca Raton.  He developed Boca West, Kendall in Miami-Dade County, as well as Bird Key, Lido Key, and much of Longboat Key in the Sarasota area.  These and other development corporations were also active during this era and among their developments are: Silver Springs Shores (22,000 acres near Ocala)Rotonda West (25,000 acres near Englewood)Citrus Springs (34,000 lots near Inverness)Marion Oaks (near Ocala)St Augustine ShoresSunny Hills (17,000 acres near Panama City)Spring Hill (33,000 lots west of Brooksville) One thing you might notice that many of these communities have in common is a street or boulevard named Elkcam.  This is Mackle spelled backwards in honor of the Mackle brothers Not all of the big communities that sprang up in the 1950s and 1960s were mail order lot sales programs.  One of the largest and most modern of these developments is Palm Coast north of Ormond Beach near Flagler Beach.  ITT Rayonier began developing 68,000 wooded acres into 48,000 lots.  The work was done through ITT Community Development Corporation a company headed by William "Big Bill" Levitt Levitt was the first modern big time residential lot developer who created Levittowns up North after World War Two The population of Palm Coast in 2024 was 107,087 Another that comes to mind is Coral Springs in Broward County.  It was planned and developed by Coral Ridge Properties (headed by James S Coral Ridge Properties was bought by Westinghouse in 1966 who continued to develop it.  It's population in 2024 was 132,579 Palm Coast and Coral Springs were well planned with plenty of space for businesses and the other amenities that make for a good place to live.  They are among the most successful of all the modern Florida communities.  There also many of these mail order lot sales towns that were unsuccessful.  Read about one of them here: The Galloping Ghost of Indian Lake Estates. I discovered a great new book published in 2021:  "The Swamp Peddlers" by Jason Vuic.  Its subtitle is "How Lot Sellers and Retirees Built Modern Florida and Transformed the American Dream."  It is available at Amazon.com I highly recommend this book for more information on lot sales programs and more in Florida.  This author has done a tremendous job in documenting everything he writes about Our Facebook page has more than 130,800 followers who love off the beaten path Florida: towns Copyright 2009-2025 Florida-Back-Roads-Travel.com Privacy Policy Florida Back Roads Travel is not affiliated with or endorsed by Backroads a California-based tour operator which arranges and conducts travel programs throughout the world Read More