Citrus sports: a look back at 2006

Another year, another season.

Here's a look back at the big moments in

Citrus

 

County

.

The

Ted

 

Williams

 

Museum

and Hitters Hall of Fame closes its doors in 

Citrus

 

County

, relocating to Tropicana Field in

St. Petersburg

.

Longtime

 

Crystal

 

River

football coach, athletic director Earl Bramlett retires after leading the Pirates to seven post season appearances.

Crystal

 

River

ousts football coach Craig Frederick and replaces him with Anthony Paradiso; also gets rid of boys soccer coach Steve Eckeli who is later rehired by citrus.

Lecanto boys basketball team earns first district title in school history, goes 20-1 against Class 4A teams, falling to Orlando Bishop Moore in the region semifinals.

Citrus boys and girls golf teams both qualify for state for second consecutive year.

Despite finishing the regular season 3-9 in the district, Lecanto wins 5-4 over No. 1 seed Belleview in the Class 4A-6 title game.

Citrus' Jon Bolin coaches the 'Canes in their second straight playoff run (20-9) in baseball.

School board discusses steroid and other drug testing is discussed for student athletes but ultimately votes against it.

DIVISION I SIGNINGS:

·        Walt Howard, Citrus, signs with Citadel for basketball.

·        Lacey

Lyons

,

Crystal

 

River

, guard goes to Coastal Carolina for basketball.

·        Quincy Wilson,

Crystal

 

River

catcher signs softball scholarship at Florida Atlantic.

·        Brandy Worlton,

Crystal

 

River

middle blocker, goes to

Campbell

 

University

, in

Buies Creek

,

N.C.

on a volleyball scholarship.

·        Taylor Cooke, Lecanto swimmer, a four-time state qualifier signs with

Florida

 

Gulf

 

Coast

in

Fort Myers

.

OTHER SIGNINGS:

·        Lecanto golfer Lecanto High golfer Kari Amundson goes to

Flagler

 

College

·        Citrus Krystal Boardman softball signs with PHCC

·        Lecanto Nick Norton signed cross country/track scholarship to Division II Queens University of Charlotte.

·        Lecanto centerfielder Sam King signs softball scholarship at Queens University of Charlotte in

North Carolina

.

·        Two Citrus seniors, Ashley Hoglund and Chris Bender, have orally committed to LaGrange, a Division III school in

Georgia

. Hoglund is a shooting guard on the basketball team and outside hitter on the volleyball team, and Bender is center on LaGrange's first-year football program.

·        Richard Chaney, Lecanto 1,000+ yard rusher goes to Concordia U, a Division III program in

River Forest

,

Ill.

·        Lecanto seniors Tara Haddock and Eddie Buckley traded in their prom dress and tuxedo for college jerseys for college basketball programs - Haddock to Division II Nova Southeastern University in

Fort Lauderdale

and Buckley to

Division

 

III

 

Oglethorpe

 

University

in

Atlanta

.

·        Mychal Nichols, Lecanto guard who averaged 18 points and eight assists signs with Division II Eckerd College.                                     

- Dawn Reiss, Times Staff Writer

Something missing? Please email dreiss@sptimes.com 

Photo credits: Ted Williams museum, Times' Steve Coddington. Taylor Cooke photo, Times' Janel Schroeder-Norton. Richard Chaney, Times' Ted McLaren.

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