Three Brevard County high school softball teams remain and will play regional semifinal games on Tuesday, and at least one will survive.
Molly McLaughlin of Rockledge high fives teammate Ashley Stephenson after scoring in Thursday’s game against Palm Bay.
Merritt Island and Rockledge will meet at 7 p.m. on the Raiders’ field. The winner will advance to a regional final game to be played on Friday.
The two teams are District 13-6A rivals and both won regional quarterfinal games last week. Rockledge defeated Port St. Lucie in four innings, 15-0, while the Mustangs won at Riviera Beach Suncoast, 2-1.
Viera also won its regional quarterfinal last week in Class 6A, 6-0 over New Smyrna Beach. The Hawks advanced to face Deltona, also Tuesday. Deltona earned its spot with a 5-1 win over Harmony.
Both games will be played at 7 p.m.
MORE: Regional softball, district track
Kaira Simmons ranked with long jump
Not only did Kaira Simmons of Rockledge High win three individual events in Wednesday’s District 13-2A track and field meet, but she put herself at the top of one statewide list.
In winning the long jump, she cleared 20 feet, 1 1/4 inches, the longest mark in the state this year for a high school girl. It was also among the top five in the nation for 2016.
Simmons, who recently signed to attend and compete for Ole Miss, also won the triple jump (37-5 1/2), 200 meters (24.46 seconds) and ran on the winning 4×100 relay (47.09).
Four Astronaut athletes sign
Four athletes from Astronaut High signed college scholarships on Friday, including three for football.
Tristan Schultheis, the state’s top high jumper and also a football player, signed with the University of Miami track and field program. Three of his football teammates signed for that sport: Mac Massengill with Florida Tech, Leron Berry with Warner and Nathan Brown with Bethany.
MORE: Schultheis hitting new heights
Melbourne basketball camp scheduled
Melbourne High’s summer basketball camp will be offered two weeks for boys and girls entering grades 2 through 9.
The first offering is May 31 through June 3, and the second is August 1-4. The camps will run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium. For more information email Soliven.michael@brevardschools.org or call 321-952-5880, extension 3805.
Contact McCallum at 321-242-3698 or bmccallum@floridatoday.com. Follow @Brian_McCallum on Twitter and facebook.com/FLtoday.brianmccallum.
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This week’s schedule
TUESDAY
Regional semifinal softball
Class 7A: Viera at Deltona, 7 p.m.
Class 6A: Merritt Island at Rockledge, 7
Track & field
Region 3-4A at Jupiter, 1
WEDNESDAY
Regional quarterfinal baseball
Class 7A: Seabreeze at Viera, 7; Melbourne at Edgewater, 7
Class 6A: Suncoast at Rockledge, 7; Merritt Island at Port St. Lucie, 4
Class 5A: McKeel at MCC, 4; Satellite at Avon Park, 7
THURSDAY
Track & field
Region 4-2A at Fort Lauderdale, 10 a.m.
Region 4-3A at Pompano Beach, 1 p.m.
FRIDAY
Regional final softball, 4/7 p.m. (teams TBD)
Track & field
Region 3-1A at First Academy, 9 a.m.