Covenant Christian placed first in Class 2A in the FHSAA’s Academic Team Championship standings for the 2015-16 school year. Viera was second in 7A and West Shore third in 4A, while six other Brevard County schools drew similar recognition.
The Covenant Christian girls bowling team produced a 3.277 GPA and helped the school place first in Class 2A among FHSAA Academic Team Champions.
The FHSAA ranks teams by cumulative grade point average in every sponsored sport, assigns points for those programs making the top 10 in each sport and then reveals final standings by classification each May.
In addition to those three top finishers, Titusville was seventh, one spot in front of Merritt Island in Class 5A. Rockledge was 10th and Space Coast 26th. Behind the Wildcats in 4A were Cocoa (24th) and Cocoa Beach (26th).
Merritt Island, Melbourne find positives in spring game
The FHSAA also released its spring lists of top GPAs by sport, and 43 Brevard spring teams were recognized for cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or higher. That included three baseball teams in No. 1 spots: Viera in 7A with a 3.478, Merritt Island in 6A with a 3.504 and Titusville, a 3.453 to lead 5A. The Covenant Christian team was second in 2A at 3.355.
Two Brevard teams had GPAs among the highest recorded in the state. The West Shore girls tennis team was second in 1A with a 3.924, and the Covenant Christian softball team was second in 2A at 3.828.
West Shore produced the highest-ranked boys track and field team in 3A academically (3.535), while Viera (3.394), Merritt Island (3.23), Titusville (3.201) and Rockledge (3.159) also made the list. The West Shore girls also led their class, with a 3.665. Other girls track and field teams listed were Viera (3.487), Merritt Island (3.47), Titusville (3.438) and Rockledge (3.432).
Other local baseball teams making the lists were Rockledge (3.042) and Cocoa (3.049). Other softball teams were Viera (3.682), Rockledge (3.59), Merritt Island (3.502), Cocoa (3.125) and Titusville (3.098).
Lacrosse teams among the best in the state were, among boys: West Shore (3.365), Rockledge (3.359), Viera (3.218) and Merritt Island (3.085); and among girls: West Shore (3.697), Merritt Island (3.559), Rockledge (3.508) and Viera (3.41).
Merritt Island’s boys tennis team produced a 3.693, followed by Viera (3.585) in 3A. Other boys tennis teams were Titusville (3.67), Rockledge (3.657), Cocoa (3.492), Covenant Christian (3.622) and West Shore (3.341).
Recognition also went to girls tennis teams from Viera (3.464), Merritt Island (3.173), Rockledge (3.757), Cocoa (3.695), Titusville (3.614) and Covenant Christian (3.31).
Holy Trinity’s Campanini voted Male Athlete of the Year
Holy Trinity’s Olinde wins prestigious race
Holy Trinity grad John Olinde and his Georgia Tech men’s varsity heavyweight four team won their event at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia this month.
With a time of 6:33.761, the team took the gold medal and claimed the Thomas A. Curran Cup. The 2,000-meter race course is on the Schuylkill River.
Satellite basketball camp in July
Satellite High’s basketball camp for boys and girls entering fifth through ninth grade will be July 27-29 at the school. It will last from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., and there will be supervision on hand for 30 minutes of open gym before and after that period.
The cost is $110 per camper for the week, and that also covers a t-shirt, lunch and drinks. For information, contact Jack Taylor at 321-258-8602 or jacktaylor1@remax.net.
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