Player of the Week

Tampa Catholic and Middleton High Players Take Teams to New Heights

Tampa Catholic's girls lacrosse is having success thanks to a freshman scorer while Middleton baseball is rolling because of senior experience on the mound.

Female athlete of the week: Veronica Cartaya The freshman attacker helped her Tampa Catholic High School lacrosse team win the district championship over Wesley Chapel this week by scoring five goals and assisting on two other goals. The Crusaders rallied from two goals down at halftime with 13 unanswered goals in the second half. Castaya contributed significantly to the recovery. The Crusaders are 12-0 this season. "I just wanted to do it for our defenders," Cartaya said. "They really picked up their game in the second half so I was inspired to do the same." Male athlete of the week: Eric Comstock After four years, Middleton High Schoo's Eric Comstock is part of a winning team and leading the way. With a 4-2 record on the mound this year…

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Crusader Girls Win District Lacrosse Championship

The Tampa Catholic girls lacrosse team won the district title on Tuesday night with a victory over Wesley Chapel.

Tampa Catholic High School and Wesley Chapel faced off on the lacrosse field Tuesday night to see who would take the district title and host in the regional round on Friday. The Crusaders would trail by two goals at halftime but rallied in the second half, scoring 13 unanswered goals and shutting Wesley Chapel out. The key was for the Crusaders to clear the air. "I think we were all just sleeping a bit in the first half," junior midfielder Gia DeNicola said. "I don't think we had our focus. Our captains really did a good job of getting everyone pumped up at half time and saying how they felt. When we came out we had a mentality of 'lets do this'. The defense stepped up their game and the rest of the team followed." Within minutes of the …

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