Pirates Capture Girls Lifting Title

David Hoffer was not the only newbie on the girls weightlifting scene.

The new coach of the Port Charlotte High team also had a number of lifters who were new to postseason competition.

“I wanted to see the girls perform in a big-meet environment, and there were a lot of people here,” Hoffer said.

Students from Port Charlotte High filtered in and out of Tony Cicchella Gymnasium, filling one side of the gym.

“There were a lot of eyes on them,” Hoffer said. “How they performed in that environment was important. They got a taste of that today.”

The Pirates passed their first test Wednesday afternoon, winning the Class 1A-District 14 title with 84 points.

Lemon Bay finished as runners-up with 53 points, followed by Bayshore (40), Booker (26) and Southeast (14) in the five-team event.

“I wanted to see how they responded to that, and they responded well,” Hoffer said. “We had some that had nerves that took over a little bit, but everybody got a lift in.”

The Pirates got district champions from junior Maranda Eckhoff (139-pound weight class), senior Sabrina Fultz (154), senior Samantha Hagerty (169) and Giovanna Livingston-Witter (Unlimited).

“It went well,” said Hoffer, who took over for long-time Pirates coach Sonia Tirb. “Our girls did really well.”

Matching Port Charlotte with four championships, Lemon Bay dominated the smaller weight classes, receiving district titles from Hannah Kane(101), senior Victoria Macy (110), juniorEmily Schulte (119), sophomore Macayla Marinola (129).

The other two district championships went to Booker sophomore Christian McKay(199) and Bayshore junior Elisabelle Polynice (183).

The top six finishers in each of the 10 weight classes advance to the 1A-Region 7 Meet at 4 p.m. Jan. 22 at River Ridge High School in New Port Richey.

The regional champion and 12 at-large qualifiers move on to the FHSAA State Championship Finals on Feb. 5 at the Kissimmee Civic Center.

“I want to see improvement,” Hoffer said. “We’ve got some areas we need to improve. We’ve got to clean a few things up here and there. But the girls will be focused. We have a short week of practice. It’s not like football or basketball. It’s weight training, so it takes time.”

	TEAM				pts
	Port Charlotte				84
	Lemon Bay				55
	Bayshore				40
	Booker				24
	Southeast				14


		101 – Pound Class				Bench Press				Clean and Jerk
	Last name	First Name	School	Grade	Wt.	1	2	3	Best	1	2	3	Best	Total	pts
1	Kane	Hannah	Lemon Bay	10	97.7	85	95	100	100	75	80	x85	80	180	7
2	Williams	Jaza	Port Charlotte	9	99.2	85	x95	x95	85	x85	x85	85	85	170	5
3	Goddard	Skylar	Lemon Bay	10	99.2	70	80	x85	80	80	x85	85	85	165	4
4	Gossett	Mayra	Port Charlotte	11	100.0	x45	50	x55	50	45	x50	50	50	100	3

		110 – Pound Class				Bench Press				Clean and Jerk
	Last name	First Name	School	Grade	Wt.	1	2	3	Best	1	2	3	Best	Total	pts
1	Macy	Victoria	Lemon Bay	12	107.8	90	100	x105	100	x100	100	115	115	215	7
2	Mello	Skylah	Booker	11	103.4	x70	x80	80	80	75	85	90	90	170	5
3	Salovitz	Shannah	Port Charlotte	9	109.5	70	80	x85	80	70	75	x80	75	155	4
4	Jean	Cynd’ll	Southeast	11	105.7	55	65	70	70	70	80	x85	80	150	3
5	Flanary	Morgan	Bayshore	11	107.6	65	75	x80	75	x70	x75	75	75	150	2
6	Taylor	Shaelyn	Port Charlotte	9	108.7	65	70	x75	70	70	x80	80	80	150	1
7	Kelley	Keara	Bayshore	9	104.2	55	65	70	70	60	x65	x65	60	130

		119 – Pound Class				Bench Press				Clean and Jerk
	Last name	First Name	School	Grade	Wt.	1	2	3	Best	1	2	3	Best	Total	pts
1	Schulte	Emily	Lemon Bay	11	114.5	120	x125	x125	120	120	125	130	130	250	7
2	Nelson	Kacee	Lemon Bay	11	117.6	115	120	x125	120	120	125	x130	125	245	5
3	Lafaille	Athalie	Port Charlotte	10	117.7	85	90	95	95	95	100	105	105	200	4
4	Cox	Juliet	Port Charlotte	10	114.1	95	100	x105	100	85	x90	90	90	190	3
5	Schrock	Kristin	Bayshore	12	116.5	75	85	x90	85	95	100	x110	100	185	2
6	Demarco	Haven	Southeast	9	116.9	75	85	x90	85	70	80	85	85	170	1
7	Kendzior	Merritt	Southeast	11	118.7	60	x70	70	70	65	75	80	80	150

		129 – Pound Class				Bench Press				Clean and Jerk
	Last name	First Name	School	Grade	Wt.	1	2	3	Best	1	2	3	Best	Total	pts
1	Marinola	Macayla	Lemon Bay	10	125.3	120	130	x135	130	130	140	x145	140	270	7
2	Desrivieres	Chanelle	Port Charlotte	12	128.4	125	135	x140	135	105	115	x125	115	250	5
3	Pritchett	Emma	Port Charlotte	10	120.8	110	115	x120	115	120	x130	x130	120	235	4
4	Roberts	Melissa	Booker	11	126.9	100	110	115	115	x115	x115	115	115	230	3
5	LaMarr	Jacqueline	Lemon Bay	12	124.9	90	100	x110	100	120	x125	x125	120	220	2
6	Guptill	Lacey	Bayshore	10	120.2	90	95	100	100	105	x115	x115	105	205	1
7	Juarez	Nicole	Bayshore	10	121.4	105	x110	x110	105	95	x100	100	100	205
8	Shaw	Re’Ahja	Booker	10	124.9	95	105	x110	105	100	x105	x110	100	205
9	Zavala	Briana	Southeast	11	126.1	80	90	95	95	85	x95	95	95	190
10	Delapaz	Raquel	Southeast	11	127.4	55	65	70	70	55	65	x70	65	135

		139 – Pound Class				Bench Press				Clean and Jerk
	Last name	First Name	School	Grade	Wt.	1	2	3	Best	1	2	3	Best	Total	pts
1	Eckhoff	Maranda	Port Charlotte	11	137.9	145	x150	x150	145	155	x175	x175	155	300	7
2	Wessels	Annabelle	Port Charlotte	10	137.4	145	x150	x150	145	130	140	x145	140	285	5
3	Rivera	Makayla	Bayshore	9	130.1	135	145	x150	145	120	x130	130	130	275	4
4	Leclerc	Jessie	Lemon Bay	12	131.4	105	110	x115	110	110	120	x130	120	230	3
5	Borkus	Julianna	Bayshore	10	133.0	95	105	x110	105	110	x120	120	120	225	2
6	Medico	Alexandria	Lemon Bay	12	131.4	105	110	115	115	x100	100	105	105	220	1
7	Regalado	Yomelis	Southeast	11	132.6	70	x80	x80	70	85	95	100	100	170

		154 – Pound Class				Bench Press				Clean and Jerk
	Last name	First Name	School	Grade	Wt.	1	2	3	Best	1	2	3	Best	Total	pts
1	Fultz	Sabrina	Port Charlotte	12	149.4	130	140	x145	140	155	165	x170	165	305	7
2	Galloway	Savanna	Lemon Bay	11	146.2	130	x140	x140	130	125	x135	135	135	265	5
3	Griffiths	Kaelyn	Port Charlotte	10	146.7	100	110	x115	110	130	140	145	145	255	4
4	Blue	Susan	Bayshore	11	144.8	120	x130	130	130	105	115	120	120	250	3
5	James	Janel	Booker	11	145.0	110	115	125	125	110	120	125	125	250	2
6	Johnson	Jessica	Bayshore	11	149.2	130	x140	x140	130	100	x110	110	110	240	1
7	Shreve	Hannah	Lemon Bay	12	142.2	95	100	x105	100	105	115	x120	115	215

		169 – Pound Class				Bench Press				Clean and Jerk
	Last name	First Name	School	Grade	Wt.	1	2	3	Best	1	2	3	Best	Total	pts
1	Hagerty	Samantha	Port Charlotte	12	167.5	125	x135	x135	125	120	125	x135	125	250	7
2	Blanc	Lourde	Southeast	11	158.3	105	115	120	120	100	110	115	115	235	5
3	Wilcox	Jasmine	Booker	11	155.5	90	100	105	105	110	120	x130	120	225	4
4	Ueltschi	Courtney	Bayshore	10	165.0	100	105	x110	105	120	x130	x130	120	225	3
5	Cottrell	Sydney	Port Charlotte	10	163.1	95	100	105	105	x115	x115	115	115	220	2
6	Lopez	Xiomaro	Bayshore	11	166.7	95	x105	105	105	95	x105	105	105	210	1
7	Calderon	Cristina	Lemon Bay	12	168.6	90	x100	100	100	100	105	110	110	210
8	Conrad	Ashley	Lemon Bay	10	161.2	95	x105	x105	95	95	x100	100	100	195

		183 – Pound Class				Bench Press				Clean and Jerk
	Last name	First Name	School	Grade	Wt.	1	2	3	Best	1	2	3	Best	Total	pts
1	Polynice	Elisabelle	Bayshore	11	180.0	135	140	145	145	135	145	x150	145	290	7
2	Wright	Meighan	Port Charlotte	12	182.4	140	x150	x150	140	135	145	x150	145	285	5
3	Williams	Camri	Southeast	12	176.1	95	105	115	115	130	140	x150	140	255	4
4	Nava	Nicole	Port Charlotte	11	174.4	95	100	x105	100	120	x130	x130	120	220	3
5	Romanelli	Kasey	Lemon Bay	9	177.0	90	95	100	100	x95	95	100	100	200	2
6	Noellert	Amanda	Southeast	10	177.7	80	90	x100	90	80	90	100	100	190	1

		199 – Pound Class				Bench Press				Clean and Jerk
	Last name	First Name	School	Grade	Wt.	1	2	3	Best	1	2	3	Best	Total	pts
1	McKay	Christian	Booker	10	186.8	155	x170	180	180	140	150	160	160	340	7
2	Shelby	Tyra	Bayshore	12	198.2	150	160	x165	160	145	155	x160	155	315	5
3	Kaufman	Zoeie	Port Charlotte	9	194.4	120	130	x135	130	135	145	150	150	280	4
4	Reigle	Kennedy	Lemon Bay	10	198.2	115	x125	x130	115	120	130	140	140	255	3
5	Kaufman	Kylie	Port Charlotte	9	190.0	115	120	x130	120	120	x130	130	130	250	2
6	Huntoon	Stephanie	Lemon Bay	9	193.2	90	100	x105	100	95	100	105	105	205	1
7	Lam	Amanda	Southeast	11	192.7	80	90	95	95	70	80	x85	80	175

		Unlimited – Pound Class				Bench Press				Clean and Jerk
	Last name	First Name	School	Grade	Wt.	1	2	3	Best	1	2	3	Best	Total	pts
1	Livingston-Witter	Giovanna	Port Charlotte	10	230.6	170	185	195	195	150	160	x170	160	355	7
2	Marcelin	Jessica	Bayshore	12	290.5	170	180	185	185	150	160	x170	160	345	5
3	Page	Alyssa	Bayshore	11	205.8	170	180	185	185	145	155	x160	155	340	4
4	Goddard	Imani	Booker	11	290.7	125	135	140	140	135	145	x155	145	285	3
5	Conner-Switzer	Bessie	Port Charlotte	10	241.8	125	135	140	140	120	130	135	135	275	2
6	Henry	Desiree	Lemon Bay	11	216.8	125	130	135	135	120	130	135	135	270	1
7	Hill	Miranda	Lemon Bay	12	284.1	140	x150	x150	140	110	x115	x115	110	250
8	Kirby	Elizabeth	Southeast	10	222.8	95	105	110	110	100	x110	110	110	220

Courtesy of: Herald Tribune

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