bartram trail

By FRANCINE KING
The Times-Union

PLANT CITY — The Bartram Trail High School softball team scored four runs in the first inning, then held on for a 4-2 victory over Venice in the Class 5A state championship game Thursday night at Plant City Stadium.

Bears pitcher Molly Manning (24-3), a Villanova University signee, struck out 15 and allowed four hits in the win over the previously unbeaten Indians (31-1).

Bartram Trail shortstop Christie Bailey hit a two-run single and later scored on an error by Venice’s second baseman to help the Bears (30-3) to their 4-0 lead. The Indians responded with two runs in the fourth, but Manning stopped the rally with a strikeout.

From Marci Skinner, (the boxtoplady):

Hello to all,
    The Bartram Trail Relay For Life is finally here. NW St. johns County's biggest community event. Our committee has been hard at work for almost a year to make this the best Relay possible. We made almost $170,000 last year for the American Cancer society and we are  going for $200,000 tomorrow.
I want to tell you some of the exciting events we will be having tomorrow at the Bartram Trail track.
The event starts at 12:00 noon and runs till 6:00am Sunday morning.
Our very special guest is Jeanie Blalock and her Buddy Check 12 crew.
There is a huge kids zone with lots of bouncies, face painting, basketball throws and mini lessons from the Bartram Trail Girls Basketball team.
 
For all of you Star Wars fans we are excited to have the Florida Garrison 501st Legion. ( www.501st.com )  They are a premier imperial costuming organization that does many charitable appearances for free.
  We will have 3 sand troopers, an imperial officer, and a storm trooper that will come out to relay from 1-3 pm on Sat the 3rd.
How cool is that? Bring your kids to have a photo taken with them.
 
The Blood Mobile will be at Relay 1:30 till 7:30.
 
We are excited to have been chosen as one of the CPS-3 sites.
This year, select Relay events in the country are offering the unique opportunity to FIGHT BACK against cancer through research. Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) enrollment will be happening in our community at the Relay For Life of Bartram Trail on May 3 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm. CPS-3 will help researchers at the American Cancer Society and around the world better understand what causes cancer and how to prevent it, and we hope you or those who support you in the crusade against cancer will consider enrolling. Who can enroll? If you are between the ages of 30 - 65, have never been diagnosed with cancer, and are willing to commit to the study long term, we hope you will enroll! (Individuals who choose to enroll do not have to be registered Relay team participants)
 
So come on out tomorrow to the Bartram Trail Track for a great family experience. All of the teams have been working really hard with their fund raisers.
The boxtoplady will be there the entire time.
visit  www.bartramrelay.com  for more info on The Bartram Trail Relay for life where we raise money for research, celebrate those who have survived cancer and remember those who have lost their battle.
e-u-soon,
marci skinner

St. Johns County residents who can't attend the Bartram Trail High School girls regional finals softball game tonight, can listen to game on the Internet.

The game will be broadcast live on www.panhandlesportsbroadcasting.com beginning at 8:00 p.m.

Thanks to: Marci Skinner, the "boxtoplady" for sharing the news.

I wrote a story last summer about an incoming freshman at Bartram Trail High School who had won the title "World Champion" as a martial artist.

Drew Hayward, the then 14-year-old from Fruit Cove had won not one but two world champion titles at the American Taekwondo Association's (ATA) World Championship Tournament in Little Rock, Ark. The ATA is the largest martial arts association in the United States and boasts more than 350,000 members worldwide. 

Straight Talk is a one-hour televised forum with a special focus for middle school students presented by the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, in partnership with the Jacksonville media, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy to be aired during National Teen Pregnancy Prevention month. The purpose of the program is to promote thoughtful discussion, improved parent/child communication and encourage responsible behavior.

Stone Mountain, GA -

The Lax Maniax girl's lacrosse team won the Southeastern Championship tournament on May 20. The Lax Maniax, Florida's Premier Lacrosse Team for girls, has over 60 girls from North Florida programs on its roster.

The Maniax took 4 teams up to Stone Mountain for the tournament, and the squad that brought the elite High School division trophy home had the following North Florida players on their team:

Alyssa Greenert (Bartram Trail)

Allie Lancashire (Nease)

Jennifer Busby (Bartram Trail)