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Perennial state champions, the Buccaneers had not won a state title since 2003, losing in the state tournament the past four years including three times in the final. Not to be denied this year, Berkeley Prep outbattled Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal, 25-22, 25-20, 25-19, to win its 13th state title Thursday at the 2009 FHSAA Class 3A Girls Volleyball Finals at The Lakeland Center. "I can't believe it," senior Lindsay Young said.

We've been talking about this all season. We've never done this before and to be able to come in here and win - it's an incredible feeling. It's still unreal. I'm speechless.   -Lindsay Young

 

North Carolina native Davis Love III continues to show his fondness for the Tarheel State with the opening of The Preserve at Jordan Lake Golf Club. The PGA Tour veteran and former UNC-Chapel Hill golfer, whose Anderson Creek design near Fayetteville was voted the state's "Best New Course" in 2001 by N.C. Magazine, has added his second eye-catching architectural imprint on North Carolina's golfing landscape in Chatham County. The Preserve at Jordan Lake, a par 72, 7,107-yard semi-private course, offici

The different tees add a tremendous variety   -Patrick Barrett

 

When Sam Packard joins the East Carolina men's golf team next fall, he will become the third member of Pinecrest's 2008 state championship squad to play at the Division I level. The Patriot senior signed a national letter-of-intent last Friday afternoon at National Golf Club. He is currently eighth in the North Carolina junior rankings with a 74.6 stroke average for 26 events. He also represented his state at the Virginias-Carolinas matches in August.  

Playing volleyball in The Lakeland Center is not exactly a vacation, but it can feel to a high school athlete like playing in a match at the Grand Canyon. Stephanie Quinn knows. The Merritt Island Christian senior setter/hitter is making a trip to the state tournament with the Class 1A Cougars for the third season in a row.

I was talking to my girls. It is different. The gym is bigger. The ceiling is higher. The lights are bright and the way it hits the hardwood is not the same. It actually feels weird the first time you pass the ball back and forth. It actually feels like you're doing something wrong.   -Stephanie Quinn

 

Mayor-elect Stephanie Miner has put together her transition team. More than 80 people will serve on a number of committees. They'll be responsible for reporting to Miner before she takes office on issues affecting the city.  

Just because it didn't go the distance doesn't mean it was easy. Holy Trinity won its best-of-five district volleyball championship match with Rockledge, 3-0, on Thursday, but the Raiders were right there most of the way. Both teams advance to the Class 3A playoffs, but it will be the Tigers playing at home in the first round as District 8 champions on the strength of a 25-17, 27-25, 25-18 victory at Satellite High's gym.

I thought they'd really stepped up their game from what we saw earlier in the season.   -Patrick Barrett

 

TWO first-half goals gave Southend United victory over a battling Tramore challenge in the Property Partners U-16A league at Graun Park on Thursday night last in a game that also saw the return to action of midfielder Patrick Barrett. Barrett, who left Water-ford for Aberdeen at the end of last season, was released from the Scottish club due to personal reasons and after receiving his release and International clearance in time for this fixture, he lined up in the centre of the park with Gavin O'Brien.  

Developers have vowed to push ahead with plans to give new life to a Grade II listed pub which had its roof destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Last week's blaze broke out at the Old King's Head Inn, which dates back to 1820, at Allerton , Bradford, Part of the roof had to be cut away because the structure had become dangerous but building control experts at Bradford Council declared the rest of the building safe. The pub in Allerton Lane has been plagued by vandals since it became empty two years

We are very much still committed to the development, it’s a fantastic site.   -Patrick Barrett

 

Twenty-one members of the Maine-Endwell Class of 2009 and 11 current seniors were named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Examinations. Graduates Roberta Esther and Stephen Federowicz qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction award by receiving an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of those exams. Current seniors Kyle Fedorchak, Sarah Weir and Laura Ziel  

On Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Driver Ed in a Box® announced the newest addition to their nationally acclaimed collision-free at-home driver education course – a "Parent Tranquilizer". Patrick Barrett, a leading authority on safe driving practices and founder of Driver Ed in a Box®, www.teendriveamerica.com , stated "One of the most frequent questions parents ask us is 'Does your product include valium?'. Of course, we cannot provide valium but now we can provide a "Parent Tranquilizer" that reduces th