This week's schedule at SHANNA KEY posted at the following link:
TV SCHEDULE

Middlesbrough vs. Leeds may have changed kick-off time from 12:20 to 2:00pm.
Call 305-295-8880 for details.

Eyes On The Prize KeysNews.com

One more win would secure another Home game. So let's win against Belen and have the first state play-off game at home.

This just in

Coach Scott Paul of the Lady Conchs just informed me about how their first round game went vs. Miami Jackson! The Game was over 3 minutes after the start of the seccond half as the Lady Conchs just got another "Mercy Rule" victory, 8:0!

Let's welcome them back and wish the team and their 'nervous' Coach all the best for the upcoming games.
Congratulations!

KW hangs tough on soggy field | KeysNews.com

Ron Cook writes about the "Best Game" of the season, Coach Paul mentioned the new formatted defense kept the team in the game, and now I wonder if I was even there to witness the same game.

During the game I kept myself asking how the Lady Conchs won so many games by mercy rule.
Guess I just watched a different game yesterday than the Citizen writer, as at no time during the entire game was Key West dominating, instead the few goalchances they had came on quick counter attacks, on 2 of which the Lady Conchs should have scored.

It was an unengaged game by the local team and some of the players had to be disciplined by the Referees as skill was compensated by unnecessary hard physical play.

But as they say, it's right here in Black and White in the Citizen's Sports Page, and consequently that's what counts.

Conchs pound Dolphins with second-half surge | KeysNews.com

This is one game I had to miss - One article mentioned the game starts at 4pm the other said 5pm.
I took the chance @ 4 - no activity; tried again shortly after 5, the ticket booth was set up yet nobody around on the field.
That indicated another delay so I've decided to return home after picking up the medicine at Walgreens my wife was waiting for.

I really wanted to watch the game, as Marathon, as young as their team is, there's always something "vibrant" in the air during the game vs. the County rival.

In the end the Kicking Conchs prevailed with a 6:1 victory.

Click here to read the article in the Citizen!

Florida Keys Sports

Get last night's High School Soccer scores - a convincing W in the girls and boys teams column.
The win last night by the HS Kicking Conchs was especially sweet as they had lost 1:2 in the first meeting and remember those stunned faces.

How does one get enough game practice when a team can only play 1 half, then second half is called due to the Mercy Rule?
11:0 looks quite good for only 45 minutes. And since the rules say at least 1 half of the game has to be played, I challenge the girls to top that score.

Lady Conchs have no problems

Coaches commments are worth reading after yesterdays victory - follow headline link

KEY WEST -- The Lower Keys Golf Association will hold its monthly scramble beginning at 8 a.m., Sunday, at the Key West Golf Club.

The LKGA is a non-profit organization which supports junior golf and the Key West High School golf team.

Breakfast, lunch and prizes on every hole are donated by businesses in the Lower Keys.

Call or visit the KWGC Pro Shop to sign up by Friday, today!

Conchs split doubleheader at KW Preseason Classic

Pre-Season Classic Article from the Citizen.
More later... follow the link at the headline!

Lady Conchs season opener in 1 week

Dick Wagner of the KeyNoter has been following and writing about our High School Soccer Teams for many seasons.

In this weekend's edition he gives us an inside look at the Lady Conchs season opener next Saturday. And for those of us who will be sitting in the bleachers cheering on our young team will have 19 games to look forward to. Games to be played at the Tommy Roberts Memorial Stadium on Kennedy Drive. I'm looking forward to it. Get your season tickets early!

Read more here: Young Lady Conchs get ready for the season-opener

Keys soccer players receive all-state honors

Keys soccer players receive all-state honors

As you might know SOCCER is my favorite pastime activity - playing, coaching and refereeing soccer here in Key West for the past 30 years - it is great to see how soccer has grown up and down the Florida Keys since the early days of our existence.

Click on the "Headline" above and read about the Coral Shores HS girls and their accomplishment in Saturday's KeyNoter.

More to come about Jasmine Patersen, a freshman out of Coral Shores who will join the U-15 national team in April.
I certainly wish her all the best and am looking forward to see her play here against the Lady Conchs next season.

Citizen Article about Trevoi Gordon/SOCCER

A New Role

Catch up with High School soccer here!
Interesting article. Especially for soccer hungry Key Westers.

A Great Year Ends | KeysNews.com

A Great Year Ends :
[as quoted from the Citizen]

MIAMI -- It was a banner year for the Coral Shores girls' soccer team, but unfortunately it came to an end Tuesday night in Region 4-3A semifinal game as Gulliver Prep handed the Lady Canes a 2-1 loss.
After a scoreless first half, the Lady Raiders built a 2-0 lead with 20 minutes remaining in the match, but the Canes would not be denied.
Jasmine Paterson, who was double and triple-teamed all game, managed to break free to head in a goal off a Julia Hatfield assist with 10 minutes remaining on the clock.
First year Coach Arthur Paterson was extremely proud of his team and looks forward to the future with his talented squad of returning players.
'I think overall the season was a success,' Paterson said. 'The girls have gone further than any Coral Shores girls' team ever. They know they have arrived. For years, Gulliver has been the measuring stick, but this past season, I don't think they are the measuring stick anymore. We are even with them, even if they are beating us. None of the games produced more than one or two goals. Had the ball bounced in our favor, I think it could have been the other way around.
'I cannot say anything negative about the girls. They played hard, as tired as they were, and they still gave 110 percent effort. When I lose a game and I see the girls play like that, honestly, I dread the outcome, but I feel good because the girls did not quit. I am very, very proud of them.'
Paterson praised his three seniors for their leadership and work ethic but knows the future is bright for his squad.
'Jen Jenkins, Megan Gunther and Julia Hatfield made my job a lot easier,' Paterson said. 'With the freshmen and sophomores we have returning I think we have a bright future.'
Coral Shores was the last Keys prep soccer team still playing."

Lady Conchs' season comes to emotional end |

Lady Conchs' season comes to emotional end

It just wasn't meant to be -
The Key West Lady Conchs appeared to be moving into the regional 16-4A Finals but McCarthy High School team had their own vision of the future.

Read what Ron Cook had to say about the game in today's Key West Citizen by following the link in the headline.

It was a sad ending for the Conchs Senior Varsity players as their hopes and goals were set high and believed they would make it to the regional finals.

But in all what they have brought to the team over the past season will continue and the players as well as spectator are now waiting for the semi-final jinx to end.

More at the Key West Clubhouse Web Site!

High School Sports

One of the obvious reasons I started to get more involved with "Spreading the News" about local sports has always been the lack of our local Newspaper giving you either the right information or only partially.

How often have I missed an eventbecause there are just no reminders or timely articles in the Citizen and you're just being left stranded in nowhere land or of course, you are completely into the events and find out through word of mouth.

Why do we have a Newspaper in town anyway? Long gone are the days when the Key West Citizen was something to look forward to and nowadays the articles published in the paper are snippets from the wire services, cut up and completely out of synch, and local sports - well, there's a half-hearted event. If it weren't for Ron Cook, nothing would happen.

Today the High School Soccer team is playing Miami Springs.... and that's all about the information available to the broader public.

I am expecting a message soon from the Athletic Director to shed some light on the Mystery!