Posted on Thu, Mar. 20, 2008

What a way to stop a cold streak.

The Flanagan baseball team, which had struggled its way to a 7-5 record, got a resounding 7-0 home win against previously undefeated Taravella on Wednesday.

Resounding, especially because pitcher Corey Witkowski threw a no-hitter and walked none. He was just two Falcons errors from a perfect game.

''Corey was just phenomenal,'' assistant coach Joe Chacko said, comparing him to older brother and former Flanagan star Glenn Witkowski, now a sophomore at Jacksonville. ``He's been Glenn without Glenn being here.''

The younger Witkowski struck out 12 in seven innings, allowing the Falcons hitters to go to work. They gave him more run support than he needed.

Ali Sanchez went 4 for 4 with two doubles, three runs and four RBI. Rolando Gomez went 3 for 4 with two doubles and three runs.

The win pushed Flanagan to 8-5 and dropped Taravella to 12-1.

''Hopefully this is a win that'll put us over the hump,'' Chacko said.

Taravella 000 000 0 --0 0 0 Flanagan 103 111 X --7 14 2

WP: Corey Witkowski (4-0). LP: Kevin Alexander (5-1). Records: Flan 8-5, Tara 12-1.

PIPER 31, ELY 0

Piper (10)82 (11)0 --31 14 0 Ely 000 000 0 --0 0 14

WP: Mike Fallis (3-1). LP: Solano. Top performers: Fallis and Chris Stancil combined for a perfect game, with Fallis going four innings and Stancil one. They combined for 12 strikeouts, including the last eight. Ryan Rodriguez went 2 for 3 for Piper, with two RBI and six runs, and Mike Weiner went 2 for 2 with two RBI and five runs, and David Upchurch went 2 for 3 with two RBI and two runs. Records: Pip 7-5.

PINES CHARTER 10,

ARCHBISHOP MCCARTHY 4

AMC 101 110 0 --4 5 1 PPC 024 220 X --10 13 2

WP: Tyler Redding (3-0). LP: Nick Mirto (1-1). Top performers: Redding went three innnings and struck out seven, aided by Aramis Garcia (3 for 3, 2 RBI) and Anthony Bondarenko (2 for 4, double, home run, 2 RBI). For McCarthy, Chad Cabrera went 1 for 2 with a home run and an RBI, and Chris Turino went 2 for 4 with a run. Records: PPC 10-3, AMC 11-3-1.

WEST BOCA 11,

NORTH BROWARD PREP 7

West Boca 400 312 1 --11 7 0 N. Broward Prep 300 130 0 --7 7 7

WP: L. Slota (13-2). LP: Brittany Thompson (6-9). Top performers: Thompson went 2 for 3 with a double, 3 RBI and a run, and Kristen Froehlich went 4 for 4 with two runs and a double for the Eagles. Records: NBP 6-9, WB 14-2.

CARDINAL GIBBONS 13,

OLYMPIC HEIGHTS 3

Olympic Heights 000 300 0 --3 3 4 Gibbons 000 000 0 --13 7 1

WP: Dane Williams (4-1). LP: Seth Stern. Top performers: Mike Sylvestri went 2 for 2 with a double, a grand slam and six RBI, and Eric Whaley went 2 for 2 with a home run, a triple and 4 RBI. For Olympic Heights, Nick Cole went 1 for 3 with a home run. Records: CG 10-3, OH 3-10.

SOFTBALL

TARAVELLA 15, CORAL SPRINGS 0

Coral Springs 000 --0 0 2 Taravella 438 --15 15 0

WP: Haley Ponnock (3-0). LP: Krystal Barthal. Top performers: Ponnock threw a no-hitter and struck out six while going 1 for 3. Jessica Huffman went 2 for 3 with two RBI and a run, and Savana Lucas went 2 for 3 with a double, a walk, three RBI and two runs. Records: Tara 9-3.

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 3,

PALM BEACH GARDENS 2

STA 000 300 0 --3 3 0 PBG 010 010 0 --2 7 4

WP: Lauren Kramer (9-1). LP: Brittany Bowles (9-3). Top performers: Mary Horton went 2 for 4 with a run, and Lexy Spellacy went 1 for 3 with an RBI. Records: STA 16-1, PBG 12-3.

BOYS' TRACK

• South Plantation 101, Ely 81, Nova 35, Stranahan 25 -- 4x800: SP 8:46; 100 hurdles: Johnson (Ely) 15.42; 100: Flouvers (Ely) 10.88; 200: Ottey (Ely) 22.18; 1,600: Pardillo (SP) 4:52; 4x100: Ely 41.84; 400: Jean (Ely) 50.51; 300 hurdles: Prosper (SP) 42.13; 800: Walker (SP) 2:05; 3,200: Pardillo (SP) 10:55; 4x400: Ely 3:25; Shot put: Joseph (SP) 49-6 ½; High jump: Johnson (Ely) 6-0; Long jump: Jean (Ely) 21-½; Triple jump: Philstart (Nova) 42-5; Pole vault: Reid (SP) 12-0; Records: SP 9-0.

• St. Thomas 107, South Broward 36 ½, Coconut Creek 33 ½ -- 4x800: STA 8:39.67; 100 hurdles: Grant (STA) 15.03; 100: Pierre-Louis (STA) 10.85; 200: Pierre-Louis (STA) 21.78; 1,600: Chung (STA) 5:01.89; 4x100: STA 42.20; 300 hurdles: Riggs (STA) 40.59; 800: Riley (CC) 2:04.08; 3,200: Andrade (STA) 10:59.98; 4x400: CC 3:25.85; Shot put: Datko (STA) 43-1; Discus: Marmarosa (STA) 131-6; High jump: Deans (SB) 5-10; Long jump: Riggs (STA) 21-8; Triple jump: Liluc (SB) 44-11; Pole vault: Shepherd (STA) 13-0; Records: STA 8-0.

GIRLS' TRACK

• Nova 88, South Plantation 85, Stranahan 39, Ely 14 -- 4x800: SP 11:26; 100 hurdles: McKnight (Str) 16.86; 100: Gray (Str) 13.00; 200: Helstone (SP) 26.90; 1,600: Calabro (SP) 6:16; 4x100: Ely 54.06; 300 hurdles: McKnight (Str) 57.42; 800: Bradlein (Nova) 2:41; 3,200: Van-Zwol (SP) 15:25; 4x400: SP 4:18; Shot put: Owens (Nova) 34-0; High jump: Ward (SP) 4-8; Long jump: Logg (Nova) 16-7; Triple jump: Ellis (Nova) 33-5 ½; Pole vault: Todaro (Nova) 7-0; Records: SP 8-1.

• St. Thomas Aquinas 105, Coconut Creek 20, South Broward 18 -- 4x800: STA 10:42.92; 100 hurdles: Gibbs (STA) 17.71; 100: Washington (SB) 12.53; 200: Daniels (STA) 26.51; 1,600: Bonadio (STA) 6:08.01; 4x100: STA 50.52; 400: Hiwell (CC) 1:04.10; 300 hurdles: Pressly (CC) 47.76; 800: Washington (SB) 2:11; 3,200: Preito (STA) 15:09.16; 4x400: STA 4:19.41; Shot put: Mobley (STA) 38-3; Discus: Mobley (STA) 110-0; High jump: Mayo (CC) 5-8; Long jump: Pressly (CC) 15-5; Triple jump: King (STA) 30-9 ½; Pole vault: Houghling (STA) 7-6; Records: STA 8-0.

BOYS' VOLLEYBALL

• Pines Charter d. Somerset 25-16, 25-23, 25-23: Josh Oommen had 10 assists, nine digs and seven kills. Gui Estevao had 24 assists, nine digs. Shane McNally had 12 kills, five blocks for the Jaguars (4-3).

• Cypress Bay d. Sagemont, 25-18, 25-12, 25-13: Michael Velazquez led the Lions (1-2) with seven service points and four digs, and Dylan Flynn had five kills.

• Cardinal Gibbons d. Stranahan, 25-11, 25-9, 25-12: Austin Belt led the Chiefs (8-0) with 33 assists, four kills, nine service points and five aces. John T. Downs added eight kills, one block, 10 service points and two aces, and Nick Williams had 15 kills, two blocks, seven service points and two aces.

• Archbishop McCarthy d. American Heritage, 25-17, 23-25, 25-9, 25-19: Armani Appolon had 10 service points, 12 kills and five blocks for the Mavericks (7-3), and Mike Savery added seven kills and seven blocks, and Eric Koscs had nine points and 17 assists.

• Pine Crest d. Piper, 25-9, 25-10, 25-18: Devon Goldberg led the Panthers (4-2) with seven kills and six blocks, and Max Carpenter had 10 service points, five aces and 24 assists.

• Goleman d. North Miami 25-14, 24-26, 25-18, 25-22: Dave Palm led the Gators (2-4) with 14 kills and four blocks. Jonathan Borge added 12 aces and 28 points. Raul Banos had 14 points.

• Belen d. Coral Gables 25-27, 25-9, 25-6, 25-9: Jorge Menocal led the Wolverines (5-5) with 15 kills and seven blocks.

• Hialeah d. Miami Springs 25-20, 25-10, 26-24: Emmanuel Flores had eight blocks.

BOYS' TENNIS

• Pine Crest 7, Coral Springs Charter 0:Singles:No. 1 Muckey (PC) d. Duarte (CSC), 8-1; 2. Willenborg (PC) d. Shapiro (CSC), 8-0; 3. Lederman (PC) d. Craig (CSC), 8-0; 4. Debracamonte (PC) d. Northside (CSC), 8-1; 5. Russell (PC) d. Hollander (CSC), 8-0; Doubles:No. 1 Muckey/Debracamonte (PC) d. Duarte/Shapiro (CSC), 8-1; 2. Russell/Silverman (PC) d. Craig/Northside (CSC), 8-0. Records: PC 5-0, CSC 0-7.

• Pompano Beach 6, Archbishop McCarthy 1:Singles:No. 1 Syse (PB) d. Overton (AMC), 8-1; 2. Riggs (PB) d. Alvarez (AMC), 8-0; 3. Cassignol (PB) d. Pena (AMC), 8-4; 4. Ivanov (PB) d. Paez (AMC), 8-1; 5. Gillman (PB) d. Villavisanis (AMC), 8-0; Doubles:No. 1 Gillman/Callahan (PB) d. Alvarez/Green (AMC), 8-1; 2. Paez/Belin (AMC) d. Messano/Blackman (PB), 8-4. Records: AMC 2-8.

• Taravella 6, Piper 1: Singles: No. 1: Ruvich (Tara) d. Nall (Pip), 8-4; 2. D.Anez (Tara) d. Robinson (Pip), 8-2; 3. A.Anez (Tara) d. Williams (Pip), 8-0; 4. Mehta (Tara) d. Mills (Pip), 8-3; 5. Heffley (Tara) by default; Doubles: No. 1 Nall/Robinson (Pip) d. D.Anez/A.Anez (Tara), 8-6; 2. Ramirez/Gomez (Tara) d. Williams/Mills (Pip), 8-2. Records: Tara 9-1-1, Pip 1-7.

GIRLS' TENNIS

• Pine Crest 7, Coral Springs Charter 0:Singles:No. 1 Epstein (PC) d. Hollander (CSC), 8-6; 2. Taylor (PC) d. Horn (CSC), 8-0; 3. Russell (PC) d. Guizar (CSC), 8-0; 4. Plafsky (PC) d. Rivera (CSC), 8-0; 5. Kwall (PC) d. Lopez (CSC), 8-0; Doubles:No. 1 Taylor/Kwall (PC) d. Hollander/Horn (CSC), 8-3; 2. Russell/Plafsky (PC) d. Guizar/Rivera (CSC), 8-0. Records: PC 4-1, CSC 1-6.

• Archbishop McCarthy 4, Pompano Beach 3:Singles:No. 1 Minic (PB) d. Deeb (AMC), 8-5; 2. Adams (PB) d. McIntyre (AMC), 8-3; 3. Williams (PB) d. Castillo (AMC), 8-5; 4. Noriega (AMC) d. Tran (PB), 8-4; 5. Skelly (AMC) d. Barnswell (PB), 8-6; Doubles:No. 1 Deeb/Castillo (AMC) d. Minic/Williams (PB), 8-2; 2. Noriega/McIntyre (AMC) d. Tran/Umterbrink (PB), 8-0.

• Taravella 5, Piper 2: Singles: No. 1: Ogbourne (Pip) d. Bentley (Tara), 8-4; 2. Schwerstein (Tara) d. Millwood (Pip), 8-1; 3. Schanks (Tara) d. Thompson (Pip), 8-0; 4. Palacio (Tara) d. Daniel-Viaud (Pip), 8-0; 5. Peppin (Tara) d. Hamilton (Pip) 8-0. Doubles: No. 1: Ogbourne/Millwood (Pip) d. Bentley/Farias (Tara), 8-4; 2. DeAza/Melo (Tara) d. Thompson/Daniel-Viaud (Pip), 8-1. Records: Tara 6-5, Pip 1-6.

BOYS' WATER POLO

• Douglas 12, Hollywood Hills 2: Ryan Schwarts scored four goals for the Eagles (4-6), aided by Craig Fuchs (three goals) and Garrett Busch (two). Nick Altaro scored the Spartans' goals.

• North Miami Beach 9, North Miami 8: Rodrigo Ley led the with Chargers (1-2) four goals. Kelvin Hodges added three goals. Robert Gonzalez had two goals.

• Columbus 13, Miami Beach 7: Julien Sotil had seven goals. Perry Hicks had three goals. Jordan Freeman had two goals, five steals for the Explorers (9-4).

GIRLS' WATER POLO

• Douglas 18, Hollywood Hills 7: Paloma Szivos had six goals for the Eagles (8-2-1), Stephanie Briganty added five and Megan Bangert had four. Stephanie Galvez scored six for the Spartans.

• Coral Reef 15, Miami Beach 6: Sami Capparelli had seven goals. Krizia Cerda had four goals and five steals. Lexie Golembeski had two goals, five assists and five steals for the Barracudas (14-2).

GIRLS' FLAG FOOTBALL

• Douglas 33, North Broward Prep 0: Taylor Thomas threw four touchdown passes, three of them to Christine Limpabandh and one to Kerry Caputo. Thomas also had an interception return for a touchdown for Dougls (3-0) in beating North Broward Prep (0-2).

• Cypress Bay 35, Taravella 0: Andrea Abed threw three touchdown passes and caught a touchdown, also throwing for three extra points. Kayla Johnson caught a touchdown pass and two extra points, and Tierney Whalen had three interceptions for the Lightning (4-0) against the Trojans (1-3).

• Archbishop McCarthy 19, Flanagan 14: Marisa Scilino had a touchdown. Kelsey Dunning and Christine Perez each had a touchdown. AM 3-0.

THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE

BASEBALL

Coconut Creek at Coral Springs, 6:30

Coral Glades at Dr. Krop

Monarch at Cooper City, 6:30

Coral Springs Charter at Pine Crest

Rockledge at Deerfield Beach, 6:30

Dillard at Fort Lauderdale, 6:30

Flanagan at McArthur, 6:30

Miramar at South Broward, 6:30

Booker T. Washington at Northeast, 7

Nova at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6:30

Taravella at Plantation, 6:30

North Broward Prep at Pompano Beach (at Pompano Municipal Stadium), 3:45

South Plantation at Western, 6:30

SOFTBALL

Boyd Anderson at Piper (at Lauderhill Park), 4

South Broward at Cooper City, 6:30

Dwyer at Coral Glades, 6:30

Deerfield Beach at Ely (at Mitchell-Moore Park), 4

Douglas at American Heritage

Everglades at Pines Charter (at SilverLakes Park), 6:30

Miramar at Flanagan, 6:30

Hallandale at Stranahan, 4

Northeast at Hollywood Hills, 4

Western at McArthur, 6:30

Martin County at Monarch, 4

Nova at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6

Hollywood Christian at Taravella, 4

BOYS' VOLLEYBALL

Cooper City at Chaminade-Madonna, 5

University School at Cypress Bay, 4:30

Deerfield Beach at Plantation, 6

Hollywood Hills at Everglades, 4:30

Flanagan at South Broward, 4:30

McArthur at Pines Charter

Monarch at St. Thomas Aquinas, 4:30

Nova at Sagemont

South Plantation at American Heritage

Western at Taravella, 4:30

TENNIS

Boyd Anderson at Northeast

Hallandale at Coconut Creek (at Windmill Park)

Cooper City at South Broward

Coral Glades at Fort Lauderdale

Cypress Bay at Coral Springs

Coral Springs Charter at Pines Charter

Piper at Deerfield Beach

Dillard at Ely (at Mitchell-Moore Park)

Douglas at St. Thomas Aquinas (at Plantation Community Center)

Monarch at Everglades

Flanagan at Taravella (at Cypress Park)

Pompano at Hollywood Hills (at Driftwood Park)

McArthur at South Plantation (girls)

Miramar at Plantation (at Central Park)

Nova at Western

BOYS' WATER POLO

Douglas vs. Everglades (at Northeast), 5:30

Pines Charter at Northeast, 7:30

Hollywood Hills at Cooper City, 5:30

Western vs. Cypress Bay (at Cooper City), 7:30

Boyd Anderson vs. South Plantation (at Deerfield Beach), 5:30

Nova at Deerfield Beach, 7:30

Flanagan at Lake Worth, 6

GIRLS' WATER POLO

Douglas vs. Everglades (at Northeast), 4:30

Pines Charter at Northeast, 6:30

Hollywood Hills at Cooper City, 4:30

Boyd Anderson vs. South Plantation (at Deerfield Beach), 4:30

Nova at Deerfield Beach, 6:30

Flanagan at Lake Worth, 5

FLAG FOOTBALL

Ely at Piper, 6/7:15

Boyd Anderson at Taravella, 4:30/5:45

Coconut Creek at Pompano, 4:30/5:45

Cooper City at Flanagan, 4:30/5:45

Coral Glades at Monarch, 4:30/5:15

North Broward Prep at Coral Springs Charter (at Coral Glades), 4:30/5:45

Douglas at Deerfield Beach (at Westside Park), 4:30/5:45

Fort Lauderdale at Dillard, 4:30/5:45

South Broward at Hallandale, 4:30/5:45

Hollywood Hills at Chaminade-Madonna

Nova at Archbishop McCarthy

Plantation at Stranahn, 4:30/5:45