April 22, the Lecanto High School baseball team went against West Port High School and finished with a loss. During the first inning, both teams put forth a great effort. During later innings, West Port’s lead continued to expand the score gap past the point of no return for the Panthers. Lecanto scored 4 points against
The Lecanto High School junior varsity baseball team can hold their heads high knowing they ended their season on a good note. Saturday, April 6, the Panthers took on the Dunnellon Tigers. Dunnellon went home falling 8-4 to the Panthers. As it was the last game of the season, it was important to give
Wednesday, April 3, Lecanto High School’s varsity baseball team fell to the Southlake Eagles on their home field. The Eagles won a victory over the Panthers with an 8-1 score. The Eagles left the Panthers with much to think about going into the next game. “We will work harder because were like a family, and we have each others
Just when it seemed it would be an easy win for Central High School March 1, Lecanto’s varsity baseball team proved they were not going down easily. The Panthers’ errors had them losing 8-2 in the beginning. Then LHS battled its way to a 9-8 lead, but in the bottom of the sixth, they gave up two runs
Feb. 28, 2013, the Lecanto High School Panthers and the South Sumter High School Raiders battled it out in cold weather for over 2 hours with family and friends cheering them on. The ending score was 5-2, with LHS as the victor. Throughout the whole game, the score remained extremely close, but LHS took the lead around the
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, the Lecanto High School junior varsity baseball team beat the Crystal River Pirates, 9-7. From the first pitch to the last pitch, it continued to be a close game. By the bottom of the first inning, the score was tied 2-2. Catcher and sophomore John Edwards as well as other players came ready to win.
LHS’ varsity baseball team ended their season with a record of 15 wins and 9 losses, after a run of ten consecutive wins. This easily made it the school’s new record for best season and propelled them to districts. After a successful match up against Springstead High School, they won their first district championship game 1-0. Their follow-up game
Lecanto High School’s varsity baseball team competed against four other high school baseball teams in their annual home district competition all last week. Districts for the baseball players started April 23, 2012 and continued until April 26. In the beginning of the week, LHS went up against Westport High School on Monday for the first day of districts and won 5-4. Tuesday, LHS took on Springstead High School
Friday, April 13, LHS’ varsity baseball team went against the Leesburg High School Yellow Jackets at Leesburg. The Yellow Jackets took a well-played victory with a score of 6-1, leaving the Lecanto boys with much to think about in order to be prepared for the next game. “I don’t feel like the team tried it’s best,” said junior Patrick
LHS’ varsity baseball team faced off against the Citrus High School Hurricanes Friday, March 23. The Panthers left the field with a win of 6-5. The team played at the Canes’ field in Inverness. Because of the away game, the players have more time for pre-game strategies on the bus ride. “To prepare we just try to