Hernando sideline

By BRANT JAMES, Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published March 13, 2002

TENNIS

Central won its first match of the season on March 5, toppling Springstead 4-3.

The Bears (1-5) got wins at Nos. 1 (Curtis Gardiner), 2 (Jason Hayes), 3 (Walter Sedowsky) and No. 1 doubles (Hayes-Gardiner).

"We're doing a little bit better," Central coach Hank Deslaurier said. "We're very, very young, but we're getting some experience."

Eagles upset Mitchell

Springstead won for the first time. It beat Mitchell 6-1 and left the Mustangs at 5-5 and "livid," according to Eagles coach Louise Harres.

"They must have different strengths," Harres said. "They were quite angry."

Springstead (1-6) got victories at Nos. 1 (Leah Garcia), 2 (Jenna Pecsenka), 3 (Michelle Gimbel) and 4 (Laura Heslin). Garcia and Gimbel and Pecsenka-Heslin won in the No. 1 and 2 doubles positions.

The win furthered a week of good feelings in which the Eagles averted their customary 0-7 loss to Central. Gimbel cut the margin to 1-6, defeating Paula Nagarajan at No. 3.

"I am full of respect for Lecanto and Central, and in our eyes that was a victory," Harres said.

Because only Pecsenka plays all year, much of Harres' team is just now reaching form.

"I expect a better second half," she said.

SOCCER

Power resumes action

Springstead alum Jennifer O'Sullivan and the New York Power begin the second half of the Women's United Soccer Association season April 13. Their schedule (home games in ALL CAPS) is as follows:

April -- 13: at Washington. 20: at San Diego. 27: PHILADELPHIA.

May -- 5: SAN JOSE. 11: at Atlanta. 18: BOSTON. 25: SAN DIEGO.

June -- 1: at Carolina. 9: ATLANTA. 15: at San Jose. 22: at Boston. 26: CAROLINA. 29: WASHINGTON.

July -- 6: at Philadelphia. 13: ATLANTA. 20: SAN DIEGO. 24: at Philadelphia. 27: at San Jose.

August -- 4: at Boston. 7: CAROLINA. 10: WASHINGTON.

GOLF

Haille Plantation

Here are the results of the March 4 Brassies Tournament. The overall winner was Karen Greenway (82) of The Dunes.

A FLIGHT -- Gross: Cathy Steen, 84, Lake City; Vicki Glass, 84, Meadowbrook; Chris Epperly, 84, Harbor Hills; Wanda Smith, 87, Country Club of Ocala; Linda Harrison, 88, Marion Oaks; Wendy London, 88, Haille Plantation; Janet Brown, 89, Citrus Hills. Net: Marianne Rosenberg, 73, Pine Oaks; Rosalie Gosselin, 74, Citrus Hills.

B FLIGHT -- Gross: Pat Guchess, 89, Villages; Ruth Troyer, 89, Twisted Oaks; Dee Winey, 89, Spruce Creek; Ingrid Christensen, 91, Spruce Creek; Bernie Tallman, 91, Villages; Barbara Kelso, 91, Meadowbrook; Jackie Rose, 92, Spruce Creek; Frieda Bovard, 93, Ocala GC; Gail Samples, 93, Sherman Hills; Nancy Hurst, 93, Spruce Creek; Barbara Ashby, 94, Black Diamond; Nancy Duckworth, 94, The Dunes; Wendy Greenway, 94, The Dunes.

C FLIGHT -- Gross: Pat Seaton, 91, Sugar Mill; Bev Pickens, 91, The Dunes; Elizabeth McLeod, 93, Sugarmill Woods; Jimi Lou Owens, 95, Seven Rivers; Jeanne Goldich, 96, Sugarmill Woods; Susie Steinour, 98, Black Diamond; Gayle Russell, 99, St. Johns; Anne Broadbent, 99, Southern Woods.

D FLIGHT -- Gross: Nancy Meyer, 97, Rainbow Springs; Barbara Hirnyk, 99, Citrus Hills; Helen Griffin, 99, Ocala GC; June Harter, 103, Glen Lakes.

Seven Hills Ladies

Results from the Feb. 27 points game. Winners were determined by the hardest handicap hole.

First: Bessie Weeks, plus-2. Second: Joan Starr, plus-1. Third: Pat Bing, plus-1. Fourth: Jane Szeltner, plus-1.

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