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Going back to last season, Hernando Christian Academy’s second-year skipper David Raley has guided the Lions to 10 straight wins. HCA will attempt to finish 10-0 Saturday night at The Villages against the Mount Dora Bible Bulldogs in the finals of the Sunshine State Athletic Conference.

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Hernando Today Staff

Published: November 10, 2008

Buccaneers tab HCA's Raley as Coach of the Week

TAMPA - Hernando Christian Academy's second-year Head Coach Dave Raley has been named the Buccaneers Coach of the Week for Week 9 of the 2008 season. Buccaneers Head Coach Jon Gruden will present Raley with a certificate and a personalized football following next Wednesday morning's practice at One Buccaneer Place. Prior to the practice, Raley and guests will tour the team's state-of-the-art training facility. The coach will receive $1,000 for his high school football program and be featured on www.buccaneers.com.
On Saturday, Nov. 1, the Hernando Christian Academy Lions defeated the Canterbury Crusaders 26-24, finishing the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record for the first time in school history.
Under Raley's guidance, the Lions became only the second program in Hernando County history to complete the regular season undefeated and the first since 1949, when Hernando High School finished the year unbeaten. The Lions have clinched the Sunshine State Athletic Conference Southern Division and will play for the conference title against Mount Dora Bible High School on Nov. 15.
The Buccaneers will honor 10 high school coaches from West Central and Central Florida during this year's prep football season. A Coach of the Year, who receives an additional $1,000 for his football program, will be selected from the 10 weekly winners at the end of the season.
The Buccaneers and National Football League's Coach of the Week program aids in the development of youth football, which has a positive influence on young athletes and the communities in which they live.
For more information on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' youth football initiatives, visit www.buccaneers.com.

Cops vs. Kids Fundraiser set Nov. 20

BROOKSVILLE – A Cops vs. Kids fundraiser will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at Central High School gymnasium. The money that will be raised will go to the families of Summer Moll, Kaitlyn Harper, Jenna Moran and the Fox Chapel Middle School's Project Wisdom Program.
Fox Chapel Middle School students have chosen to play for Summer Moll.
Moll is a 4-year-old little girl who is recovering from a tragic DUI accident that took her mother's life last month on the Lee Roy Selmon Cross Town Express Way in Brandon.
In an effort to keep some of the proceeds local, we have invited West Hernando Middle School and Central High School to participate as they have also recently lost two of their students to vehicle accidents.
West Hernando students will play for Kaitlyn Sue Harper. Harper was hit by a truck and killed while at her bus stop on California Street earlier this school year.
Central High students will be playing for Jenna Moran. Moran was a student at CHS, who lost her life after being involved in a car crash while driving home from school on Hexam Road last month.
As in years past, the deputies will be playing to raise money for the Project Wisdom program at Fox Chapel Middle School. This program encourages kids to make positive choices every day. Kids that make a positive difference are nominated as the Project Wisdom Student of the Month and have an opportunity to attend a special event at the end of the school year.
All the proceeds from this event will be split between the four causes. The money for the three victims will go to assist the families with their financial needs as a result of their loved ones tragic accidents. The funds for Project Wisdom will go towards funding the end of the year special event.
For additional information, contact Deputy Wendy Tolbert at Fox Chapel at 797-7025.

Charity Golf Tourney

BROOKSVILLE – The Hernando County Association of Realtors is hosting a charity golf tournament benefitting the Habitat for Humanity beginning with an 11 a.m. shotgun start on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the Seven Hills Golf Club. The format features a four-person, best-ball play.
Entry fee is $60 per person and includes lunch, cart, green fees, and refreshments on the course.
Cash prizes are available for the first place ($200) and second-place ($100) teams. There will also be hole-in-one, a closest to the pin and putting contests.
For more information, contact Al Boland at the HCAR office at 799-1971.

Bulldogs seek players

BROOKSVILLE – The Brooksville Bulldogs, an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) 10-under traveling baseball team, is seeking 3-4 committed
players for its upcoming spring season. Child cannot turn 11-year-old before May 1, 2009.
For more information, contact Bruce Price at (813) 714-1054.
 
Adult Soccer League

SPRING HILL – Registration for the Adult Soccer League (men and women, ages 30 and up) will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Anderson Snow Sports Complex. Cost is $85. 
Players need to bring proof of age and checks payable to Hernando County Adult Soccer.  Players need to bring proof of age and checks payable to Hernando County Adult Soccer. 
Signups for returning players will run until Dec. 1. New player's registration will run until Dec. 15.
For more information, contact Alyson Kraft at 796-3630, or go online to www.hernandoadultsoccer.com.
 
HCA's McCall notches hole-in-one

BROOKSVILLE – Keith McCall, a Hernando Christian Academy golfer, recorded a hole-in-one Oct. 26 at Brooksville Country Club. McCall, using a driver, performed the feat on the 273-yard, par-4 12th hole.
This was the first hole-in-one recorded at this quarry hole since it was built.

Ex-Eagle grappler Heagney posts gold

BRISTOL, TENN. - Mike Heagney, a 2007 Springstead High graduate, won his first college tournament Nov. 1. 
After graduating from SHS, Heagney attended Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville and helped coach at Gainesville High School.
This past summer, Heagney relocated to Tennessee to wrestle for King College. Heagney is considered a transfer freshman and won his varsity wrestle off two weeks ago. This past weekend, Heagney competed in the Patriot Open at the University of the Cumberland at 197 pounds. 
The former Eagle grappler finished 3-0 to earn his first-ever collegiate gold medal.

New senior baseball league seeks teams, players

SPRING HILL - The Pasco-Hernando Area Senior Baseball League (PHASBaL) is seeking players and teams for its winter season.
The league plans on two divisions for this inaugural season. One will be for players, age 16 and over. The other will be comprised of players, 35 years of age and older.
PHASBaL hopes to field, at least, four teams in each division, with a nine-game schedule beginning Nov. 30. Games will be played primarily on Sundays, but the league will also feature one weeknight "Game of the Week."
Games will be played on various high school and park fields throughout western Pasco County as well as the Spring Hill/Brooksville area in Hernando County.
To register or to get more information, contact Dave Conrad at 683-1692 before Nov. 15.

Toys for Tots Golf Tourney

SPRING HILL – The Toys for Tots Golf Tournament is set for an 8 a.m. start featuring a four-person best ball format on Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Seven Hills Golfers Club, 10599 Fairchild Road.
Cost is $50 per person (if payment received by Dec. 4) and $55 per person (after Dec. 4).
Lunch immediately follows the tourney.
There will also be prizes for hole-in-one winners and door prizes.
Individual entrants are welcome and will be teamed by the tournament committee, on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For more information contact Linda Rothenberg at a1pets@tampabay.rr.com or 688-0316.
All checks are made payable to: Hernando County Toys for Tots Tournament, C/o Linda Rothenberg, Event Coordinator, 1421 Exotic Ave., Spring Hill, FL, 34608.

Free vessel check

HERNANDO BEACH – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering free vessel safety checks.
The auxiliary will come to your boat wherever you keep it.
Contact Jackie at 666-7239 to set up an appointment.
For more information on the auxiliary visit online at http:/a0701508.uscgaux.info.

West Hernando Bass Club continues to grow

SPRING HILL - The West Hernando Bass Club's Open Bass Tournaments have been drawing more and more support from local fishermen.  The club has been sponsoring monthly Bass Fishing Events at Lake Rousseau for the past year.  Attendance has grown to approximately 25 to 35 teams that compete on the last Saturday of each month.  Sponsorship by several local sporting goods and tackle shops have helped to make the days activities a great success.
Last month's tourney winner, Keith Fells, caught a 17.37 pound catch.
Monthly tournaments are open to the public and inquiries can be directed to Bob Baehr at 686-0305 or at westhernandobassclub@hotmail.com.

St. Catholic Church Golf Tourney

BROOKSVILLE – St. Anthony Catholic Church, 20428 Cortez Blvd., is sponsoring its 16th annual Golf Tournament featuring a four-person scramble format beginning at 12:30 p.m. with a shotgun start on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Brooksville Country Club.
Cost is $65 per player and includes green fees, cart and dinner.
Registration forms are available at the St. Anthony Catholic Church Parish Office or contact Karen Rey at 796-2096.

SH Wrestling Club seeks additional members

SPRING HILL – The Spring Hill Wrestling Club is the place to learn the fundamentals of wrestling.
Practices will begin Dec. 2 and run through March, 2009 in the wrestling room at Springstead High School. Grades K-3 will practice from 6–7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Grades 4-8 from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Cost is $80. Checks should be made out to Springstead Wrestling. For more information, visit online at www.springhillwrestling.com or contact Springstead Head Coach Eric Swensen at 797-7010, Ext. 347.

Learn to scuba
    
SPRING HILL - Learn to scuba at the Hernando County Family YMCA. Classes begin Nov. 4 and run Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-9:30 p.m.
This course includes six class and pool sessions for ages 12 and older in good physical health and comfortable in and under the water.
There will also be classes from 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m. for ages 10 and older, plus open water dives on Thursday and Friday in the Gulf of Mexico or Rainbow River at $20 per day.
Upon completion of the classes persons will be certified as Open Water Scuba Diver, recognized worldwide.
The cost is $120 for YMCA members and $140 for non-members, plus $60 for use of scuba equipment.
Personal equipment, mask, fins and snorkel are not included, but can be purchased at a discount from instructors: Jack Farrell at (727) 861-3483 or (800) 633-1633 and Mark Butler at (352) 214-1171, who are YMCA, PADI and NAUI instructors.
For additional information, contact Olivia Matles at the YMCA at 688-9622. 

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