In a double treat Hernando High's Stephens, Central's Jackson each place at River Ridge. ...more

February 18, 2008

The Florida Girls State Weightlifting Meet on Saturday was held at River Ridge for the second time and went off without a hitch. Florida is the only state that has a weightlifting competition for high school girls. ...more

February 11, 2008

Florida's top female high school weightlifters will converge on the campus of River Ridge Middle-High School today for the fifth annual state championships. It is the second consecutive year River Ridge has been host to the event and its 270 qualifiers. ...more

February 9, 2008

High school girls weightlifting is unique to Florida, and nobody does it better than the Spruce Creek Lady Hawks. ...more

February 6, 2008

PORT ORANGE – High school girls weightlifting is unique to Florida, and nobody does it better than the Spruce Creek Lady Hawks. They come in all shapes and sizes, some as slight as 98 pounds and some who lift in the 199-pound and unlimited classes, and they're part of a powerhouse that dominates the sport. The Lady Hawks have won the state tournament all four times it has been held, and try for their fifth title on Saturday. Only Florida offers girls' competitive weightlifting, with about 3,800 participants at more than 150 schools, and it is becoming "kind of a recruiting ground" for national teams, said coach Richard Lansky of USA Weightlifting. ...more

February 4, 2008

COUNTY GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING After Section V meltdown, Springstead rebounds behind six champions for second straight team crown over runner-up Hernando, 61-44. ...more

February 2, 2008

So much for changes? Last year under first-year Head Coach Cecilia Page, the Springstead High girls' weightlifting achieved rare air. ...more

February 2, 2008

AVON PARK — Not everything that glitters turns to gold. "This event isn't about going for the gold," said former Avon Park state champion Anachelle Mejias. "You can't explain what it feels like when you've reached that personal best you've been going after all season. It's just an amazing feeling." ...more

February 2, 2008

Jessica Davis had a little pressure to deal with Saturday. The Zephyrhills lifter needed a good day at the Belleview sectional girls weightlifting qualifier to earn a spot at the upcoming state meet at River Ridge. ...more

January 28, 2008

The River Ridge High girls weightlifting team qualified six lifters Saturday for the FHSAA Girls State Weightlifting Meet, which the Royal Knights will host Feb. 9. ...more

January 27, 2008