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INAUGURAL PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT RAISES $16,000 FOR ISLAMORADA FOUNDATION
The inaugural Alma Wealth Open Pickleball Championships were held in March at Gib Reese Park, benefiting the Islamorada Foundation. Some 60 participants, several volunteers, committee persons and community leaders raised about $60,000 in the event. This event is scheduled to be held annually on the second Saturday in March. As...
Team Montlick’s State-of-the-Art Raceboat Stands Out In Marathon Season-Opener
Backed by its new sponsor for the 2024 offshore racing season, Atlanta-headquartered Montlick Injury Attorneys, the 450R Factory Stock-class team of teenage driver Logan Adan and veteran throttleman Ricky Maldonado proved it is going to be a force to be reckoned with following the season-opening race in Marathon, Fla., last weekend.
Park use, fire boat among Islamorada Village Council agenda items
Changes to the Local Planning Agency, new housing and commercial square footage allotments for 2024, a fire rescue boat pilot program and an agreement with the school district on Founders Park baseball field use are among the agenda items to be tackled by the Islamorada Village Council during this week’s scheduled meetings. The council is set to meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, at the Founders Park Community Center, with a second possible meeting at the same time on Thursday, May 9, if any...
PASCAL’S WAY 5K SET FOR MAY 11 IN ISLAMORADA
A 5k run and walk to honor the life and legacy of Pascal Weisberger, a young, studious and service-oriented boy who died tragically in 2020, will be held on Saturday, May 11 beginning at 8 a.m. at Treasure Village Montessori in Islamorada. Proceeds from the event support Pascal’s Way Scholarship...
MARATHON DOLPHINS EARN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP AS POSTSEASON OPENS
After watching the South Florida Baseball Conference title just barely slip from their grasp in the last few seasons, the 2024 Marathon Dolphins refused to be denied. The Fins played in their conference championship game at Riviera Prep on April 25, facing the Bulldogs for the third time this season. In one of those matchups, Marathon struggled late in the game, eventually losing to the Bulldogs in extra innings. Fins head coach Joey Gonzalez made sure that would be an anomaly.
MEET THE 2023-24 ALL-KEYS GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM
The Florida Keys put the rest of the state on notice this season, as three schools with relatively new girls weightlifting programs managed to secure medals and championships like they have been doing it forever. No longer is the panhandle Florida’s breeding ground for top lifters; the southernmost schools are quickly becoming where it’s at as far as girl power goes. All three teams had individual athletes qualify for states, and two schools brought home medals, given out to just the top six lifters in each weight class for the entire state.
Lady 'Fins win playoff opener but no match in district semis
Top-seeded Miami Christian proved to be simply too much for the Marathon High softball team in the District 16-3A semifinals, rolling to a 17-2 victory on Tuesday, April 30, but before the Lady ‘Fins had their season came to an end they were able to scratch out a 7-6 walk-off victory against Mater Academy Bay in the quarterfinals on Monday, April 29, on the Florida Christian campus. During the quarterfinal victory, the Lady ‘Fins struck first on singles by Madelyn Thornton and Meave Merryman in...
LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY CELEBRATES GRADUATION FOR CLASS XXXI
A new batch of the Florida Keys’ most dedicated community leaders saw their year-long efforts rewarded as Leadership Monroe County (LMC) celebrated its graduation for Class XXXI – “31 Fators” – on April 27 at Marathon Community Park. Building upon its community festival format from...
WHODUNIT HITS THE STAGE AT MCT WITH ‘THE MOUSETRAP’
Keep your eyes peeled and ears open. In Marathon Community Theatre’s final main stage show of the season, every second counts. “The Mousetrap,” opening May 2, carries the weight of the world’s all-time best-selling fiction author, Agatha Christie, along with an unchallenged record as by far the longest-running play in history since its London opening in 1952. It’s a name, and a run, the MCT cast hopes to live up to as they bring the whodunit with a twist ending to life.
Dolphins' season halted before it can get started
Days after claiming the first South Florida Baseball Conference Championship in Marathon baseball history, the Dolphins were looking for another statement win in 2024, which comes with a berth in a district championship game for the first time this century. While three straight seasons of losing in the conference championship came to an end, the skid in the district semifinals would not as Somerset Silver Palms was able to hold onto a 3-2 victory on Tuesday, April 20, on the Middle Keys campus. A hit...
SPINNING GOLIATH GROUPER RECOVERED IN ISLAMORADA CANAL
Brad Norris has been running personal watercraft tours out of Old Conch Harbor canal since 2014. He knows this Islamorada waterway behind Old Tavernier Restaurant very well. But recently, Norris saw something he had never seen before, and it was cause for concern. “When you see an upside-down goliath grouper...
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