This was always one of my favorite rivalries to cover. There was never a boring game between these two schools, especially when the games were played in Lecanto. On a side note, I always have held coach Ron Allan in a very high regard. He was a great motivator, teacher, coach and mentor to the student athletes he had a chance to mold.
Thomas Gemkow
Sports Correspondent
Citrus Sophomore Katie Steelfox scored 23 points, leading the Lady ‘Canes to a 61-45 victory over the Lecanto Panthers Thursday night.
“I really thought it would be …

Thomas E Gemkow
Times Correspondent
CRYSTAL RIVER – Tuesday was a good day for Crystal River. The boys team easily handled Citrus, winning 109-76, and a full complement of divers helped the Pirates girls to a 97-86 win.
“I knew with the girls that it was going to be very, very close,” Crystal River coach Tim Holme said. “(Citrus) didn’t have any divers, so it made a difference.”
It was that lack of divers that lost the meet for the Hurricanes. Crystal River got 13 points by default from divers Keri Boltin, Courtney Chandler …

Thomas E Gemkow
Times Correspondent
LECANTO — The Panthers just keep on rolling.
Lecanto swept Crystal River 7-0, improving to 10-0 and 77-1 in its past 78 regular-season matches.
“If everybody stays healthy, we should continue to do fine,” Lecanto coach Joan Roberts said. Nisha Shah downed former teammate Jennifer Rimes 8-5, 6-2 to win the No. 1 match.
“I think I played okay. The first set was kind of hard. It was extremely windy,” said Shah of her performance against Rimes, Lecanto’s No. 1 last season. “The wind slowed down a little, and I …

Thomas E Gemkow
For the Chronicle
LECANTO–Following a no hit performance against Dunnellon High School in her last outing, sophomore Ashley Rogers drove in four runs to help boost Hernando High school to an 11-2 victory over Lecanto High School Wednesday night in Lecanto.
“Ashley has done well this year,” said Hernando coach Ernie Chatmen. “She has been pitching well, and has done an overall solid job for us.”
Rogers and Nicole Young drove in two runs to start of the 1st inning, and give Hernando (6-4)a 2-0 advantage.
Hernando added to their lead in …

-Powered by Jill Bandhauer who set a school record in shot put, Katie Wheeler won three events, and a surprising effort from sophomore Ann Marie Saxer the Lecanto High School girls track team scored 219.50 points to run away with the Class 3A District 6 title Thursday night at Lecanto.