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Creekside: They’re deep and they’re fast. Most of last year’s squad, eighth in the state, returns for the Knights. That includes sprinter Ian Cooper, Michael Morton in the freestyle, Nick Spillers in the butterfly and individual medley and Nick Talyanker in the breaststroke. Sophomore Aidan Henry has been coming on strong of late in the distance events, and transfer Dominic Miller strengthens the Knights in the backstroke and IM.
Creekside: How do the Knights follow up their Class 3A state title from 2017? By returning many of the same swimmers and going for another one. Versatility, always a plus, gives Creekside plenty of options for swimmers like Brooke Arnold and Shannon Campbell, while double-event finalist Jennifer Bird returns in the butterfly and backstroke. Young swimmers Madison Koutavas and Taylor Thomson add particular strength in the breaststroke.
Source: High school girls swimming: 5 to watch around the First Coast
Creekside 146, Bartram Trail 147
Creekside narrowly defeated Bartram Trail in its first dual match of the 2018 varsity golf season Tuesday afternoon at the Julington Creek Golf Club.Creekside’s Cooper Jordan and Bartram Trail’s Jacob Saarela were the co-medalists with a 1-under 35. Creekside’s Patrick Farson, Andrew Riley and Todd Roy each shot a 1-over 37. Bartram’s Jon Lumley and Antonio Rios Cimental also shot a 1-over 37. Both schools will have dual matches on Thursday. Creekside will face Bolles at Cimarrone Golf Club at 4 p.m. Bartram Trail will face Fletcher at Atlantic Beach Golf Club.
Source: St. Johns County roundup: St. Joseph wins volleyball opener
Creekside: The Claire Openshaw effect — the junior placed third in last year’s 3A final, won a state track title in spring and holds a top 5K time of 18:09 — automatically makes the Knights a team to watch. But add the depth of the four fleet-footed freshmen from the 2017 squad (Lauren Bolnick, Ashlyn Iliff, Hannah Jacobbe and Blake Petrick), now with another year of preparation, and the result is a team that could challenge Tallahassee Chiles for the top in Class 3A.
Source: High school girls cross country: 5 to watch around the First Coast
Creekside: Already carrying a pair of state titles from 2015 and 2016, the Knights return a possible Class 3A challenger in senior Matt Ortiz. A veteran of the Knights’ state championship squad from two years ago, Ortiz brings the right combination of experience and speed, and he lowered his personal best to 16:18.30 at the District 4-3A meet. He’s backed up by Ian Smith, Preston Rose and a host of younger runners on the way up.
Creekside will integrate a handful of fresh faces on the offensive side of the football. Quarterback, and Navy commitment, Tai Lavatai is not one of them.
Source: Creekside is confident it can continue to build a program in St. Johns
Claire Openshaw is the best athlete in her family.
Claire being named The Record’s Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year for the second straight year is what finally tipped the scales in her favor.
The Creekside sophomore won four races and finished no worse than fourth this fall. She won the District 4-3A title by more than 21 seconds and was third at the Class 3A state meet with a personal-best time of 18 minutes, 9.08 seconds.
Source: Creekside’s Claire Openshaw headlines All-County Girls Cross Country Team | St. Augustine Record
It took 75 years for a Northeast Florida public school to get back on top of the state girls swimming podium.
So this time, they made it a one-two.Creekside’s girls team earned the overall team title and Bartram Trail’s girls took second place in Saturday’s Class 4A swimming championships at Sailfish Splashpark Aquatic Center in Stuart.
Source: Creekside wins 3A girls swimming title, Bartram Trail second in local 1-2 | St. Augustine Record
A year after the Creekside boys won their second consecutive Class 3A title, the Creekside girls finished second Saturday behind Tallahassee Chiles. Two other St. Johns County girls teams also finished among the top 10 in 3A: Ponte Vedra was fourth, while Nease was sixth.
Five Creekside runners finished among the top 35, led by sophomore Claire Openshaw, who was third with a time of 18:09.08, just five-hundredths of a second behind second-place Emily Culley of Chiles. Four of those five Creekside runners are underclassmen.