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This Week In Keys Sports

Senior, Key West Lacrosse

Conchs midfielder Sophia Felini has been making a name for herself, scoring 11 goals, causing seven turnovers, and amassing 20 ground balls and 12 draw controls so far this season. Described by head coach Marissa Giacopuzzi as aggressive with incredible speed, Felini “doesn’t shy away from the ball, from defenders or a challenge. She practices at 100%, 100% of the time.”

Recently, she stepped up for Key West in a five-game winning streak and helped keep her team in the game until the very end in the Conchs’ only loss since March 3. For her fiercely competitive play and willingness to leave it all on the field for her team, Sophia Felini is this week’s Keys Weekly Athlete of the Week.

By: Tracy and Sean McDonald

Mikkel Ross is strong both mentally and physically, analyzing her own performance critically and making it known that she will not be outworked. Discovering weightlifting while recovering from ACL surgery, the junior quickly became a force for the Lady Fins, earning district championships in both the Olympic and traditional events. She then turned her focus toward regionals, where she took the runner-up spot for Olympic lifting and third-place medal in traditional. At the FHSAA 1A State Championships, she placed seventh in Olympic lifts and fifth in traditional, bringing home the Keys’ only medal from the state competition.

The freshman Fin phenom won two district championship medals in Olympic and traditional lifting, then brought home third- and fourth-place medals from regionals in the events. At states, she cracked the top 10 in both styles, finishing eighth in Olympic and ninth in traditional.

Dunn earned a district championship in traditional lifting and finished fourth in Olympic lifts. At regionals, she secured fifth-place awards in both, earning her a trip to states, where she finished 12th in Olympic lifting and 13th in traditional.

BRABENEC Senior, Marathon

Brabenec won double district championships, then double runner-up medals at regionals, making her the Keys’ only three-time state-qualifying female weightlifter thus far.

Hitchcock’s strength and agility from years of dance paired well with the skills required for lifting, giving her an edge. She placed third and fifth in traditional and Olympic lifts, respectively, at regionals, and 15th in the state for traditional lifting.