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finishing second to cross-country power Belen Jesuit in the FLRun- ners.com and FSU meets. Pino credited Areces with scheduling tough meets early on, gauging the Explorers process. The teams supported each other as well. Columbus runners sup- ported Belen in the early race, while Belens runners supported Colum- bus in the late race. Day in and day out, its a good competition between us and Belen, Pino said. They were there for us, and we for them. Three seniors have been on Co- cello said. Im glad to be on this team. Nicholas Ivonnet and the re- turning Explorers now look to try to build a team that competes for championships every year. He said Columbus brought three guys who were freshmen and sophomores. Those guys have seen how we did it today, what it takes to win a cham- pionship. Pino said that its important that athletes realize not only their con- tribution, but also the responsibil- ity they have to the program. He always wants to build a contender. We brought along three other guys, Pino said. There will always be three other guys waiting to come on board.
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Cardinal Gibbons senior captains Manuela Williamson, left, and Valeria Lozada pose with the runner-up trophy after the FHSAA Class 4A volleyball state final match Nov. 15, 2020 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers. Bishop Kenny defeated Cardinal Gibbons 29-27, 25-18, 17-25, 25-20 to win their third state title. The Chiefs (7-4) were trying to add to their state record of 20 championships.
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lumbus team since their fresh- man year - Canarte, Scarcello and Brown. Canarte said the program helped build toughness inside him. He said that being the fourth run- ner his sophomore year propelled him to work harder. It started pay- ing off his junior year, and the divi- dends came to fruition this year. Its a constant dogfight in this program. Anything can happen, Canarte said. Our split is so close, that anyone can be a 1 or anyone can be a 5. Scarcello battled injuries and other medical issues in his first three years in the program, leaving him to go big his senior year. To the team, the coaches, family, I have to give my all at the state meet, Scar-
Christopher Columbus High School's cross country team show off their gold medals after winning their fifth state championship, Nov. 14, 2020 in Tallahassee. The team played with DQ emblems on their uniforms in memory of Danny Quesada, a Columbus cross country runner who died in 2019 at the age of 18 after a long battle with cystic fibrosis.
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