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Pass the auto torch
Bill Schultz sells dealership
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Vietnam takes the stage Miss Saigon at Riverside Theatre
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ST. LUCIE WEST • TRADITION
YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 2/ISSUE 9
Youth team earns first place
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
Bowen Cheer for sportsmanship defense The newly formed College Preparatory Academy of the Treasure Coast cheer squad placed second in a recent competition. Ten of the 12-member team pictured here are Blake Lee Ross, 14, Devyn Sarno, 14, Samantha King, 15, Madison White, 15, Brianna Zirger, 16, Ashley Motherway, 15, Erykah Armstrong, 16, Kariann Passaro, 15, Alex Doran, 14 and Taylor Harkins, 15.
Shelley Koppel Staff writer
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ST. LUCIE WEST — For a brief time, a group of 9-year-olds from Port St. Lucie were rated No. 1 in the country. Team Easton, a travel baseball team, came in first at the Winter Championships in Altamonte Springs in December and was ranked No. 1 by the United State Specialty Sports Association. The ranking was brief because the team was “kicked upstairs” into the premier division after the victory. In that division, their ranking was lower. Being No. 1 was a special moment for the players and coaches of a team that was started only a year ago by Tony Germano. Germano grew up in Port St. Lucie, played varsity football for Fort Pierce Central High School and received a baseball scholarship to Hillsborough College. He owns Greener Planet Lawncare in Port St. Lucie. Travel baseball takes the best of the local players for a travel team that plays in tournaments the
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2014
Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer
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ST. LUCIE WEST — In keeping with their mascot, the Spartan cheerleading squad from the College Preparatory Academy of the Treasure Coast are true warriors on the competition stage.
Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer
nrodriguez@YourVoiceWeekly.com
The newly formed, 12-member team competed in the LC’s Sideline Championships, held in early December in Port St. Lucie, placing a strong second place. Fifteen teams from five Palm Beach and Treasure Coast high schools competed. But the honors for the St. Lucie West squad didn’t end there. Anyone familiar with the high adrenaline sport knows one of the most coveted awards is “Most Spirited,” the squad’s head coach Patsi Meltzer of To-
PORT ST. LUCIE — Defense lawyers for suspended Port St. Lucie City Councilman Ron Bowen filed documents last week asking the courts to dismiss the case. The motion will require a hearing, which has yet to be scheduled. “We feel the conduct and the statements made by Mr. Bowen to the state attorney are entirely lawful and Ron Bowen not something to bring about criminal charges,” Bowen’s Stuart attorney, Richard Kibbey, said. “He has a freedom to talk to the city attorney about any subject. We feel we will prevail on our motion to dismiss the charges.” A seconds-long status hearing
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Mitch Kloorfain chief photographer
New warrior cheerleaders hungry for more success
moves to drop charges
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