Wildcats at the World Series
Words by Brad Shellgren In the biggest game of the year, on the biggest stage in the sport, Lexi Kilfoyl stepped into the pitcher’s circle at the College World Series and felt sentimental. Not exactly the normal emotion one would expect in a pressure-packed environment like this, but this moment was anything but normal. […]
FIVE PROGRAMS CAPTURE 2019 NFCA HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL COACHING STAFFS OF THE YEAR
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA announced its 2019 High School Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year. Five prestigious programs from their respective NFCA regions were chosen for the honor. This year’s winners – Donovan Catholic High School (East), New Palestine High School (North), Academy at the Lakes (South), Louisville Male High School (South Central) and Artesia […]
Tampa Bay Times’ all-North Suncoast softball
Original article by Bob Putnam, Tampa Bay Times Our staff picks for the top players in Pasco and Hernando counties for the 2019 season. Coming Thursday: Our all-Hillsborough County team. Player of the Year Lexi Kilfoyl, Sr., Academy at the Lakes Coach of the Year Diane Stephenson, Academy at the Lakes First team P Callie […]
11 AATL Varsity Softball Players Have Been Named All-State and All-State Academics
Even though the season is over, that doesn’t mean that our incredible 2019 Softball State Championship Team’s achievements are. The following student-athletes have been named All-State and/or All-State Academic: All-State Softball Team Lexi Kilfoyl Hannah Church Devyne Davis Vanessa Alexander Caitlin Blankenship Jessica Mott All- State Academic Softball Kacey Akins Jackie Laihinen Lexi Kilfoyl […]
Academy at the Lakes’ Lexi Kilfoyl named Gatorade state player of the year
Original article by Bob Putnam Academy at the Lakes pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl solidified her status as perhaps the greatest high school softball player ever from the area after being named the Gatorade state softball player of the year for the second straight season. The senior, who led the Wildcats to consecutive state titles, is the […]
ACADEMY AT THE LAKES STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE FLORIDA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
CHICAGO (May 30, 2019) — In its 34th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Lexi Kilfoyl of Academy at the Lakes as its 2018-19 Gatorade Florida Softball Player of the Year. Now a two-time winner, Kilfoyl was the first Gatorade Florida Softball Player of the Year to […]
Academy at the Lakes keeps softball crown
Original article by Andy Villamarzo, Suncoast News LAND O’ LAKES — The Academy at the Lakes’ softball team went out on a quest May 22 to do something that no other Pasco County prep softball team has ever done in history, win two state championships in a row. That mission was accomplished when the Wildcats were […]
KNOPF, WRUBLE, KILFOYL, HINES, AVERY NAMED 2018-19 MAXPREPS / NFCA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS OF WEEK
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sofia Knopf of Norton (Mass.) High School, Ashley Wruble of DuBois Central High (Pa.), Lexi Kilfoyl of Academy at the Lakes High (Land O’Lakes, Fla.), Kenedy Hines of Klein Collins High (Spring, Texas) and Elizabeth Avery of Bishop O’Dowd High (Oakland, Calif.) were selected MaxPreps / NFCA National High School Players of […]
Team USA softball pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl beats Mount Dora Christian in 2A state final
Original article by Paul Ivice, Orlando Sentinel Mount Dora Christian’s bid for a girls softball state championship came to an abrupt halt Wednesday when the Bulldogs ran into a buzz saw named Lexi Kilfoyl and lost 11-0 in the Class 2A state final at the Jackie Robinson Training Center in Vero Beach. Kilfoyl, a senior […]
State softball: Academy at the Lakes dominates en route to title repeat
Original Article by Bob Putnam, Tampa Bay Times The Wildcats, behind yet another gem from Lexi Kilfoyl, become the first Pasco County softball team to win back-to-back titles. VERO BEACH — The underclassmen on the Academy at the Lakes softball team headed back to their hotel after Tuesday’s state semifinal to take an English exam. […]