RS2 Sun Lake boys soccer state championship
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All right. I'll tell you what. Fantastic uh achievement by for the Sun Lake High School Boys. Let's do RS2 first. Thank you, Chairman.
Resolution number twenty six one seven zero.
Boys come up.
Team Coach. And while they're coming up, let me apologize in advance. Uh for the pronunciation of names. There are many of them in this resolution. A resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, congratulating the Sun Lake High School Boys Soccer Team for winning a state championship. Whereas on February twenty-fifth, twenty twenty six, the Sun Lake Seahawks High Sch High School Boys Soccer Team beat the Jacksonville
Mandarin Boys Soccer Team.
That's better.
Whereas on February 25th, 2026, the Sun Lake Seahawks High School Boys Soccer Team beat Jacksonville Mandarin Boys Soccer Team 3-2 to capture the Class 6A Boys Soccer State Championship. And whereas the Sun Lake Seahawks High School Boys Soccer Team finished the 25-26 season with an 18-year-old. 3-3 record and earned the first state title in the school history after five
state Final Four appearances. And whereas, with a slow start to the season, the Sun Lake High School boys' soccer team ended up with 15 straight wins while outscoring opponents 53 to 14 leading up to the state title. And whereas with only ten minutes left in the game.
Zario Todd? Raise your hand. Arrow? There you go. Uh uh corner uh the corner kicked uh set uh let's see.
Jared's corner kick. set up the game winning goal from Elliot Hines and whereas the Sun Lake Boys uh soccer team is comprised of players Jack Hands lick. Santiago Badal?
Maniche? Aidan Soto? Raphael Chang, Sebastian Santiago, Gerald Todd. Isaac Soto. Ricky Case, Peter Arroyo, Jimmy uh Martinez? Halen Ramirez, Juan Hernandez, Joseph Arroyo. Mike, good now. Bastian uh Lenaz Pizarro. Trent Hambay, Sebastian Super,
De Leon Smith. Chris, Maiasia. Alicio. Culla Nan?
Elliot Hines, Tressels Edmonds, and Anthony Trugliot, And whereas the Sun Lake High School Boys Soc uh Soccer Team staff consists of head coach Danielle Petopoulos. Statisticians Michael uh Michael Fatopoulos, Lane Breshier, and Alex Pole, assistant coaches Will Fatopoulos. Nick Creel.
Nick Pole and Isaiah Ribicall. Assistant Manager Will Sh uh Shimato. and team manager Julie Brussier. Whereas the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners extends their congratulations to the Sun Lake High School Boys Soccer Team on winning a state championship and wishes them luck in future sessions. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby congratulates Sun Lake High
School Boys Soccer Team for winning the Class 6A Boys Soccer Team. State Championship. Down a resolved in the regular session with a quorum president voting this 24th day of March 2026.
No approval.
Second.
All in favor
say aye.
Aye.
Okay.
All right. Congratulations boys on winning states. I know um what that takes. I have boys that are competitive. I know the grit, the determination, the teamwork, the times where you thought you were gonna lose and you dug deep into get it done and what memories you guys made, right? How many of you have made memories to last a lifetime that you'll never forget? And friendships and bonds, right? That's what it's all about. And I'm so proud of you guys. Um I'd like to highlight a few of the players.
Um First Team All Conference for the SAC. Joseph, uh tell me if I say your last name wrong, Arroyo. You? You? And then your brother. Peter. Alright, give it up.
I know your mom must be so proud of both of you and Hairo, congratulations. Uh second team all conference Ricky. Isaiah Juan, congratulations.
Oh boy, in a little brother competition. Peter won offensive player of the year. Congratulations, Peter.
Defensive Player of the Year, Elliot. Congratulations.
And you guys, none of this would be possible. And if you could step forward, coach, without your amazing coach, Danielle Phatopoulos.
Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Danielle. You're not done. Stay up here. Stay up here. You're getting some props. Um, I I'm being named the SAC Coach of the Year. What a huge accomplishment for you, for you boys, your team, the school, our county. Amazing. And you have also done an outstanding job leading the state championship. It's truly an honor to have someone of your caliber leading our boys. In the soccer program. Danielle played for the University of Florida, where she won the 1998 national championship
and still holds the NCA Division I record for goals. In addition, she was a member of the United States women national team that won the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. We are incredibly fortunate to have you coaching in our community. And on top, everybody, it is her birthday. Can we all sing? Happy birthday to Coach Daniel!
Congratulations, boys and coach, and if you want to step behind the podium and uh say a few words
Well before we get to that, let let's let the other commission speak too. Commissioner Oakley?
Yep. Congratulations guys and and girls uh and ladies. That we appreciate everything you've done and I I know it's a great feeling to be a winner. I was part of a team that won ten football games in one season way back in nineteen sixty one. So I know how it feels and that's that memory stayed with me all this time. So it's it's a great thing, a great honor that y'all were able to serve together and you're basically your friends for life.
Remember that. Help your friends. Thank you. Commissioner Weightman.
Commissioner Weightman. Yes. Yes. Honored to have everybody here today, players, coaches, parents, guardians, loved ones, brothers, sisters. Congratulations to everybody here. It's a team and family effort and uh coach with the credentials like that. We're sure glad you're helping our kids here in Pasco County. Happy birthday and just congratulations to everybody.
Okay. Mr. Starkey.
Um well I've known Danielle for a while and my daughter Lindsay Jones played um soccer at River Ridge and was uh ranked statewide and ended up playing at the Air Force Academy and marrying, as I told you guys before, uh another soccer player at the Air Force Academy was on the national team so I understand all the work that you guys have put into this. And Danielle, was it your husband that was my daughter's coach? Or yes. That um we used to drive down to U T or somewhere down there for for training a couple of nights a week. So I'm
just You know, we had Mitchell High last year, we have you guys here this year. I mean this is so awesome for all of us. And I'm sure it has a lot to do with with uh the caliber of our coaches here. And so for you, Danielle, and you coach back there too, uh congratulations. And um guys, great work. Um make us very proud. We're so glad that we could uh honor you here today. Um and um How many of you are seniors? Oh
wow. Your team next year. Yeah. We we hope to see you back again here next year, no pressure.
All right, if you guys want to go back there and say a few words.
Well, I'd like just to add a couple of things to your mind. Hey everybody? Just to say as well, I like to th like to say great job, great work. And Coach I wanna work with you
And I want to work with tourist development to try to work to get Um let's say plaques. with your accomplishments on the fields that you play on.
Oh good idea.
And I think it's a it's a I think it'd be well A good statement for anybody coming to a park to see these are the champion years, these are the champion teams, et cetera. So if you want to work with us, love to make that happen. I think it's phenomenal. What a great accomplishment, guys. And and as they say, you'll never forget this. So enjoy. So
Um, good morning. My name is Hido Todd, uh one of the four captains here at Sun Lake. And uh we're just here to thank you guys for all to take the time to recognize and congratulate our Sun Lake Boys Soccer team on our 6A State Championship. We truly appreciate the support from Commissioner Yeager and you guys' entire office. This achievement means so much to our families, us as players, our school, and and ultimately Pasco County, and we're so grateful to share this moment with you. Thank you again for your support and encouragement and go see Hawks.
No. did anyone else want to speak, Coach?
Come on,
Coach.
Well um actually I didn't have anything prepared because I know that you are giving me a lot of the credit, but I can say I've taken over a very fantastic program and uh the boys are the ones who won the game hands down, all the games. They were on a mission. They were led. Uh if our captains would all come out here I'd like for you to see them.
And they made a definitely different statement from years past of how we were gonna lead. And um they were the ones that led the boys to the championship. And then we also had another person we had to give a captain band to because he wouldn't keep his mouth shut on the field. And only only if you have a band on are you allowed to talk to the referees. So I wasn't allowed to talk to the referees. They all talk to the referees. And if you did talk to the referee, you would get a yellow card. So we didn't want any of that. And
I'm I'm very proud of each and every person standing up here, whether you played the whole game or you came in as a sub or at times didn't get to play at all. But it definitely is a team effort, as well as from their parents, which we have a lot of them here, and um as you are. all know it comes from you know our county, all the our school we had a lot of support through our athletic program and our principals. So um it it takes everybody to win a championship.
So and thank you all for having us.
Thank you. I want to add one more thing.
Commissioner Yeager's gonna come down and take a picture with it. But uh Commissioner Starkey, I think uh Coach would be a great speaker for your uh committee of status of woman. I think she would inspire a lot of ladies to do just what you're doing, just getting in there and do what you love to do and do it so well. Yeah. So We'll get it. All right, so
thank you, I would be honored. And
and our superintendent is here as well. Mr. Leg, if you superintendent, if you'd come on up here with us and get in the picture as well, it'd be great.
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Yeah, George Coach.
Yeah. And then we just make sure that everybody can see, like find a window.
And bear with me. me.
Make sure the tail
guys are in the back.
You're not I'm not telling
you.
does everybody have a window where they can see me? Tiptoes in the back. Can you see that? Can you see him back here? Yes.
All right, everybody? Fair with me. One, two, three, three.
Do the parents want to come up here and take pictures too? Come on up.
So parents you can take pictures.
Parents come on up front if you want to take a picture.
In in the picture. Oh in the picture.
So parents are in the
picture.
Okay, everybody there.
We will be happy to share these pictures we take as well.
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Yeah.
Alright again, make sure you guys can see me. Ready?
You don't want to be
a birthday one time. Alright, one,
And I'll go back and work on your grades.
Great job boys.
Yeah. We'll be in touch. Mm-hmm.
Sit down my own.
Oh yeah.
As we start public comment, uh Walter Price with the IAF four twenty is here to speak.