May 2, 2025
Eustis High Softball Dominates The Villages 12-1 to Capture District Championship
By Kyle Coppola
Eustis High Softball Dominates The Villages 12-1 to Capture District Championship
EUSTIS, Fla. — Carson Roden tossed a five-inning gem and Emmy Luke tied a school record as the Eustis High School Lady Panthers stormed past The Villages 12-1 to win the District Championship on Thursday night.
Roden was dominant in the circle, striking out eight while allowing just two hits and one run in the shortened contest. Her efficient outing kept The Villages off balance and set the tone early for the Panthers’ title-clinching performance.
(The Eustis High softball team poses with the district championship trophy.)
At the plate, Luke continued her impressive season with a towering home run, her 12th of the year, tying the school’s single-season home run record. She also collected three RBIs in the victory.
Adrianna Covino sparked the offense from the top of the lineup, scoring a team-high three runs, while Brooklynn Mason, Brooklyn Powhida, and Kendall Kemp each drove in two runs to fuel the Panthers’ explosive offense.
(Eustis celebrates after winning the district championship.)
Eustis jumped out early and never looked back, overwhelming The Villages with a balanced attack and sharp defense en route to the mercy-rule win and the district title.
For coach Tyra Bowers this was her first district championship as the Eustis High School head coach. Taking over for Brittany Beall who left for Florida A&M, Bowers took lessons learned from coach Beall and the team has responded all season long. While the district championship is nice, the team will now set its sights on winning back-to-back state championships. The FHSAA Softball tournament begins next week with the lineups coming out this weekend.
Congratulations to the Eustis High School Lady Panthers—District Champions once again. 🏆
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Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
