By Kyle Coppola
Tavares Senior Leilani Cummings Leader On And Off The Court
TAVARES, Fla. — Tavares High School senior Leilani Cummings is proving to be a standout both on the volleyball court and in the classroom.
As the libero for the Tavares Bulldogs varsity volleyball team, Cummings has put up impressive numbers this season, recording 17 aces, 83 digs, and 186 receptions. The 12th grader, wearing jersey No. 1, has been playing the sport for six years and is a key defensive leader for her team.
Off the court, Cummings maintains a 4.2 weighted GPA, balancing her academic pursuits with her athletic commitments. She is actively involved in several extracurricular activities, serving as Senior Class Secretary and participating in the National Honor Society, Key Club, HOSA, and FCA.
Cummings’ volleyball journey will continue this club season, as she prepares to compete with AAC 18 National which is a travel volleyball team. She’s a terrific player who Tavares High will rely upon heavily in a District Semifinal matchup against Mount Dora on Tuesday night for a trip to the District Finals on the line where Tavares or Mount Dora will either face Bishop Moore or Eustis.
Her leadership and dedication, both in volleyball and within her school community, have made Cummings a key figure at Tavares High as she wraps up her senior year. We have enjoyed watching her on the volleyball court the past few years and this is just the beginning for Cummings.
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.
