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This is last year's team. You could be a part of it this year! The girls JV team actually won the championship for county last year!

Cross country

MJ Schwabe October 10, 2025

As volleyball season comes to an end cross country is just around the corner! This year, tryouts will be held on Thursday October 16th from 4:15 to 5:15 pm. During tryouts panthers will only have to run...

Another Group of Wins!

Another Group of Wins!

MJ Schwabe, Staff October 10, 2025

On October 8th our boys and girls volleyball teams played Milwee Middle school. Once again all four teams won! This means that our JV boys have lost only one game! And finally our boys varsity team is...

Tuskawilla vs Chiles

Sophia Thomas, Kendall Truong October 1, 2025

On Monday (9/30/25) our volleyball team played against Tuskawilla Middle School girls home and boys away. All of our teams won against Tuskawilla in very entertaining matches. Kendall Long (Girls varsity) ...

Chiles Panther vs Galileo Dragons

Chiles Panther vs Galileo Dragons

Sophia Thomas and Colton Fitch September 26, 2025

Dragons Vs Panthers Our Chiles Panthers went up against the Galileo Dragons on September 25th. The Galileo school only had a girls team, but the boys were still there to cheer the girls on. Our JV team...

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

Cristobal Naylor Ramirez September 19, 2025

The feeling of a win is one of the best feelings, and the Panthers experienced it 4 times in the same day. Both girls and boys volleyball teams beat Indian Trails. With a 4 game streak right off the...

Coach Braun gives her team a pep talk.

JHMS vs. LCMS basketball

Isabella Alfaro April 11, 2025

The basketball game everyone at school was waiting for finally happened. Lawton Chiles went against Jackson Heights this Wednesday and put in their best effort for a win. Unfortunately, both the boys and...

The LCMS cheer teams has been practicing 1 or 2 times a week throughout the whole school year working on coming up with the half time routines, improving their stunts, and practicing the cheers they say and learn throughout the games!

Cheer

Nicole DeRidder, Editor-in-Chief December 29, 2024

  Our coaches- Mrs. Nicholas This year Mrs. Nicholas is one of the new cheer coaches for LCMS. Mrs. Nicholas said, "My favorite thing about being the cheer coach is that I love seeing all...

The Cross country runners are lined up and ready for an at home meet against Tuskawilla

Cross Country

Nicole DeRidder, Editor-in-Chief December 17, 2024

JV boys- Oct. 30 v. South Seminole: Win Nov. 6 v. Tuskawilla: Win Nov. 13 v. Indian trails: Win JV girls- Oct. 30 v. South Seminole: Win Nov....

The JV team bumps it over the net again. Jamari Laster (7th) said, "I was excited about winning the game."

Volleyball

Brinley Richardson, Newsletter Editor September 30, 2024

Already, September’s volleyball games are serving it up to play. At the first game, the boys team played at our school. JV was able to pull a win, while Varsity lost. It was well attended, with...

LCMS vs JHMS Volleyball

LCMS vs JHMS Volleyball

Sadie Slater, Design Editor September 22, 2024

On the night of September 25th, LCMS’ very own boys and girls volleyball teams competed with the crosstown rivals, Jackson Heights. After a tough match with Jackson Heights girl’s volleyball...

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