A 6th grader from Loggers Run Middle School won 1st place in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling in the kids division of the 2015 USA Wrestling’s U.S. Open National Championship.
Chase Thompson, 11, traveled to Las Vegas for the event. Chase is coached by Henry Johnson of Coral Springs High School (left in the picture at top, and Olympic medalist Shawn Sheldon (right), who trains kids using space at the St. Andrews School on Jog Road.
Thanks to Casey Thompson for the details and photos. Congratulations from West Boca News to Chase and his family and coaches.
We also found some video Casey posted of Chase wrestling from a few years ago. Here’s one of them:
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Videos: West Boca High and Logger's Run Middle School Bands Together
We got word that two area schools would be playing together and we managed to get some of the various performances on video. All performances were directed by Larry Shane with Logger’s Run band director Craig Denny assisting.
First up is the West Boca High “Symphonic Band” playing As Torrents in Summer by E. Elgar:
Next we have the Wind Ensemble playing Army of the Nile by K. Alford:
Then we got the Wind Ensemble with When Jesus Wept by W. Schuman:
Seniors were honored individually at the end of each of the two bands’ performances:
After the high school’s bands did a total of 7 numbers, the Logger’s Run Middle School Symphonic Band joined them and they played two pieces together.
First was Nettleton by J. Vinson:
Then, and we did this in two parts, they did Star Trek Through the Years by J. Moss.
Part 1:
and Part 2:
More School Winners: Spanish River and Logger's Run
Three kids from West Boca schools were among 31 students on the Palm Beach County science team that won awards at the 2015 State Science and Engineering Fair.
Sean Elia of Spanish River won a 3rd place award in the “Senior Division” (high school) and he was invited to represent Palm Beach County at the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). We have a soft spot for tuba and sousaphone players.
Elia may be headed to UCF to study aerospace engineering next year.
From Logger’s Run Middle School, Anam Ahmed won a 2nd place award and Tesla Radulovic won an honorable mention.
Guns Drawn on False Alarm in Logger's Run
We heard from many readers this morning about an incident in the Logger’s Run community. People saw 10 or more PBSO cars, deputies with rifles and guns drawn, and a helicopter flying overhead.
Police operation happening now inside the Timberwalk Association, Loggers Run. Lots of police cars, chopper and police with guns drawn behind trees.
What is going on at Ponderosa & Winikoff? Riot police – 10 cars w automatic weapons drawn!
We contacted PBSO and received an official response:
Deputies were dispatched to a call of shots fired. When they arrived, we checked the area and all we found was some pounding noise coming from a house nearby. This was not a false 911 call per se, whoever called it in perceived they heard a shooting. It’s considered unfounded.
The incident apparently began sometime before 8 am and heated up as kids were being dropped off at Logger’s Run Middle School. The location of the incident was in the Timberwalk townhomes south of Palmetto Park Road near the southern intersection of Ponderosa and Judge Winikoff:
Other readers reported that the middle school went into lockdown and kids were scared:
My daughter was locked in the cafeteria and was scared out of her mind. She stated in her text to me that many of the kids were very nervous and huddling with their friends.
The initial report sounded very serious:
•••WEST BOCA••• BARRICADED SUSPECT — Ponderosa Dr @ Judge Winikoff Rd (Loggers Run) — Multiple PBSO units are at the scene of a male suspect possibly barricaded inside a house, wanted for questioning, reported fired shots up in the air and ran
After further investigation there was a follow-up report:
UPDATE: PBSO made entry, suspect not in the house, appears to have fled on foot unknown direction, Further investigation revealed there was no shooting or shot, the subject was just banging on a car with a hammer, units are clearing the scene now, no danger or threat any longer
Another source – a neighbor – tells us that this was a possible domestic dispute where a man was banging on a car with a hammer and a woman got angry about it and called 911 falsely indicating shots had been fired. The banging on the car part of the story appears to be accurate though the details of who the caller was and why they made the call are disputed by PBSO and another of our sources.
Recent Home Sales in 33428
Brian Levine is a student at West Boca High.
Zip code 33428 is located west of Lyons Road, south of Glades Road, and north of Loxahatchee Road. Many neighborhoods can be found here including Mission Bay, Boca Falls, Boca Winds, Loggers’ Run, Avalon, Vineyards, Boca Woods, Boca Lago, and Boca Dunes.
The following homes sold recently in the 33428:
The first home in our report is located in Boca Winds at 21791 Sugarberry Circle. This single family was built in 1995 and contains four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and a pool. It was sold for $360,000 and the house is a total of 2,472 square feet. The original owner bought it for $186K in early 1996.
Also in Boca Winds and with the same square footage, this beautiful, naturally decorated house sold for $362,000. It has four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms. The house was built in 1996 and comes with a two car garage, a screened patio, and a pool. Appraiser records suggest the home was acquired out of foreclosure in October for $286K.
This stunning house in gated Boca Falls was built in 1996 and sold for $315,000. Located at 12365 Antille Drive, it comes equipped with four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, a garage, and a basketball hoop. There’s a total of over 3400 square feet on two floors. Appraiser records indicate a 2013 transaction for $365K, suggesting the most recent transaction might not be at arms length.
Also in Boca Falls, 12409 Rockledge Circle sold for $540K in early December. The house has 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and 2400 square feet. The backyard has a lake view. It was acquired by an investor out of foreclosure a few months earlier for only $347K.
10679 Boca Woods Lane sold for $550K in the gated Boca Woods golf club community. It was built in 1989, and was remodeled more recently. Currently, the home contains a two car garage, three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, a pool and golf view, a fireplace, and a fenced in patio. The home is over 3300 square feet. The new owner is a Delaware corporation, which purchased the property from the original owner.
At 10821 Fox Glen Drive, this single family home sold for $375,000 after being relisted for $414,900 a few months prior. The home has five bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, has two stories, a three-car garage, and a fenced-in pool. The home itself is a total of 3,084 square feet and was built in 1994. The property was foreclosed by Fannie Mae in 2013.
Recently sold for $608,000, this house is located at 9815 Palma Vista Way and has over 3,800 square feet. In in the gated “The Estates” community on the east side of 441, it was built in 2000 and contains a garage, basketball hoop, a pool, and a pond view. The new owner is an LLC based in Sunrise.
The final home in our report sold for $329,000. This house contains four bedrooms, two and a half showers, a two-car garage, a pool, a screened patio, and an open balcony. The home has 2,265 square feet and was built in 1995. The home is located at 10260 Brookville Lane in the Meadow Lakes community on the west side of 441 at the county line. This is another house with a foreclosure in its recent history, back in July of 2014.
Other notable sales include:
11549 Kensington Court in Loggers’ Run, with 4 beds, 3 baths, 3000 square feet, sold for $537K
9689 Parkview Avenue in gated Avalon (Palmetto Park Road behind Lowe’s), with 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, and 3400 square feet under air, sold for just under $619K.
21836 Reflection Lane in Winding Lakes II (Loggers’ Run) with 4 beds, 2 baths in 2100 square feet, on a large, 3/4 acre lot, sold for $495K.