Admiral Farragut Academy news and updates regarding all athletics including Sports Recaps, Athletic College Signings, Championship Winners and Awards, and Alumni Highlights.
BlueJacket Athletics Fall 2018 Recap: Volleyball, Swimming and Diving, Cross Country, Golf, and Football
Final results and recap for athletic teams that ended in the Fall season of the 2018-19 school year.
Two football players participate in Johns Hopkins concussion study [VIDEO]
Video embedded from WTSP News titled “Tackling Concussions: Johns Hopkins researches study big hits on young athletes”
Two Admiral Farragut Academy BlueJacket football players, seniors Payton Wright and Jared Middleton, are participating in Johns Hopkins Hospital’s three-year study on the effects of concussive and sub-concussive hits on the brains of high school athletes. The study involves athletes wearing a monitor, which records data on the speed and force of each hit, as well as what direction the hit comes from. Read more
Admiral Farragut Academy launches online store
Admiral Farragut Academy is proud to launch the official Farragut and BlueJacket merchandise and apparel store for alumni, parents, students, and fans! We’ve partnered with BSN Sports and for every purchase, they give 10% back to the school. Read more
Lightning detector installed on campus
We are excited to announce that Admiral Farragut Academy has purchased the THOR GUARD Lightning Prediction System. This warning system will assist in ensuring the safety of our students, faculty, and staff campus-wide when inclement weather or lightning is in the area. View the current status of the system at https://farragut.
Softball team wins first Class 3A state softball championship in Farragut history
“One of the worst-best feelings in life is getting doused with gatorade,” Softball Coach Linda Derk said with a laugh. “You know you’re getting doused because you’re a champion, but wow it’s a sticky, gross feeling. It’s so worth it though. I wouldn’t change it for the world.”
Champion is just the right word for the softball team, who knocked out Orlando’s Cornerstone Charter Academy to win the first Class 3A state softball championship in Farragut history.
Athletic College Signings for the 2017-2018 school year
Pictured is Liam Carney
College Signings for 2017-2018
- Sam Baker: University of Toledo, Football
- Liam Carney: Missouri Valley, Lacrosse
- Andreas Fuller: UCF, Basketball
- Zion Roland: USF, Football
- Khalan Tolson: University of Illinois, Football
- John Waller: USF, Football
BlueJacket Athletics Spring 2018 Recap: Baseball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Wrestling
Athletics Spring 2018 Final results and recap for athletic teams that ended in the Spring season of the 2017-18 school year. Read more
Farragut’s Softball team is featured in the Tampa Bay Times
On April 4, 2018, the Tampa Bay Times website released a news story by staff writer Bob Putnam entitled “No varsity blues at Admiral Farragut where underclassmen dominate”. In the article, Putnam features our Softball team, including interviews with Coach Linda Derk and several of our student-athletes. Read below for several excerpts, as well as a link to the story.
Girls’ 2017 track team honored in Tampa Bay Times: Katie Barnett ‘17 Pinellas County athlete of the year and Arron Prather coach of the year
Image from the Tampa Bay Times
On June 15th, the Tampa Bay Times published an article which selected their Womens’ Track and Field Athletes of the year. Class of 2017 valedictorian Katie Barnett placed as Pinellas County’s Athlete of the Year and Coach Arron Prather won Coach of the Year out of the entire Tampa Bay area.
