Olivia Nagel, the starting quarterback for the varsity girls flag football team at Wellington High School, loves to play flag football so much that she wants to provide a helping hand to give other girls a chance to play the game. Nagel’s spirit of giving and love for flag football is what motiva...
Local
Alessio Tosti, a 10-year-old competitive kart racer from Wellington, is headed to Europe soon to compete for Team USA in the 2026 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals, which will be held Nov. 7-14 at the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal. The grand finals will...
schools
Postseason high school football will be played in the western communities this fall — definitely at the King’s Academy and at Royal Palm Beach High School, and quite likely at Palm Beach Central High School. TKA is in the field for the Sunshine State Athletic Association (SSAA) s...
Local
From Thursday, Oct. 22 to Sunday, Oct. 25, the Wellington Tennis Center hosted the USTA National Level One Open Clay Court Championships. This national event attracted competitors from New York to California to compete for gold balls and national titles in men’s and women’s singl...
Local
At age 51, longtime Wellington resident Justin Hicks, a teaching professional at the Stonebridge Country Club in Boca Raton, is still chasing first-place finishes in pro golf tournaments. From Thursday, Oct. 22 to Sunday, Oct. 25, Hicks was in Arizona, where he competed in this y...
library
Westlake resident Johnny Jean-Baptiste’s new book, From Rural Haiti to AI: How Claude, ChatGPT and AI Assistants Can Change Your Life and Your Business, combines a personal memoir with a plain-language introduction to artificial intelligence. English and French e-book editions ar...
library
Wellington resident Christina Nicholson is adding a new title to her résumé: published author. Nicholson, a mother of three, former television journalist, and owner of the PR and content marketing agency Media Maven, recently signed a two-book publishing deal with Minotaur Books,...
library
Distant Memories, a collection of original paintings by Wellington resident and fine artist Erica Kyle, is featured in a solo exhibition at the Downtown Boca Raton Library now through Dec. 4. An artist reception will be held on Sunday, Nov. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibition and...
schools
Genbu-Kai Karate in Royal Palm Beach recently announced the advancement of two of their Ninja (4- to 6-year-old) students. Ahmir Martin and Raphael Da Costa did an excellent job during their recent testing evaluations. The Ninja program incorporates basic karate skills while focu...
schools
On Monday, Oct. 26, the boys golf team from Wellington High School competed in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s (FHSAA) Class 3A, District 13 golf tournament. The 18-hole competition was played at the Links at Boynton Beach. At the end of regulation play, WHS freshm...
Local
Wellington Garden Club will meet on Monday, Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The meeting will feature a presentation by Dr. Kimberly Moore. She will address ways to control invasive species in your home garden, including iguanas. ...
schools
Wellington Elementary School’s Fine Arts Academy recently attended the School District of Palm Beach County’s Showcase of Schools. The WES booth was crowded with parents and prospective students asking questions and looking at the school plays showing on the screen. Staff answere...
Local
Wellington and the American Legion Post 390 Wellington will be honoring all current and former members of the armed forces at Wellington’s annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Veterans are invited to walk in the parade beginning at 8:15 a.m. at Wellingto...
