Olivia Raymond
This past Tuesday night the Foster Falcons Baseball team knocked off the Lamar Consolidated Mustangs in a tough district match-up.
VYPE caught the highlights of this district game below!
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WHY IS CHELSEA MENTADO-PEREZ SO GOOD AT SOCCER?
Well, she has a theory.
The junior mid-fielder is the only girl in a family of four siblings, who all played soccer.
“Growing up with three brothers can be frustrating, but makes you tough,” she laughed. “They are always messing with me, but they have made me a better soccer player. I never wanted to sit and watch them play as their sister, so I grew up playing soccer on boys teams. I’ve been like that since I was little. I always wanted to play.”
She, like her older brothers, have played varsity since her freshman year. Her little brother is a freshman and also plays varsity soccer.
With a high soccer IQ, it’s no surprise that she is the quarterback on the field.
“I love to move the ball around the field and get my teammates involved as a mid- fielder,” she said. “I just see the field really well and love to attack the defense by setting my attackers up for success.”
Her play as a sophomore was paramount in the team’s success as they made the postseason for the first time since moving up to the Class 6A classification. The ‘Kats won a playoff game against Aldine to advance to the Area Round.
This season, Mentado-Perez is the team’s leading scorer as they chase a playoff spot.
“I love this team and playing with all my friends,” she said. “Our chemistry is so good, and we just treat each other with respect. Everyone says it, but we are really a family.”
Off the pitch, she loves to go on walks with her animals, watching car movies and listening to anything that “relaxes” her.
“I’m a very hyper, outdoorsy person,” she laughed. “I love to listen to chill music to call me down sometimes.”
Again, she’s just one of the boys.
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REGGIE DURDEN ONCE PATROLLED THE SECONDARY AT SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL IN HOUSTON BACK IN THE LATE 1990s BEFORE TAKING HIS TALENTS TO FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE STARRED FOR TWO SEASONS. THE HISD LEGEND IS NOW THE HEAD TRACK AND FIELD COACH AT EISENHOWER ALONG WITH BEING A FOOTBALL ASSISTANT UNDER COACH ODELL JAMES.
Fast forward a generation and Eisenhower is led by another star defensive back and track and field specialist... Reginald “Reggie” Durden.
“It’s great to have that one-on-one coaching in both sports by my Dad,” Durden said. “It’s really special, but what he stands on is that we separate our personal life and business... him being Dad and coach.”
Upon graduation, Durden will take his talents to Tallahassee to Florida A&M, where he will run track and play football.
“We still have a lot of connections to Tallahassee since when my Dad played there, so it was an easy choice,” he said. “I love it there and I’m excited for that ‘college experience’. I’m going to be really busy playing both sports, but I’m ready to make some noise. I have some goals I’m ready to achieve.”
As Durden heads for the final curve of his high school career, he also has goals he wants to achieve with Swoop Nation on the track.
“I’ve run a 38 in the 300 hurdles and that was the goal. Now, I’m trying to go lower,” he said. “I also run the 100 hurdles, but I love the 4 x 400 relay. That’s my favorite. It’s the last race of the meet and all eyes are on you. I love to be in that position.”
He hopes that all eyes will be on him as he embarks on a career in broadcast journalism at FAMU.
“I’d love to be a sports analyst on television,” he said. “I feel like I have the knowledge of the game and the personality to do something like that.”
His other business passion is opening a funeral home.
“I also want to get my mortician’s license,” he said. “My grandmother passed away during COVID and I was up close and personal to the process. They showed so much love and hospitality and I knew that was something I wanted to do in the future. People die every day and I want to help them find their home.”
For now, his home will be Tallahassee and all eyes will be on him as he embarks on his interesting path to future success.
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