Michael O'Leary

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March 14, 2021 

JFC defeated Atlanta United Michael played left back during the match.

March 25, 2021 

Michael received the Offensive Player of the Year Award for the 2020-2021 NHS season. 

March 6, 2021

Michael scored the tying goal to make the score 1-1 in the Florida State 6A Championship match in Deland, FL.  NHS lost 1-2.

February 26, 2021

NHS traveled to New Port Richie Florida to compete in the Florida State Semi Final match. Michael was credited with an assist in the 3-2 win.

 February 23, 2021

NHS faced rival Fletcher in a rematch of the 2020 Regional Championship. NHS won the match in PKs.. 

February 20, 2021

NHS defeated Tate 3-0, with Michael scoring an  assist.

December 23, 2020

I won the Golden boot for my team with four goals and five assists. We got second in the league with also the youngest team.

August 27, 2020

I have been training and will compete with Pensacola FC. Pensacola FC is one of the clubs chosen to compete in the new NPSL U-19 league.

February 29, 2020 

NHS went into overtime with a score of 3-3 and emerged victorious after scoring four additional goals to make the final score 7-3. I played 94 minutes out of 100 total minutes in the match and notched two assists.

February 22, 2020 

NHS defeated Mitchell 3-0 to advance to the Florida State Championship. I scored the first goal with a header.

February 22, 2020 

Destin Newspaper Article

Channel 3 News Story including interview of Michael

Reporter's Twitter Post of Michael's Goal

February 19, 2020 

NHS wins 3-1 to advance to the semi final game in the state 6A soccer tournament. https://www.nwfdailynews.com/sports/20200220/lsquothe-sweet-spotrsquo-niceville-advances-to-final-four-tops-leon-3-1

February 15, 2020 

Niceville wins in PKs after finishing tied 5-5.  

February 7, 2020 

NHS wins the District Title with a win against Tate. 

Box Score

May, 2019 

I was elected sophomore class president of Niceville High School for the 2019-2020 academic year.

April 16, 2019 

I received Niceville High School's Anne T. Mitchell Award for academic honors. 

February 27, 2019 

I traveled to Southern California to represent Florida ODP at the Pacific Coast Invitational. The Florida ODP State team will competed against SoCal, NorCal and Santa Barbara DA. Florida finished with two wins and one tie. Michael had four assists. For highlights please go to the Videos page.

January 2019 

Niceville High School won the district championship and advanced to the Regional Semi Finals. The team lost to Leon in with a close 1-0 score. Michael was the only freshman at NHS on the varsity roster for playoffs.

December 16, 2018 

After a strong showing at the Disney qualifier and an increase in ranking the Brevard SA Showcase team has been accepted to play at the Disney Showcase. The Disney Showcase schedule for the team is online.

December 10, 2018 

Gotsoccer.com has the team ranked at 11th in Florida, up 15 points since last season. The team is  20th in Region 3 and 143 nationally. 

September 1-3, 2018 

Brevard won two and tied finish in the top spot in its bracket and play on to the semifinals. In the semis Brevard lost to the eventual tournament winner. With the strong showing Brevard's ranking improved to 14th in Florida and 26th in Region 3.

August 18-19, 2018 

Competing in the top division of the Brevard Season Opener Tournament, the Brevard SA 03 Showcase team finished first. The team beat #18 J Petrov and #21 Beachside Impact. Michael scored one goal during the tournament on a PK vs. Beachside Impact.

July 29- August 8, 2018 

Training at SC Braga in Portugal, Michael trained and competed with the U16 academy team

August, 2018

Michael with the SC Braga 16U Academy Coach after a match.

August, 2018

After the match both teams and their coaches pause to take a picture. (Michael is far left, front row).

July 2018

 For the second year Michael was selected to represent Florida at the ODP Region III camp. Michael is pictured with three of his Brevard SA Showcase teammates after a Florida ODP training session.

May 13, 2018 

Brevard SA Showcase finished 2nd in the 2018 Florida Cup. The team will now compete at the Southeast Regional Tournament. The schedule is here.

May 12, 2018

Competing in the 1500 Michael ran 4:27 finishing 5th among middle school athletes and 9th overall (including track clubs).  His time was a personal best and converts to a mile time of 4:46.

April 18, 2018

With a time of 4:52 Michael beat his personal best in the mile by two seconds  at the DMS track meet. This beat his prior time which was also a school record. Michael also finished first in the 800 and 4X400. The Destin Log article covers the DMS boys team first place finish in the meet.

April 11, 2018

Michael broke school record when he won the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:54. Michael's previous personal best was 5:08. The April 13 Destin log article features Michael and the DMS track team win.

April 8, 2018

Michael scored two goals in the Brevard Showcase 4-1 win over #22 ranked J. Petrov Academy in the quarterfinals of the Florida Cup. Michael scored the first goal on the game and last last goal on a free kick.

March, 2018 

For the second straight year, Michael will be playing for the Florida ODP team at Region III camp at the University of Alabama this July.

March 25, 2018 

The Brevard SA showcase team won its first game in the Florida cup, beating the number one seed  ACYS. Last year's Florida Cup winner, ACYS is ranked number 8 in Florida. 

February 17-18, 2018

The RAD 03 Boys were undefeated for the weekend to win the ASG President's Cup Tournament. Michael scored three goals in the three games he played in. 

February 2, 2018

 Michael has been invited to play on a new showcase team from Brevard SA. The team will be comprised of some of the best players from central and northern Florida. The team will be playing in the Florida Cup. The first Florida Cup game is scheduled for March 25th in Orlando. Michael will be dual rostered and remain on his home club team RAD from Destin.

Michael was featured in several pictures in an online article in the local Destin newspaper, the Destin Log. 

November 3, 2017

 Michael was recognized with the FCA Influence Award for his achievement and character while on the 2017 DMS cross country team.

October 29, 2017

Michael earned an individual medal in the Florida State Cross Country Championship.  Competing with his Destin Marlins Middle School team, he finished 13th out of 345 runners. With a time of 10:25, Michael broke his school's record by half a minute. Michael is mentioned in an article in the local newspaper.

After completing the race, Michael flew from Tampa to Pensacola to play an SRPL game with his RAD '03 boys team later that day.

October 17, 2017

 Michael finished first in Okaloosa County Championship meet. He also finished first in all County meets. His DMS team finished 2nd overall at County.

 October 11, 2017

Michael finished first in the Cross Country meet at Shoal River. Michael has finished first in the past three meets. The Destin Middle School boys team took first place. 

September 9, 2017

The local paper, the Destin Log, wrote an article about the cross country meet.

The article stated: "In the boy’s race, it was a battle at the finish line for first place. Running neck and neck the last 25 meters was Destin’s Michael O’Leary and Scott Rodriguez of Meigs. At the finish, O’Leary lunged forward to place first at 12:01:65, while Rodriguez crossed second at 12:01:90."

Watch the video of the exciting finish.

This Destin Log article on September 29, 2017 noted that Michael finished in first place despite falling down during the start of the race. 

 Michael was featured in an article and the cover of the September 2017 issue of the Plantation Living magazine. The magazine is one of the Destin area's largest publications.