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  Monday October 21, 2002

 Spinning A Web of Community

Woman puts local sports on Internet


   LAND O' LAKES ... She is as much a sideline regular at Gator Stadium as the chain-gang working Land O' Lakes High football games on Friday nights. Faith Jordan-Masella is there, camera in hand, snapping pictures.  She does not focus solely on the Land O' Lakes High players in action, however.  Coaches are part of the story, too, as are cheerleaders, parents and fans.
   ""I have people come up to me all the time, especially the kids,'' Jordan-Masella said. ""They say, "Oh, we're going to be on the Internet.' They get such a kick out of it.''
   Capturing the essence of the community is the goal of Jordan-Masella, whose Web sites ... landolakesfla.com and wesleychapelfla.com ... receive ""hits'' from as far away as Europe and Asia.
   "We get as many as 17,000 hits a day,'' she said. ""A lot of the people who visit the sites e-mail us and say thanks. A grandmother in Ohio was all excited because she was able to go on and see pictures of her grandkids.''
   Sports is Jordan-Masella's specialty. ""Sports, after all, does make the world go 'round, right?'' she said.  Football is her favorite. She was a high school cheerleader in Ashtabula, Ohio. When Land O' Lakes running back Chris Perez sustained a serious knee injury a few weeks ago, Jordan-Masella could relate. Cheerleading took a toll on her left knee; she had six major surgeries before finally having a knee replacement.  ""I haven't had a problem since,'' Jordan-Masella said. ""It's one of the best things I've ever done.''
            She met her husband, Tony, in Ashtabula when they were in ninth grade.  She relocated to Arizona after high school. He lived in Kent, Ohio. When both attended their 10-year reunion in 1982, they fell in love and later married and moved to Florida.  ""We were just friends when we were young,'' Faith said, ""but one kiss at the reunion was all it took.''
            Tony and Donna Price, a ""soccer mom,'' originated the Land O' Lakes Web site, which mainly featured Little League reports.  Faith took it over a year-and-a-half ago. She is responsible for editorial content and the majority of the photographs. Tony offers technical assistance.  Although sports is the dominant topic, there are other items of community interest, such as a catalog of Florida venomous spiders.
   And the Ashtabula 25-year high school reunion.  ""I don't think there are a lot of hits on that,'' Jordan-Masella said  with a smile.

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