Local Appeal There will be a full house with 20 horses racing in the 2017 Kentucky Derby on Saturday, and 17 of them have some affiliation to Marion County. Some horses trained there, some rehabbed in the area but all the local ties should make the running of the 143rd …
Read More »Can Santa Fe Baseball Repeat at the FCSAA Tournament?
Vying For a Repeat The Santa Fe Saints will be fighting to repeat their run last year and win the FCSAA Championship this weekend at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. The Saints have managed to repeat their Mid-Florida Conference Championship title, by defeating Dayton back on April 21 by a …
Read More »Florida Baseball Defeats Jacksonville in Midweek Game
Redemption Florida Gator baseball got redemption from the Jacksonville Dolphins Wednesday with a 6-2 win. Back in February in Jacksonville, the Dolphins edged the Gators 3-2 in another midweek game. This win for the Gators is their sixth in a row and moves their overall record to 32-13. Jacksonville now has a 26-18 overall record. Despite …
Read More »Saints Softball FCSAA Tournament Bound
The Rundown The Santa Fe College Saints softball team is headed to the FCSAA Tournament where they will need to keep their consistent bats going and step up their defense. The Saints have made it through the regular season with a 32-21 record. They had a 14-10 in conference record and found …
Read More »Dale Earnhardt Jr. To Retire
End of an Era It was announced Tuesday from Hendrick Motorsports, that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be retiring. This decision comes after an 18 season Cup Series racing career. Even though he was unable to win a Cup Series Championship, he will still go down with a remarkable 26 career wins. Why Now? …
Read More »Canyon Barry Looking Ahead
After finishing up with his last final on Radiation Detection and submitting a 20 page lab report, nuclear engineering major and former Gator basketball player Canyon Barry is looking at what the future holds after Florida basketball. Barry was a key cog for the Gators as their sixth man, lending an experienced hand and …
Read More »NBA Playoffs Preview: Cleveland vs Indiana
Playoff Matchup The Cleveland Cavaliers will continue to host the Indiana Pacers tonight at 7 in the first round of the playoffs for Game 2. Cleveland took the first game of the series in a close 109-108 win. Game One With the first round of the playoffs underway, Game One …
Read More »Gator Tennis Weekend Wrap-up
Sunday Fun Gator tennis had a big day Sunday as both the men’s and women’s teams came out on top. The Gator women, who are ranked No. 1 in the country, got to enjoy Senior Day the right way with a 7-0 win over Mississippi St. Meanwhile, the 14th ranked men got to appreciate …
Read More »National Championship Preview: Gonzaga vs North Carolina
Game Preview Tonight is the night every college basketball fan has been waiting for. It’s the night that the two remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament will be meeting in the National Championship. Gonzaga, the number 1 seed on the West side of the bracket, and North Carolina, the number one …
Read More »Stanford’s Road to the Final Four
Recap: Stanford-Notre Dame In the last seconds of the game, both Stanford and Notre Dame’s fans were holding their breath in suspense of who would punch their ticket to the Final Four. With Stanford only scoring 7 points against Notre Dame’s 23 in the 2nd quarter, this granted Notre Dame a …
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