The Women’s Softball pre-ranking polls looks a lot like how the softball season ended last year. The 2017 reigning College Softball National Champions, the Oklahoma Sooners, were ranked No. 1 in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll and the Florida Gators are …
Read More »Preview: No. 5 Florida Gators host No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners
The No. 5 Florida Gators Gymnastics team will be hosting the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners on Friday, January 26. This meet will bring the nation’s top gymnastics dual of the weekend to The Exactech Arena. Preview This is the second time this season that the Gators will host a No.1 …
Read More »Ja’Juan Seider to Leave Florida Football After One Year
The last member of Coach McElwain’s staff is now on the move. After just one year with Florida football, former running back coach is leaving Gainesville. This move will be Seider’s fourth since 2000, starting at Marshall and West Virginia before coaching the Gators. What Happened? When Dan Mullen came …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Boys Basketball are Catching a Wave After Third Win in a Row
“Intense” is the best way to describe the atmosphere at P.K. Yonge High this Tuesday night. The P.K. Yonge Blue Waves faced off against the Buchholz Bobcats in an epic match that happens only once a year. P.K. Yonge (10-9) were coming off a two-game winning streak against district rivals …
Read More »Gator Tennis is Back in Gainesville
Tennis is back in Gainesville. The Gator Men’s Tennis team will start its season on Monday afternoon at 5 o’clock against the UCF Knights. The Gators finished the 2017 season with a 19-10 record while getting to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament, in which they lost against …
Read More »Florida Softball Selected First in the SEC
In the 2018 SEC Softball Preseason Coach’s Poll Wednesday, Florida placed on top of the SEC after receiving 11 first place votes. This SEC ranking should come as no surprise. Last year, Florida held a 20-3 conference record. The top five in this year’s poll also included Tennessee, Texas A&M, …
Read More »Arkansas Men’s Basketball Hopes for First Road Win at Florida
The University of Arkansas men’s basketball team faces the Florida Gators Wednesday night for their fourth road game. Both the Razorbacks and the Gators are 12-5 this season, although the Razorbacks are yet to win an away game. History The Razorbacks have lost 12 straight games in Gainesville. But on …
Read More »FEATURE: Road To VICTORY
Who is Jhonny Victor? Johnny Victor, a redshirted Track and Field Jr at the University of Florida. Has had one outstanding athletic journey being a Gator. Victor, who is from Homestead, Fl but raised in Orlando FL found that he was a leaper in high school. Johnny did both basketball …
Read More »FEATURE: A Glimpse into the Lives of RecSports Student Employees
The Department of Recreational Sports at the University of Florida employs more than 600 student employees to give themselves and other students a fun and safe place to play any sport imaginable. Keegan Ashbee is the coordinator for competitive sports at RecSports. In an interview from earlier this year, Ashbee …
Read More »FEATURE: Kelly Beckham, GHS Boys Basketball Coach
Gainesville High School Boys’ Basketball Head Coach Kelly Beckham started his well-respected career 35 years ago as an assistant basketball coach at his own high school. In 2008, Beckham came to GHS and brought with him an impressive resume and high hopes for the Hurricanes. Kelly Beckham’s achievements at GHS In …
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