To Alli, lacrosse is everything. She’s played the sport for the past seven years. It has become her natural habitat, where she can truly be herself. According to Alli, lacrosse is her “stress reliever and confidence booster”. Alli has been a star on Newberry High School’s varsity lacrosse team since …
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Newberry Softball: Building Leaders
It’s not always about wins and losses. For Newberry High School’s softball team, the game just means more. Second-year head coach Chris Schaffer has instilled a new attitude in Newberry’s softball program. Schaffer is the program’s 3rd head coach in the past 4 years. In his first season with the …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Hoops’ Season Comes to an End
After posting a successful 22-5 regular season, the Lady Hornets fell short in the State Semi-Finals against Holmes County. A heartbreaking 56-40 game sent the Hornets back home without a title. Title or not, Hawthorne has a lot to be proud of. In the Hornets’ first game in their post-season …
Read More »National Signing Day: Winners from Around the Nation
Any prominent high school football player with an offer from a college will consider National signing day the most important day of their young lives. Some players committed back in December, however, yesterday marked the official day where we can see where teams rankings finished in terms of recruitment. Here’s …
Read More »Season Preview: Oak Hall Lacrosse looks to continue their success into 2019
Oak Hall boys’ lacrosse team began their spring practices this week under head coach Jonathan Montes. The Eagles are looking to extend their recent district success into 2019, as the defending District 3 champions in 2018. They’ve won seven district titles in the last eight seasons. Oak Hall is no …
Read More »Former Gator gymnast Alex McMurtry receives Top-10 award
Former University of Florida gymnast Alex McMurtry received one of the NCAA’s most prestigious awards Wednesday night. McMurtry was awarded the NCAA Today’s Top-10 award that is given to ten student athletes for their achievements in their sport, in the classroom and in the community. https://twitter.com/GatorsGym/status/1088276292603166720 “It is an honor …
Read More »Rhonda Faehn: Hire to Fire
In less than a week, former Women’s Program Director for USA Gymnastics, Rhonda Faehn, was both hired and fired by the University of Michigan. Faehn was hired as a consultant in a coaching capacity with the women’s gymnastics team. Faehn was a former coach at the University of Florida leading …
Read More »USA National Softball Team Select Four Former Gators
The Gators Women’s Softball team has always been successful throughout their season, especially during the NCAA tournament. However, their talents shed deeper than just the Orange and Blue. Gators USA Selections Spring is the time of year for when the USA Softball selections occur. These prolific selections have chosen four former …
Read More »The Legacy of the Whittemore’s at Buchholz High School
In 1990, the legacy of the Whittemore family at Buchholz High School began. Then a wide receiver at BHS, Mark Whittemore helped lead the Bobcats to the 1990 4A Florida State Championship, defeating Dillard 24-7. The victory delivered Buchholz their first and only state title in football. Fast forward 28 …
Read More »Gator Football: Florida coaching staff visit top recruits
There’s no time off for a college football coach during the season. Dan Mullen and his coaching staff are taking full advantage of the NCAA’s newly extended ‘Contact Period.’ The NCAA now allows coaches to begin speaking to recruits on November 25. They’ll have until December 15 to continue speaking …
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