ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD
Coming up at Orlando Speed World Dragway:
* Today: Wheels Up Wednesday _ “All Welcome Test and Tune and Grudge Racing” with gates opening at 6 p.m. and racing from 6 p.m.-to-10:30 p.m. $20 General Admission or $30 to race.
* Thursday-thru-Saturday _ Season Opening Doubleheader for the J.W. Performance Transmission, Inc. NHRA ET Bracket Points Series. Events include Novice Jr. Dragster (6-9 year olds), Intermediate Jr. Dragster (10-12 year olds), Pro Sportsman Jr. Dragster (13-17 year olds), Jr. Street (13-18 year olds), Pro (No Box) ET, Super Pro, Quick 32, Pro Motorcycle and Sportsman. Gates open at 8 a.m. each day. Test-N-Tune on Thursday from noon-to-6 p.m.; Qualifying and Time Trials on Friday at 9 a.m.; JDRL Qualifying at 9 a.m. and LODRS Eliminations at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
The Dragway Information Hotline is at (407) 568-5522 and the website is at _ www.raceosw.com/dragway/.
SpeedWorld is located 17 miles east of Orlando in Bithlo at 19164 East Colonial Drive, between Orlando and Titusville on Highway 50 at the 520 Cocoa Cutoff
SANFORD ADULT SOFTBALL
Here is this week’s schedule in the City of Sanford Parks and Recreation Department Adult Softball Polar Bear League.
The Semi-Co-Ed/Fun League on Wednesday has Throwbacks playing a doubleheader against The West End Trading Company at 6:30 p.m. and Wet Spot at 7:30 p.m. Fusion and Pat’s Liquor have the week off will challenge Wet Spot at 8:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to watch the games for free at Pinehurst Park on West 24th Street.
For more information contact Dominic Pascuzzo, City of Sanford Recreation Supervisor, at the City of Sanford Parks and Recreation Department at 407-688-5120, extension 5004; Fax _ 407-688-5121; facebook.com/SanfordFLCityGovt; instagram.com/cityofsanfordfl; visit the city website _ www.sanfordfl.gov _ or email: [email protected].
SSC BASEBALL
The Seminole State College of Florida baseball team (8-6) went 1-2 as it opened Citrus Conference play with State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, winning 10-9 in a 10-inning walkoff at Jack Pantelias Field on Thursday before dropping a doubleheader, 16-3 and 12-1, in Bradenton on Saturday.
Up Next:
The Raiders hosted CBCC-Catonsville (Maryland) on Tuesday and will head to Miami Dade College on Thursday for a single game before both teams return to Sanford on Saturday for a double-dip at noon.
All home games are streamed via https://video.ibm.com/channel/mK2cYDfXTtS.
For more about Raider Athletics, visit SeminoleStateRaiders.com, on Twitter: @buildingRaiders and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/buildingRaiders/.
STETSON WOMEN
Cameron Thomas and Jorah Eppley combined for 26 points, accounting for 60.5% of Stetson's scoring, but the Hatters fell to the FGCU Eagles 65-43 on the road Saturday afternoon.
Thomas led the Hatters, now 14-12 on the season and 8-6 in ASUN play, with 17 points and two steals. Diawna Carter-Hartley added seven points and eight rebounds, while Eppley chipped in nine points off the bench. Stetson's bench came alive, contributing 19 points to the total..
Up Next:
The Hatters are on the road to face West Georgia at The Arena in Carrollton, Georgia, on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and will head to Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday to challenge Queens College at Curry Arena at 2 p.m. The games will be streamed on ESPN+.
STETSON MEN
The Stetson men's basketball team (7-20, 5-9 ASUN) dropped a pair of games on a trip to Tennessee, falling 93-60 to the Lipscomb Bisons in Nashville on Thursday and 73-63 to the Austin Peay Governors in Clarksville on Saturday.
Trenton Thompson led Stetson against Lipscomb with 15 points, while Mehki Ellison added 13 points and four assists. Jordan Wood chipped in with seven points.
On Saturday, Jamie Phillips Jr. led the Hatters with a career-high 26 points, while Wood added 12 points. Stetson out-rebounded Austin Peay, 29-27, with Josh Massey pulling down seven boards.
Up Next:
The Hatters were at home on Tuesday, taking on North Florida, before welcoming FGCU to Insight Credit Union Arena at Edmunds Center for a 7 p.m. tip on Thursday. The games will be streamed on ESPN+.
UCF SOFTBALL
The UCF softball team (7-4-1) had a productive, if not overly successful, weekend at the 2025 Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational at the Eddie C. Moore Complex, going 1-3-1.
The Knights dropped a 9-1, 5-inning decision to #5 Texas A&M and suffered a tough, 1-0, setback to Auburn on Friday; defeated Clemson, 6-4 in 8-innings, on Saturday; tied Ohio State, 4-4, in a game stopped by rain in the fifth inning and fell 8-1 on National TV to #6 Florida State on Sunday.
Up Next:
UCF will be hosting the SpaceU Classic this week at the UCF Softball Complex and here is the schedule:
Thursday _ UCF vs. Quinnipiac at 3:30 p.m. and Pitt at 6 p.m.
Friday _ Quinnipiac vs. Columbia, 9 a.m.; Quinnipiac vs. Pitt, 11:30 a.m.; Columbia vs. Pitt, 2 p.m.; UCF vs. FGCU, 5 p.m.
Saturday _ Pitt vs. Quinnipiac, 9 a.m.; Pitt vs. FGCU, 11:30 a.m.; Columbia vs, FGCU, 2 p.m.; UCF vs. Columbia, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday _ Columbia vs. Quinnipiac, 9 a.m.; FGCU vs. Quinnipiac, 11:30 a.m.; UCF vs. FGCU, 2 p.m.
The UCF games will be streamed on ESPN+.
SSC SOFTBALL
The Seminole State College of Florida softball team (12-1) posted a 4-1 week at home, besting Cleveland State University (Ohio), 6-5, last Wednesday, before splitting a doubleheader with St. Johns River Community College, losing 4-3 and winning 6-5 on Thursday, and then sweeping South Florida State College, 11-1 and 10-2, both in 5-innings, on Saturday.
Up Next:
The Raiders will head to the NFCA Leadoff at the South Commons Complex in Columbus, Georgia, taking on Southeastern Illinois College (11 a.m.) and North Dakota State College of Science (1:30 p.m.) on Friday, Pearl River Community College (11 a.m.) and Illinois Central College (1:30 p.m.) on Saturday and Chipola College at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
All home games are streamed via https://video.ibm.com/channel/4d5r5AqugTP _ and tickets for home games are FREE.
For more about Raider Athletics, visit SeminoleStateRaiders.com, on Twitter: @buildingRaiders and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/buildingRaiders/. Fans can also follow the Raider Softball team on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/seminolestatesoftball).
LMSA
* Sunday, February 23 _ Sine Metu Jameson Irish Whiskey Race. The start window is 1:25 p.m.
* Thursday, February 27 _ The monthly LMSA Membership Meeting will be held from 7 p.m.-to-8 p.m. at the LMSA Club House (531 North Palmetto Avenue).
* Friday, February 28-Sunday March 2 _ Clermont CatCall 2025.
For more information, visit _ www.flalmsa.org _ or call (321) 578-8364.
