STETSON MEN
Jordan Wood delivered a stellar performance with seven 3-pointers and 25 points, but the Stetson men's basketball team came up short, falling to Central Arkansas 77-72 at Allen Arena in the First Round of the ASUN Championship on Sunday.
Wood led the Hatters with 25 points, adding two steals to his stat line. Treyton Thompson contributed nine points and six rebounds, while Finley Sheridan added nine points off the bench. The Hatters were strong from beyond the arc, knocking down 12 threes on 26 attempts, with Wood hitting seven of them.
Stetson finishes the season with an 8-24 overall record and a 6-12 conference record.
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.
* Saturday-and-Sunday _ Modern Street Hemi Shootout. Go to _ Hemirace.com _ for all info.
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 completed the regular season and will be playing its Postseason Tournament this week with No. 3 playing No. 2 at 6:30 p.m. and No. 1 taking on No. 4 at 7:30 p.m. The semifinal winners will advance to the Championship Game 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 (14-8 overall, 5-4 Citrus Conference) won its series-opening games with East Florida State, 10-0 in six innings, on Thursday but the dropped a doubleheader with the EFSC Titans in Cocoa on Saturday, 12-7 and 12-4.
The team was at “The Jack” on Monday to host Jackson College from Michigan and will begin a 3-game Conference series with the College of Central Florida in Ocala on Thursday at 2 p.m. The Raiders will host the Patriots in a doubleheader on Saturday at 11 a.m.
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/.
SSC SOFTBALL
The Seminole State College of Florida softball team (18-4, 2-2 Citrus Conference) were swept in Citrus Conference doubleheader in Ft. Myers, 1-0 in 9-innings and 3-0, by Florida SouthWestern on Thursday.
The Raiders were in Winter Haven on Tuesday to tackle Polk State College in a deuce and will continue a bust week with a pair of non-conference games on Friday against MCC Mott Community College and Cuyahoga Community College at Hancock Park in Clermont, before returning to Courtney Miller Park on Saturday for a Citrus double-dip with Miami-Dade College at noon.
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).
UCF BASEBALL
The UCF baseball team (8-3) got a wake-up call in Friday, getting Run-Ruled by homesteading South Florida (6-3), 13-3, in seven innings Friday night in Tampa.
But the Knights responded in a big way, returning the Run Rule _ twice _ 12-1 and 12-2, both in seven innings, on Saturday and Sunday.
In breaking a 3-game losing streak on Saturday, Andrew Williamson hit a two-run home run and Antonio Jimenez followed with a grand slam in a 6-run top of the first inning outburst.
Jimenez led the Knights offensively by going 3-for-4 with five RBI. Lex Boedicker was next by going 2-for-3 with four runs batted in and two runs scored, while Edian Espinal and Chase Krewson added two hits apiece.
Black and Gold starter Wiley Hartley also pitched well on the day, as he allowed just one run on three hits while striking out five over 6.0 innings. The 6.0 innings of work tied a career-long for Hartley.
The team hit out a trio of home runs and limited South Florida to just two runs on the day to claim the weekend series Sunday afternoon at USF Baseball Stadium.
Dylan King, Espinal and Boedicker all homered, while Grant Siegel, Dominic Castellano and Kris Sosnowski combined to allow just two runs from the mound.
Six different Knights finished with multiple hits. Williamson and DeAmez Ross both recorded three hits, and Williamson led the way by going 3-for-4 with a double, two runs batted in and a run scored. Espinal, Rivera, King and Krewson all added two hits, while Espinal, King and Boedicker each drove in three runs.
In all, UCF totaled 15 hits on the day and outhit USF 28-11 as well as outscoring its rivals 24-3 over the last two ballgames.
Next Up:
The Knights are back in Orlando and opened on five-game homestand against No. 6 Florida on Tuesday. UCF will welcome Monmouth to John Euliano Park for a three-game weekend series with games at 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and the Sunday finale is set for 1 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ as well as on radio/internet at FM 96.9 The Game.
UCF SOFTBALL
The UCF softball team mounted a late rally, but the squad dropped its non-conference finale to the Georgia Southern Eagles, 4-1, at the UCF Softball Complex Sunday afternoon.
Despite the defeat, UCF still produced an encouraging 5-1 record (4-1 in the Charge On Classic) over its last week of play, including a shutout of the No. 22 Florida Atlantic Owls on the road Wednesday evening. The Knights also posted shutout wins over James Madison (8-0, 5-innings), Providence (7-0) and North Florida (6-0) in the Classic and with wins in five of their last six contests, the Black and Gold now enter Big 12 Conference play at 17-7-1.
The Knights’ 17 wins through their first 25 games are their most through the first 25 contests of a season since the 2022 Knights went 17-7 through their first 24 games en route to the first NCAA Super Regional berth in program history.
“This whole month has been a learning experience,” said head coach Cindy Ball-Malone. “Even for some of our seniors and veterans, they’re in roles that may be unfamiliar to them. It’s the game within the game, there are some small things that we need to learn and make adjustments on.”
Up Next:
The Knights begin Big 12 Conference play with a three-game series in Tucson, Arizona, against the No. 7 Arizona Wildcats Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Start times are set for 8 p.m., 6 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively, and all games will be streamed on ESPN+.
SANFORD YOUTH SPORTS
The City of Sanford Parks and Recreation Department Youth Spring Flag Football and Soccer Leagues will be in action at The Jeff Triplett Community Center @ Tim Raines Sports Complex on Saturday.
* The Youth Flag Football Fall League _ 5-to-8 year olds: Sanford Herald Cowboys vs. Thermotane Propane Jaguars, 9 a.m.; Waggin & Braggin Ravens vs. CPH Eagles, 9 a.m.; Alaskan Ice Bills vs. Sanford Elks 1241 Bengals, 10 a.m.; 9-to-11 year olds: Dani Mini O's Dolphins vs. Waste Pro Jaguars, 10 a.m.; Waste Pro Chiefs vs. Texas Roadhouse Lions, 11 a.m.; Harrell & Beverly Eagles vs. Card My Yard Bucs, 11 a.m.; Senoj Enterprise Ravens vs. Airport Lanes Cowboys, noon; 12-14 year olds _ Dani Mini O's Dolphins vs. Steak n' Shake Chiefs, noon; Del-Air Lions vs. Hollerbach’s Bucs, 1 p.m.
* The Youth Soccer League _ 4-to-6 year olds: Thermotane Propane Orange Hawks vs. Steak N’ Shake Dragons , 9 a.m.; Hollerbach’s Dolphins vs. Sanford Herald Young Strikers, 9 a.m.; Texas Roadhouse Panthers vs. Alaskan Ice Sharks, 10 a.m.; Waste Pro Tigers vs. Coach Dexter, 10 a.m.; 7-to-8 year olds: Rita's Italian Ice Supersonics vs. Airport Lanes Pride, 11 a.m.; Omega SC vs. Coach Hector Del-Air, 11 a.m.; Dani Mini O's Ruby Raiders vs. Tigers, noon; Hollerbach's Lions vs. Sanford Elks 1241 Stingrays, noon; Hollerbach’s Wolves vs. Brinnius Waste Pro Tigers, 1 p.m.; 9-to-10 year olds: Coach Hines vs. Alpha SC, 1 p.m.; Coach Brinnius vs. Coach Gabby, 2 p.m.; Fireballs vs. Coach Dallon, 2 p.m.
LMSA
Upcoming:
* Saturday, March 8 _ LMSA Members Club Race. Race #3 of the 2025 Members Club Race Series, sponsored by Sanford Brewing for the Hayden Trophy. Skippers meeting at noon.
* Wednesday, March 12, 19, 26 _ Goslings Rum Wednesday Night Racing at 6 p.m. A beautiful sunset race, social at Filomena's with STICKERS and a BOOZE RAFFLE! If you are looking to crew, be down at the ramp by 5:30 p.m. If you are sailing, the starting window will be between 6 p.m.-and-6:05 p.m.
* Saturday-Sunday, March 15-16 _ Southern Challenge. Open to Catalina 22’s, San Juan 21's & Hobie Waves. Here is the schedule: Saturday _ Registration at 9 a.m. at the LMSA Club House, followed by a Skippers Meeting at 10:30 a.m. and First Warning at 11:55 a.m. Other races to follow. Sunday _ First Warning will be at 9:55 a.m. No races after 2 p.m. Awards following the races.
* Sunday, March 23 _ Sine Metu Jameson Irish Whiskey race, sponsored by The Breezeway. The start window is 1:25 p.m.
* Thursday, March 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).
* Saturday-Sunday, March 29-30 _ Mount Dora Regatta.
For more information, visit _ www.flalmsa.org _ or call (321) 578-8364.
STETSON WOMEN
The Stetson women’s basketball team (16-14, 10-8 ASUN) split a pair of home games to close out the Regular Season.
Cameron Thomas, Quentarra Mitchell, and Tiasia McMillan combined to score 46 of Stetson's 60 total points, but the Hatters fell to conference champion FGCU, 86-60, at the Insight Credit Union Arena on Saturday afternoon. The game also marked Senior Day, with Stetson honoring four seniors: Tiasia McMillan, Shelby Calhoun, Quentarra Mitchell, and Tyra Myers.
Thomas led the team with 18 points, Mitchell added 16, and McMillan contributed 12 points along with a team-high seven rebounds. Thomas also scored nine points in the first quarter, surpassing 500 points for the season, becoming the first Hatter to reach that milestone since Brittney Chambers in the 2017-18 season.
The team was coming off a 71-63 victory over the North Florida Ospreys last Thursday night. Thomas led the Hatters with 25 points and six rebounds, marking her 11th game of the season with 20 or more points. Tyra Myers contributed 10 points off the bench, while Mitchell added 10 points and seven rebounds. Diawna Carter-Hartley led the team with nine rebounds, helping Stetson dominate the boards 36-26. Shelby Calhoun had an all-around performance with 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Up Next:
The Hatters now shift their focus to the ASUN Championship Tournament and will face #4 Eastern Kentucky in Richmond at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 8. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
ORLANDO VALKYRIES
After a nail-biting win over the Atlanta Vibe (6-8) in five sets, the Orlando Valkyries (10-4) pushed their win streak to eight, setting the record for consecutive wins in Pro Volleyball Federation history. It also marks the Valkyries as the first team to win 10 matches, a testament to how special the season has been.
Orlando jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, looking to grab their seventh sweep of the season. Atlanta would crawl themselves back into it, winning the next two and forcing a deciding fifth set. Down 4-0 in the fifth set, Orlando turned to Lindsey Vander Weide and Abby Hansen off the bench, as they provided a jolt of energy that saw the Valkyries storm back, eventually taking the fifth set 15-13.
Up Next:
The Valkyries will return to action on Sunday, as they take on the Columbus Fury at 6 p.m. at Addition Financial Arena. The match versus Columbus will mark the first of three matches for Orlando in a span of six days.
Go to _ https://provolleyball.com/teams/orlando-valkyries _ for more information.
