STETSON WOMEN
The Stetson women’s basketball team (16-15) dropped a 77-60 decision to the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in the ASUN Quarterfinals on Saturday night. Despite an 18-point effort off the bench, the Hatters were unable to overcome the Colonels.
The Hatters had three players score in double figures, led by ASUN Newcomer of the Year Cameron Thomas with 15 points. Tyra Myers added a season-high 12 points off the bench, while Quentarra Mitchell chipped in 10 points.
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 _ Bike Night. Test and Tune night for motorcycles only the second Thursday of every month. Gates open at 6 p.m. and lanes close at 10:30 p.m. General admission, $20; Racer and Tech Card, $30; Kids under 10 years old get in FREE.
* Full Throttle Friday _ “All Welcome Test and Tune and Grudge Racing”, plus a Quick-8 Shootout 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. Kids 10-and-Under free.
* Saturday _ Hemmings Muscle Palooza.
* Sunday _ FunDay Sunday.
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.
LMSA
Today (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.
SSC BASEBALL
The Seminole State College of Florida baseball team (17-9 overall, 7-5 Citrus Conference) won 2-of-3 with the College of Central Florida, sandwiching a 7-1 loss around victories of 16-15 and 6-2.
The Raiders also hosted Lake Sumter State College on Tuesday at Jack Pantelias Field and will travel to Ft. Myers on Thursday to open a 3-game series with Florida SouthWestern. The teams will return to Sanford on Saturday for a noon doubleheader.
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/.
ORLANDO VALKYRIES
Winners of nine in a row, the Orlando Valkyries (11-4) took down the Columbus Fury (4-11) at home in four sets with set scores of 25-27, 25-21, 25-18, 25-21. This marked the second time this season Orlando beat Columbus in four sets.
Up Next:
The Valkyries are back in action on Thursday against the San Diego Mojo at 7 p.m. at Addition Financial Arena.
Go to _ https://provolleyball.com/teams/orlando-valkyries _ for more information.
ORLANDO PRIDE
The Orlando Pride fell in an end-of-regulation shootout to the Washington Spirit on Friday night at Inter&Co Stadium in the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup. The scoreline was even at 1-1 following 90 minutes of action meaning the Cup would be decided in an end-of-regulation shootout. The Pride were unsuccessful in the shootout ultimately losing 4-2.
Scoring Summary:
* 41’ - Rafaelle – ORL 1, WAS 0 _ The Orlando Pride’s first goal of the 2025 season came from Brazilian Defender Rafaelle. After the Pride earned a free kick on a foul against Ally Watt right outside the box, Marta stepped up but had her kick deflected by a Spirit defender. Off the deflection, the ball came right to Rafaelle who then put it away with a powerful strike into the right side of the net.
* 72’ - Leicy Santos – ORL 1, WAS 1 _ Washington struck back in the second half with a free kick goal from Midfielder Leicy Santos. The Colombian international curled the ball into the right corner of the net past the outstretched arms of Pride Goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse.
Next Match:
The Orlando Pride will open their 2025 NWSL regular season on Friday at Inter&Co Stadium. The match will kick off at 8 p.m. on Prime Video. For more information on Orlando City SC and Orlando, visit OrlandoCitySC.com or Orlando-Pride.com.
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. Waggin & Braggin Ravens, 9 a.m.; Thermotane Propane Jaguars vs. Alaskan Ice Bills, 9 a.m.; Sanford Elks 1241 Bengals vs. CPH Eagles, 10 a.m.; 9-to-11 year olds: Texas Roadhouse Lions vs. Waste Pro Jaguars, 10 a.m.; Card My Yard Bucs vs. Waste Pro Chiefs, 11 a.m.; Senoj Enterprise Ravens vs. Dani Mini O's Dolphins, 11 a.m.; Airport Lanes Cowboys vs. Harrell & Beverly Eagles, noon; 12-14 year olds _ Steak n' Shake Chiefs vs. Del-Air Lions, noon; Hollerbach's Bucs vs. Dani Mini O's Dolphins, 1 p.m.
* The Youth Soccer League _ 4-to-6 year olds: Sanford Herald Young Strikers vs. Texas Roadhouse Panthers, 9 a.m.; CPH Phantoms vs. Thermotane Propane Orange Hawks, 9 a.m.; Steak N’ Shake Dragons vs. Hollerbach’s Dolphins, 10 a.m.; Alaskan Ice Sharks vs. Waste Pro Tigers, 10 a.m.; 7-to-8 year olds: Card My Yard Tigers vs. Hollerbach’s Wolves, 11 a.m.; Coach Hector Del-Air vs. Dani Mini O's Ruby Raiders, 11 a.m.; Sanford Elks 1241 Stingrays vs. Harrell & Beverly Omega SC, noon; Brinnius Waste Pro Tigers vs. Rita’s Italian Ice Supersonics, noon; Airport Lanes Pride vs. Hollerbach’s Lions, 1 p.m.; 9-to-10 year olds: Sanford Elks 1241 Fireballs vs. Coach Brinnius, 1 p.m.; Coach Hines vs. Sanford Elks 1241 Fireballs, 2 p.m.; Senoj Enterprise LLC Alpha SC vs. Coach Gabby, 2 p.m.
SSC SOFTBALL
The Seminole State College of Florida softball team (22-6, 4-4 Citrus Conference) won a pair of non-conference games on Friday against MCC Mott Community College, 7-2, and Cuyahoga Community College, 13-3 in 6-innings, at Hancock Park in Clermont, before returning to Courtney Miller Park on Saturday and split a Citrus double-dip with Miami-Dade College, falling 5-3 in 8-innings and winning 5-2.
The Raiders remained at home on Tuesday for a conference deuce with East Florida State College and will travel to Ft. Pierce on Saturday for conference doubleheader with Indian River State College starting at 1 p.m.
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).
ORLANDO CITY
Orlando City SC (1-2-0, 3 points) fell to New York City FC (1-1-1, 4 points) at Yankee Stadium on Saturday evening via a 2-1 scoreline. City created a plethora of chances throughout the match and provided offensive pressure in the second half after NYCFC went down to 10 players but just couldn't find the breakthrough to level the match or take the lead.
Scoring Summary:
* 59’ - Alonso Martínez – NYC 1, ORL 0 _ The hosts opened up the scoring 15 minutes into the second half when Maximiliano Moralez took a shot that crossed in front of goalkeeper Pedro Gallese and bounced off the left post and back across the face of goal. Alonso Martínez made the run in behind for NYC and was able to beat everyone to the ball for the tap in to open the scoring on the night.
* 69’ - Luis Muriel (Marco Pašalić) – ORL 1, NYC 1 _ The Lions were able to level things up on the counterattack as Marco Pašalić took a touch to break past his defender and into space down the middle of the field. He slid the ball out right to Luis Muriel, who took a touch in the box and sent a low shot to the far post to equalize.
* 71’ - Hannes Wolf (Julián Fernández) – NYC 2, ORL 1 _ The hosts took their advantage back just two minutes later as Julián Fernández sent a cross from the right side of the Orlando box to the middle after goalkeeper Pedro Gallese made a stop on the initial attempt. Hannes Wolf rose up in the middle of the box to head it home for New York City FC.
Next Match:
Orlando City will travel to take on the New York Red Bulls on Saturday at Sports Illustrated Stadium. That match will kick off at 2:30 p.m. on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. For more information on Orlando City SC and Orlando, visit OrlandoCitySC.com or Orlando-Pride.com.
