HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Week 2 of the 18th annual FHSI (Florida High School Invitational) _ The Classic _ is ongoing.
Single Day Passes are _ Adults: $10 and Students: $5.
Tickets can be purchased at the gate with cash or credit card.
Go to _ FloridaLeagueTournaments.com _ for more information about the FHSI.
Here is the schedule:
“The Classic”
Wednesday, March 19
At Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium
10 a.m. _ Seminole vs. Pace.
1 p.m. _ Dr. Phillips vs. IMG Silver.
4 p.m. _ Flagler Palm Coast vs. Timber Creek.
Thursday, March 20
At Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium
8:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. _ TBA.
3:15 p.m. _ IMG Silver vs. DeLand.
4:15 p.m. _ Semifinal: A1 vs. D1.
6:45 p.m. _ Semifinal: B1 vs. C1.
At Sperling Sports Complex, DeLand
10 a.m. and 1 p.m. _ TBA.
Friday, March 21
At Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium
8:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. _ TBA.
4:15 p.m. _ Third Place Game.
6:45 p.m. _ Championship: Semifinal winners.
At Sperling Sports Complex, DeLand
10 a.m. and 1 p.m. _ TBA.
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.
* 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 and Sunday _ JW Performance NHRA ET Track Points Race. Events include Novice Jr. Dragster (8-9 year olds), Intermediate Jr. Dragster (10-12 year olds), Pro Sportsman Jr. Dragster (13-18 year olds), Jr. Street (13-18 yer olds), Super Pro, Quick 32, Pro (No Box), Pro Motorcycle and Sportsman. Gates open at 8 a.m. and Time Trials at 10 a.m. to be followed by Eliminations. Admission is $20 (kids 10-and-Under free).
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), 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.
* 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.
ORLANDO VALKYRIES
Orlando (11-6) hosted the defending champion Omaha Supernovas (12-4) with an opportunity to retake first place and restart their own win streak. Omaha came into this matchup riding a momentum high, reverse sweeping the Indy Ignite on the road on Thursday with timely blocks and big help off the bench. That same theme continued tonight, as the Supernovas won their fourth in a row by set scores of 25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 26-24.
The Valkyries record of nine consecutive wins came to an end on Thursday, as the San Diego Mojo (6-10) defeated the Valkyries in five sets, with set scores of 25-17, 16-25, 15-25, 25-15, 15-17. This marks the Valkyries’ first loss since January 30, when they lost in five to Grand Rapids.
With 11 matches to go in the regular season, Orlando still has everything that they want in front of them. With only four teams making the playoffs, Orlando currently sits in second place at 11-6, with the Atlanta Vibe (10-8) and Indy Ignite (9-8) rounding out the top four.
Coming up, the Valkyries will travel to San Diego to take on the Mojo tonight (Wednesday) at 10 p.m. From there, they’ll travel to Atlanta on Friday.
Go to _ https://provolleyball.com/teams/orlando-valkyries _ for more information.
SSC BASEBALL
The Seminole State College of Florida baseball team (18-12 overall, 8-7 Citrus Conference) dropped two-of-three games with Florida SouthWestern, falling in Ft. Myers, 6-0 on Thursday, before spitting a home doubleheader on Saturday, winning 5-1 and losing 13-8.
The Raiders remained at “The Jack” to host St. Johns River State College in a non-conference game on Tuesday, before opening a 3-game Conference series at home against Indian River State College at 3 p.m. on Thursday and then heading to Ft. Pierce for a doubleheader on Saturday.
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 (24-6, 6-4 Citrus Conference) were swept in a conference doubleheader with Indian River State College, 4-3 and 8-0, on Saturday in Ft. Pierce.
The Raiders returned to Courtney Miller Park on Tuesday to host Daytona State College in a conference ‘deuce’ at 2 p.m. and then will host Hillsborough Community College on Saturday starting 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).
ORLANDO CITY
Orlando City SC (1-2-1, 4 points) played to a 2-2 draw against the New York Red Bulls (1-1-2, 5 points) at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The back-and-forth affair was highlighted by two goals for the Lions coming from Martín Ojeda and Marco Pašalić.
Scoring Summary:
* 18’ - Martín Ojeda (Luis Muriel, Eduard Atuesta) – ORL 1, RBNY 0 _ The Lions withstood the early pressure and were able to break the deadlock in the match when Eduard Atuesta fed a ball forward to Luis Muriel, who creatively flicked the pass first time behind the Red Bulls’ line at midfield for Martín Ojeda to run on to. Ojeda carried the ball down the field and took a touch toward the center, before letting loose a rocket into the net for the opener.
* 29’ - Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Penalty Kick) – ORL 1, RBNY 1 _ The hosts leveled things up just 10 minutes later as the Red Bulls drew a penalty kick following video review. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting for New York and sent the penalty attempt low to Pedro Gallese’s right. Gallese dove the right way, but the ball sailed just past his fingertips for the equalizer.
* 39’ - Marco Pašalić (Eduard Atuesta) – ORL 2, RBNY 1 _ The Lions took their advantage back 10 minutes after New York’s equalizer as Eduard Atuesta received the ball deep in the midfield off a Kyle Smith throw-in. Orlando City’s attacking line took turns faking runs in behind until Atuesta sent a lofted ball to wide-open Designated Player Marco Pašalić. Pašalić calmly took the ball forward one-on-one with Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Coronel and sent the ball curling around him.
* 47’ - Dennis Gjengaar (Peter Stroud, Raheem Edwards) – ORL 2, RBNY 2 _ Just after the start of the second half, the New York Red Bulls leveled the match up once again with an attack of quick combinations down the right side of the Orlando defense. Raheem Edwards held the ball up in the Lions’ box as Peter Stroud made the overlapping run on the outside. Edwards fed the ball to Stroud for a one-time cross that was finished off by Dennis Gjengaar at the near post.
Next Match:
Orlando City will host D.C. United at Inter&Co Stadium on Saturday. That match will kick off at 7:30 p.m. on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. For more information on Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride, visit OrlandoCitySC.com or Orlando-Pride.com.
SANFORD ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL
The City of Sanford Parks and Recreation Department Adult Spring Flag Football Spring Season plays on Sunday at the Tim Raines Sports Park on the corner of 13th Street (Celery Avenue) and Mellonville Avenue.
Here is the Week 5 schedule:
1 p.m., Wasted Talent vs. Backyard Elite; 2 p.m., Kaijus vs. DT Dawgz; 3 p.m., Subzero - Oblivion vs. Bokey Bandits; 4 p.m., Rum Runners vs. The Misfits.
Everyone is invited to watch the games for free.
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].
SANFORD ADULT VOLLEYBALL
Here is the Week 3 schedule in the City of Sanford Parks and Recreation Department Adult Spring Volleyball Season that plays on Sunday’s at the Westside Community Center, located at 919 South Persimmon Avenue across from Crooms Academy.
In the B-Recreation Division _ 3 p.m., Rolling Thunder vs. The Collective; 4 p.m., Rolling Thunder vs. The Benchwarmers, 5 p.m., Holy Hittas vs. Derby Smashers.
In the A-Competitive Division _ 6 p.m., Block Party vs. Virogo Smashers; 7 p.m., Avengers vs. Sand & Sweat; 8 p.m., Msk vs. Sexy Babe.
Everyone is invited to watch the games for free.
ORLANDO PRIDE
The Orlando Pride (1-0-0, 3 points) defeated Chicago Stars FC (0-1-0, 0 points) on Friday night at Inter&Co Stadium in the Club’s Home Opener, presented by Orlando Health, via a 6-0 scoreline. The six goals serve as the most goals scored by the Pride in a single match, previously doing it last season against the Utah Royals. The win is also the Club’s first-ever win on its opening night to the regular season.
Scoring Summary:
* 7’ - Haley McCutcheon (Morgan Gautrat) – ORL 1, CHI 0 _ The Pride opened their scoring account on the 2025 regular season with a goal from midfielder Haley McCutcheon. McCutcheon received a drop-off pass at the top of the box off from fellow midfielder Morgan Gautrat before dribbling past a Chicago defender and slotting the ball into the left side of the net past the outstretched Chicago Stars FC goalkeeper.
* 36’ - Ally Watt (Marta) – ORL 2, CHI 0 _ The Pride continued their first half scoring with Ally Watt netting a cross from Marta. Marta was able to send a pass from her left foot over the Chicago Stars FC defenders heads, allowing Watt to head the ball into the back left corner of the net. This was Watt’s first goal of the season.
* 47’ - Hannah Anderson (OG) – ORL 3, CHI 0 _ Orlando’s lead was extended to three off an own goal from Chicago Defender Hannah Anderson. Midfielder Morgan Gautrat looped a pass to Barbra Banda in front of the net that deflected off Anderson and into the goal for the Pride’s third of the night.
* 65’ - Julie Doyle (Barbra Banda) – ORL 4, CHI 0 _ Within 2 minutes of checking into the game, Forward Julie Doyle recorded her first goal of the season. Barbra Banda set up the scoring opportunity with a pinpoint pass across the box that found the feet of Doyle who then curved the ball into the left side of the net to make it four on the night for the Pride.
* 80’ - Barba Banda – ORL 5, CHI 0 _ After receiving the ball in the center of the pitch while being double teamed, Banda split the legs of the defender to create a breakaway opportunity. After getting past the two defenders, Banda used her right foot to sneak the ball passed the keeper, and into the bottom right corner of the net.
* 87’ - Barbra Banda – ORL 6, CHI 0 _ Just minutes after scoring her first goal of the season, Banda was able to add to the high scoring night with her second goal of the match. Banda intercepted a Chicago Stars FC pass and fired a shot from beyond the box that found the back of the net.
Next Match:
The Orlando Pride will hit the road for the first time in the 2025 season as they head to take on NJ/NY Gotham FC on Sunday at Sports Illustrated Stadium. The match is set to kick off at 5 p.m. on ESPN 2. For more information on Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride, visit OrlandoCitySC.com or Orlando-Pride.com.
