SANFORD ADULT SOFTBALL
Registration is open for the Sanford Parks & Recreation Department Adult Slowpitch Softball Fall League that will begin the Week of September 30.
Offerings are the Church League on Monday’s, Competitive League on Tuesday and Semi-Coed League on Wednesdays. Games are played at Pinehurst Park, 100 West 24th Street.
Teams are especially needed for the Church League and registration ends on Tuesday, September 24.
For more information contact Dom 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].
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” with gates opening at 4 p.m. and racing from 6 p.m.-to-11 p.m. $20 General Admission or $30 to race.
* Saturday _ CFMR Motorcycles (Central Florida Motorcycle Riders) Drag Night 17 “King of the Tree - Round 2”. All motorcycles all night, plus stunt lot, live DJ, cold drinks, food raffles, give aways and more. Gates open at 5 p.m. with track hot until 11 p.m. Admission is $20 to watch (kids 10-and-Under free) and $30 to race.
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
Upcoming:
* Today: Wednesday (September 18, 25) _ Goslings Rum Wednesday Night Race 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 6 p.m. If you are sailing, the starting window will be between 6:25 p.m.-and-6:30 p.m.
* Saturday, September 21 _ Second Annual LMSA Golf Tournament at Mayfair Country Club, 3536 Country Club Road, Sanford.
* Sunday, September 22 _ Sine Metu Jameson Irish Whiskey Race. The start window is 2 p.m-to-2:05 p.m.
* Thursday, September 26 _ 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).
For more information, visit _ www.flalmsa.org _ or call (321) 578-8364.
ORLANDO CITY
Orlando City SC (11-10-7, 40 points) dominated the New England Revolution (8-16-3, 27 points) in a 3-0 victory on Saturday night at Inter&Co Stadium. The Lions extended their home unbeaten streak to eight games across all competitions and have scored in their last six matches in Orlando. Head Coach Oscar Pareja won his 170th regular-season game, tying Dominic Kinnear for fifth-most in MLS history.
Scoring Summary:
* 22’ - Rafael Santos (Iván Angulo) – ORL 1, NE 0 _ The Lions jumped out to an early 1-0 lead midway through the first half. After winning a corner kick, Martín Ojeda passed it short to Iván Angulo before turning and sending a low cross to Rafael Santos just outside the Revolution’s box. The Brazilian defender controlled the ball quickly and drilled the shot into the upper corner of the net for his first goal of the 2024 season.
* 45+2’ - Facundo Torres (Penalty Kick) – ORL 2, NE 0 _ Orlando doubled its lead after a New England handball was called in the Revolutions’ box at the beginning of stoppage time. Facundo Torres stepped up for the ensuing penalty kick and faked out the goalkeeper, sending a shot into the upper right corner of the net.
* 74’ - Duncan McGuire (Nico Lodeiro) – ORL 3, NE 0 _ The Lions added to their lead, led by a pair of second-half substitutes. After gaining control in their defensive box, Torres led Nico Lodeiro out on the right side of the field. Lodeiro then sent a long pass to Duncan McGuire down the middle of the field who finished off the play slipping in a shot under the New England goalkeeper.
Next Match:
The Lions will next host Charlotte FC tonight (Wednesday) at Inter&Co Stadium. That match will kick off at 8:15 p.m. on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and FS1.
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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
UCF volleyball (5-1) split a pair of matches in the Seminole Classic in Tallahassee over the weekend.
The Knights posted a reverse sweep against Florida Atlantic (5-4), 3-2 (20-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-23 and 15-10), in Tully Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Britt Carlson led UCF with a career-high 16 kills on just 23 swings. Three others joined the Carlson with double-digit kills, Avah Armour and Heidi Bonde each accumulated 14 kills while Alexia Kuehl recorded 12. Chloe Scheer led the way on the defensive side with 16 digs as Katelyn Grimes and Sophia Kotsovolos notched 14 and 13, respectively. Abby Schomers dished out 53 assists.
The team then suffered its first loss of the season, 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 23-25 and 25-17) against No. 21 Florida State (7-1) on Sunday afternoon.
Armour led the Black and Gold with 13 kills adding in seven digs. Scheer led the defense with 23 digs and Emily Wilson notched 13 digs.
Up Next:
The Knights will host Nevada and Maryland for their home opening weekend in the UCF Classic Thursday-through-Saturday at The Venue.
UCF will host Nevada on Thursday at 6 p.m. Nevada and Maryland will square off on Friday at noon, before the Knights and Nevada face-off again at 6 p.m. The final match will pit the Knights against Maryland on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Stetson (3-5), meanwhile, had a tough weekend in the South Carolina Tournament, dropping matches to the host Gamecocks, FIU and Wake Forest in the Carolina Volleyball Center.
On Friday, the Hatters fell to South Carolina (6-1) Friday afternoon, 3-1 (25-18, 25-11, 19-25 and 25-15). The team was missing both their setters but fought hard and managed to take a set from the Gamecocks.
Anabelle Standish and Leilani Vitale each finished with 10 kills followed by Lauren Della with eight.
Stetson was swept by both FIU (2-8), 3-0 (29-27, 25-19 and 25-23), and Wake Forest (5-3), 3-0 (25-10, 25-19 and 25-10) on Saturday. Over the two matches, Standish tallied 15 kills, Selin Kalkan had 22 assists followed by Leilani Vitale with 20. Kayla Balfour led the team in blocks with 12, 11 of which came against FIU.
The Hatters will now head on down to Boca Raton where they will take on Mercer (10 a.m.) and Illinois State (4:30 p.m.) on Friday and host FAU (1 p.m.) on Saturday at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.
UCF WOMEN’S SOCCER
The UCF women’s soccer team (3-1-2, 1-0-0 Big 12) is on the road for their first Big 12 away match of the season on Thursday at Iowa State. The contest is set for a 7 p.m. start and will mark the first meeting between the two programs. Following the game, UCF will then return home to host Big 12 newcomer Arizona State on Sunday, Sept. 22, at noon.
ORLANDO PRIDE
The Orlando Pride (14-0-6, 48 points) extended its unbeaten streak to 21 games with a 0-0 draw against Kansas City Current (11-3-6, 39 points) on Friday night at Inter&Co Stadium. Orlando has shut out its opponents in four-straight matches, setting a new Club record for longest clean sheet streak. The Pride have also set a new Club record for regular season minutes played without conceding. They have currently gone 411 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal.
Next Match:
The Pride will travel across the country to take on Bay FC at PayPal Park on Friday. The match is set to kick off at 10:30 p.m. and will be broadcast nationally on NWSL+ and locally on Bally Sports Sun.
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NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
New Smyrna Speedway will be hosting a big night of action this Saturday with the running of the J&C Gradall Modified Challenge Series Twin 35s and Mod Mini Challenge Twin 25s.
Also on the card will be the Sportsman, Bomber B and 602 Tour Modifieds.
Pit gates open at 2 p.m. with Division Practice from 3:30 p.m.-to-5 p.m. Ticket booths and grandstand gates open at 4 p.m. (Early Bird Discount 4 p.m.-to-6 p.m. - $5 Off General Admission; No other Discounts will be taken during the Early Bird Discount). Heat Races and qualifying are at 6 p.m. and Feature Racing at 7:30 p.m.
Adult Grandstand General Admission is $20 (reserved seating is $25, the top six (6) rows of the Main Grandstand) with all seniors (65+) and military (with valid ID for proof of age or Military affiliation) admitted for $18; Kids 12-17 are $5 (No Early Bird Discount). Kids 11 years of age and under are free of charge (MUST be accompanied by paying Adult to qualify for Free Admission). Pits - Members ($25), Non-Members ($35).
The track is located at the corner of SR. 44 and CR 415, between New Smyrna, DeLand and Daytona.
For information on New Smyrna Speedway, visit _ www.newsmyrnaspeedwayusa.com _ or call the track office at 386-427-4129.
UCF MEN’S SOCCER
The No. 10 UCF men’s soccer team returned home from its first road trip of the regular season Sunday evening, playing to a 0-0 draw with the South Florida Bulls at the UCF Soccer Complex to conclude the Knights’ 2024 non-conference slate.
The strong defensive effort clinched the first clean sheet of the season for the Black and Gold (2-1-3), as well as for redshirt freshman goalkeeper Shane Wright (Trinity Prep), and represented the fifth match of the team’s first six that has seen UCF yield one or fewer goals thus far.
Wright, in helping clinch the first shutout of his collegiate career, made a pair of second-half saves to lower his personal goal-against average to 1.50 through four matches, and drop the Knights’ respective mark to 1.33 through their first six contests.
Offensively, the Knights notched 12 total shot attempts, matching the Bulls’ (2-1-4) 12, with three on goal throughout the contest, courtesy of Rosa, fifth year defender Alex Smith and sophomore Yanis Belatrache.
UCF wraps up its non-conference schedule with just one defeat in six contests, and will now look ahead to the commencement of Sun Belt Conference play with a road tilt against the James Madison Dukes on Saturday. Kickoff for the match is slated for 7 p.m. from Sentara Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and will be streamed on ESPN+.
