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 _ The TRC (That Racing Channel) Night Meet at OSW! Come hangout with the TRC Crew for the biggest event in Florida from noon-to-midnight. There will be drag racing, roll racing, and drifting all night! The TRC team and featured cars will be on display at the "TRC Car Show". Live DJ/Music on site. New attractions will include a Fireworks Show at 9 p.m. and a FREE Podium 1 Racing Simulator Experience by Real Street Performance. All tickets available online and at the gate on Saturday:
- $25 for single spectator ticket at the gate (Pre-purchase tickets online).
- $50 VIP Parking + Admission (limited space).
- $50 Racer Tech Card (Includes both drag and roll racing + driver admission).
- $50 Drift Tech Card.
- KIDS 12 and under FREE.
Spectator Gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts 5 p.m.
* Sunday _ Cars, Coffee & Drags + Roll Racing. A super fun, relax, family friendly with great atmosphere for All-Ages to enjoy a day of Racing (9:30 a.m.), Roll Racing (1:30 p.m.) & Car Show (Classic, Domestic, Import, Exotic, Euro) at Orlando Speed World. So come on over race your truck, minivan, car or just watch all the cool cars going down the track while enjoying some food and drinks from the OSW Cafe. Gates open at 9 a.m.; Close at 3 p.m.; General admission, $5; Racer admission, $25, 1/4-mile track (Drag, Roll Racing, Car Show); STREET CARS ONLY, no race cars, no trailers, no slick tires. Kids under 10 years old get in 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
Upcoming:
* Today: Wednesday _ 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.
* Thursday _ 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.
UCF VOLLEYBALL
The UCF volleyball team dropped a close match with Maryland (9-2) in five sets, 3-2 (20-25, 25-15, 18-25, 25-18 and 15-12) on Saturday night in The Venue.
The Knights (7-2) were led by Emily Wilson, who recording her second double-double of the season with 15 kills and 12 digs. Alexia Kuehl racked up 15 kills, followed by Britt Carlson with 10. Abby Schomers ran the offense with 45 assists. Chloe Scheer recorded a career high with five aces, while also managing to tally double-digit digs (13). Sophia Kotsovolos also added in 12 digs.
UCF had earned its second 3-1 win (15-25, 25-22, 25-23 and 25-19) against Nevada (7-5) Friday evening in The Venue.
Wilson led the Black and Gold with 19 kills while Scheer notched 26 digs. Schomers dished out 44 assists. Britt Carlson joined Wilson in double digits with 10 kills. Katelyn Grimes added in 11 digs..
Up Next:
The Knights will head into Big 12 conference play tonight (Wednesday) as they head to Lawrence, Kansas, to battle No. 10 Kansas for a 7:30 p.m. matchup at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena that will be televised on ESPNU, before heading to Manhattan, Kansas, to challenge Kansas State on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Morgan Family Arena.
UCF WOMEN’S SOCCER
Senior Annika Huhta found the back of the net for the first time in her career en route to leading UCF women’s soccer to a 1-1 draw against Arizona State on Sunday afternoon at the UCF Soccer Complex.
The Knights move to 3-1-3 overall and 1-0-1 in Big 12 play with the draw, while ASU moves to 6-1-3 overall and 1-1-1 in league play after Sunday’s result.
“I’m proud of the team. I thought that we battled in possession and had some really good moments. Out of possession, I thought that our structure was good, and our mentality was strong as well. Sometimes football doesn’t go your way,” head UCF coach Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak said. “Arizona State is a really good team, and I appreciate the way that they play. We have similar philosophies, so it was fun game to coach and a hard-fought battle.”
With the contest still scoreless in the 22nd minute, Huhta received a pass about 25 yards out and was able to strike it from distance off a deflection and into the net for the first goal of her collegiate career. The goal was assisted by Honoka Hamano and Mia Asenjo and scored with her left foot to give the Black and Gold a 1-0 advantage.
The Sun Devils didn’t waste much time answering, however, as Enasia Colon received a pass in the 25th minute and managed to drive through traffic at the top of the 18 and score in the right side of the net to deadlock the score at 1-1.
Up Next:
The Knights will next hit the road for three consecutive matches. UCF will open the stretch at Kansas on Thursday at 7 p.m. before playing at Kansas State next Sunday at 1 p.m. The Black and Gold will then close the stretch with a contest at West Virginia on Friday, Oct. 4. UCF’s next home match will be on Thursday, Oct. 10, when it welcomes Arizona to town for its annual Space Game.
STETSON VOLLEYBALL
The Stetson volleyball team (3-8) had a tough weekend in Boca Raton, dropping marches to Mercer (10-1), 3-0 (25-18, 25-23 an 25-10) and Illinois State (4-8), 3-0 (25-20, 25-15 and 25-13) on Friday and host FAU (8-4), 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-21 and 25-23) on Saturday at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.
Anabelle Standish led the team in kills with with 23, while Lauren Della had 14. Leilani Vitale who has taken over the setter duties totaled 42 assists. Defensively, for the Hatters Haruka Sugimoto led the team with 41 digs and Vitale also lead the team in blocks with 13.
Up Next:
The Hatters opened ASUN Conference play by hosting FGCU on Tuesday, and will also host home matches with West Georgia on Friday at 5 p.m. and Queens College on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Insight Credit Union Arena at Edmunds Center.
UCF MEN’S SOCCER
The UCF men’s soccer team produced double-digit shot attempts, but fell in its Sun Belt Conference opener to the No. 21 James Madison Dukes on the road Saturday evening, 2-0.
Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Shane Wright (Trinity Prep), partaking in the fifth match of his collegiate career, made a pair of first-half saves to help his squad keep the Dukes (4-0-3) off the scoreboard through the first 45 minutes of action.
James Madison managed to break the ice in the second half, though, scoring in the 46th and 61st minutes to take one- and two-goal advantages that the team would not surrender.
Sophomore Yanis Belatrache and junior Clarence Awoudor paced the Knights’ (2-2-3) offensive efforts on the other end, both recording three shot attempts throughout the evening. Belatrache, Awoudor and redshirt sophomore Joey Mueller accounted for UCF’s three shots on target.
Wright, meanwhile, registered four saves on his six shots on goal-against, representing his second-highest single-game total this season behind his eight-save performance against the FIU Panthers in Miami Sept. 11.
Up Next:
The Knights return home on Friday, when the Black and Gold will host the Georgia State Panthers. Kickoff for the match is slated for 7 p.m. from the UCF Soccer Complex and will be streamed on ESPN+.
NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
New Smyrna Speedway will be hosting a FAMILY FUN NIGHT!! on Saturday with $5 General Grandstand Admission (Cash Price) while Kids 11 & Under are Always FREE!!!
It's the last night of the season for the E-MODS & Ground Pounders come out and see who the 2024 Champion will be! Also racing will be the Super Stocks, Ashley Homes JAX Pro Trucks, Black Jack Sealcoating Bomber A, Bomber B, Florida Southern Ground Pounders and Spectator Racing.
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. Heat Races and qualifying are at 6 p.m. and Feature Racing at 7:30 p.m.
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.
ORLANDO PRIDE
The Orlando Pride (15-0-6, 51 points) extended its unbeaten streak to 22 games and clinched its first-ever home playoff match, following a 1-0 victory over Bay FC (8-12-1, 25 points). Orlando is now guaranteed to finish in the top four of the standings and will host, at least, a quarterfinal matchup in the 2024 NWSL Playoffs, presented by Google Pixel.
On sale information for playoff tickets will be available in the coming days. Fans who wish to be contacted when tickets are available can sign up for notifications at _ https://www.orlandocitysc.com/pride/playoffcentral.
Scoring Summary:
* 84’ - Barbra Banda (Carson Pickett) - ORL 1, BAY 0 _ The Pride found the breakthrough late in the match with Carson Pickett sending in a cross from the left side of the field that found the head of Barbra Banda who was able to guide the ball into the back of the net.
Next Match:
The Pride will return to Inter&Co Stadium to welcome the Houston Dash on Saturday. The match is set to kick off at 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast nationally on ION Television.
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ORLANDO CITY
Orlando City SC (12-11-7, 43 points) was defeated by the 2023 MLS Cup Champions Columbus Crew (16-5-8, 56 points) on Saturday night at Lower.com Field via a 4-3 scoreline.
Scoring Summary:
* 30’ - Diego Rossi (Christian Ramírez, Mohammed Farsi) – CLB 1, ORL 0 _ The hosts opened things in the 30th minute of the match, breaking the Lions’ midfield lines with a Mohamed Farsi pass to Christian Ramírez. Ramírez then fed the ball forward to Uruguayan Diego Rossi, who sent a shot on net. Orlando City goalkeeper Pedro Gallese got a touch to it but couldn’t push it far enough wide as the hosts got on the board first.
* 51’ - Christian Ramírez (Max Arfsten, Aziel Jackson) – CLB 2, ORL 0 _ The Crew added another to their tally shortly after the start of the second half when Aziel Jackson played Max Arfsten through down the Lions’ left flank on the counterattack. Arsften carried the ball towards the Orlando endline and sent a cross to the head of Christian Ramírez for the goal.
* 71’ - Cucho Hernández (Max Arfsten, Aziel Jackson) – CLB 3, ORL 0 _ The hosts added one more with Jackson and Arfsten combining once again, but this time down the Lions’ right flank. Jackson fed Arfsten once more, who sent a low cross to Cucho Hernández who was breaking through Orlando’s defensive line and one-touched it past goalkeeper Pedro Gallese.
* 74’ - Ramiro Enrique – CLB 3, ORL 1 _ The Lions got one back shortly after the restart from the Columbus goal, with Iván Angulo going one-on-one with goalkeeper Patrick Schulte. Angulo chipped the netminder but found the right post. The rebound bounced to the feet of forward Ramiro Enrique who slammed it home.
* 78’ - Luis Muriel (Penalty Kick) – CLB 3, ORL 2 _ Shortly after their own opener, the Lions moved to within one as Iván Angulo was taken down in the box for a penalty kick. Luis Muriel stepped up and calmly rolled it to Schulte’s left to convert the opportunity.
* 85’ - Aziel Jackson (Cucho Hernández) – CLB 4, ORL 2 _ The Crew scored answered back with Cucho Hernández winning the ball deep into the Orlando half and sending a pass into the middle of the box that found Aziel Jackson, who made no mistake and scored the goal.
* 90+7’ - Luis Muriel (Facundo Torres) – CLB 4, ORL 3 _ The Lions recorded another late goal as Muriel picked up a brace on the night after Facundo Torres found him at the top of the box. Muriel rifled a shot at the net and after taking a bounce in front of the Crew goalkeeper, went into the back of the net.
Next Match:
The Lions will next travel to take on FC Dallas on Saturday at Toyota Stadium. That match will kick off at 8:30 p.m. on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
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