ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD
Coming up at Orlando Speed World Dragway:
* Today (Saturday)-and-Sunday _ “World Street Nationals XXXI” _ Saturday: Gates open at 8 a.m.; Round 4 Qualifying, 11 a.m.; Round 5 Qualifying, 5 p.m.; Sunday: Gates open at 8 a.m. Tickets: 4-Day entry, $90; 3-Day entry, $90; 2-Day entry, $55; 1-Day entry, $30. Kids 10-and-Under are free.
* 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.
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 RECREATION SPORTS
The City of Sanford Parks and Recreation Department Fall Leagues will be in action with The Jeff Triplett Community Center @ Tim Raines Sports Complex hosting flag football and soccer on Saturday.
* The Youth Flag Football Fall League _ 5-to-8 year olds: Orlando City Foundation Vikings vs. Hollerbach’s Panthers, 9 a.m.; Waggin' & Braggin' Ravens vs. The Barstool Store Bengals, 9 a.m.; Ladies 327 Eagles vs. Sanford Herald Jaguars, 10 a.m.; 9-to-11 year olds: Playoffs _ CPH Dolphins vs. Tony Russi Ins. Bucs, 10 a.m.; Texas Roadhouse Jaguars vs. Police Athletic League Commanders, 11 a.m.; Steak n' Shake Raiders vs. Alaskan Ice Eagles, 11 a.m. 12-14 year olds: Playoffs _ Thermotane Propane Chiefs vs. Waggin’ & Braggin' Dolphins, noon; Card My Yard Bucs vs. The Learning Movement Bears, noon.
* The Youth Soccer League _ 4-to-6 year olds: Young Strikers vs. The Thunderbolts, 9 a.m.; Blue Raspberries vs. Lions, 9 a.m.; Warriors vs. Red Tigers, 10 a.m.; Cheetah’s vs. Wolves, 10 a.m.; The Green Dragons vs. Shark Ice Giants, 11 a.m.; 7-to-8 year olds: Flamingo’s vs. Black Panthers, 11 a.m.; Warriors vs. Slick Sliders, noon; Lions vs. The Soccer Stars, noon; Stingrays vs. Lightning, 1 p.m.; 9-to-10 year olds: Tropical Thunder vs. Knights, 1 p.m.; Tigers vs. Lightning Bolts, 2 p.m.; Jaguars vs. Night Wolves, 2 p.m.
STETSON FOOTBALL
The Hatters (2-6, 0-4) return to DeLand today (Saturday) to host the Marist Red Foxes at 1 p.m. at Spec Martin Stadium.
NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
This weekend is the 59th Annual Florida Governor's Cup 200 at New Smyrna Speedway!
Today (Saturday) is the “Prelude to the Cup” with the Hoosier Pro Late Model 100, J&C Gradall Modified 75, Florida Mod Mini Challenge 50 & the Ashley Homes JAX Trucks 35. Gates open at 1 p.m. and racing at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday is the 59th Annual Florida Governor's Cup 200 Sunbelt Series David Rogers Super Late Model 200 & Sportsman 25. Gates open at 11 a.m. with racing at 2 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.
UCF VOLLEYBALL
The UCF volleyball team fell 3-0 (25-21, 26-24 and 25-19) to No. 18 TCU on Thursday night at Schollmaier Arena.
The Knights (8-12, 1-10) recorded a total of 37 kills and 33 digs, whereas the Horned Frogs (16-5, 8-3) notched 48 kills and 39 digs.
UCF was led by Heidi Bonde with 10 kills, followed by Avah Armour with nine. Defensively, Chloe Scheer led with 10 digs, while Armour recorded three blocks..
Up Next:
The Knights continue their Texas road swing with a trip to Baylor at 2 p.m. today (Saturday).
ORLANDO CITY
No. 4 Orlando City SC will return to Inter&Co Stadium today (Saturday) for a 6 p.m. kickoff against No. 5 Charlotte FC. The match will be the deciding Game Three of the best-of-three Round One.
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STETSON VOLLEYBALL
The Stetson volleyball team (5-19, 2-11) returns home to take on Eastern Kentucky today (Saturday) at 6 p.m.
UCF FOOTBALL
The Knights (4-5, 2-4) travel to Tempe, Arizona, today (Saturday) to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils on Frank Kush Field at Mountain America Stadium with kickoff set for 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
The contest will also be carried on the radio on AM740/FM 96.9 The Game (Play-by-Play _ Marc Daniels; Analyst _ Gary Parris; Reporter _ Scott Adams), with the pregame show starting at 5 p.m., and Spanish Radio: UCFKnights.com, YouTube.com/UCFKnights.
Live Stats will be available at _ UCFKnights.com _ and if you would like to comment, use Twitter _ @UCF_Football _ under the Hashtag _ #ChargeOn.
UCF MEN’S SOCCER
In the twilight of their respective collegiate careers, Lucca Dourado and Anderson Rosa are making every moment count.
On the heels of his first career hat trick against South Carolina, Dourado struck gold again, netting his 15th career game-winning goal in the final two minutes of action to lift the UCF men’s soccer team to a 2-1 road victory over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Tuesday evening.
Rosa clinched a significant program milestone in the winning effort as well, starting and competing in his 75th consecutive match to claim the program’s all-time games played record.
UCF’s (7-5-3, 5-4-0 Sun Belt) latest win, its fourth in its final five regular-season matches this fall, secured the Black and Gold the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament that begins on Sunday.
Prior to Dourado’s score, the Knights benefited from the team’s seasoned depth in cracking the scoreboard first.
Rosa lined up for UCF’s second corner kick of the evening and sent a one-bounce pass through the mass in front of the net in the direction of redshirt sophomore Joey Mueller.
Mueller put his head down and executed a precise header past Chanticleers goalkeeper Tristan Himes, marking the first goal of his collegiate career in the 17th minute.
With the score, Mueller became the seventh player to score his first goal as a Knight this season, joining Sora Funakoshi, Jonas Fritschi, Alex Smith, Mouhamed Pouye, Carlos Rojas and Drew Hansen, as well as the sixth to score his first goal at the Division I level this fall, joining Funakoshi, Fritschi, Pouye, Rojas and Hansen.
Coastal Carolina leveled the match later in the initial half, but UCF goalkeeper Juanvi Muñoz later came through for his team when the opportunity arose.
With the score still deadlocked at one goal apiece, the Chanticleers mounted their attack in the final 20 minutes. Muñoz halted each of their three tries on goal, coming in the 81st, 84th and 89th minutes, with the final save occurring just seconds before Dourado provided the lift on the other side.
With his three saves, the junior has now yielded two or fewer goals in each of his eight starts this season, as well as one or fewer on six occasions. UCF collectively surrendered one or fewer goals for the 10th time in its 15 regular-season games.
Next Up:
Here is the schedule for the Sun Belt Tournament:
Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 10
at Morgantown, West Virginia
Match 1 – (1) West Virginia vs. (8) Georgia Southern, 3 p.m.
Match 2 – (4) Kentucky vs. (5) South Carolina, 7 p.m.
at Huntington, West Virginia
Match 3 _ (2) Marshall vs. (7) Old Dominion, 3 p.m.
Match 4 _ (3) UCF vs. (6) James Madison, 7 p.m.
Semifinals
Wednesday, November 13
at Morgantown, West Virginia
Match 5 _ Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2, 7 p.m.
at Huntington, West Virginia
Match 6 _ Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4, 7 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, November 17
at home of highest remaining seed
Match 7 – Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6, 1 p.m.
STETSON MEN
Stetson Men's Basketball (1-1) fell to Omaha 79-76, falling short in their comeback attempt after being down by 20 in the second half.
Jamie Phillips Jr started off the scoring for the Hatters with a splash from beyond the arcs. The teams continued to battle with neither team to create much of a gap in the first five minutes. The Mavericks pulled ahead of the Hatters by as many as 12 with seven minutes left in the first half. Stetson continued to fight back and chip away using an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to four. During that run Phillips Jr, and Jordan Wood each hit their shot from behind the arc. The Mavericks hit a their eight three of the half just before halftime and the Hatters trailed 48-41.
Coming out of halftime, Omaha built a 20-point lead over Stetson. After the media timeout with eight minutes left in the second half, Stetson turned it on. They exploding for an 18-3 run to trail 77-74. Phillips Jr and Wood contributed five points apiece with Gross adding three of his own. With just under two minutes to go, the Mavericks went back up by five, but Abramo Canka answered making it 79-76. After an Omaha miss, Alex Doyle had a chance to tie the game with seven seconds left but the shot didn't fall and the Hatters fell 79-76.
Phillips Jr led the Hatters in scoring with 18 followed by Wood with 15. Four different players tied for the team lead in rebounds with five. Phillips Jr and Mehki Ellison tied for the team lead in assists with five and Wood led the team in blocks with three.
Up Next:
Stetson will now travel up to Charleston, South Carolina, for a match up with the Citadel on Monday at 6 p.m.
UCF MEN
The UCF men’s basketball team (1-0) hosted Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday and will remain at home to host FAU on Tuesday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. from Addition Financial Arena and will be streamed on ESPN+.
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SANFORD ADULT SOFTBALL
Here is this week’s schedule in the City of Sanford Parks and Recreation Department Adult Softball Fall Season.
The Men’s League on Tuesday has the Titans tackling The West End Trading Company at 6:30 p.m.; Venezolanos en Sanford playing the Bokey Batters at 7:30 p.m.; and The Handicaps battling All Wheel Wizards at 8:30 p.m.
The Semi-Co-Ed/Fun League on Wednesday has Pat’s Liquor challenging Badgers at 6:30 p.m.; Wet Spot taking on Fusion at 7:30 p.m.; and The West End Trading Company facing Fed Up at 8:30 p.m. Throwbacks has the week off.
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]..
STETSON WOMEN
In their home debut at the Insight Credit Union Arena, the Stetson Hatters put on a commanding performance, with five players scoring in double figures en route to a 102-43 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Eagles on Thursday night. This marks the Hatters' first time hitting the 100-point mark since their season-opening 127-36 win over Johnson University on November 9, 2021.
Now 1-1 on the season, Stetson was led once again by Cameron Thomas, who recorded 26 points, six rebounds, and two steals. Graduate forward Tiasia McMillan showcased her versatility, finishing with a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double while dishing out a team-high six assists. McMillan also reached a major milestone, securing her 500th career rebound in the game.
Jorah Eppley contributed 15 points off the bench, while Noga Haran added 13 points and two steals, also off the bench. Promise Keshi rounded out the Hatters' double-figure scorers, finishing with 11 points and eight boards.
Up Next:
Stetson will host Edward Waters on Wednesday at Insight Credit Union Arena at 7 p.m.
ORLANDO PRIDE
The Orlando Pride’s (18-2-6, 60 points) first-ever home playoff match was Friday against the No. 8 Chicago Red Stars in the quarterfinal round of the 2024 NWSL Playoffs.
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