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UCA cheer teams win third place at College Nationals
The UCA cheer team flipped and kicked its way to two third-place wins during the National Cheerleading Association’s College Nationals. The NCA event took place from April 11-13 in Daytona Beach, Florida. “NCA is a huge competition with over 500 teams competing,” sophomore Stormey Jo Pemberton said. “I’m so...
Cardiac 'Cudas: New Smyrna Beach goes for 2, beats Boone in flag football playoffs
ORLANDO — Huddled together after a dramatic, last-minute touchdown pass, New Smyrna Beach's flag football team faced a season-defining decision. The Barracudas could attempt to tie the game from 2 yards out, or go for the win from the 10. It took a minute or so for the 'Cudas to reach a collective...
New Smyrna Beach's district dominance continues with third straight beach volleyball crown
NEW SMYRNA BEACH — The trophy presentation looked the same as the last two years. Just like 2022 and 2023, New Smyrna Beach clutched the championship hardware at the end of the District 7-1A Tournament Wednesday. Spruce Creek secured the runner-up prize. ...
Brad Keselowski inches closer to Victory Lane
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There's a good argument to be made that one of the hottest drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series right now hasn't even hoisted a trophy yet. But Brad Keselowski has been awfully close. Sunday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, he was in prime position to claim his...
Seabreeze hires DeLand defensive coordinator Mike Klein as football coach
Seabreeze filled its football coaching vacancy for a third straight time by poaching one of Volusia County's top defensive coordinators. Mike Klein was named the Sandcrabs' head coach on Monday, Tucker Harris, the school's principal, told The News-Journal. Klein oversaw a DeLand defensive unit that registered 97 tackles for loss, 42½ sacks and 15 interceptions while allowing 21.5 points per game as the Bulldogs won a regional championship for the first time since 2009.
American Flat Track Stars To Shine Bright At Mission Texas Half-Mile
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Progressive American Flat Track, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, returns to action this weekend with the Mission Texas Half-Mile presented by Al Lamb’s Dallas Honda and Roof Systems of Dallas at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, April 27. The series’...
Tennis roundup: New Smyrna Beach beats Edgewater on path to regional finals
NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Lani Dirmeir noticed the crowd had migrated toward her match on the fourth court. The cheers had gotten louder. “But I put the blinders on, I plugged my ears and I just went in my mind,” Dirmeir said. “I just kept telling myself, ‘You've got this. They're here to support...
Tennis roundup: Spruce Creek drops nailbiter to Nease in girls regional finals
PORT ORANGE — Three takeaways from Spruce Creek coach Jeremy Davies. No. 1, his Hawks knew they were in for a tough match against Nease in the Region 1-4A finals Thursday. They were right. No. 2, he wasn’t disappointed in his girls for the result — a 4-3 victory...
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