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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.
Caglianone continues unbelievable tear in victory against Stetson
There aren’t many words that fairly describe the exceptional ability of Gators two-way player Jac Caglianone. His success over the last month has been nearly indescribable. “I think he’s having fun playing baseball, honestly,” head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said April 16. “When you have really good players… that care about the success of the team, rather than themselves, then this is what you see.”
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...
Florida baseball routs Stetson, Gators hit 7 home runs
Florida came to swing it Tuesday night against Stetson and walked out of Condron Family Ballpark early following a 13-3 rout of the Hatters. The Gators hit seven home runs in as many innings, satisfying the run rule with a walk-off single from Jac Caglianone to score Michael Robertson. Caglianone hit two of the homers, making up for his broken streak in the series finale against Vanderbilt. The left-handed slugger has hit 13 home runs in 14 games and is now just one back of the national lead (Charlie Condon, 26, Georgia). Robertson also homered, his first of the year, along with Brody...
Seminole High School's girls water polo win state championship
SANFORD, Fla. – You can call them the undefeated Lady Noles!. Seminole High School’s girl’s water polo team is celebrating their biggest accomplishment yet, becoming this year’s Florida High School Athletic Association water polo state champions. “I think that’s what’s helped us a lot during the...
Volusia-Flagler High School Athlete of the Week poll: April 22
It's time to vote for the Volusia-Flagler Athlete of the Week for the week of April 15-20. Athletes for all in-season sports are eligible. Last week, Spruce Creek flag football player Chloe Waldo took home the honors, claiming 32% of the votes. The News-Journal gathers nominees from scores and stats...
Mom 'deeply troubled' about how adults are handling Little League baseball games
Editor; I am writing this as an outcry from a parent deeply troubled by the way some adults are handling youth sports, particularly in the context of Little League baseball. My concern is about the emphasis on competition (in recreational teams) over the enjoyment and development of the children involved. Most of these kids...
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...
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’...
Tortugas Hit Three Homers, But Late Bradenton Rally Leads to 8-7 Loss
Daytona twice one out from victory, but suffer second walk-off loss of series. BRADENTON, Fla—Three home runs staked the Daytona Tortugas to a 5-1 lead, but the Bradenton Marauders scored twice in the ninth and three more times in the tenth to swipe a walk-off, 8-7 victory on Sunday afternoon at LECOM Park.
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