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Volusia County boxing coach helps underprivileged youth achieve champion status
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A local boxing coach has spent his career in the ring helping others reach champion status. Coach Glenn Hagler held a fundraiser at his gym in Volusia County to give underprivileged kids a chance in the ring and new opportunities. You can learn the proper...
Timber Creek scores late TD, ends New Smyrna Beach's improbable flag football playoff run
ORLANDO — Filled with drama, twists and turns until the final seconds, New Smyrna Beach's deepest flag football playoff run in program history reached a bitter end Tuesday night. Jarlene Duarte tossed a go-ahead touchdown to Naomi Hamilton with one minute left in regulation, and Isabella Spence sealed a 13-7 comeback victory in...
New Smyrna Beach will return to state tournament in Tallahassee after beating Spruce Creek
New Smyrna Beach’s beach volleyball team is headed to Tallahassee. Sound familiar? This will be the third straight state tournament appearance for the Barracudas (16-2) since the Florida High School...
Tennis roundup: Four Volusia-Flagler competitors fall in first matches at state tournament
Father Lopez’s Ofelia Stout, Seabreeze’s Riya Arab and New Smyrna Beach’s Ava Epps and Christina Desimone wrapped up the Volusia-Flagler high school tennis season Wednesday. Stout competed in the Class 1A state tournament at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford while Arab, Epps and Desimone participated at the 3A level at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs. Arab and Stout fell in singles matches during the round of 16. Epps and Desimone lost in the individual doubles quarterfinals. ...
District baseball roundup: Deltona rides pitching, early offense to win over Seabreeze
ORMOND BEACH — Mason Draper got the answer he wanted. The Deltona sophomore noticed a teammate warming up in the bullpen during the top of the seventh inning Tuesday at Ormond Beach Sports Complex and asked coach Anthony Campanella a question. Could he go back out for one last inning on the mound? The...
Baseball roundup: NSB, Deltona capture district championships; Spruce Creek drops thriller
The District 2-7A Championship couldn’t be decided in seven innings. It needed more than nine. Not even 11 would work. No. 1 Spruce Creek and No. 2 Lake Mary went 12 innings in a thriller the Rams eventually won 4-3 Thursday at Sanford Memorial Stadium. ...
Andrew Ezell: Your Volusia-Flagler Athlete of the Week for April 22-27
The results are in, and Spruce Creek baseball player Andrew Ezell has been named the Athlete of the Week for the week of April 22-27. The senior had two hits, driving in two runs in a 5-4 victory over Fleming Island. He claimed 28% of the votes. ...
McDowell’s spirits high despite rough stretch
CONCORD, N.C. — Michael McDowell is ever the optimist, even in the face of adversity. That’s as evident now as any other time in the middle of a six-race skid that has produced four DNFs in the past six races. Three consecutive early exits have contributed to a...
Spruce Creek girls duo goes on 4A tournament run, falls in state individual doubles finals
On April 1, Giselle Adekunle and Kayla Wheeler had never played doubles tennis together. On May 1, the Spruce Creek duo finished as a finalist in the 4A state individual doubles draw. The Hawks’ pairing fell in a third-set tiebreaker (7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (5-10)) to Doral Academy’s Stefany Zamora and Payton Seidle-Lubowitz Wednesday at...
Nominations sought for FPL Power Play at Volusia-Flagler High School Sports Awards
What was the most outstanding high school play you saw this past year in the Volusia-Flagler area?. The Daytona Beach News-Journal is taking video submissions for the FPL Power Play contest, sponsored by Florida Power & Light. Footage of any play showing any high school in the Volusia-Flagler area is eligible. The top play, as decided by a panel, will be honored at the 2024 Volusia-Flagler High School Sports Awards on Monday, June 3, at the Ocean Center Arena. The show is produced with support from Halifax Health.
Woodie gives thoughts on next season following Wildcats’ spring football game
The Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats football team wrapped up the second spring of the Raymond Woodie Jr. era on Saturday, April 20 with the annual spring game at Daytona Stadium. B-CU fans were able to catch a first glimpse of Woodie’s first full signing class as head coach. Defense led...
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