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Cook, Williams lead GHS to easy playoff win
GHS (21-4) finished with 12 runs on 10 hits, including six runs on six hits in the fourth inning to put the game away early. “It’s great in a playoff situation, a playoff game, it’s always good to come out and hit the ball the way we did tonight,” said Gainesville coach Chris Chronister. “The girls were focused. They came out ready to play and from the very first inning we were ready to hit, and it shows on the scoreboard. We put up some runs tonight.”
H.S Softball Regional Quarterfinals: GHS run-rules Deltona in five innings
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Several softball teams in our local area have punched their ticket to the Regional Semifinals. Gainesville dominated Deltona run-ruling the Wolves by the fifth inning. The Canes won 12-1, thanks to Leanne Bourdage’s pitching heroics and Braylin Cook’s three run-home run. Trenton shut out...
New disc golf course opens in Oviedo
OVIEDO, Fla. – A new disc golf course has opened at a park in Oviedo, according to the city. Work was completed April 26 on an 18-hole disc golf course at River Woods Park, what the city said in a statement has taken months of planning and engineering to accomplish.
Volusia-Flagler High School Athlete of the Week poll: May 7
It's time to vote for the Volusia-Flagler Athlete of the Week for the week of April 29-May 4. Athletes for all in-season sports are eligible. Last week, Spruce Creek baseball player Andrew Ezell took home the honors, claiming 28% of the votes. The News-Journal gathers nominees from scores and stats...
Stetson, Bethune-Cookman split regular season baseball series ahead of stretch run
DELAND — Volusia County's pair of Division I baseball programs had to go through one another Tuesday, beginning the final push toward their respective conference tournaments. Stetson jumped out to a 4-1 lead on Brandon Hylton's towering three-run homer, but Bethune-Cookman chipped away at the lead and eventually took one of its own. Deadlocked into the bottom half of the eighth, the Hatters' Kyle Jones drew a four-pitch, go-ahead walk to bring home the decisive run in...
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