By Latesha Johnson | gargoyle@flagler.edu

“I only have three weeks to go and we don’t have a name decided,” said Kristen Overton.

Overton is the head softball coach at Flagler College and for the second year in a row, she is expecting to give birth to a child during the season. This will be her second child, but it will be her first girl.

By Latesha Johnson | gargoyle@flagler.edu

As they approach the mid-point of their season, the Flagler College softball team is looking to continue their success on the field.

By Matthew Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu

If you’ve seen a 5-foot-3 speedster slicing and dicing through defenses and wearing No. 11 for the Flagler Saints, you’ve probably heard the name Williesha “Shorty” Spencer.

By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Just over a month has gone by since Flagler College junior Cristina Coca witnessed a near NASCAR tragedy on the final lap of the Nationwide Race at the Daytona International Speedway.

By August Carriuolo | gargoyle@flagler.edu

I’ve always found a great sense of satisfaction when pushing myself beyond both my physical and mental limits. It’s that empowering sensation of accomplishment one experiences as they push through their own mental barriers on what’s possible and drive themselves further than they ever believed imaginable; only to then start over the next day and repeat the entire process, setting their sights on even higher goals and working harder each day to obtain them.

By Katie Enright | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Editor’s Note: Junior pitcher Katie Enright on the Flagler College women’s softball team wrote this piece about the ups and downs of life as a student athlete.

By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu 

The Flagler College men’s basketball team is one win away of making their first playoffs since joining the Peach Belt Conference in 2009.

This Saturday, Mar. 2, the Saints will play Augusta State at 3:30 p.m., at the Flagler Gymnasium for a chance to play in the Peach Belt Tournament.

By Brendan Murphy | gargoyle@flagler.edu

After two injury-prone seasons, Flagler junior Austin O’Connor is looking to bounce back next fall with the men’s soccer team.

By Matthew Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The final minutes couldn’t go any slower for the Flagler women’s basketball team, but when the clock hit zero, they knew Feb. 20 will be a day to remember.

After winning only two games (four overall) last season, the women’s basketball team clinched a Peach Belt Conference playoff berth for the first time ever. The team is having a turnaround season, owning a conference record of 10-8 (13-11 overall). With two games left, they have the opportunity to have a winning season for the first time in five years, according to Head Coach Lang-Montgomery.

For the first time, Flagler’s women’s basketball has secured a spot in the Peach Belt Conference tournament after an 88-77 win over Francis Marion University at home Feb. 20.

Treva Mason led five players in double figures as she scored 16 points and added 15 rebounds.

By Spencer Kaylor | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Since 1985, Flagler College has had 16 players drafted by major league teams.

In the 2012 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, three former Saints — Garrett Bush, Jonathon Arnold, and John Sgromolo — were drafted by the Angels, Brewers, and Dodgers respectively.

Arnold, a right-handed pitcher, was drafted in the 30th round by the Milwaukee Brewers. He pitched a combined 15 games (33 innings) between the Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League, and the Brewers in the Arizona League.

By Matt Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Flagler women’s basketball is a win away from securing their first ever Peach Belt Conference playoff berth.

By Matthew Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College lacrosse team won its first game Saturday after beating Stetson University 10-6.

This marks its first win ever since joining as an official club in March of 2012.

By Joseph Toby | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Photo by Landon Clair

As the spring semester swings into gear, so does the formation of the lacrosse team for Flagler. Adviser and coach for the team, Wayne Riggs — a history professor here at Flagler — has many hopes for the getting the team to be more recognizable in the near future.

By Jaycob Ammerman| gargoyle@flagler.edu
Matt Clark scored 15 points in Flagler College’s 83-75 win against the University of North Carolina at Pembroke Braves in a Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Flagler Gymnasium.

The Flagler College Men’s basketball team only won a total of nine games last season.

By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu

In the fall of 2007, freshman Flagler College men’s golf player Spencer Schindler’s mother severely injured her leg while working on a fairway mower at a golf course in Savannah, Ga.