With the season under way, Brian Heffernan looks for success in his first year as head coach of the women’s volleyball team.

With five starters returning, younger players moving up the ranks and the acquisition of three freshmen, Heffernan faces the challenge of incorporating his style of play to those who are unaccustomed to his tactics.

By Mariana Rodas | gargoyle@flagler.edu

A new Guatemalan golfer joined the Flagler men’s golf team this year in the likes of Sebastian Barnoya.

Three-time Guatemalan National Champion and former part of the Guatemalan golf team that won the Central America Championship this year, Barnoya demonstrates commitment for the next four years to achieve his main goal: to win the national championship title.

By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With 11 foreign players sporting accents from England, Ireland and Bermuda, this year’s men’s soccer team has become a cultural mash-up that makes games feel more like spectating at an international match.

By Clay Grubman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler College will be hosting Georgia Southwestern in a grudge soccer match this Wednesday at Saints Field. The GSW Canes has not scored a goal against the Saints since the first …

By {Jaycob Ammerman}| gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dylan Busse

The Flagler College Saints volleyball team showed that they were not a pushover Tuesday night against No. 7 (AVCA Division II Top 25) University of Tampa.

The Spartans of Tampa defeated Flagler College 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-21) at the Flagler Gymnasium.

By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dylan Busse

The Flagler Saints volleyball will start the season as most teams’ primary target.

Last season, the Saints went on an improbable run to the NCAA Division II National Tournament Elite Eight, only to fall short to the eventual National Champion Coyotes of California State San Bernardino College.

By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Eric Albury

The Saints men’s soccer team returns this season with the scent of a national title as fresh as the night they were knocked out of the NCAA Division II tournament last year in a grueling shootout with Lynn.

By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu

He finally did it. John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats has managed to get his first NCAA Championship after 24 years of coaching college men’s basketball. But with this glorious celebration comes the bittersweet moment of saying goodbye to many of the players that made this season possible.

Many of Calipari’s squad this season will be entering the NBA Draft in June, including freshman Anthony Davis, who is speculated to be the first pick in the draft, in addition to winning the 2012 National Player of the Year and NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player awards.

By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Nate Fudala

Nate Fudala enjoys making sculptures and functional art out of recyclable materials. He likes painting and drawing but enjoys creating art that has more of a purpose than just hanging on a wall.

Fudala, a Fine Arts major graduating in the spring, is not only a talented artist but a versatile baseball player for the Flagler College men’s baseball team. The four-year player began his baseball career at Flagler as an infielder but developed into a utility player.

“I’m proud of that because I like playing everywhere and I don’t like just being stuck with one title,” Fudala said.

By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyan Busse

Flagler College senior Donna Munafo is proving that hard work really does pay off.

Munafo spent her high school softball career being the second or third best pitcher for Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida.

The other pitchers on her high school softball team had played softball their entire life, whereas, Munafo focused her younger years on soccer and dance.

By Adam Hunt | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyann Busse

Flagler women’s golf posted a sixth-place finish in its final tournament outing before the Peach Belt Conference Championships.

The Saints, ranked 24th in the NCAA Division II national rankings, carded a 654 at the 17-team Ralph Hargett Memorial.

Flagler head coach Santiago Cavanagh was pleased with his team’s effort throughout the event.

“It was a tough course that played very differently to the courses we play in Florida but I was proud of the way the girls kept fighting,” he said.

By Adam Hunt | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyann Busse

Joel Dahlenburg was in a record-breaking mood at the Bearcat Golf Classic in South Carolina.

The Flagler senior fired a seven-under 209 over 54 holes to clinch medalist honors and set a new school-record.

His former teammate Chris Bray previously held the record after his 210 at the Will Wilson Southeast Preview in 2009.

Dahlenburg took little time to find his form and raced into first place after the first round with a six-under 66 — the lowest score of the tournament.

By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu

So we’ve all heard about it. Sean Payton being suspended for a year in regards to the bounty scandals plaguing his New Orleans Saints team. What I don’t understand is why Payton and the other coaches and players involved in the bounty scandal are not being expelled from the NFL and brought up on criminal charges for their behavior.

By Daniel Arbelaez | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Austin O’Connor, a sophmore, has had a hard time with injuries since he started playing for the Flagler College men’s soccer team. First, he was injured just before the 2011-2012 season began. He was not able to play a single game during one of Flagler’s best seasons. The Saints finished their 2011-2012 season with a 17-3-3 record and won their second Peach Belt Conference regular season title. By the time O’Connor got better from his injures, the season was already done. He then began to play and started practicing with the team. But before the team started to play some friendly games, O’Connor got injured again during practice. He now has a torn ACL, torn Medial and Lateral Meniscus.

By Santiago Martinez-Caro | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College men’s tennis team season has not been as successful this season as many expected. Though the team is very talented, and will have great runs in the future, their inexperience has put them through some tough times this year.

This weekend the team traveled to South Carolina to play against No. 10 Lander. After a rain delay Flagler College was defeated with an overall score of 5-1. With this defeat, Flagler College fell to a 5-9 overall and a 2-4 in conference play.

By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Eric Albury

With the Flagler College men’s basketball season shelved until next fall, the Saints have a whole lot to think about. After going a disappointing 2-16 in conference play and 9-17 overall, it appears to be time to reflect, make changes and improve for the next season.