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On Campus April 3, 2008

Club UNITY hosts first event


By Brittany Hackett | bhackett@flagler.edu

Club UNITY will be hosting Hooray Day! Thursday, April 10 on the West Lawn.

The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will include a barbecue, pride cookie decorating contest, and information tables from Ancient City Pride and GBLT. A marathon of the TV show “Will and Grace” will be shown on the Lawn at 6 p.m.

According to Craig Elliot, public relations director of Club UNITY, the goal of the event is to celebrate the diversity within the Flagler community.

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April 1, 2008

Flagler surf team makes waves

From Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College surf team won first-place team honors at this weekend’s National Scholastic Surfing Association East Coast Championships.

The top two spots in College Men’s went to Flagler surfers Eric Taylor and Ben McLeod.

The team beat out three teams from the University of Central Florida, two from the University of North Florida, one from the University of Florida and one from Daytona Beach Community College.

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Sports March 19, 2008

Surf team dominates

A young but experienced group of surfers says the team is ready to take on any competitors in the East Coast Championships

By Brandon Volbrecht | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College Surf Team is getting ready to win back the NSSA East Coast Championship title.

After taking a year hiatus from their first place finish in 2006, the men are anxious to get back in the water and compete. The team selected six surfers to represent Flagler March 27-30 at the Sebastian Inlet.

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Sports March 19, 2008

Women’s golf team wins at Panther Invitational

By Neil Patrickson | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College women’s golf team needed to bring something special to 2008. The team found it tough this season because of stiff competition. Winning the Panther Invitational made them the first team at Flagler to win a competition in the NCAA provisional stage.

With some challenging courses, the women have maintained confidence with the support of Coach Betsey Larey.

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Sports March 19, 2008

Baseball team turns season around after losing streak

By Lindsey Williams | gargoyle@flagler.edu

At one point this season, Flagler’s baseball team had been 3-10. But after a strong turnaround, the Saints have since posted a 10-1 record for the past 11 games.

“We’re better than how our record projected in the beginning,” second basemen Steve Simmons said. “We played defending national champions, and the runner-up. Five of the losses in beginning of the season were to those teams.”

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Sports March 19, 2008

‘Sports Wrap Up’ hits airwaves on WFCF

From Staff “The Sports Wrap Up” is a new local sports show on WFCF Flagler College radio, 88.5 FM. The show features current Flagler communication students and is aired twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday mornings at 9 a.m. The show is more than…

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Sports March 19, 2008

Fifth annual Beach Blast: March 30

Sport Management Department expects about 1,000 attendees

By Ryan Day | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Senior Sean Gormley believes the student-run “Beach Blast” event is a good enough reason for students to stay in St. Augustine for this year’s spring break.

“If you’re going to be here over spring break, it’s going to be a good way to spend the weekend,” said Gormley, a sports management major helping to coordinate the Beach Blast event. “There will be bands, surf competitions, food. It’ll just be a good way for students to relax over the break.”

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Sports March 19, 2008

Women’s tennis team led by dynamic sophomores

By Brian Vigna | bvigna@flagler.edu

Flagler College’s women’s tennis team began the season with four consecutive losses, which concerns any coach or fan.

But what the coach knew than most fans didn’t is how tough the competition has been in the early part of the season.

After the tumultuous start to the season, the women’s team regained some confidence by defeating Eckerd College and Florida Tech in back-to-back road matches.