Sports



Krav Maga makes its way westward to St. Augustine

By Isobel Haynes | gargoyle@flagler.edu It isn’t an Olympic sport, it doesn’t have a college or professional standing, and you most likely wouldn’t practice it in gym class–unless you went to high school in Israel. Krav Maga one of the best forms of self-defense that’s…


Two old friends reunited as Flagler Basketball teammates

By Jared Talbot | gargoyle@flagler.edu As Flagler College Men’s Basketball gets into its new season, two players have reunited. Damerit Brown joined the Saints as a sophomore and transfer student from Shorter University, and although he is trying to get used to an unfamiliar city…


Historic women’s soccer season comes to a close

By Jared Talbot | gargoyle@flagler.edu After accomplishing multiple feats that no other Flagler College women’s soccer team has ever accomplished, the lady Saints season has ended. The Saints fell to Columbus State University 3-0 in the second round of the NCAA Division II tournament on…


Flagler’s Bobbitt rebounds from devastating injury

By Tiara Campobasso | gargoyle@flagler.edu For many athletes, a torn meniscus can be psychologically debilitating. But for Flagler junior Ben Bobbitt, finding out about the diagnosis pushed him to work harder to get back onto the court with his teammates. Flashback to the beginning of…




Flagler surf team clinches podium spot at East Coast Championships

By Jessica Rowan | gargoyle@flagler.edu The National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA), held the 2017 East Coast Championships this past weekend in New Smyrna Beach Inlet. NSSA is an association that hosts surf contests all over the country catering to surfers of all age divisions. Surfers…


Stress on student-athletes not all about being on the court

By MC Bell | gargoyle@flagler.edu Mental health counselor Kathy Payne says that the stress prevalent in the lives of student-athletes at Flagler College is not just about worry and fear, but often rooted in a lack of time management. “Typically, worry and fear are future focused,”…