By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Every game is a blessing for senior John Pietkiewicz of the Flagler men’s basketball team.
Even though the Saints have been struggling on the court, Pietkiewicz has been excelling. He was chosen to be the Peach Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 6.
By Zach Gray | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College women’s tennis team enters the 2011 season with high hopes for improving upon last year’s 14-8 record.
The Saints’ impressive 2010 campaign came to an end at the hands of conference rival Francis Marion in the second round of the Division II Southeast Regional Tournament. Despite the loss, the team is ranked No. 16 in the 2011 Campbell’s/ITA Division II Preseason poll and expects even bigger accomplishments this year.
By Donna Styron| gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College women’s basketball team has two players who are complete opposites in stature but alike in their love for the game.
Sophomore Rachel Brown stands above the rest at 6 feet 7 inches, while freshman Ebonee Bell doesn’t let her size of 5 feet 2 inches bring her down. The two girls said they hardly notice their height differences compared to their opponents.
By Anthony Norwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu
When Chris Ryan didn’t make the basketball team after his sophomore year of high school, he didn’t want to give up on his dreams.
“I knew that I would never be able to make it to the NBA,” Ryan said. “That’s when I decided I wanted to coach.” Now he’s doing just that.
By Nora Breedlove | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The only two girls on the Flagler College surf team, Katie Brady and Sara Lear continue to stand strong.
Brady, a freshman from Montauk, N.Y., and Lear, a sophomore from Ponte Vedra, Fla. are short boarders for the surf team at Flagler.
By Brittany Swan | gargoyle@flagler.edu Junior John Sgromolo helped Flagler Saints baseball hand Florida Tech a big “L” for their season opener this year, as the team rallied back Feb. 4 to defeat the Panthers 3-2. The baseball team’s win accompanies a 3-0 victory in…
By Mari Pothier | mpothier@flagler.edu
Photographs by Phillip C. Sunkel IV
Jud Damon, director of athletics at Flagler College, said the college’s purchase of five acres off Old Moultrie Road will not only benefit athletes but the whole student body.
According to the St. Augustine Record, Flagler College President William Abare, Jr. said that the college recently paid $1.5 million for the land that will be used to enhance the Flagler Athletics Field Complex.
By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
After having their first winning season in team history last year, the Flagler College softball team is determined to keep improving.
Last season, the team finished with a record of 28-24, resulting in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Peach Belt Conference. This season Flagler is picked to finish fifth in the Peach Belt Conference, but head coach Kristen Overton has better expectations for her team.
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
After being picked to finish sixth in the Peach Belt Conference, head Coach David Barnett of the men’s baseball team was flattered but knows it’s the results at the end of the season that really count.
Last season, Barnett said the Saints were chosen to finish 10th in the Peach Belt and ended up rounding out the season in sixth place. They finished 29-23 overall and 14-10 against Peach Belt teams.
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Head coach Erika Lang-Montgomery of the women’s basketball team said the team is striving to make the Peach Belt conference tournament through every game.
The Saints have gone 2-2 in their last four games beating Augusta State and Palm Beach Atlantic. Their overall record is 4-9 and have gone 1-4 against Peach Belt conference teams.