Sports

Heartbreak and sport: Why do we keep coming back?

By Nicholas Leo  Winning 24-14 at halftime of the Super Bowl, I start another Eagles chant and down the rest of my beer. I’m surrounded by a sea of green at South-A-Philly in downtown St. Augustine, chest-bumping the owner and halfway through a cheesesteak. Two…


Eagles Flock South, Force Bucs to Walk Plank

By Nicholas Leo TAMPA, Fla — Four hours before Monday Night Football kicked off, Philadelphia Eagles fans stormed into steaming hot parking lots from across the country to do what they so often do: Make an opponents stadium look like South Broad Street. The flood…



Competition to save lives

By Kam Davis After a hard season of keeping the beaches of St. Johns County safe, the St. Augustine Lifesaving Association decided to hold its first-ever rescue board surf competition. Being one of the more densely populated tourist areas in Florida, St. Augustine gets its…


Spike of Resilience

By Nadia Fung Jordan Berglin and Audrey Simmons, whose paths converged on a Flagler volleyball court, discovered a deeper connection—one born from a shared journey of watching their mothers bravely battle breast cancer. Their stories, though distinct, are bound together by a resounding theme of…


Kayla Debrow: The Story Behind The Game

By Nicholas Leo Growing up in a family full of basketball coaches and players, it doesn’t sound too far-fetched for Kayla Debrow to pursue her own career in the sport. The only difference is she’ll have to do it without the ability to hear. Video…


Athletes struggle with pressures and mental health

By Sydney Preston For student athlete Colin Dwyer, a typical day is waking up, going to school from 9-3, having a grueling practice after classes, a mandatory weight training and then getting back to his house exhausted at 8 p.m. to do homework. But Dwyer…


Hrda making a name for herself with Flagler tennis

By Hannah Duffey For Luisa Hrda, coming to the United States gave her an opportunity to showcase her talents in a way that was not possible in her home country. In Germany, only 1.52 million people play tennis, compared to soccer where more than 6…


Finding Flagler: A Journey Deeper Than Basketball

By Nicholas Leo After getting kicked off his first college team and taking a two year break from basketball, Chase Fiddler received a phone call giving him one more shot on the court. Fiddler played with Kip Owens in his time at the University of…