Sports

By Devon Jeffreys

On Friday, Feb. 2, the Flagler Saints basketball program will give the ultimate honor to the ultimate player when they retire the jersey of Flagler legend John Randolph.

By Emily DeLoach

This year’s golf team has a lot to live up to, after last year’s regional win and 13th place finish at nationals.

But after the move from NAIA to NCAA, teams will be on a probationary period that could last two to three years and will not have conference affiliation, meaning they will not be ranked or eligible for nationals.

By Summer Bozeman

With its first match closing in, the Flagler women’s tennis team is training hard for what may turn out to be a difficult season with a tough schedule.

By Devon Jeffreys

The season hasn’t opened the way coach Bo Clark and the Flagler men’s basketball team would have hoped.

The Saints opened the season on Nov. 16 against Northwood University. The game was only the second in the history of Northwood basketball, but this wasn’t a normal first year squad.

Under the direction of NCAA great Rollie Massimino, the Northwood Seahawks had several players on their team that, according to Clark, were NCAA Div. I-type players.

New coach helps ‘The Blaze’ qualify for nationally televised competition

By Melissa Bear

The Flagler College dance team has undergone many positive changes this year with the addition of new Coach Nadia Ramoutar and now they’re headed to a national competition.

From Staff

While their 2006 seasons aren’t nearly complete, the Flagler women’s basketball team and baseball team have already begun building for a strong 2007 campaign.

Abbey-Nowatzki looks to build women’s hoops program throughout season

By Nikki Leonardo

It has been a rough start to a challenging season for the Flagler Saints women’s basketball team.

The ladies were defeated on Nov. 2, in an exhibition game against the Jacksonville University Dolphins, 76-47. On Nov. 8, the Saints faced another tough exhibition match-up against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, refusing to go down without a fight, but losing 64-56.

NCAA regulations drive Flagler’s commitment to drug-free athletic teams

By Michael O’Donnell

As Flagler College continues to make its transition from the National Athletic Intercollegiate Association to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the athletes at Flagler College are subject to something they are not accustomed to — drug testing, which was done very little, if at all, in the NAIA.

Wanted: Assistant Sports Editor

By Devon Jeffreys

Next semester will be my fourth as Gargoyle Sports Editor and for the third time, I’ll be looking for an assistant.

For the last year, my assistant has been Melissa Bear, of Flagler volleyball fame. But Melissa is graduating and that leaves the spot underneath my name on page three empty. Melissa has been a great assistant and I wish her well as she moves on with her life after The Gargoyle. A L.A.G. period, if you will.

By Megan Kramer

While Flagler College’s move to the NCAA is official, where it will fall in Div. II remains unknown. While Flagler has explored the Sunshine State Conference, a final decision is in a holding pattern.