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Sports, Top Stories April 13, 2011

Men’s tennis team heading to Peach Belt Conference Tennis Championships

By Michael Potkay | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler’s men’s tennis team ended the season Monday, April 11th with back to back victories against No. 45 Florida Tech and No. 15 Georgia College.

They finished the season ranked No. 12 (Campbell’s/ITA Division II Rankings) with an overall record of 10-6, a conference record of 7-2 and is seeded No. 3 in the Peach Belt Conference Men’s Tennis Championships. The tournament begins on Friday, April 15th in Augusta, Ga. Their first match will be at 5 p.m. against Georgia College.

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News April 12, 2011

Local Musicians Play Suwannee Springfest 2011

Story by Ryan Buffa
Photographs by Phillip C. Sunkel IV

St. Augustine musician Amy Hendrickson went from coffee shop musician to front-woman of her own band.

Hendrickson’s band, Amy Hendrickson and the Prime Directive, played for the first time at the Suwannee Springfest in Live Oak, Fla. “I think festivals feel like home,” Hendrickson said. “I’m grateful to even be playing music, but this is the icing on the cake.”

The band consists of Stephen Pigman on bass, vocals and guitar, Steve Hawkes on drums, Corey Peterson on the saxophone, Jim Johnston on lead guitar, and Hendrickson on guitar and vocals. “I love that the boys let me be me and let me be shiny,” Hendrickson said. “These are my boys, they know me and we are bonded for life.”

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Arts & Entertainment April 11, 2011

Alligator Farm reptile charmers accept risky job

By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
Photos and captions by Angela Daidone

For Jim Darlington, assistant curator of reptiles at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, facing danger on a daily basis is just part of the job.

“When you know what you’re doing, you can put yourself in danger,” Darlington, who has worked at the zoological park for 17 years, said. “When I’m in [the alligator lagoon] working with the animals, I always have to be on my toes.”

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Sports April 11, 2011

Flag football: serious business at Flagler College

By Anthony Norwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu

At Flagler College, one of the biggest complaints is the lack of a football team. Students have found a way to cope with this though by turning to intramural football.

Jeff Greene, a student who participates in flag football, said it is the most popular intramural sport at Flagler College and is also the intramural game taken the most seriously.

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Sports April 11, 2011

Harry Snoxell: tennis profile

By Michael Potkay | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Harry Snoxell has been playing tennis at Flagler College for four years.

Born in Dorset, United Kingdom, Snoxell learned to play tennis at the age of 5 when his father built a tennis court in his backyard for his older brother. Soon Snoxell began to compete in several tournaments in Gloucester, U.K.

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Sports April 11, 2011

A local high school football standout’s journey

By Zach Gray | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Former Nease High School football standout Matt Roth understands the relentless work ethic that is required to become a top player.

For the past two seasons, the 18-year-old Ponte Vedra Beach native has been the fixture of Nease’s defense and an absolute terror for opposing quarterbacks. Roth’s accomplishments for his senior season include 65 tackles, a team leading 10 sacks, three fumble recoveries, and most importantly, a full scholarship to continue his career at Virginia Tech University. He was also named to the all-county team for the 2010 season and was ranked in the Gainesville Sun’s Top 50 players in Florida that same year. Despite such impressive achievements, Roth is the first to acknowledge that the journey into the limelight has been anything but a walk in the park.

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Sports April 11, 2011

Sports journalist and tennis player: a full time job

By Donna Styron | gargoyle@flagler.edu

For the Flagler College men’s tennis team, there is one player who has more than playing on the court on his agenda.

As a communication major and a men’s tennis player, junior Adam Hunt has been busy during his first year at Flagler. Hunt is native of Woking, England, a small town in South East London. He came to the United States to play tennis for Mercer University in 2008 but transferred to Flagler’s tennis program this past fall.

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Arts & Entertainment April 11, 2011

A&E briefs for April

Photography Club joins Art Walk

By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Movie Review: “The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D”

By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Movie Review: “Hanna”

By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.edu

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Sports April 11, 2011

Women’s tennis player succeeds due to hard work

By Zach Gray | gargoyle@flagler.edu

It’s certainly not by happenstance that junior Jennifer Saviano shines on the tennis court. Her 9-5 singles record and 7-2 doubles record for the 2011 season is the product of a relentless work ethic that started a long time ago.

A native of Davie, Fla, Saviano picked up her first raquet at only 5-years-old and started playing competitively at 10. Her father, who played professional tennis for nine years, owns Saviano High Performance Tennis Academy, a premiere facility that is notorious for producing collegiate and professional-caliber players. Saviano is one of those players, and her dad has undoubtedly been a major influence on her career.