Stories

As the season winds down, Clark credits young players with success

By Ryan Day | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Men’s basketball Head Coach Bo Clark has led the Saints to 14 wins in their last 16 games, citing team balance and freshmen playing like seniors for their success.

“We’re playing with a lot of confidence,” Clark said. “As young as we are, we’re playing our games with a lot of confidence.”

After a disappointing 85-72 loss to in-state rivals Embry-Riddle on Dec. 5 and a 3-3 start, any confidence the Saints had was shaky at best. But Clark said their 17-5 record, the Saints’ best since 2003, can be attributed to the overachievement of freshmen guards D.J. Ferguson and John Pietkiewicz.

With pitchers ailing, weight falls on shoulders of Saints’ potent bats

By Devon Jeffreys | djeffreys@flagler.edu

Coming off a 25-27 record in 2007, the Flagler Saints baseball team is primed to improve on a season they believe was not near good enough.

“We were pretty disappointed with last year’s season, a sub-.500 season,” junior pitcher Austin Donmoyer said. “We realize coming into this season that the competition is just going to get harder and harder.”

The Saints are off to a 3-6 start to the 2008 season and have relied heavily on their offense. Leading that offense has been senior first baseman Kenny Ray.

His .359 average is second on the team, and his seven runs scored and seven runs batted in are team highs. Ray is also 4-5 in stolen base attempts.

By Brandon Volbrecht | gargoyle@flagler.edu

St. George: a street, a saint, but do you know what he looks like? But often mistaken for a horse, he is actually a lion.

The newly adapted name for Flagler’s mascot fuels the debate for representation of the saint nickname.
John Jordan, Sports Information director said, “Where the Saints came from; I have never been able to decipher where that ever came from.”

The nickname is commonly confused with the lion that appears on the Flagler College crest.
Why then, are we not the Flagler Lions?

Improved performance by the Saints has helped them close in on .500

By Devon Jeffreys | djeffreys@flagler.edu

When the Flagler Saints Women’s Basketball team entered the winter break with a record of 2-11, it seemed like a nightmare season was imminent.

But riding a current seven-game win streak to improve their record to 11-14, the Saints have been able to salvage the season and get back on track.

“We’re finally on the right track this second semester,” senior point guard Melanie Aguila said. “We played a really hard schedule the first semester so we’re actually now playing as a team and getting our confidence back.”

Saints Coach Sherri Abbey-Nowatzki said the tough schedule put the team on their back, but she’s proud they’ve been able to rebound.

By Kristin Egan | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Transfer student Tony Kirkland continues to prove doubters wrong as baseball’s victorious underdog.
The 5-foot, 9-inch pitcher transferred to Flagler College last fall to play baseball for the Saints.

“The whole reason I even came to this school was to pitch,” Kirkland said.

As a last minute walk-on, Coach Dave Barnett told Kirkland that he would not get a lot of playing time. Kirkland knew all he needed was a chance to prove he could play like he has done in the past.