After two injuries, O’Connor working to get back onto the field this fall
By Brendan Murphy | gargoyle@flagler.edu
After two injury-prone seasons, Flagler junior Austin O’Connor is looking to bounce back next fall with the men’s soccer team.
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The rise to glory: women’s basketball team sets sights on record season
By Matthew Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The final minutes couldn’t go any slower for the Flagler women’s basketball team, but when the clock hit zero, they knew Feb. 20 will be a day to remember.
After winning only two games (four overall) last season, the women’s basketball team clinched a Peach Belt Conference playoff berth for the first time ever. The team is having a turnaround season, owning a conference record of 10-8 (13-11 overall). With two games left, they have the opportunity to have a winning season for the first time in five years, according to Head Coach Lang-Montgomery.
Three former Saints look back on their first year as pros
By Spencer Kaylor | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Since 1985, Flagler College has had 16 players drafted by major league teams.
In the 2012 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, three former Saints — Garrett Bush, Jonathon Arnold, and John Sgromolo — were drafted by the Angels, Brewers, and Dodgers respectively.
Arnold, a right-handed pitcher, was drafted in the 30th round by the Milwaukee Brewers. He pitched a combined 15 games (33 innings) between the Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League, and the Brewers in the Arizona League.
Flagler Lacrosse team’s first win in the books
By Matthew Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College lacrosse team won its first game Saturday after beating Stetson University 10-6.
This marks its first win ever since joining as an official club in March of 2012.
Juicing craze hits St. Augustine
By Allison Dickey | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Raw fruits and vegetables like kale, beets and spinach are not the typical foods associated with a college diet like a large cheese pizza and a double shot of espresso but juicing has recently become extremely popular around the nation – and in St. Augustine too.
Men’s basketball tops 2012 win total with win over UNC Pembroke
By Jaycob Ammerman| gargoyle@flagler.edu
Matt Clark scored 15 points in Flagler College’s 83-75 win against the University of North Carolina at Pembroke Braves in a Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Flagler Gymnasium.
The Flagler College Men’s basketball team only won a total of nine games last season.
Freshman golfer overcomes adversity to win first tournament
By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
In the fall of 2007, freshman Flagler College men’s golf player Spencer Schindler’s mother severely injured her leg while working on a fairway mower at a golf course in Savannah, Ga.
Thinking pink: Women’s basketball helps raise breast cancer awareness
By Matthew Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Pink is here to stay! Flagler College women’s basketball gives a helping hand in raising breast cancer awareness by hosting the Think Pink Event.
The Think Pink Event was created to raise awareness for breast cancer and to receive donations for those who are diagnosed with the disease. This year, all the money raised will be given to Unity Outreach Inc., a local organization in St. Augustine, Fla., that helps families through the process of a breast cancer diagnosis.
New studies give heads up to female soccer players
By Teaira Marque | gargoyle@flagler.edu
When playing soccer, heading was just another technique to Marisa Strawn. She had never considered that there could be consequences until she suffered her first real concussion during a game her sophomore year.
Flagler gets ready to celebrate 125 Years of the Hotel Ponce de Leon
By Katherine Lutz | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Jan. 12, 2013 will mark the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Hotel Ponce de Leon, which is today the centerpiece of Flagler College. The Ponce today houses women’s dorms, the college dining hall and administrative offices. It is also a National Historic Landmark.