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Clingerman finished his career as one… Read More » Tweet Mocs pair nets SSC player of the week honors Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 5:44 by Brady Fredericksen Florida Southern’s Joseph Ammer and John Coultas were named Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Men’s Golfer of the Week, respectively, by the Sunshine State Conference on Monday. Ammer, a sophomore from Germany, scored a goal and added three assists in a 5-4 win over Rollins. Coultas, a junior, shot an 11-under par 205 to finish in a 3-way tie for first place at the NCAA Division II National Preview. Tweet Sun Conference hands out player of the week honors Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 5:44 by Brady Fredericksen There were 10 athletes honored by The Sun Conference as players of the week in their respective sports on Monday. Nine of them were from Southeastern, Webber and Warner. Southeastern tailback Jarrell Reynolds as well as Warner defensive back Ronnie Harris and kicker/punter Geness Kennedy took home the weekly football awards. Reynolds was named offensive player of the week after a 102-yard effort in a win over Edward Waters. Harris, the defensive player of the week, came away with two… Read More » Tweet Keiser becomes fifth Sun Conference school to add football Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 4:27 by Brady Fredericksen LAKELAND — Another Sun Conference school is joining the NAIA football fray. Keiser University, located in West Palm Beach, will add football and begin play in 2018. The announcement was made by the school’s chancellor, Dr. Arthur Keiser, on Tuesday. Keiser now boasts 22 intercollegiate teams, and is the fifth full-time school in the conference to add football. The Seahawks will join Southeastern, Webber, Warner and Ave Maria. Previously known as Northwood University, Keiser acquired Northwood’s West Palm Beach campus… Read More » Tweet Webber-Edward Waters football cancelled, sort of Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 11:15 by Brady Fredericksen Webber International’s game at Edward Waters has been cancelled. The teams were set to play this past weekend in Jacksonville, but the game was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew. There was talk of moving the game to Lake Wales, but the schools were unable to come to an agreement. While the game is cancelled, it still may be played at the end of the season. If Webber or Edward Waters need to play the game due to conference title implications,… Read More » Tweet Hurricane Matthew’s impact on local colleges Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 1:17 by Brady Fredericksen With the impending landfall of Hurricane Matthew, schedules are bound to change. Check back for an updating list. FLORIDA SOUTHERN The Mocs volleyball team will not travel to play at Rollins on Friday and at Embry-Riddle on Saturday. Both of those games have been postponed and will be rescheduled. The men’s and women’s swimming teams will not host Nova Southeastern on Saturday, and that has been postponed until a later date. SOUTHEASTERN The Fire announced on Wednesday that this weekend’s… Read More » Tweet Florida Southern assistant coach Tyler Kelly hired by Linc Darner at UW-Green Bay Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 2:00 by Brady Fredericksen Linc Darner is bringing a Moccasin to Green Bay. The former Florida Southern head men’s basketball coach, now in the same position at University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, hired former Florida Southern guard and assistant coach Tyler Kelly as his Director of Player Development on Wednesday.… Read More » Tweet Tags: SPORTS You need to see Jameis Winston’s halftime speech to FSU Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 3:38 by Brady Fredericksen Bucs quarterback and ‘Noles great Jameis Winston was in attendance as FSU rallied to knock off Ole Miss at Camping World Stadium on Monday. And, if you haven’t seen his halftime speech, you need to see it.… Read More » Tweet Did Bartow’s Chris Perry, a USF transfer, consider Florida Southern? Monday, August 29, 2016 at 9:48 by Brady Fredericksen Former Bartow star Chris Perry will play his final season of college basketball at Lincoln Memorial in Tennessee. Like Florida Southern, the Railsplitters play NCAA Division II basketball. You can read more about how Perry went from dismissed at USF to Lincoln Memorial here, but it was interesting that Perry went to a smaller school. All signs over the past four months have pointed toward the fact that Perry and his camp were looking at bigger schools. Perry even said… Read More » Tweet Tags: SPORTS Florida Southern volleyball picked as co-favorites in SSC Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 3:53 by Brady Fredericksen One week after the Florida Southern volleyball team came in ranked 15th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s preseason poll, the team was chosen by the Sunshine State Conference coaches as the co-favorites to win the conference this season. Florida Southern received 59 points and four first-place votes, tying rival Tampa atop the nine-team poll. The Spartans received one more first-place vote, but both teams finished with 59 points to finish ahead of Saint Leo. 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