AVON PARK — Reaching down inside. That's what the South Florida Community College volleyball team did by coming back to defeat Manatee Community College in five sets on Tuesday night in the Panther gym. The important win improved SFCC to 5-4 in Suncoast Conference play and sets up a win and get in scenario for the postseason playoffs. ...more

October 11, 2007

AVON PARK – Throw out the stat book, and forget the R's, H's and E's. Fourth-year South Florida Community College softball coach Carlos Falla is taking his team to softball school, and so far, most of his girls are earning straight A's. "We're not really looking at stats, because at this point, those numbers can be misleading," Falla said. "So we're basically doing a scorecard for each girl, grading them and seeing who's consistent. They get a grade for each day, and when we're done with the fall, we'll sit down and go through all those sheets." The Panthers were perfect pupils this past weekend, pulling off a sweep of the Sarasota Heat traveling team, 4-2 and 8-1. Freshman outfielder Cassidy Faircloth had two doubles on the afternoon, freshman infielder Megan Randolph added two more hits, and freshman Lora Helton and sophomore Kayla Finney each stole two bases on a windy afternoon at Panther Field to lead SFCC, which now boasts an 8-1 fall record. ...more

October 2, 2007

The schools have not met since 1944, but the University of Miami and Texas A&M have crossed paths on the recruiting trail against each other much more recently. ...more

September 20, 2007