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B-CU ROUNDUP

Track and field program making great strides BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES The Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats track and field program has quietly put together a decent outdoor season. The program has eight gold medals, 117 top 10 finishes and 29 athletes (12 women and 17 men) qualified for the MEAC Championships. “Right now we are [...]

April 18, 2013No CommentRead More

VOLUSIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS REVIEW

Atlantic’s alumni narrowly defeats faculty in game for coach BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES The Alumni beat the Faculty 87-85 in a charity basketball game at Atlantic High in Port Orange on April 13. The game was a benefit for Coach Herman Perry, Atlantic’s assistant girls basketball coach, who recently suffered a stroke and [...]

April 18, 2013No CommentRead More

VOLUSIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS REVIEW

Atlantic to host alumni game for coach who had stroke BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES The Atlantic High School girls basketball team will hold an alumni game to help longtime assistant coach Herman Perry, who recently suffered a massive stroke. Perry is currently in rehabilitation. The game will be held at Atlantic High in Port [...]

April 11, 2013No CommentRead More

B-CU ROUNDUP

Big week for baseball and softball teams BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES It was a good week on the diamond for the Bethune-Cookman University baseball team. The team went 5-1 from April 2 through April 8. B-CU swept Florida A&M in a three-game series and picked up wins over Miami and Stetson. The only blemish [...]

April 11, 2013No CommentRead More

B-CU ROUNDUP

Wildcats sweep North Carolina team during MEAC play BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES Bethune-Cookman opened Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play with a sweep of North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. B-CU (8-27, 2-0) opened the series by taking a doubleheader from Central (2-27, 0-2) by scores of 11-4 and 9-1 on March 30. Kelsey Rodney [...]

April 4, 2013No CommentRead More

VOLUSIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS REVIEW

Father Lopez’ baseball team having success this season BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES The Father Lopez Catholic High School baseball team is quietly putting together a solid season. The Green Wave is off to a 9-6 start but hasn’t garnered much attention. “I’m excited about where we are. We are doing well but can do [...]

April 4, 2013No CommentRead More

VOLUSIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS REVIEW

Mainland’s lone Black baseball player about helping team BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES Marquise Edwards is a junior at Mainland High School who has a 3.0 grade point average with math as his favorite subject. Edwards also plays first base and pitcher for the Buccaneers baseball team where he is the only Black player. Ironically, [...]

March 28, 2013No CommentRead More

B-CU ROUNDUP

Track and bowling highlight Wildcats sports action BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES The Lady Wildcats’ bowling team went 2-2 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Bowling Championships at AMF Chesapeake Lanes in Chesapeake, Va. Bethune-Cookman (60-65) is currently ranked 20th in the latest National TinPin Coaches Association poll. B-CU entered the MEAC tournament as the sixth [...]

March 28, 2013No CommentRead More

VOLUSIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS REVIEW

Spruce Creek’s star pitcher out for the season BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES Spruce Creek, the defending Class 8A state champions, took a big blow to defending its title with the lost of star pitcher Kyle Marsh for the rest of the season. The junior pitcher broke a kneecap while playing basketball on Monday and [...]

March 21, 2013No CommentRead More

B-CU ROUNDUP

Madness magic runs out for the B-CU Wildcats BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES Bethune-Cookman had its basketball season come to an end with an 81-72 loss to Morgan State University in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) tournament on March 8. The Morgan Bears shot 57 percent from the field and scored 48 [...]

March 21, 2013No CommentRead More