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ESTERO — The Florida Gulf Coast University softball team split its senior day doubleheader Saturday, shutting out Belmont 6-0 in the opener but dropping the nightcap 7-4. The doubleheader split loss drops FGCU (28-22, 11-3 Atlantic Sun) one game behind Jacksonville in the A-Sun standings with six games remaining. The Eagles and Dolphins play a doubleheader in Jacksonville […]
April 5, 2011
ESTERO — Zero—a number the Florida Gulf Coast University baseball team doesn’t like to see in the win column. In six contests, the University of Miami Hurricanes have topped the Eagles all six times. On Wednesday night, FGCU (14-15) will play Miami (15-11) at Hammond Stadium in the annual Battle of the Birds. First pitch […]
April 1, 2011
ESTERO — Since Andy Enfield took the Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball head coaching position Wednesday afternoon, he has been answering phone calls, text messages, voice mails and emails. How many? Five hundred and seventy-five, to be exact. Several of the messages are congratulations for the new head coach and former Florida State assistant. […]
March 27, 2011
ESTERO — Florida Gulf Coast University split its doubleheader with the USC Upstate on Saturday, winning the first game 12-2 in eight innings and losing the second, 12-8. FGCU moved to 13-12 overall and 7-5 in Atlantic Sun Conference play. With two outs in the first inning, senior Zach Maxfield’s fifth home run of the season gave […]
March 21, 2011
ESTERO — Tears fell from Florida Gulf Coast University senior Shannon Murphy’s swollen eyes as she hugged teammate Courtney Chihil after the Eagles lost to Florida, 74-69, on Monday night at a packed Alico Arena. The loss was Murphy’s final game in an FGCU uniform. In her final game, Murphy went 3-for-9 from the field, 3-for-7 from […]
March 19, 2011
ESTERO — Florida Gulf Coast University finished a three-game sweep of the Campbell Camels on Saturday in a doubleheader at Swanson Stadium. The Eagles (11-9, 6-3 Atlantic Sun) topped the Camels (8-12, 1-8) in Game 1, 10-5, then won the nightcap, 10-2. Before Friday night’s 6-0 win, the Eagles scored five or more runs in four of […]
March 18, 2011
ESTERO — A season-best crowd of Florida Gulf Coast University basketball fans were on hand at Alico Arena on Friday night for FGCU’s first round WNIT win over the Drexel Dragons. A crowd of 3,002 poured into Alico Arena for the Eagles’ 73-67 victory, which extended the school’s home winning streak to 42 games. The previous high […]
March 15, 2011
NAPLES — To Trevor Moore, the 49er isn’t Joe Montana or Jerry Rice, it’s his 16-foot racing sailboat. The 26-year-old Naples sailor, who is campaigning for the 2012 London Olympics, spoke to an intimate group of 15 Tuesday evening at the Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club to tell his story. Moore and his racing partner, Erik […]
March 3, 2011
ESTERO — The Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles brought down the Big Ten Conference’s Michigan Wolverines in Wednesday night baseball, 6-4. Eagles freshman Harrison Cooney earned his first career win in front of 851 at Swanson Stadium. Junior right-hander Jacob Barnes pitched three solid innings retiring six of the first seven batters to start the game for […]
February 20, 2011
NAPLES — Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire showed they planned to do more than train in Southwest Florida during their two-week stay. Sunday, the Fire hosted a youth clinic at North Collier Regional Park, then spent time signing autographs at The Pub at Mercato. The Fire staff and players worked with approximately 100 boys and girls […]
Katie Donnellan 
April 16, 2011
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