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Three seats are open in August’s Alachua County School Board election. Five candidates are on the ballot, including two incumbents.
With only about an hour and 40 minutes between matches, the Gators were set to wrap up the doubleheader weekend against the North Carolina A&T Aggies.
The NCAA transfer portal is about to open again, and for Florida women’s basketball, it comes at a pivotal time.
With the 2025-26 season at an end, Florida men’s basketball faces an offseason filled with uncertainty over who will return.
Florida is 32-0 all-time in the Big 12 conference and has shown no signs of breaking that streak.
When my pediatrician offered me the HPV vaccine in middle school, I remember being annoyed at my mom. In my mind, that just meant two extra shots and arm soreness for a couple of days.
For a decent portion of the Clemson Invitational, the No. 4 Gators were in the driver's seat. It looked like they would win their fifth out of nine tournaments to conclude the regular season.
In Division I softball, pitching depth is essential, unless you’re Florida ace Keagan Rothrock and can do it all yourself, or so we thought.
UF sophomore infielders Brendan Lawson and Ethan Surowiec continued to shine for Florida Sunday afternoon. The two sluggers homered once each and combined for seven hits to lead the offense.But No. 4 Arkansas continued to fight back and found itself down just one run in the ninth inning with a runner on third base. The pressure was on Gators junior pitcher Luke McNeillie, as one run could tie the game and one home run would seal a win for the Razorbacks.McNeillie, who had his own struggles as he surrendered two home runs earlier in the match, bounced back to ice Arkansas with a final strikeout to leave the runner stranded. Florida (23-6, 6-3 SEC) edged out the Razorbacks (19-10, 4-5 SEC) 7-6 in Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as the Gators secured the weekend sweep and capped off a 4-0 week against ranked opponents.Once again, Florida got on the board first in the opening frame. With two outs, Surowiec singled to center field and stole second off a wild pitch. Senior catcher/designated hitter Karson Bowen was then hit by pitch to put two runners on base.To follow up, senior outfielder Blake Cyr picked up right where he left off from yesterday, scoring Surowiec with an RBI single to left field to make it a quick one-run lead for UF. But the Razorbacks were quick to respond. Freshman catcher Carter Rutenbar started it off with a single to left center and advanced to second off a wild pitch from UF junior pitcher Russell Sandefer.Then, senior outfielder Zack Stewart scored Rutenbar with a single to left field as Arkansas notched the game at 1-1 after the first inning.The Gators regained the lead in the third with two runs. Lawson led off with a single up the middle, and Surowiec followed up with a left-field double to put Lawson at third.Cyr’s hot start continued, as he drove home Lawson and Surowiec with a base hit to left field to make it a two-run lead for Florida.Meanwhile, Sandefer continued to deal after a shaky first inning, retiring six straight Razorbacks with three strikeouts in the second and third frames. However, the Razorbacks pulled within one in the fourth. Junior outfielder Kuhio Aloy singled to left field and was scored by a right-field double from junior infielder Reese Robinett to make it a 3-2 differential. Lawson and Surowiec refused to let up. To begin the fifth inning, the two hit back-to-back long balls to extend Florida’s lead to three runs. With the long ball, Lawson secured a career-high 11 home runs on the season as his second-year leap continues.The Gators earned two-straight singles from junior infielder Cade Kurland and senior catcher Cole Stanford. Senior outfielder Asthon Wilson proceeded to score Kurland with an RBI single to left field to make it a 6-2 ballgame.Sandefer saw trouble in the sixth, as two straight base hits put runners on the corners for Arkansas. Aloy grounded out into a double-play but still plated a Razorback to cut Florida’s lead to three runs. Sandefer was then relieved for senior Ernesto Lugo-Canchola after finishing with six strikeouts and zero walks. Despite surrendering a double to his first batter, Lugo-Canchola closed the inning with a groundout to strand a Razorback. Arkansas junior reliever Ethan McElvian proceeded to walk the bases loaded in the seventh, giving Florida an ample chance to extend its lead once again. But freshman infielder Kolt Myers struck out looking, and Jones grounded out to leave the bags juiced. Lugo-Canchola was relieved in the seventh after surrendering a walk with two outs, as McNeillie took the hill for the Gators. McNeillie’s first batter, junior catcher Ryder Helfrick, proceeded to barrel one to right-center field for a two-run bomb to cut Florida’s lead to one run. The Gators responded with a run in the top of the eighth. Lawson and Bowen both earned base hits to put runners on first and second, and Kurland finished it off with an RBI single to left field, scoring Lawson to make it a 7-5 advantage for Florida.The Razorbacks brought it back to a one-run game as Aloy hammered a solo-bomb to left-center field in the bottom of the eighth. McNeillie went the rest of the way, logging the final three strikeouts to secure the weekend sweep. He finished surrendering two hits, but logged the final three outs of the ballgame. Florida is back in action Tuesday at Condron Family Ballpark against Jacksonville University. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.Contact Adrian Carmona at acarmona@alligator.org. Follow him on Twitter @abcarmona04.
After a week-long rest between matches, the Gators came out swinging. Florida looked to close out its last home-game stretch strong, with the fans at its back.
The 2026 chapter of Florida men’s swim and dive came to a close Saturday, but not without a surplus of historic accolades to be accounted for and its best finish since 1985.
About 2,000 people gathered at Gainesville’s Cora P. Roberson Park on Saturday to protest the Trump administration. The protest was part of “No Kings” demonstrations planned across the country — the third since the series began June 14, 2025, and the first of this year.
After managing just three hits in 25 at-bats on Friday, Florida’s offense needed a spark and it found one early. The Gators turned to the long ball, jumpstarting their bats in a big way.
Despite battling 40 mph wind gusts and a top-50 team in the country, the Gators stepped into Saturday's home match confident they would secure a victory. After a slow start in doubles, Florida made up for it in singles against Mississippi State.
When Bob Tancig thinks about climate change in Gainesville, he thinks about azaleas. The small pink flowers traditionally bloom from February to April, when temperatures start to increase after chilly North Florida winters. But Tancig has started spotting them as early as December.
From Flava D, a UK-based garage and grime bass DJ, to Dirty Heads, a reggae rock group from Huntington Beach, California, the 2026 Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival drew musicians from all over the country and the world.
Florida’s bullpen had its work cut out for it Saturday afternoon, as UF sophomore pitcher Aidan King found himself in trouble against the bats of No. 4 Arkansas.
Skye Blakely’s 2026 season demonstrates an upward trajectory, highlighted by late-season consistency and elite-level scoring.
No. 7 Gators lacrosse (7-2) had a slow start to their season, starting off with a loss to No. 17 Michigan. Over time, however, Florida shook the rust off and focused on its team dynamic. Now the team is on a four-game winning streak as it enters its first conference game of the season. The Gators only losses thus far have been to Michigan and No. 10 Navy. Florida has struggled in two main areas all season: ground balls and draw controls. Although the team has shown improvement in draw controls from the beginning of the year, at times its ability still does not measure up. Most recently, in the match-up against Dartmouth on Saturday, the Big Green beat the Gators in both areas, taking 15 to Florida’s 10 draw controls and having a 14-10 advantage in ground balls. Ultimately, Florida clinched the win 13-10, but in such a tight game, those extra possessions could have led to a more comfortable win. Entering Big 12 play, the road may get tougher for the Gators. Florida is ranked fourth in the conference, leading in goals per game (16.89) and second in saves per game (9.22).In ground balls and draw controls, however, it trails Arizona State. The Gators are sixth in ground balls, averaging 13.67 per game, and second in draw controls, averaging 15 per game. Meanwhile, the Sun Devils average 17.64 per game.Florida is also fourth in women-up goals per game, an area in which Arizona State leads. UF also slightly trails the Sun Devils in points per game. It averages 22.55 while Florida averages 22.11.Florida comes off a historic season, clinching the Big 12 regular-season title and grabbing the Big 12 Tournament title after topping Arizona State. The team also made it to the NCAA Final-Four for the third time in Gator history. Following their successful season, the Gators were left with few veterans. On a roster with 39 athletes, there are only seven seniors and three graduate students. Just four of which are regular game starters. Earlier in the season, the team struggled to see the offense click, but as it’s progressed, the Gators have learned to rely on their young star attackers. Sophomore Clark Hamilton has scored 33 goals, with seven assists in only the first nine games of the season. Last year, Hamilton tallied 55 goals and 15 assists over 23 games played. She’s en route to surpassing her freshman year record. Also a big contributor to Florida has been redshirt freshman Frannie Hahn, who has tallied 17 goals and 14 assists already this season.Defensively, however, the Gators have relied on their veterans. Senior Theresa Bragg and junior Ashley Dyer have been fundamental parts of this team's success through their communicative leadership on the field.Bragg has caused seven turnovers this season and recovered seven ground balls. Meanwhile, Dyer has caused eight turnovers and recovered nine ground balls.Both Bragg and Dyer are team captains this year, along with junior midfielder Gabbi Koury and senior midfielder Kaitlyn Davies.The Gators are headed to the Sun Devil Lacrosse Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, where they will compete in their first conference game of the season Saturday at 1 p.m. Contact Coral Uzgiden at cuzgiden@alligator.org. Follow her on X @coraluzgiden.
Behind distance wins and a banner day for Gator throwers, Florida delivered on a successful two day stretch in Tallahassee and Raleigh.
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