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Argonauts sweep Hawks

This past weekend the No. 21 ranked UWF Argonauts took on the Shorter University Hawks at Jim Spooner Field and sent them home Sunday afternoon with their tails between their legs. The weather was perfect for all three games and the Argos’ performance on the field was even better. GAME ONE For the first game [...]

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Football founders need funds

The Football Founders Club met Wednesday April 17 to discuss fundraising for the University of West Florida’s potential football program. If the club can gather investors and the necessary funds, UWF will be on pace to start new facilities construction by early next year. Beginning with the demolition of the current tennis courts, UWF will [...]

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The men’s golf season in a nutshell

After a full month off from competition, the No. 18 West Florida men’s golf team will kick off postseason play Monday when it heads to the Gulf South Conference Golf Championships in Tunica, Miss. The Argonauts will contend for their 11th all-time GSC Championship and seek their first victory in the tournament since 2010-11. Of [...]

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How to become an athletic trainer

For those looking to merge their interests in athletics and academia into a career, the athletic training program at the University of West Florida might be the way to go. Athletic training majors can find careers working with physician’s groups, private practices and sports teams at any level. Athletic Training Program Director Richard Frazee said [...]

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Danielle Sanders named GSC Player of the Week

University of West Florida softball junior Danielle Sanders has been named Gulf South Conference Player of the Week after helping lead UWF to a two-game sweep over Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday. This is the first time Sanders has been honored with this award. Sanders went 5-for-7 at the plate on Saturday against UAH and was a [...]

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Softball sweeps Alabama-Huntsville

The University of West Florida softball team swept Alabama-Huntsville at home on Saturday in the team’s first home game in nearly four weeks. The Argonauts held on for a 6-5 game-one win before shutting out the Chargers 5-0 in game two. “Alabama-Huntsville is a very good team and they have been winning several games lately [...]

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Argos defeat Christian Brothers, first by a little, then by a lot

The University of West Florida baseball team fought to trounce Gulf South Conference rivals Christian Brothers University in a doubleheader last Saturday. The No. 15 Argonauts (28-10) defeated the Buccaneers at home 4-3 in the first game and by a shutout 11-0 in the second game. The first game moved along with no score until [...]

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Argos show Privateers no quarter

The University of West Florida men’s and women’s tennis teams both defeated The University of New Orleans 8-1 April 12 at UWF. The chants of the UWF fans reverberated across the Ralph “Skeeter” Carson Tennis Complex during the matches. The UWF men’s team won with a final score of 8-1. Richard Hornby and Bruno Savi [...]

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Ice Flyers win President’s Cup

The Pensacola Ice Flyers  defeated the  Huntsville Havoc 2-0 in the Southern Professional Hockey League President’s Cup Finals championship last Sunday, April 14. “Throughout the season, I had no doubt in my mind we would accomplish this,” Ice Flyer defenseman Brad Cooper said in a Pensacola News Journal article. But in the deciding game of [...]

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Scholarship Golf Tournament shows boosters who they’re supporting

The Argonaut Scholarship Golf Tournament at Scenic Hills Country Club was held Friday, April 5. Teams played to help raise money for the University of West Florida scholarships for incoming athletes. “The goal is to raise money for scholarships and pay for students to go to college and get a degree,” Brett Berg, UWF assistant [...]

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