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‘Unsung heroes’ keep Gainesville golf courses on par
By Zac Blobner on December 30th, 2012 | Last updated: December 17, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Tree trimming, bunker raking and pin placement are part of Ian Ring’s daily routine that keeps Gainesville’s Mark Bostic Golf Course in prime shape.
2012 University of Florida volleyball team concludes successful season
By Corey Brooks on December 22nd, 2012 | Last updated: December 22, 2012 at 6:45 pm
The Gator volleyball team just wrapped up their season by making it to NCAA regionals.
Speaking candidly, Olympian Tim Montgomery looks back on successful, troubled past
By Dana Lewin on December 18th, 2012 | Last updated: December 18, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Montgomery sat down with WUFT-FM’s Dana Lewin in our studio to tell his story about making one wrong decision that changed his life forever.
City golf course hoping to find new management
By Corey Brooks on December 18th, 2012 | Last updated: December 17, 2012 at 2:09 pm
The Ironwood Golf Course, owned and operated by the city of Gainesville, is hoping to find a new maintenance team for the course to run and improve the state of the course.
Two North Central Florida football teams head to 2012 state championships
By Nick Swain and Zac Blobner on December 14th, 2012 | Last updated: December 14, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Both the Gainesville and Trenton high school football teams made it to state championship games this fall. We profile both.
Rowdy Reptiles help push Florida’s athletic teams to success
By Zac Blobner on December 13th, 2012 | Last updated: December 17, 2012 at 2:10 pm
The University of Florida’s Rowdy Reptiles have made the O’Connell Center one of the hardest places to play in college basketball.
Board approves $10 million for O’Dome renovations
By Monica Marin-Diaz on December 6th, 2012 | Last updated: December 7, 2012 at 4:30 pm
The University of Florida’s Board of Trustees approved to add $10 million from the university in order to finance renovations to the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
Gator football season gets sweeter with Sugar Bowl spot
By Emily Miller and Mina Radman on December 3rd, 2012 | Last updated: December 3, 2012 at 5:30 pm
New Orleans has become a top New Year’s destination for Gator football fans, as the Gators will take on the Louisville Cardinals in the Superdome on Jan. 2. Tickets to the game can be ordered through the Gator Ticket Office until Dec. 8 at 11:59 p.m.
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Retired Gainesville doctor competes in table tennis
By Belinda Post on November 20th, 2012 | Last updated: November 26, 2012 at 4:18 pm
Dressed in his red and blue Pan-American Game shirt, Orange Park’s Stuart Caplin looked a little different that the other players at the University of Florida’s Gator Invitational table tennis tournament.
Amid calls for cheerleading safety, an examination of the activity as sport
By Kaitlyn McGrath on November 20th, 2012 | Last updated: November 26, 2012 at 4:28 pm
As UF set new standards for its cheerleaders, limiting acrobatics, this week, the National Collegiate Athletic Association continues to leave cheerleading off its official list of sports.
