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You decide: Vote for the Gainesville-area HS sports athlete of the week for September 16-30
It's time for everyone's favorite part of the week: The Gainesville Sun Athlete of the Week Poll. Here are the best of the bunch from high school sports events held September 16-30. Due to Hurricane Helene, we made one Athlete of the Week poll for two weeks. ...
Florida volleyball drops in AVCA/TARAFLEX rankings after Week 5
Florida volleyball slipped three spots in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX rankings after splitting a pair of matches in Week 5 of fall competition, dropping from No. 15 to No. 18. The Gators beat the Oklahoma Sooners in five sets (25-21,19-25, 18-25, 25-18, 15-13) on the road Thursday to tally their 34th-consecutive Southeastern Conference opener win. However, on Sunday the Orange and Blue was defeated by the 12th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats inside the O’Connell Center (19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 28-30) to even the week’s tally.
Sophomore C Rueben Chinyelu poised for primary role with Gators – if he can stay out of foul trouble
Defensive improvement was at the forefront of the mind of head coach Todd Golden and his coaching staff as UF sought to piece together the roster in the offseason – it was an area the Gators, coming off of the highest-scoring average in program history, understood needed to be a primary focus.
Florida holds steady in The Athletic's SEC vibe check while on bye
Florida didn’t play in Week 5 of the college football season, so the Gators held steady at No. 14 on The Athletic’s weekly SEC vibe check. “A week off meant watching a certain coach lose unexpectedly, meaning that certain coach might not make the Playoff and thus could be available,” senior writer Seth Emerson wrote. “There is still the matter of the current coach, who faces UCF at home this week, which could be the last time the Gators are favored this season. Probably a good idea to go bank that win.”
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