ORIGINAL STORY BY GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM COLUMBIA, S.C. - The first Southeastern Conference weekly awards were released for volleyball Monday (8/29/16) afternoon, and outside hitter Mikayla Shields was recognized as the Freshman of the Week after earning MVP honors at the College of Charleston Invitational. Shields is the first Gamecock to earn SEC weekly honors since Aubrey … [Read more...]
Get to Know Pat Lee – Lake Nona Lions’ Defensive Back Coach
Lake Nona High School Lions welcomes Pat Lee as the new defensive back coach. Growing up in Miami, Pat Lee was always involved in and surrounded by sports. His mother was an Olympic track athlete; in high school, Pat ran track and played basketball and football. Although Pat qualified to run track for the Olympics, his focus at the time was on football. After receiving … [Read more...]
Nonahood Resident, Crew Member on a Pacific Cup Sail Boat Currently Racing to Hawaii
Summertime means a many different things to many different people in the Nonahood. For Laureate Park Resident, Jonathan “Jon” Edelman, this summer means participating in a sailboat race for over 2,000 (2,070 nautical miles to be exact) miles from San Francisco, California to Kaneohe, Hawaii on the Island of Oahu. The Pacific Cup, affectionately referred to as … [Read more...]
The Orlando City Foundation, Nonahood Interview With Kay Rawlins
I was fortunate enough to interview one of the founders of Orlando City Soccer Club, Kay Rawlins. Wife of founder and President of Orlando City, Phil Rawlins, Kay is the President of the Orlando City Foundation. Although it is only three years old, the Orlando City Foundation has made great strides in combating their platform of childhood obesity in downtown … [Read more...]
Retired Soldier Continues His Selfless Service In Many Ways, Including Golf
I met Robert “BJ” Jackson the same way many people meet in the 21st century: Facebook. We had multiple friends in common, lived in the same neighborhood, attended the same events and commented on the same posts in our community page, but we never really had a chance to meet face-to-face. So, why not send over a friend request? BJ and I were friends on Facebook for … [Read more...]