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Celebrating 100 years in Lakeland

Hanson looks back on four years at FSC

Mikaela Queen In August of 2016, Brett Hanson came to Florida Southern College from Manchester, New Hampshire as a 6’2” guard. Hanson began playing basketball at the time he could walk. He said that the game...

Esports joins the Peach Belt Conference

Lee Patterson Florida Southern esports has joined the 2020 Peach Belt Conference for League of Legends.  The Peach Belt Conference, which has been hosting esports events since 2018, has welcomed Florida Southern College as associate members...

Women’s Lacrosse opens 2020 season with a win

Sarah Oulman Florida Southern College women’s lacrosse began the 2020 season with a victory over Young Harris College in a non-conference match on Feb. 14.  The No. 8 Mocs (1-0) maintained a 11-0 lead over the...

Baseball ranked third in preseason poll

Sarah Oulman Florida Southern College baseball has been picked to finish third in the 2020 season in the SSC Preseason Coaches Poll and managed to snag the last remaining first-place vote. Topping off the poll is...

Bevo Francis Award Watch List names two Mocs

Sarah Oulman Florida Southern College men’s basketball players Brett Hanson and Jalyn Hinton have been named to the Top 100 Watch List for the Bevo Francis Award this season.  The prestigious honor is awarded annually to...

Bower leaves Florida Southern athletics after 3 years

Michael Arias Mora For the first time in over three years, there is a change in leadership for the Florida Southern College Department of Athletic Communications. Director of Athletic Communications Ryan Bower has left FSC...

WBB’s Jirah Ards sidelined in 2020 season

Michael Arias Mora Junior Jirah Ards has been sidelined again, following an ankle injury during the 2019 season that caused her to receive a medical redshirt. After playing in only eight games in the 2018-2019 season...

Students help put on PALA Qualifiers at Lake Myrtle Sports Park

Jillian Kurtz Florida Southern students and athletes helped at the 2019 Pan American Lacrosse Association Women’s Lacrosse World Qualifiers that took place Nov. 14-17. Founded in the Fall of 2018, Pan American Lacrosse Association (PALA) is...

Athlete Spotlight: Haley Eckel

Emma Tallon Junior Business major and midfielder on the women’s soccer team, Haley Eckel, proves that she is a leader both on the field and in the classroom. Eckel began her soccer career at four years...

Moccasin Sports Recap | Week of Sept. 23

Men’s soccer saw their second conference tie and first conference win The Mocs were on the road this week for games against Rollins and Nova Southeastern (NSU).  On Wednesday, the team traveled to Winter Park, Fla....

Recent Articles

Mocs earn runner-up in the AVCA Small College Championships bronze bracket

To close the beach volleyball season, the Mocs competed in the AVCA Small College Championships at Hickory Point Beach in Tavares, Florida April 12-14. The team matched-up against six schools throughout the tournament as the No. 10 seed in Pool B. They started third out of four in their pool. 

Mocs swim several top times, earn one national championship

The Mocs competed at the NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships March 12-16 in Geneva, Ohio at SPIRE Institute Aquatics Center to complete the competition season.

Greek life at University of Maryland undergoes hazing conflicts

As a student who attends a school that prides itself on its anti-hazing legislation, it was shocking to hear that organizations my peers from home belong to were getting in trouble for it.

“Witness For the Prosecution” set to premiere at Buckner Theater

The classic play, “Witness For the Prosecution” by Agatha Christie will run on April 5 through April 14 at Buckner Theater. Directed by Paul Bawek, the play will be shown on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday’s matinee at 2:30 p.m. on both weekends. 

Florida Southern alum crowned Miss Lakeland

Megan Price, a 2019 graduate of Florida Southern College, was crowned Miss Lakeland on March 9 at the Polk Theatre in Lakeland, Florida. The LaBelle native, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Multimedia Journalism, now resides in Fort Myers.