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Friday, December 19, 2025

Celebrating 100 years in Lakeland

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Mocs eye return to big dance

Fresh off a Sunshine State Conference Tournament Championship, the Florida Southern College men’s basketball team enters the 2012-2013 season with high expectations. The league’s coaches picked the Mocs to finish second in the SSC, behind...
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National title eludes FSC water ski team

Florida Southern College finished third at the National Collegiate Water Ski Association Championships for the second year in a row. The impressive finish came in spite of an injury that prevented Eastern Regional Champion...

Florida Southern College Volleyball Bounces Back from Slow Start

Entering the season with high expectations, the Florida Southern College Volleyball team started the 2012 campaign by losing four of its first five contests. Senior Anne Pietkiewicz said there was no sense of panic after...

Lady Mocs ready for big debut on CBS College Sports Network

The Florida Southern College women’s basketball team has a lot to look forward to, from its new head coach, Holly Borchers, to new recruits, to the news of a game being nationally televised on...
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Tomchinsky continues to silence doubters

“People who doubt me inspire me.” From his high school career to his third-place finish at the 2012 Sunshine State Conference Championship Meet, this statement has come to define the cross country career of Florida...

Wynee Warden Tennis Center hosts first event

On Sept. 22 the Florida Southern College Campus Showdown Tennis Tournament kicked off at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center. The event invited tennis players from the local community, both professional and amateur, to come...
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Jones takes over women’s soccer program

Brittany Jones is in her first season as head coach of the Florida Southern College women’s soccer team, after being chosen last February to replace Ben Strawbridge. Strawbridge left FSC to take an assistant position...
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Borchers steps in as women’s basketball coach

Last spring, Holly Borchers was named the head women’s basketball coach at Florida Southern College. Al Green, FSC Assistant Athletic Director, thinks Borchers’ hiring was an obvious choice. “Holly is ready to take over. She has...
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Mocs run toward return to championship form

After failing to win the Sunshine State Conference Championship for the first time in fifteen years, the Florida Southern College Men’s Cross Country team will look to recapture the conference title in 2012. The Mocs...
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Hard work propels FSC swimmer to London

Florida Southern College swimmer Allan Gutierrez went to the Olympics of London 2012 representing Honduras. He competed in the 400-meter freestyle. To reach that level of competition he had to train his entire life. “There was...

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Rewriting records and exceeding high expectations

Good things come in three’s and women’s basketball is tripling down on their identity of tough, quick and team-oriented basketball. 

Women’s soccer coach Lucey announces retirement

Following the FSC women’s soccer team’s elimination in the second round of the SSC playoffs, head coach Gerry Lucey announced his retirement. He plans to move to Long Island with his family at the end of the year. 

More than a game: how intramurals shape student life 

Intramural sports at Florida Southern College have become more than just a recreational option; They’re a cornerstone of campus life. With nearly 70% of students engaging in activities at the wellness center and about 30% participating directly in intramural (IM) sports, these programs serve as one of FSC’s most impactful student experiences. 

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