In front of family and friends at UCF Arena, former Olympia standout Dexter Fields played his best collegiate basketball game to date. Fields drained four 3-pointers and went 1-for-2 at the line in helping UAB notch a victory over the Knights.
Two former UCF Knights participated as starters in the NFL Pro Bowl as Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall and Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel represented the gold and black with big plays in Miami.
Former UCF goalkeeper Sean Johnson became the first Knight ever selected in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft when the Chicago Fire used the 51st overall pick in the fourth round on him Thursday in Philadelphia.
Berin Boracic returned to Orlando over the holiday break, making the first visit to his family’s new home before returning to school in North Carolina. It’s been nearly a decade since they escaped to Central Florida after living amongst a war that was right at their doorstep and just a month since competing in the D-II National Championship.
Without question, the impressive season put together by former Olympia High running back Chris Johnson this year is above all others in the history of the National Football League. But in terms of running the football, where does the Titan stack up?
Former UCF basketball star Jermaine Taylor is still getting acclimated to the NBA in his first season. During his regular season return to Orlando last week he spoke about the adjustments and the learning experiences that come with competing at the next level.
Terrance Morring has waited his entire life for this one moment, one chance to emerge from the shadows and show the world what he is capable of on the football field. The senior running back leads tradition-rich Mount Union into the Stagg Bowl on Saturday at 11 a.m. on ESPN2.
A former Apopka baseball player won a Cy Young Award, two former Colonial High School football players starred for FAMU, a Winter Park running back scored the game-winner in the opening round of the playoffs and a women’s basketball and volleyball player at UCF come up big.
The UCF football team defeats a ranked team, Isaac Sosa hits six three-pointers for the UCF basketball team, Lyman’s Spencer Shumway bowls his way to a state title, Olympia High alum Chris Johnson puts up big numbers in the NFL, and former Bishop Moore standout Jennifer George debuts in a big way.
This week Ali Schrader leads Rollins College to a conference soccer title; Lake Mary’s Han Kim dominates the field with a driver and putter; running backs from Apopka and Bishop Moore led their football teams to district titles; and a former Edgewater and UCF alum has a big afternoon in Jacksonville.