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Student Athlete of the Week

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GC freshman, Katie White, is this week's Student Athlete of the Week. She had a tremendous finale against Pensacola during the voting period. Katie reached base 7 out of 7 times with 6 of those being hits. Her speed and competitive drive continues to be an asset as the Lady Commodores prepare for the Region VIII State Tournament. Katie White leads the team with 23 stolen bases and has a .340 batting average. She leads both on the field and in the classroom with her strong work ethic and represents Gulf Coast State College with pride.

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2013 Panhandle Conference Champions

The Lady Commodores will play again against South Florida State College on Friday, May 3rd, in Pensacola, FL at 12:00 PM CST.

Friars pick up another backstop, Dial, in Round 15

June 9, 2013 2:12 AM

By Jamal Collier / MLB.com

The Padres used back-to-back picks on catchers when they selected Tyler Dial in the 15th round (448th overall) of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft.

Dial was the third consecutive junior college player selected by the Padres after he spent last season at Gulf Coast Community College. He attended Auburn in 2010, but redshirted his first season.

The 5-foot-10, 185-pounder was a middle-of-the-order hitter for Gulf Coast last season.

Dial attended a Padres workout a couple of weeks ago, and he is expected to sign with the team instead of attending Columbus State next season.

Swim Lessons

Julianna Pope, age 2, reaches for a toy while learning how to kick in the water with her mom, Jenna, during an infant swim class at Gulf Coast.

Aquatics director stresses the importance of swim lessons

May 7, 2013 15:21 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Two-year-old Penelope May was all smiles as her dad, David May, guided her through the water at the Gulf Coast State College pool Monday.

The Mays joined seven other teams as GCSC kicked off its first parent/child swim lesson of the season, which is open to kids aged 6 months to 3 years.

“She just loves the water,” May said of Penelope, who completed an infant survival swim class at the Panama City Beach Aquatic Center last summer. “We’re just trying to get her started on the swimming. We haven’t done any swimming for nine months, so we’re just trying to get her back into it.”

Shepherded by their parents, the children learned to kick their legs by chasing toys and float on their backs while singing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”

The parent/child class is just one of several Red Cross swim classes offered at GCSC through the end of July.

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GC baseball places three on Panhandle Conference first team

May 3, 2013 15:11 PM

News Herald Staff

Three Gulf Coast baseball players made the All-Panhandle Conference first team. GC had four on the second team on the lists released at the conclusion of the regular season. There were no honorable mention selections.

GC infielders Tyler Dial and Trevin Hall and pitcher Brendan Leach were named to the first team. Hall, a Sneads graduate, led the Commodores with 12 home runs and Dial was tops in average at .402. Leach was 8-3 with 62 strikeouts in 80 1/3 innings.

GC outfielders Kevin Husum (Bay) and Matt Miller, catcher Ty Downing and designated hitter Dakota Spikes (Rutherford) made the second team. The Commodores placed third in the Panhandle Conference this season.

The 2013 All-Panhandle Conference baseball teams:

First team

Infielders: Tyler Dial, Trevin Hall
Pitchers: Brendan Leach

Second team

Outfielders: Matt Miller, Kevin Husum
Catchers: Ty Downing
Designated hitter: Dakota Spikes

Jim McCarthy, a Massachusetts police officer and father of Gulf Coast pitcher Joey McCarthy, stands next to Bill Frazier Field Sunday.

Massachusetts police officer revels in chance to see son play baseball

April 21, 2013 21:43 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — The past weekend was about focusing on what’s most important to Jim and Joey McCarthy. Life, family and baseball.

The elder and father, Jim, saw Joey pitch for the first time in more than two years Saturday for Gulf Coast in Tallahassee. The younger McCarthy guided the Commodores to a 6-3 victory in a game where Jim admitted he was likely more nervous than his right-handed offspring. It highlighted and softened a week that began with Jim, a Massachusetts police officer for 32 years, working into the late hours of the night Monday during and after the Boston Marathon bombing.

The Gulf Coast softball team celebrates after winning the first game of a doubleheader against Pensacola. The Lady Commodores swept and finished 12-4 in winning the Panhandle Conference title.

Gulf Coast wins sixth Panhandle Conference softball title

April 18, 2013 23:04 PM

News Herald Staff

PENSACOLA — Susan Painter has been looking for a reason to dance since 2006. On Thursday, her Gulf Coast softball team gave her that reason.

The Lady Commodores swept homestanding Pensacola 13-5, 9-2 in a doubleheader to clinch the Panhandle Conference championship. It was GC’s first conference crown in seven seasons and Painter’s sixth in her 19 years as the Lady Commodores’ fastpitch coach. GC, the state’s No. 1 team and ranked second in the nation, will next seek a Gulf District title and a national tournament berth in May’s state tournament, which also will be held in Pensacola.

Mary Scovel

Former Head Women's Basketball Coach, Mary "Roonie" Scovel, steps down from a legendary career.

Top 10 of '12: No. 3 - Scovel era comes to an end

December 22, 2012 20:34 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — She had to leave eventually. But that didn’t make it any easier to let her go.

Mary “Roonie” Scovel stepped down from her post as the women’s basketball coach at Gulf Coast in February, calling an end to an illustrious Hall of Fame career spanning 16 years at the school. She led the Lady Commodores to three national championships, and her otherworldly win-loss record of 461-60 included 13 Panhandle Conference titles and eight state championships.