Former Hokie head coach Scot Thomas named new Commodores coach
By Tyler Waldrep 
News Herald Reporter
July 17, 2019

PANAMA CITY —On Wednesday, Gulf Coast introduced new softball coach, Scot Thomas, and he almost made it through his introduction without being interrupted by his phone.

Former Lady Commodore receives Michael Callin Memorial Scholarship

Congratulations Andrea Smith on receiving the Michael Callin Memorial Scholarship!

Andrea was a member of the 2010 Gulf Coast State College NJCAA National Championship Women's Basketball team.

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Wade reflects on her time at Gulf Coast
By Tyler Waldrep
Posted Jun 18, 2019 at 5:09 PM

The hardest moment of Gulf Coast softball coach Beth Wade’s five-year tenure came at the very end.

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Gaffney introduced as GC head coach

Dustin Kent

PANAMA CITY — For the better part of the last two decades, when anyone mentioned the words “Gulf Coast basketball,” the first thought for most with any knowledge of junior college basketball has been the Gulf Coast women, and with good reason.

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For Immediate Release
Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 5:40PM
Former Men’s Basketball Coach passes away

Early this morning Gulf Coast State College was made aware that former Commodore Head men’s Basketball Coach Dick Danford passed away.  Coach Danford had a successful four year run in the late 70’s and early 80’s.  Coach Danford then went on to be a Head Division 1 Coach and spent his last years of work as a teacher here in Bay County.  The College’s thoughts and prayers are with Susan and all Coach Danford’s friends and family.  He will be missed by many.

GC run-ruled in state tourney opener

Dustin Kent

LONGWOOD — Gulf Coast’s debut in the FCSAA State Softball Tournament couldn’t have gone much worse.

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Gulf Coast ready for postseason

Dustin Kent

Gulf Coast will open play in the FCSAA State Softball Tournament in Longwood on Thursday with a game against Indian River State at 6 p.m. Central Time.

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Gulf Coast falls to Chipola in final game

Tyler Waldrep

MARIANNA — Chipola scored three runs in the eighth inning to retake the lead for good in the Indians’ 6-5 home victory over Gulf Coast State on Saturday afternoon.

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Late home runs doom Gulf Coast in final home game

Tyler Waldrep

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Chipola scored five runs in ninth inning thanks to a pair of timely home runs from Joshua Rivera and Alex Arauz to secure a 12-6 road victory over Gulf Coast State (26-21, 8-15 Panhandle Conference) on Friday afternoon.

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Commodores take 2nd straight over Eagles, 5-2

The News Herald

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast picked up its second straight victory over Tallahassee on Wednesday afternoon at Frazier Field, winning 5-2 to sweep the two-game series.

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Gulf Coast tops TCC 11-3

The News Herald

TALLAHASSEE — The Gulf Coast baseball team picked up an 11-3 road victory over Tallahassee on Monday afternoon.

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Pirates bludgeon Commodores

Pat McCann

PANAMA CITY — A pair of baseball teams long since eliminated from the state playoffs seemed resigned to see their seasons come to an end on Saturday afternoon at Bill Frazier Field.

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Commodores snap losing skid with 9-7 victory

The News Herald

PENSACOLA — The Gulf Coast baseball team snapped a four-game losing skid Friday night with a 9-7 road win over Pensacola State.

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Gulf Coast punches postseason ticket with 6-2 win

Dustin Kent

PANAMA CITY — A year after being eliminated from postseason contention by Pensacola State on its home field, Gulf Coast returned the favor Friday night.

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Gulf Coast takes Game 1 of Panhandle Playoff

Dustin Kent

PANAMA CITY — On down, one more to go.

Gulf Coast took care of business in the first game of a three-game series in Thursday’s Panhandle Conference Playoff at Joe Tom King Field to determine who advances to the state tournament, beating Pensacola State 12-6.

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5-run 7th lifts Raiders past Commodores

Dustin Kent

NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State scored five runs in bottom of the seventh inning to break up a tie game en route to a 9-3 victory over Gulf Coast in JUCO baseball action Wednesday evening.

Gulf Coast ready for conference playoff

Dustin Kent

PANAMA CITY — For the second straight year, Gulf Coast will play host to the Panhandle Conference Playoff to determine who will join league champion Chipola in the FCSAA State Softball Tournament on May 2-5 in Longwood.

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Raiders rally past Commodores, 6-5

The News Herald

PANAMA CITY — Northwest Florida State scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally past Gulf Coast 6-5 on Monday evening at Frazier Field.

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Gulf Coast rallies past Pensacola 7-6

The News Herald

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally past Pensacola State and take a 7-6 victory on Friday night at Joe Tom King Field.

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Gulf Coast State to host conference tournament

Tyler Waldrep

Gulf Coast State (33-15, 10-8 Panhandle Conference) has secured the No. 1 seed in the conference softball tournament with two games remaining in the regular season.

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Chipola evens series against Gulf Coast

Tyler Waldrep

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Gulf Coast State put the pressure on when it had to, but Chipola’s defense weathered the storm to secure the 5-4 victory on Tuesday night.

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Kandler confident Commodores will land quality coach

Dustin Kent

It has been a long time since Gulf Coast has conducted a search for a new head men’s basketball coach, but athletic director Mike Kandler expressed confidence Tuesday that the Commodores will have a top-notch coach leading the program within the next month.

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For Immediate Release
April 8, 2019

Contact: Chris Thomes, Executive Director of Marketing & Communications
cthomes@gulfcoast.edu  |  (850) 747.3250

GCSC’s Athletic Department opens national search for Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Panama City, FL ­– On the heels of the Lady Commodores’ 6th National Championship title, Gulf Coast State College is pleased to announce opening the search for the Head Men’s Basketball Coach position. The application period opens today, Monday, April 8, with the first review of applications taking place Monday, April 22.

“The Gulf Coast Athletics Department is excited to begin our nationwide search to fill our men’s basketball head coaching position,” said Mike Kandler, Athletics Director and Head Baseball Coach. “We are committed to finding an outstanding coach!”

To view the full job announcement, please check the GCSC Human Resources webpage at https://gulfcoast.peopleadmin.com/postings/search.
  

Chris Thomes  |  Gulf Coast State College
Executive Director of Marketing & Communications

GC baseball splits with Chipola, softball tops TCC

The News Herald

MARIANNA — The Gulf Coast baseball team split a doubleheader with Chipola on Saturday afternoon, winning the first game 11-9 before falling 3-0 in the second.

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Home runs power Gulf Coast past Chipola

Tyler Waldrep

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Gulf Coast came into its matchup with Chipola averaging 3.9 runs per game in Panhandle Conference play. On Thursday night, however, the Commodores looked a lot more like the team that finished its non-conference schedule riding a 10-game win streak in which it averaged 10.3 runs per contest.

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Gulf Coast returns home to host Chipola

The News Herald

The Gulf Coast baseball team will be back in action Thursday at Frazier Field, as the Commodores play host to Chipola at 5 p.m.

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GC Diamond teams take road wins

The News Herald

The Gulf Coast baseball team notched an 8-3 road victory over Tallahassee on Tuesday night, while the Lady Commodores softball squad split an away doubleheader with Pensacola State.

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GC Diamond teams take road wins

The News Herald

The Lady Commodores (32-14, 9-7) dropped their first game against the Lady Pirates (25-17, 5-9) 6-1 before winning the second 15-0 in five innings.

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TCC sweeps Gulf Coast in doubleheader

The News Herald

PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast baseball team was swept by Tallahassee in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Frazier Field.

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Error costs GC in loss to Chipola

Tyler Waldrep

PANAMA CITY — Chipola swept a doubleheader over Gulf Coast on Friday night at Joe Tom King Field, improving to 37-3 overall and 12-0 in the Panhandle Conference. The Lady Commodores fell to 31-13 and 8-6 in league play.

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Gulf Coast falls to TCC

The News Herald

TALLAHASSEE — Tallahassee turned four double plays, including one in the seventh and final inning, to secure a 10-2 victory over Gulf Coast on Thursday night.

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Two-run 8th lifts Pirates past Commodores

The News Herald

PENSACOLA — Pensacola State scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take a 9-8 victory over Gulf Coast in Panhandle Conference baseball action Tuesday night.

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Gulf Coast flips script against TCC

Tyler Waldrep

PANAMA CITY — Something about Tallahassee brings out the best in Gulf Coast catcher Allison Shiver.

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Lady Commodores claim national title with win over New Mexico

Dustin Kent

LUBBOCK, Tex. — When the 2018-19 season began, Gulf Coast coach Roonie Scovel wasn’t sure her team would even be able to get back to the state tournament given the month of preparation they lost in the wake of Hurricane Michael.

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Kincey, Dye lead GC past Trinity to national final

Dustin Kent

LUBBOCK, Tex. — Whenever Gulf Coast and Trinity Valley meet in the national tournament, it brings together two of the true blue bloods of junior college basketball, with the programs sporting 13 national championships between them.

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Lady Commodores advance to 4th straight national semifinal

Dustin Kent

LUBBOCK, Tex. — Gulf Coast coach Roonie Scovel said before her team’s trip to Texas for the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship tournament that one of her biggest questions for her players was how well they would handle the pressure of the biggest moments on JUCO basketball’s biggest stage.

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Gulf Coast gets first Panhandle win

The News Herald

PENSACOLA — The Gulf Coast baseball team notched its first Panhandle Conference victory of the season Thursday night, knocking off Pensacola State 3-1.

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Gulf Coast opens national tourney with easy win

Dustin Kent

LUBBOCK, Tex. — Gulf Coast had to wait an extra day to play its first game at the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship tournament due to a change in schedule.

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Gulf Coast State swept in first conference series

Tyler Waldrep

PANAMA CITY — Things were looking up for Gulf Coast.

After being outscored 23-2 in the first three games of the series, the Commodores’ offense exploded from the start to take a 4-0 lead in the first inning on Tuesday night.

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Gulf Coast opens national tourney in search of 6th title

NOTE from GC Athletics: Our first game vs. Walters State will be played on Wed, March 20, 2019 at 10am.

Dustin Kent

Gulf Coast begins play in the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship tournament Tuesday night in Lubbock, Tex., with a game against Walters State at 6 p.m.

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GC diamond teams swept by Northwest, Chipola

The News Herald

The Gulf Coast baseball and softball teams both suffered doubleheader sweeps away from home on Saturday.

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GC Diamond teams face PC foes away from home

The News Herald

The Gulf Coast baseball and softball teams will be back in action Saturday, with the GC baseball team heading to Niceville and the Lady Commodores to Marianna for Panhandle Conference competition.

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GC win streak snapped by Northwest

Tyler Waldrep

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast’s 10-game winning streak came to an end Thursday night as Northwest Florida State defeated Gulf Coast 5-2 in the Commodores’ Panhandle Conference opener.

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Gulf Coast sweeps NWF

Dustin Kent

PANAMA CITY — In Gulf Coast’s first Panhandle Conference win of 2019, a 10-3 victory over Tallahassee in the second half of Tuesday’s road double header against TCC, it was all about the offense.

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NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week Kristina Warford, Gulf Coast State Hannah Poole

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Red-hot Commodores head into Panhandle play

Gulf Coast sophomore Brycen Braswell had little time to meet his new teammates when he arrived on campus on Jan. 4, and he still felt like the new guy when the season began three weeks later.

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Lady Commodores get No. 2 seed at nationals

Dustin Kent

There was no real suspense for Gulf Coast players and coaches ahead of Monday’s NJCAA Selection Show for the Division I Women’s National Championship, with the Lady Commodores having already clinched a berth in Lubbock, Tex., by winning their fourth straight state championship on Saturday in Ocala.

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Gulf Coast set for Panhandle play

By Tyler Waldrep / twaldrep@pcnh.com

Posted at 9:43 PMUpdated at 9:43 PM

Gulf Coast headed to Columbus, Georgia last weekend riding an 11-game winning streak that saw the Lady Commodores outscore opponents by an average of 6.5 runs per game thanks in large part to an offense that scored more than 10 in seven outings over that span.

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Gulf Coast knocks off Northwest for 4th straight state title

Dustin Kent

OCALA — Gulf Coast and Northwest Florida State proved to be the two best teams in state’s top conference during the course of the regular season, so it made sense that the two Panhandle Conference powers were the last teams standing at the FCSAA State Women’s Basketball Tournament.

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GC diamond teams stay red hot

The News Herald

PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast baseball team swept a doubleheader with Grand Rapids on Thursday afternoon at Frazier Field to improve to 17-6 on the season and run its win streak to nine.

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Gulf Coast rolls over Daytona State, 76-51

OCALA — The Gulf Coast women’s basketball team opened play in the FCSAA State Women’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday with a 76-51 victory over Daytona State.

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Lady Commodores sweep home doubleheader

The News Herald

PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast softball team swept a home doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Joe Tom King Field, knocking off Lake Michigan 4-0 and Spartanburg Methodist 9-2.

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GC sweeps doubleheader, runs win streak to 5

The News Herald

BAY MINETTE, Ala. — The Gulf Coast baseball team swept a doubleheader over Coastal Alabama-Bay Minette, making it five wins in a row and improving to 13-6 on the season.

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Gulf Coast sweeps Santa Fe

The News Herald

PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast baseball team swept a doubleheader over Santa Fe on Saturday afternoon at Frazier Field, making it three wins in a row and improving to 11-6 on the season.

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Brewton scores 36 as Indians rout Commodores

Dustin Kent

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast did everything it could to try to contain Chipola sophomore guard Keishawn Brewton in Saturday’s Panhandle Conference finale at the Billy Harrison Field House.

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Last-second shot by Nesbitt lifts Chipola by Gulf Coast

Dustin Kent

PANAMA CITY — After Astou Gaye’s dramatic go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left in Saturday’s Panhandle Conference finale between Gulf Coast and Chipola, it looked as though the Lady Commodores would get the outright league title they desired.

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Gulf Coast Diamond teams return to action

Thw News Herald

Gulf Coast’s baseball and softball teams both return to action Friday away from home.

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GC diamond teams end week with wins

The News Herald

The Gulf Coast baseball and softball teams each ended the week with wins over the weekend, with the Commodore baseball squad defeating Coastal Alabama-Monroeville 4-2 at Frazier Field and the Lady Commodores also beating Coastal-Alabama-Monroeville as well as Snead State.

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Gulf Coast men get 2nd conference win

The News Herald

PENSACOLA — The Gulf Coast men’s basketball team notched its second Panhandle Conference victory of the season Saturday night by knocking off Pensacola State 71-59.

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Lady Commodores roll over Pensacola, 70-49

The News Herald

PENSACOLA — The Gulf Coast women’s basketball team moved one step closer to a Panhandle Conference championship, routing Pensacola State 70-49.

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Wisely, Commodores shut down Monroeville

By Tyler Waldrep

When Gulf Coast State pitcher Brett Wisely walks up to the mound these days he feels like he’s playing with house money.

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Gulf Coast heads to Pensacola to take on Pirates

The News Herald

The Gulf Coast women’s and men’s basketball teams will be back in action Saturday with road games against Pensacola State. The women’s game will tip off at 5:30 p.m., followed by the men’s game at 7:30 p.m.

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Commodores win home opener

The News Herald

PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast baseball team picked up a victory in its 2019 debut at Bill Frazier Field, knocking off Shelton State 5-3 to improve 5-5 on the season.

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Raiders rout Commodores, stay perfect in Panhandle

PANAMA CITY — Wednesday’s meeting between No. 4 Northwest Florida State and Gulf Coast pitted the Panhandle Conference’s first and last place teams against each other.

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Lady Commodores rout Northwest, move back into first place

PANAMA CITY — To keep its hopes alive for winning the Panhandle Conference championship and strengthen its position to finish in the top two in the league standings, No. 7 Gulf Coast needed two things to happen Wednesday night: 1) to beat No. 5 Northwest Florida State, and 2) to have Tallahassee defeat Chipola in Marianna.

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week Brett Wisely, Gulf Coast State

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NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week Kristina Warford, Gulf Coast State

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GC looks to reclaim 1st vs. Lady Raiders

The News Herald

The Gulf Coast women’s and men’s basketball teams return home Wednesday as Northwest Florida State comes to the Billy Harrison Field House for doubleheader action.

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GC diamond teams have winning weekends

The News Herald

The Gulf Coast diamond teams were in action over the weekend, with the baseball team winning two of three in Palatka and the Lady Commodores taking three of four in Dothan, Ala.

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Gulf Coast women, men fall to TCC

The News Herald

TALLAHASSEE — The Gulf Coast women’s and men’s basketball teams suffered a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Tallahassee on Saturday afternoon at the Eagledome.

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Wisely’s arm, Johnson’s bat come up big for Commodores

The News Herald

PALATKA — Gulf Coast pitcher Brett Wisely struck out 14 batters, allowed only three hits, and pitched a complete game to give the Commodores (3-4) a 6-0 win over Broward on Friday.

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Gulf Coast back in action at Tallahassee

The News Herald

The Gulf Coast women’s and men’s basketball teams will be back in action Saturday after a week off as they head to Tallahassee to take on TCC. The women’s game will tip off at 2 p.m. Central Time, followed by the men’s game at 4 p.m.

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NJCAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Player of the Week Alexus Dye, Gulf Coast State

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GC women back in first with win over Chipola

The News Herald

MARIANNA — The Gulf Coast women’s basketball team is back in first place in the Panhandle Conference standings, while the Commodore men are still in the cellar.

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Gulf Coast back in action at Chipola

The New Herald

The Gulf Coast women’s and men’s basketball teams hit the road Saturday to face off with Chipola in Panhandle Conference action.

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Gulf Coast claims first victory

The News Herald

The Gulf Coast State baseball team won its first game of the year 2-1 over Chattahoochee Valley (0-1) after 13 innings on Friday afternoon.

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Gulf Coast baseball drops third game

The News Herald

St. John’s River defeated Gulf Coast State 10-0 in six innings on Thursday afternoon.

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Gulf Coast State softball starts strong

By Tyler Waldrep

Don’t feel like you have to be perfect, trust your defense. That’s the message Gulf Coast State softball coach Beth Wade is preaching to her pitchers before they step in the circle.

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Strong finish gives Commodores first league win

By Dustin Kent

PANAMA CITY — The first half of the Panhandle Conference schedule was mostly miserable for the Commodores, with a heartbreaking opening loss to Tallahassee followed by five successive defeats.

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No. 7 Gulf Coast rallies from 22 down to beat Pensacola
By Dustin Kent

PANAMA CITY — Four days after going on the road and knocking off the No. 1 team in the country, No. 7 Gulf Coast found itself trailing by 22 points in the third quarter to last-place Pensacola State on Wednesday night.

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Commodores not worried after opening weekend miscues
By Tyler Waldrep

The Gulf Coast State baseball team dropped a pair of games against No. 10 State College of Florida on opening weekend, but coach Mike Kandler hasn’t lost faith that his team is on track to put everything together when it really counts.

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Gulf Coast returns home for Pensacola State

By The News Herald

The Gulf Coast women’s and men’s basketball teams return to action Wednesday as Pensacola State comes into the Billy Harrison Field House for a doubleheader. The women’s game tips off at 5:30 p.m., followed by the men’s game at 7:30 p.m.

GC diamond teams open season on the road

The Gulf Coast diamond teams got their seasons underway over the weekend, with the baseball team opening up with two games in Bradenton and the softball team playing five games in Clearwater.

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GC women knock off No. 1 Lady Raiders, men routed
By Dustin Kent

NICEVILLE — The Gulf Coast women’s basketball team earned an impressive 63-58 road victory over top-ranked Northwest Florida State on Saturday night. The Gulf Coast men were routed by the No. 6 Raiders 81-58.

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TCC takes rematch

By DUSTIN KENT 
News Herald Assistant Sports Editor 

PANAMA CITY — Whenever Gulf Coast and Tallahassee get together, the two perennial Panhandle Conference powers always seem to bring the drama with them.

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Sharp-shooting Eagles race past Commodores

The News Herald

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast coach Jay Powell told his players ahead of Wednesday night’s matchup with No. 16 Tallahassee just how important it was to contain the 3-point shooters of an Eagles squad that made 14 from deep in their most recent game, an 89-70 victory over Pensacola State.

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Gulf Coast plays host to Tallahassee
By The News Herald

No. 7 Gulf Coast earns 86-77 win over No. 9 Chipola
By Dustin Kent

PANAMA CITY — In a league featuring five teams ranked in the top 25 nationally, road wins are especially difficult to come by and home victories are a near necessity.

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Indians lead wire-to-wire, drop Commodores to 0-4

By Dustin Kent

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast came into Saturday’s matchup with No. 10 Chipola in search of its first Panhandle Conference win. The Commodores will have to wait a little longer after the Indians took an 84-75 victory at the Billy Harrison Field House.

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Commodores trying to avoid 0-4 Panhandle start

By Dustin Kent

With just one game left in the first round of Panhandle Conference play, Gulf Coast’s season is already on the brink of desperation as the Commodores stare down the barrel of an 0-4 start to league competition.

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GC women bounce back, men fall to 0-3
By The News Herald

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For Immediate Release
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 at 5:30PM

Women’s Basketball Head Coach Roonie Scovel confirmed the tragic loss of a Gulf Coast State College student-athlete. Keshawn Johnson

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