Gulf Coast split a pair of games with Chipola on Tuesday evening at Joe Tom King Field, dropping the first game 5-2 before salvaging the split with a 4-2 victory in the second game.
The first day of the Panhandle Conference-opening round robin event at Frank Brown Park on Saturday was pretty frustrating for Gulf Coast. After dropping their opener 4-2 to Tallahassee, the Commodores dropped their second game 1-0 to No. 12 Pensacola...
PANAMA CITY — When Gulf Coast opened Panhandle Conference play last week with a 3-1 loss at Pensacola State, the Commodores responded by winning three in a row over the Pirates to take the series.
With Panhandle Conference play set to commence this weekend at Frank Brown Park, Gulf Coast brings in one of the more impressive non-conference resumes in the country.
Carol Smith Rhoden (1999 & 2000 seasons)
Every story has a beginning and when writing about the generation-long dominance of Gulf Coast State College women's basketball, Carol Smith Rhoden, arguably, belongs in the opening paragraph.
Neither Gulf Coast coach Rory Kuhn nor Chipola coach Greg Franklin were entirely sure why their teams needed to play a one-game playoff in Niceville on Tuesday night to break their second-place tie at 7-5 in the Panhandle Conference standings.
Both the Gulf Coast men's and women's basketball teams faced virtual, if not literal, must-win games on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, though only the Commodore women ensured that their season would continue.
The Gulf Coast men's and women's basketball teams split a pair of road games at Pensacola on Wednesday night, with women falling 68-64 to the Pirates before the men notched an 89-73 win.