Category: Prep Sports

PODCAST: Willie Tillman Talks About Being Named Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers Head Football Coach

Melbourne Central Catholic High School’s newly named head football coach Willie Tillman stopped by the Space Coast Daily TV studios in Cocoa to speak on the job with Space Coast Daily Sports Editor Juan Rodriguez. […]

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PREP FOOTBALL: Willie Tillman Named Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers Head Football Coach

Melbourne Central Catholic High School named Willie Tillman as its head football coach and newest member of its physical education department. Tillman graduated from Satellite High School and then attended Purdue University where he was a four-year letter winner and two-year starter for the Boilermakers. He earned his BA from Purdue and his MA in Education and Teaching from Bethel College. […]

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Viera Hawks Interim Coach Tony Gulla Promoted to Head Football Coach

Viera High School promoted interim coach Tony Gulla as its head football coach on Monday. Gulla was originally named interim head coach after former head coach Shane Staples was relieved of his duties amid a locker room hazing incident early last season. […]

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PREP SPORTS: National Signing Day Sends 27 Brevard County Student-Athletes To Next Level

Twenty-seven Brevard County high school senior student-athletes signed their official letter of intent to play collegiate sports on National Signing Day. […]

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PREP SPORTS UPDATE: Jake Owens Returns as Head Football Coach of the Space Coast Vipers

The Space Coast High School hired Coach Jake Owens to once again to lead the Vipers football program. During Owens’ first go around as Space Coast High School football head coach, the Vipers enjoyed their best season with a 7-4 overall record in 2013, including a second playoff appearance in program history. […]

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame’s Charles Wilson Shattered Colorline in Brevard County

Charles Wilson would be among the first seven African-American students to attend an all white school in Brevard County. Not only was he a talent on the football field, but he was also the first African-American captain on a public high school football team in the state of Florida. […]

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WATCH: UCF Knights HC Gus Malzahn Takes Helicopter to Visit State Champion Cocoa Tigers

University of Central Florida head football coach Gus Malzahn and associate head coach Addison Williams paid a visit to the back-to-back State Champion Cocoa Tigers on Thursday. The Cocoa Tigers led by head coach Ryan Schneider, above left, are coming off the second straight State Championship after defeating Bradford 20-6 back in December. […]

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Cocoa Tigers to Celebrate State Championship at Riverfront Park in Cocoa Village on Saturday

The Cocoa Tigers will celebrate their FHSAA 2S State Championship at Riverfront Park in Cocoa Village on January 27.  Watch live coverage of the event on Space Coast Daily TV. The celebration is set to begin at 1 p.m. […]

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Eau Gallie High School Guard Alayna Lherisse Reaches 1,000 Total Career Point Milestone

Eau Gallie High School senior guard Alayna Lherisse was recognized for reaching 1,000 total career points during the Commodores matchup against the Satellite Scorpions on Thursday. […]

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Palm Bay High School Guard Ezechiel ‘Zeke’ Aime Reaches 1,000 Total Career Point Milestone

Palm Bay Magnet High School senior guard Ezechiel “Zeke” Aime was recognized for reaching 1,000 total career points during the Pirates matchup against the holy Trinity Episcopal Tigers on Wednesday. […]

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Merritt Island Mustangs Wrestling Team Clinches Third Straight FHSAA State Dual Meet Appearance

The Merritt Island Mustangs wrestling clinched a third straight FHSAA State Dual Championship appearance after defeating South Fork and Heritage on Thursday. […]

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Melbourne Central Catholic Head Football Coach Nate Hooks Fired Due to Attending MCC Boys Basketball Game

Melbourne Central Catholic fired head football coach Nate Hooks on Wednesday for violating rules during his multi-game suspension by the Florida High School Athletic Association which he began serving in October. Back in October MCC spokesperson Tessie Wilkie stated that Coach Hooks violated policy 37.1.1 against improperly contacting players. […]

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Cape Coast Conference Basketball Tournament Begins January 11 at Multiple Sites

The Cape Coast Conference boys’ and girls’ basketball champion will be crowned on January 22, at Melbourne High School. There will be two 8 team tournaments leading up to the championship game, one for the south and one for the north for both boys’ and girls’ that will determine the finalists. […]

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