Tag: Belle Glade
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Summer Refresh: Top 45 in Palm Beach County – Class of 2026
PALM BEACH COUNTY – In the fifth iteration of Palm Beach County’s player rankings for the Class of 2026, we have made several more adjustments. We have two returning Top 10 entries, with one of them being in the top half of it. And from the 11-20 spots, we also have one debut – a…
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Stamped: DB Davontey Oliver commits to Eastern Michigan
YPSILANTI, Mich. – Davontey Oliver made the most of his official college visit to Eastern Michigan on Monday (June 9). In the middle of his OV, the 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back from Somerset Academy Canyons (Boynton Beach, Fla.) decided that the MAC program would be his college football destination. He went ahead to proudly announce…
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Key players from the Muck: Class of 2027
PALM BEACH COUNTY – As one may or may not know by now, the Muck – also affectionately known as The Glades – is a closely knit area that looks out for each other in every single way, shape, and form. We will endeavor to thoroughly highlight all of the Muck’s incoming juniors from this point…
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Spring football: Glades Day rolls past Marathon in 35-21 home win
BELLE GLADE – Quality over quantity exists in full force at Glades Day. A 22-man Gators roster made the most of what was available in their spring football game on Thursday night (May 15) against the Marathon Dolphins. They played their hearts out in front of the Glades Day faithful and turned an early 7-7…
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Moving up: Steven Leggett lands defensive coordinator role at Somerset Canyons
BOYNTON BEACH – Steven Leggett has always wanted to be a coach. After his playing days ended on the college football level at FAU (2015-2018), the Belle Glade native and Glades Central alum (2015) has worked his way up the coaching ranks over the past several years. Leggett’s opportunities for experience were at: •Glades Central…
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From Muck City to Royal Palm Beach: Sam Curry lands head coach position
ROYAL PALM BEACH – The foundation and stage has been set for sustainable success at Royal Palm Beach. Coming off a 7-3 regular season record and Class 6A playoff appearance for a 7-4 final record, Sam Curry led the Wildcats offense as their offensive coordinator to 279.9 yards per game and 23.7 points per game…
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Next destination for Snowman: ATH Jyron Hughley commits to West Virginia
PALM BEACH COUNTY – Jyron Hughley has been on the national college recruiting radar since he was an eighth grader at Glades Day in Belle Glade. The nephew of Palm Beach County Hall of Famer and Notre Dame assistant head coach Ja’Juan Seider started out with an offer from Marshall way back in 2021. And…
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Flag football season recap: Glades Central improves in win column
BELLE GLADE – The last two games for Glades Central’s flag football season proved to be quite competitive in more ways than one. Head coach Zakiya Evans had her female athletes in position to win their Senior Night home finale against Oxbridge Academy on Tuesday (April 1) and the Ladies Muck Bowl on the road…
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Dawning of a new day: Flag football forges ahead at Glades Central
BELLE GLADE – At some point, Glades Central will be seen as a formidable flag football program. This is the vision of Zakiya Evans, who is the head coach of a group of female athletes with a lot of potential. The Lady Raiders have overcome a 0-3 start to come away with a breakthrough 44-0…