The Style Magazine SportsHub

This week on SportsHub, we’re spotlighting the growing strength of Umatilla High School weightlifting with members of both the boys and girls teams. 

We’re joined by head weightlifting coach Eric Samuels, who also serves as the head football coach, along with girls head coach Jessica Meier, and two student-athletes from the program. 

The conversation goes beyond the weight room, focusing on the discipline, account...

This week on SportsHub, we’re talking all things Lake County sports and the impact they continue to have on our community. 

We sit down with Ryan Ritchie, director of sports and tourism, and Travis Rima, director of parks and recreation for Leesburg. 

The conversation explores how sports tourism supports the local economy, what new facilities and complexes are on the horizon, and how continued investment in parks ...

In this episode of Style’s SportsHub, we sit down with Pat Todd, Lake County Athletic Director, for an in-depth conversation about the state of high school sports across Lake County and the evolving role athletics play in shaping young people.

Pat shares insight into how sports are preparing student-athletes for life beyond the field, from leadership and accountability to discipline and teamwork. We also dive into the grow...

This episode of Style’s SportsHub heads to Mount Dora High School Baseball, where tradition, preparation, and a little creativity off the field are setting the Hurricanes apart.

We sit down with Head Coach Mike Matulia and three standout players to talk about how the program is preparing for the upcoming season. 

And then… there’s the concession stand.

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In this episode of SportsHub, we step off the field and into the music with the Tavares High School Big Red Band. Band Director Gavin Hall joins us alongside the band’s drum major, a section leader and the Band Booster President for an inside look at what it really takes to build one of Tavares High’s most dedicated programs.

We talk about the hard work, discipline, and teamwork that go into marching band season, how it co...

In this episode, we sit down with Hope Preparatory Academy’s varsity basketball program, including new head coach Garland Gillette and two standout players who are making waves across Florida — two eighth graders starting on varsity, a rarity anywhere in the state.

🏀 What we cover:
• The team’s current winning streak
• Game strategies and how they prepare each week
• What really happens inside the locker room<...

In this episode of the Sportshub, Scott sits down with Victoria Nelson, a proud South Lake High School graduate and newly minted IRONMAN finisher. 

Victoria breaks down the intense physical and mental journey it takes to complete one of the toughest endurance events in the world.

She shares what her training looked like — from logging hundreds of miles on the bike, to pushing through long-distance runs, to tacklin...

In this episode of SportsHub, we sit down with Wesley Green, Head Basketball Coach at Eustis High School, for an in-depth conversation about the upcoming season and the personal journey that shaped him into the coach he is today. Coach Green talks about his vision, the culture he’s working to build, and the goals he has for his team as they head into a highly anticipated year.

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This week, we’re joined by Mount Dora Christian Academy as they celebrate their big playoff win that punched their ticket to the State Championship game on Saturday, November 22nd! 🏈🔥
We sit down with Head Coach Tackett and three of the team’s standout players to talk about the work ethic, mindset, and mental toughness that carried them through the season and into the biggest game of the year. From preparation to pressure, th...

In this episode of SportsHub, with special guest host, Fred Griffin, Jr.,  we sit down with Leesburg High School Athletic Directors Spencer Hey and Sean Campbell to talk all things Leesburg athletics — from new coaching hires to the upcoming basketball season and what’s next for Yellow Jacket sports.

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This week on The Sportshub podcast, we're joined by Lili Rodas from the UF Health Foundation, Austin Simmons from UF Health Leesburg Emergency Department, and Don Currie from the National Sporting Clays Association.
Together, we discuss the upcoming Bourbon, BBQ & Bustin' Clays event, which is raising funds to support the vital work of the UF Health.  We also explore the growing sport of clay shooting.

Th...

This week on The SportsHub podcast, we are joined by Kevin Von Maxey,  Tavares Middle School Cross Country Coach.

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This week on the Sporthub Podcast, we are joined by First Academy Leesburg's Head Football Coach, Canh Bui, along with student-athletes Amari Akolade and Ryder Steinmetz.

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This week on the SportsHub Podcast, we sit down with East Ridge Cross Country Girls Head Coach, Grant Mollett, and Boys Head Coach Tim Ferrell, and four amazing student-athletes: Axel Sallaunt, Caleb Walker, Rhyen Foley, and Jessie Volz.

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This week on the SportsHub, we are joined by South Lake High School Head Football Coach Brad Lord and Student-Athletes Jessie Barker,  Malik Holman, and Dylan Prinzel.

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This week on the SportsHub Podcast, we are joined by Umatilla High School Head Football Coach Eric Samuels and student-athletes Tyler Pounders, Ray Jenkins, Kellen Hatcher, Nate Hawkins, Bryce Norflee, and Isaiah Brown.

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This week on the SportsHub Podcast presented by UF Health Medical Group Orthopedics, we welcome Mount Dora High School Head Cross Country and Track coach Cody Adkinson, along with student-athletes Lilliana Vu, Gavin Douglas, Gabe Lewis, and Belle Orser.

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This week on the SportsHub Podcast, Host Kyle Coopla is joined by Head Coach Donnie Burchfield and student-athletes Karon Palmer, Jr, and Bryce Burchfield as they celebrate the team's incredible hot start to the season and share their excitement about the promising opportunities ahead this year.

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This week on the SportsHub Podcast, we sit down with Jay Miller, the new Executive Director of Lake Sumter Athletics.  Jay discusses his new position, his philosophy, and the exciting things happening at Lake-Sumter State College.

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