Rice evens series with 9-2 win, sets up winner-take-all game
By Mary Stevens / mstevens@valenciavoice.com
May 18, 2012
UCF dropped the second game against Rice 9-2 Friday night at Jay Bergman Field. UCF and Rice will battle for the Conference USA title after each team won and lost a game on Friday. “It’s championship Saturday every single weekend we have talked about it and we will be there tomorrow at 1 o’clock... Read more »
UCF, one win away from a ring
By Bryan Levine / blevine@valenciavoice.com
May 18, 2012
UCF takes game one of the three game series against Rice, although mother nature did her best to stop the two teams from playing. Two rain delays and nearly 24 hours after the first pitch, the Knights were able to hold off the Owls 8-6. Alex Friedrich’s bases loaded 3-run double gave UCF an 8-0 lead... Read more »
Rain, lightning delay game 1
By Bryan Levine / blevine@valenciavoice.com
May 17, 2012
Game one of the UCF-Rice series has been postponed until Friday afternoon, as extreme lightning hindered the two teams from continuing past the fifth inning. The Knights took an 8-0 lead into the fifth before the Owls pushed across three runs just before play stopped for the night. With two outs and... Read more »
Confusion among witnesses to shooting of Trayvon Martin
By Shay Castle / scastle@valenciavoice.com
May 17, 2012
Evidence released to the media Thursday in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin reveal conflicting witness accounts in relation to what was heard and seen. Federal voice analysts were unable to determine who was calling for help in the background of all six 911 calls placed by residents of the Twin Lake... Read more »
UCF/Rice Game 1 preview:
By Bryan Levine / blevine@valenciavoice.com
May 17, 2012
The wait and anticipation is finally over, as UCF and Rice are just a few hours away from the first pitch of their historic winner-takes-all series at Jay Bergman Field. In what most are considering to be the biggest game in UCF athletics history, both the Knights and Owls sit atop the C-USA standings... Read more »
Famous scientist brings large crowd to Valencia East
By Shay Castle / scastle@valenciavoice.com
May 16, 2012
Hundreds of students stood in line for hours for the chance to snag an autograph and maybe a picture, but not with a movie star or reality show contestant — with a scientist. Dr. Michio Kaku, the theoretical physicist famed as much for his appearances on BBC, PBS, and the Discovery Channel as for... Read more »
Valencia: College boosts local economy by $1 billion a year, study finds
May 16, 2012
National Geographic: Prehistoric relative of giant panda found in Spain
May 16, 2012
People: Three reasons to see Sacha Baron Cohen as ‘The Dictator’
May 16, 2012
The Guardian: June 17 elections in Greece may hasten exit from eurozone
May 16, 2012


