Starke, FL

SF Men's and Women's Basketball as well as SF Volleyball continued their long standing tradition of doing a free clinic at Bradford High School.  Third graders through eighth graders were able to sign up for free to enjoy a two hour basketball skills sessions with coaches and players.  Coach Chris Mowry, who recently announced his retirement, and is the all time wins leader at Santa Fe led the basketball clinic.  He was assisted by SF Women's Basketball Head Coach Russ Jackson and Assistant Coach James Henderson as well as multiple players.  SF Achieve was also in the house to greet participants and help pass out pizza.  The day continued as the court was shifted to a volleyball space as the nets were put up and SF Head Volleyball Coach Bailey Coleman as well as Assistant Coach Jenna Wiggs led the skills session for volleyball players fifth grade to twelve.  

Santa Fe College houses all of its athetic programs (men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, women's softball and men's baseball) on the Northwest Campus off 39th avenue in Gainesville, but the Bradford County Initiative is led by the college's Starke Campus which is thirty minutes from the main campus.  The Andrews Center is Santa Fe College's Starke Campus which has been offering classes since 1985 when the building opened.  Bradford County Schools and specifically Bradford High School have worked togehter with Santa Fe College to partner on multiple initiatives.  Today it happened to be the sports clinic at Bradford High School.  Santa Fe Achieve also was involved and had just coordinated a visit to the Northwest Campus for Bradford Middle School students.    

Santa Fe Achieve is a program designed specifically to support the college going experience of Alachua and Bradford County students.  You can find out more be checking it out here.

Coach Mowry and Coach Jackson are offering summer camps at the Northwest campus.  Anyone intereseted in signing their student up for these camps can click here.