Coach Ron Fudala’s Sand Sharks are gearing up for what could be their best season yet as they embark on the program’s third season — and its first with postseason eligibility as a full NCAA Division II member — and after last year’s run to the Peach Belt Conference Tournament final, any kind of continued positive progress would mean the Sand Sharks are NCAA Tournament-bound.

On a Saturday afternoon in July 2022, I received an email from an assistant basketball coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania named Ron Fudala, who was upfront — and correct — about the fact that I didn’t know who he was, and made clear that he knew who I was — and what I had done. … Continue reading JARRETT: We’re fortunate Fudala found the Lowco

“It’s nothing magical,” Fudala told the Sand Shark Gameday Network following Wednesday’s win. “They invest in each other and they work.” 

Following injuries to several of her co-stars, USCB's Lydia Gattozzi has been called upon to lead. The dramatic final act of this season’s narrative — “The Catwoman Rises” — is unfolding at USCB, and you are a fool not to get out and go see Gattozzi.

The USCB Sand Shark women have 13 games remaining in their 2024-25 campaign, beginning with a Donnybrook versus North Georgia this afternoon at 1:30. While the men will compete for Peach Belt Conference supremacy, the women are fighting for respect. The three-win Sand Sharks look like a team on the precipice of something special: the … Continue reading LIBBY: Don’t sleep on the Sand Shark women

Their breakouts came about a season and a half later than expected, but a pair of legends were born in The Cove on Saturday.