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In this episode, The Villages Daily Sun Sports staff discusses:

• A review of the year's top stories in golf, highlighted by Tiger Woods' triumph at the Masters, plus historic performances from Brooks Koepka and Suzann Pettersen (1:02)
• A conversation with VHS boys' basketball coach Colt McDowell, who assesses his team's start and what this weekend's Battle At The Villages tournament brings to his program (12:41)
• A look at other teams in the Battle At The Villages, including South Florida powerhouse Blanche Ely and Kentucky's Covington Catholic (24:13)
• A roundtable discussion of this year's top bowl matchups, including the two College Football Playoff semifinals as Ohio State meets Clemson is perhaps the best matchup of the bowls while LSU takes on a depleted Oklahoma squad (30:10)

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Published: Dec. 18, 2019 @ 7PM Edit

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In this episode, The Villages Daily Sun Sports staff discusses:

• The Villages High School gets pushed by South Sumter, but remains unbeaten as it takes on a menu of top out-of-state opponents (0:32)
• A conversation with Rob Shaffer, head PGA professional at Havana Country Club, next to be featured in the Daily Sun's tour of The Villages championship courses (10:52)
• A look back at the U.S. comeback victory in the Presidents Cup, giving Tiger Woods a victory as captain but not before a serious scare from the upstart Internationals (22:29)
• Looking ahead to Saturday's FACA All-Star Football Classic, as The Villages hosts the event for the seventh consecutive year. VHS will have two representatives in safety Mac Harris and kicker Brandon Gielow (28:00)

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In this episode, The Villages Daily Sun Sports staff discusses:

• Golf headlines recapping the Father/Son Challenge, Patrick Reed's rules tiff in the Bahamas and previewing the Presidents Cup in Australia (1:25)
• Talking two sports with Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz, getting ready to defend his celebrity title on the fairways next month in the LPGA's Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions (13:30)
• Impressions from last weekend's Sumter County Showcase, in which both Villages High School and Wildwood Middle High raised the bar with dominating wins over tough opponents (23:42)

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In this episode, The Villages Daily Sun Sports staff discusses:

• A busy week in golf encompassing the Women's Golf Expo, the Father/Son Challenge in Orlando and the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas (1:05)
• A conversation with Wildwood Middle High School boys' basketball coach Marcus Hawkins, now off to a 3-0 start this season (11:03)
• A recap of Villages High School's opening win over Alachua Santa Fe, plus a look ahead to this weekend's Sumter County Showcase (21:32)
• A roundtable look at college football's conference title games this weekend, and predicting the four teams to make the College Football Playoff bracket (28:13)

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In this episode, The Villages Daily Sun Sports staff discusses:

• The Villages High School opens its season this weekend with Tre Mann off to college and 10 new faces on the roster (1:10)
• A discussion of looser transfer rules now in effect in Florida, plus impressions on two wins by Wildwood Middle High School in the Hoopsgiving Tournament (5:39)
• A conversation with Dan Machande, head PGA professional at Mallory Hill Country Club featured Thursday in the Daily Sun's tour of The Villages championship courses (13:30)
• A roundtable discussion entering the final month of the NFL's regular season, including top surprises and names to consider for MVP honors (27:48)

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In this episode, The Villages Daily Sun Sports staff discusses:

• The Villages High School falling to South Sumter in the state football playoffs, which included losing Mac Harris to injury before halftime (1:00)
• A basketball lookahead for both VHS and Wildwood Middle High School, which launch girls' and boys' seasons this week and next (4:46)
• A conversation with Rob Shaffer, head PGA professional at Havana Country Club and defending champion in The Villages Pro Shootout that tees off Friday (13:14)
• Looking ahead to college football's homestretch, where Alabama fits in the playoff conversation after Tua Tagovailoa's injury and Heisman favorites (28:42)

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In this episode, The Villages Daily Sun Sports staff discusses:

• The Villages High School advancing to Round 2 of the state football playoffs, getting a rematch with South Sumter (1:01)
• Wildwood Middle High School seeing its football season end with a playoff loss to Hawthorne (8:12)
• A conversation with John Rohan, director of The Villages Recreation and Parks, after the grand opening of the new Everglades Recreation Complex (12:51)
• Tiger Woods adding "player" to his U.S. captain's role at the Presidents Cup, plus the six-man playoff on the European Tour (26:20)

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In this episode, The Villages Daily Sun Sports staff discusses:

• High school football playoff analysis for The Villages High School and Wildwood Middle High School (1:18)
• Career milestones for Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, plus potential Presidents Cup picks (14:00)
• The Villages High School alum Tre Mann's basketball debut for the Florida Gators (23:19)

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