Skip to Main Content
UNF's #1 Student-Run News Source

UNF Spinnaker

UNF's #1 Student-Run News Source

UNF Spinnaker

UNF's #1 Student-Run News Source

UNF Spinnaker

The “Wooden Barrel” is passed back and forth between JU and UNF every year, depending on who wins the competitions between them. 

Photo by Morgan Purvis

The River City Rumble kicks off this weekend

Catherine Cavallo, Sports Anchor Oct 3, 2019

It is no secret that the rivalry between Jacksonville’s two division one universities is rather intense. Known as the River City Rumble, the fight for the “Old Wooden Barrel” is something that both...

Read More
Outside attack leads Ospreys sweep over Dolphins in River City Rumble rematch

Outside attack leads Ospreys sweep over Dolphins in River City Rumble rematch

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Oct 24, 2018

In round two of the River City Rumble, the Ospreys (9-18, 4-7 ASUN) dominated the court with creative use of the outside attack and capitalizing on JU’s (3-21, 2-10 ASUN) miscues. The Ospreys...

Read More
Scott’s two goals lifts Ospreys to 2-1 victory against JU

Scott’s two goals lifts Ospreys to 2-1 victory against JU

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Oct 13, 2018

Colin Scott’s career night propelled the Ospreys (3-8-0, 2-1 ASUN) attack against the Dolphins(2-10-0, 2-1 ASUN) to win, 2-1, and take home the Dennis Viollet Cup.  First Half The Ospreys...

Read More
Photo by Khorri Newton

River City Rumble: Volleyball Preview

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Sep 25, 2018

The River City Rumble begins on Tuesday, Sept. 25 when the UNF Volleyball team (5-13, 0-2 ASUN) takes on the Jacksonville University Dolphins (1-14, 0-3 ASUN). After losing all three matches this...

Read More
Feature photo by Sydney Bartfield

JU Dolphins sweep series over UNF

Cody Hagerty Feb 23, 2018

In a cross-town rivalry between UNF(13-18 overall, 7-7 ASUN)  and JU (14-17 overall, 8-6 ASUN) labeled The River City Rumble, part two was similar to the first episode. For the Ospreys it turned into...

Read More
Men’s basketball falls in a physical River City Rumble

Men’s basketball falls in a physical River City Rumble

Joslyn Simmons Jan 7, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmv7lx-ubr0[/embedyt] Video by Joslyn Simmons   As the calendar rolls to January, it could mean only one thing for basketball, the start of conference...

Read More
Women’s basketball falls against rival JU

Women’s basketball falls against rival JU

Joslyn Simmons Jan 6, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IQNXvcoExI[/embedyt] Video by Joslyn Simmons In part one of the River City Rumble, the women’s basketball team (7-9 overall, 0-1 ASUN) fell 66-48 against...

Read More
Sophomores AJ Williams and Mikey Connell try to get the ball back from USC Upstate. Photo by Lili Weinstein

Men’s soccer taken down by the Dolphins in ASUN first round

Valeree Del Guidice Nov 7, 2017

The magic ran out for the men’s soccer team after a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat in Deland to crosstown rival Jacksonville University in the ASUN quarterfinals. With the early exit, the 2017 season has ended...

Read More
Photo by Lili Weinstein

Volleyball falls to JU

Ronnesha Rodgers Oct 21, 2017

https://youtu.be/0R8lznAq63A Video by Jas Chung-Campbell   The Jacksonville University Dolphins(13-8 overall, 7-1 ASUN) swept North Florida volleyball(9-16 overall,1-7 ASUN) in the second...

Read More
Photo by Morgan Purvis

JU to host part two of River City Rumble at the UNF Arena

Joslyn Simmons Oct 19, 2017

Part two of the volleyball River City Rumble will take place in the UNF Arena this Friday Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The Jacksonville University historic Swisher Gym is closed to repair damage caused by...

Read More
Volleyball falls in the part one of the River City Rumble

Volleyball falls in the part one of the River City Rumble

Ronnesha Rodgers Sep 23, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-lrOvO8YXo Video by Jas Chung-Campbell It came down to the wire in the intense first matchup of the River City Rumble as North Florida (6-9 overall, 0-1 ASUN) fell 3-1...

Read More