WATCH: Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Enforcers Travel to Alabama for Annual ‘Police and Fire World Games 2025’
By Steve Wilson // June 28, 2025
Members of Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Basketball Team Among 8,000 Athletes Competing
WATCH: The Friday Night Locker Room’s Orville Susong and Steve Wilson were with the BCSO Enforcers basketball team as they prepared to leave for Birmingham, Alabama, to compete in the Police and Fire World Games 2025. Susong spoke with Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Coach Greg Buttrick, and some of the players before boarding the bus. Above, left to right, are Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Orville Susong, and Coach Greg Buttrick.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – My broadcasting partner, Orville Susong, and I had the opportunity to see the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) Enforcers board the bus as they were about to leave for Birmingham, Alabama, and compete in the Police and Fire World Games 2025.
The Enforcers will compete in basketball, with game one getting underway on Saturday, June 28, at 11:15 a.m. EDT, against Brazil.
Susong talked with Coach Greg Buttrick about the opening contest, and Buttrick said he did not know much about the Brazilian team but felt like his team was ready to compete.
Buttrick described the tournament format to Susong, saying, “it’s a pool-play-type tournament where we are guaranteed six games, and then it’s single elimination playoff.”
The Enforcers are well-known around the Space Coast for their support of our youth. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, who was there to send off the team, said these are the guys that “go into our schools and play games against the faculty and students, helping them raise money for anti-bullying,” and these types of messages.
Follow along with Space Coast Daily for updates on the Enforcers’ “Quest for Gold!”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and grew up in both New Orleans and Macon, Georgia. He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from local government as the Community Advocate/Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Rockledge in 2018.
Among the awards and accolades Steve has received over the years are 15 + year Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public School Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge High School Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, City of Rockledge Employee of the Year 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Year 2006-2007, City of Rockledge Quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 2012-2013, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge High School Leadership and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Space Coast Inspiration Award – 2018, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020, Ecofest Achievement Award – 2022, Quality Floridian Award – 2022, presented by U.S. Congressman Bill Posey, Florida House District 32 Constituent of the Week 4/20/25.
Wilson is especially proud of his chairing two fundraisers in support of pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in honor of Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock that raised over $25,000.00.
He has been a partner, along with Orville Susong, for the past 26 years with the Friday Night Locker Room, a broadcasting team that covers and reports on a wide variety of local events that are of significance to the residents of the Space Coast and beyond. Their mission is to promote youth sports, support first responders and law enforcement personnel, and showcase community and charitable events that are produced by our nonprofit partners in central Florida.
The Friday Night Locker Room has awarded hundreds of sports achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes over the years. They have also awarded more than $18,000 in academic scholarships to Brevard County high school seniors.
