Daniel Johnson Staff Writer The best marker to see the change of seasons is the weather outside. The once toasty air of summer metamorphoses into the cool breeze of autumn. That will eventually turn into the frozen air of winter, than the warm comfort of a spring breeze. However, the season has yet to changed to autumn. Even as it has gotten cooler, … Continue reading MLB Playoffs Preview: a time for dreams
Kenny Mann Staff Writer After fifteen seasons at the helm of the women’s tennis team, where in six of those seasons he also coached the men’s tennis team, Director of Tennis, Jeff Trivette resigned his position as the head coach for the women’s tennis team over the summer. As Trivette keeps his position as head coach of the men’s team, as well as Director of … Continue reading Ale Guerra, the new head coach of women’s tennis at UNCG
Daniel Johnson Staff Writter Last Saturday’s 7-1 victory in an exhibition match against Pfeiffer University marked the beginning of the Spartan Women soccer season. Three Spartans, senior Ashley Eddleman, junior Diarra Simmons, and freshman Caylin Prillaman each scored two goals, with the final goal being scored by sophomore Ashley Hurley. The team is hopeful for a better season than last season’s near-average season in … Continue reading Chesney White and Zoe Fishman discuss upcoming season, growth
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer Well, the summer break has unfortunately come to a close. A new semester has dawned on the campus, and you can always tell by the confused faces of seemingly hundreds of thousands of freshmen. While some students spent their summers working to make a paycheck, then weeping over the loss of said paycheck when they have to pay for college … Continue reading Spartan Athletes shine over summer break
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer With a Wednesday-afternoon loss to third-seeded Mercer and a Thursday-evening defeat to fifth- seeded Western Carolina in the Southern Conference (SoCon) Tournament, the softball season came to an early and abrupt conclusion last week. Though UNC-Greensboro’s team did not match last year’s impressive win total with 31, the team finished the season with a 25-22 record, making it their third … Continue reading Softball season ends in disappointment, but there’s hope!
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer On Jan. 18, 2009, the AFC Championship Game was being played in Pittsburgh, PA between two of the most bitter rivals in the league: the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens. On Pittsburgh’s side was second year coach Mike Tomlin, and the Defensive Player of the Year, James Harrison. On Baltimore’s side, rookie head coach John Harbaugh patrolled the Ravens … Continue reading A Farewell to Troy Polamalu
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 22, 2015 If you were walking on campus this week, you might have been given a bright, lime-green sheet of paper. Following a week of cloudy skies and rainy days, last Saturday saw the 16th Annual Sigma Phi Epsilon Volleyball Classic on the outdoor volleyball courts behind Moore/Strong on a beautiful, sunny afternoon. With a motley crew of … Continue reading Sigma Phi Epsilon hosts 16th Annual Volleyball Classic
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 15, 2015 The month of March started off as a difficult month for the Men’s tennis team. Over a span of just one week, the Men’s team lost their first four games of the month, two of which being important Southern Conference matches against rivals Mercer and Samford. However, throughout the month of March, the guiding hand (or … Continue reading Randy Phillips to lead Men’s Tennis into postseason
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 15, 2015 Prior to 1980, the Duke Basketball history started and concluded with a couple of successful years in the 1960s. Aside from that, the Duke basketball story completely ended with their greatest product, Dick Groat. Groat was an eight-time All-Star and two-time champion, in Major League Baseball! However, since hiring Mike Krzyzewski following the 1979-80 season, Duke … Continue reading Duke’s Coach K has earned title of greatest coach
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 8, 2015 Dear Diary, in this seventh week of the basketball apocalypse, where the only sport seen on sporting channels is the one created by Dr. James Naismith, I see hope that the nightmare is nearly finished. Over the horizon, I heard the loud pop of circular yarn covered in cowhide against a wooden club. Upon further investigation, … Continue reading 2015 Major League Baseball preview
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