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Volleyball SoCon Tournament Recap

The Volleyball team prepares their defense against Mercer last Saturday By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, the Spartan Volleyball team hosted the annual Southern Conference Volleyball Tournament this weekend. Following a successful regular season, the Spartans finished with the third seed going into the tournament. The team began their SoCon tournament Saturday evening against the Mercer Bears. Game 1: Mercer vs. … Continue reading Volleyball SoCon Tournament Recap

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The Lakers and Spurs: two diverging teams

Tim Duncan, on the right, is likely to end his career contending with the well organized Spurs By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov 18. 2014 Last Friday, in their first of three matchups this year, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 93-80. The game saw two of the decade’s greatest players; Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant play their 78th matchup head-to-head. … Continue reading The Lakers and Spurs: two diverging teams

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2014 MLB end of year awards

By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12, 2014 With the Major League Baseball season over, awards for the past season began to be announced last week. Though not as traditional, below are my awards for the 2014 season. But my awards are somewhat unorthodox compared to the archaic Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards. These awards, according to my perspective, will both … Continue reading 2014 MLB end of year awards

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Volleyball sweeps through a week of matches

UNCG will try to earn the number three seed against the Citadel this weekend. By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12, 2014 After a disappointing finale to Homecoming weekend with a loss to Furman, the Spartans came out the weekend with three conference matchups against Wofford, Mercer, and Chattanooga. With the battle for the 3 seed on the line, the Spartans swept through … Continue reading Volleyball sweeps through a week of matches

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Volleyball splits during Homecoming weekend

By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov. 5, 2014 Heading into Homecoming weekend, the Spartans’ volleyball team had won three straight games, which most notability included a victory against Southern Conference leader at the time, Samford. This weekend saw UNCG face off against the East Tennessee State Buccaneers and Furman Paladins. Each team had defeated the Spartans earlier this month so vengeance was … Continue reading Volleyball splits during Homecoming weekend

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Volleyball impresses in weekend matches

By Daniel Johnson, Published in print Oct. 29, 2014 The Spartan Volleyball team ended their three-week homestead with a disappointing defeat against Western Carolina last Tuesday. Though it had been the team’s first defeat in more than two weeks, the lost compounded with the fact that the Spartans had to travel on the road to face the Chattanooga Moccasins and the number one seeded Samford … Continue reading Volleyball impresses in weekend matches

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Women’s Soccer ends season with weekend split

By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 29, 2014 The Women’s Soccer team finished off their regular season this past weekend with two home matches Friday night and Sunday afternoon. Each game provided a look at the Spartans in their best moments as well as the team’s worst. On Friday, against last year’s Southern Conference champions and currently the conference’s second ranked team, … Continue reading Women’s Soccer ends season with weekend split

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Spartans tame Terriers in five sets

By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 Since the Spartans started their Conference schedule three weeks ago, the team has gone 3-3 coming into Saturday night’s match against the Wofford Terriers. Two of the three losses came against the two top teams in the Southern Conference, Furman and Samford. Spartans coach, Corey Carlin, talked about his team’s response to Conference play. … Continue reading Spartans tame Terriers in five sets

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Volleyball drops the ball twice over the weekend

By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 Two weekends ago, the Spartans’ volleyball team began their Southern Conference (SoCon) schedule with back-to-back road wins against Western Carolina and Mercer. The team continued their conference road schedule this weekend against outer-conference opponent East Tennessee State (7-11) and Southern Conference rival Furman (11-4) and fell to both teams in matches that reached four … Continue reading Volleyball drops the ball twice over the weekend

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Hunt for October: MLB playoff preview

By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 1, 2014 Now that baseball is done proclaiming the gospel of Derek Jeter as the greatest Yankee since Mickey Mantle, fans can now focus on the postseason. Besides a dip in the temperature, October baseball has had a special history which excites fans to be eager to watch what will unfold for baseball starting this week.  … Continue reading Hunt for October: MLB playoff preview

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