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UNCG Men’s Soccer Seeks Southern Conference Championship

  Patrick O’Grady   Staff Writer The UNCG men’s soccer team features prominently in my day. As a student-athlete myself, I share the locker room area, athletic training room, and equipment room with last year’s Southern Conference regular-season champions, and my walk home encircles their practice field. Occasionally, I’m awarded the privilege of seeing the team at work as I pass by every day. I … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Soccer Seeks Southern Conference Championship

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Summer College Athlete

Patrick O’Grady   Staff Writer     Orchestral cicadas greet the rhythmic footfalls of skeletal twenty-somethings on a muggy July dawn. Out here, there are no lectures, no wolfed-down meals between classes, nor is there, in fact, any notion of obligation outside of placing one colorfully shod foot in front of the other. This symphonic moment of training is just one small piece of what … Continue reading Summer College Athlete

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Spartan Student Athletes Flourish in Summer Competition

Bryan Davis   Staff Writer While many students spent this summer catching up on sleep, scrolling through Netflix, or maybe squeezing in a few more credit hours, our Spartan athletes were performing impressively in various summer competitions and achieving some honorable academic distinctions.     Three UNCG baseball players were drafted into the MLB this June; Outfielder L.J. Kalawaia was picked in the 21st round … Continue reading Spartan Student Athletes Flourish in Summer Competition

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High Point and UNCG Opener Ends in Tie

Andrew James   Staff Writer UNCG women’s soccer team played in a tight contest against High Point this past Friday night, on a rain-glazed field. It was the first game of the 2016 season and the stands were filled with students excited about the upcoming semester and the new season. Early on in the campaign, the head coach, Michael Coll, had his team focused on … Continue reading High Point and UNCG Opener Ends in Tie

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Men’s Soccer is “Right Back at It Again”

Will McGarty   Staff Writer It is official, summer is ending and fall rapidly approaches. The semester has begun here at UNCG and with it, another season starts for the Men’s Spartan Soccer Team. With a season of glory in the dust behind them, the defending Southern Conference Regular Season Champions look to hold the throne as they enter the 2016-2017 season.  Fortunately for the … Continue reading Men’s Soccer is “Right Back at It Again”

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Life as a student athlete

Patrick O’Grady      Staff Writer 5:30 a.m. wakeup for practice. The third night in the library past midnight this week. More material missed in class. One more cup of coffee to stay awake during that post-practice 9:30 class. Another hour spent in a compliance meeting. Painful rehab in the athletic training room. Second workout of the day. These, among others, are all the downsides … Continue reading Life as a student athlete

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Club Lacrosse: Building a program and being excited

Patrick O’Grady      Staff Writer “We’re really excited to just be out here and for what’s to come,” said Matt Knott, head of the lacrosse club. Knott restarted the club a couple of years ago when he transferred to UNCG as a sophomore. Kitted out in a smart UNCG Lacrosse shirt, Knott explained how the club came to be, where it is currently and … Continue reading Club Lacrosse: Building a program and being excited

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Club Football head coach reflects on his young team

Michael Fields     Staff Writer Less than a year old, the club football team played their first scrimmage two Saturdays ago against Longwood University’s club team. The team opened up their career with a 35-28 overtime victory. Barely a year old and only a month out from acquiring pads and helmets, the UNCG Club Football team has made tremendous strides in a small period … Continue reading Club Football head coach reflects on his young team

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Popularity of Disk Golf/Ultimate Frisbee

Daniel Johnson    Sports Editor This past Saturday, April 16 saw Piney Lake here in Greensboro host its first annual Spartan Disk Golf Challenge. For $20, students played 36 holes of disk golf. The tournament is an example of an industry that has exploded over the past decade. Last week, my roommate asked me if a sport would spring up in the next decade and … Continue reading Popularity of Disk Golf/Ultimate Frisbee

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Flag Football: Not just a hobby

Michael Fields     Staff Writer UNCG gives host to a variety of intramural sports teams on campus, twenty-one different leagues over the course of two semesters to be exact.These sports range from basketball and soccer to battle canoes and racquetball. Flag football, one of a few intramural sports that is played in both the fall and spring semester, is entering its third week now, … Continue reading Flag Football: Not just a hobby

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