Chelsea McBay Staff Writer This weekend saw the softball team hosted the Spartan Classic tournament at the UNCG Spartan Softball Stadium. Friday kicked off with a doubleheader against Canisius, with the first game starting at 3 p.m. and the second beginning at 5 p.m. The following day, two more games were played, against Canisius at 1:30 p.m and Towson at 4 p.m. The final game … Continue reading Softball Team Dominates the Spartan Classic
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor The Carolina Panthers continue to re-adjust their roster by signing former Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle, Dontari Poe to a three year, $27 million deal. On the offensive side of the football, the Panthers added to their wide receiver core by signing former Minnesota Vikings Jarius Wright to join newcomer Torrey Smith as targets for Cam Newton. Cornerback … Continue reading North Carolina Sports Beat
Brayden Stamps Staff Writer On Saturday, the UNCG Women’s tennis team defeated the Catamounts of Western Carolina in a tightly contested contest. The final tally was 4-3 in favor of the Spartans in a back and forth match. This was an essential victory for the Spartans as this was the conference season opener and gives them a head start in the race for the Southern … Continue reading This Week in Tennis
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Today the 1968 MLB season is known as “The Year of the Pitcher,” as the entire season saw entire teams unable to hit or score against the pitching staffs they competed against. To illustrate how poor the hitting was, Boston Red Soxs outfielder Carl Yastrzemski won the American League batting title with a .301 batting average, 11 points higher to his … Continue reading Did You Know?
Douglas Burns Staff Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. – The North Carolina Fencing Divisionals were hosted this past weekend at UNCG’s Kaplan Center. Around seven or eight clubs from around North Carolina were present, and here around thirty to forty combatants on the Saturday, when the Carolinian was there. Held in the Multi Activity Court (MAC), the tournament was spread across four strips and a single referee … Continue reading UNCG Hosts NC Divisional Fencing
Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer It is the season of March Madness and with that comes a lot of enjoyment for fans around the state for teams such as Duke and UNC Chapel Hill. In the case of smaller schools, not as much. Fortunately for the UNCG Spartans, they endured a lot of fluctuation for the duration of the 2017-2018 basketball season. In the end, … Continue reading How the NCAA is Perceived on Campus
Andrew Salmon Staff Writer UNCG Baseball Stadium is a fine ballpark. The seats are comfortable. It is spacious and clean, with a wide concrete concourse flanked by an impressive field house to the left and the actual field to the right, leading fans from Stirling Avenue directly into the stadium. The field itself is pristine, tended to by a scrupulous grounds team. The infield soil … Continue reading Let’s Give UNCG Baseball Stadium a Better Name
Now that UNCG is out of the NCAA running, Dan, Andrew and Cam talk their feelings and the game. Continue reading Carolinian Podcasts – NCAA Musings
Brayden Stamps Staff Writer The Carolina Panthers have acquired two time Super Bowl champion and former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Torrey Smith in a trade in exchange for cornerback Darryl Worley, a third round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft. Worley had an up and down two seasons with the Panthers and was often benched due to poor play despite starting the majority of the … Continue reading North Carolina Sports Beat
Tripp Hurd Staff Writer The UNCG Baseball team completed a weekend sweep of Lafayette on Saturday afternoon at UNCG Baseball Stadium. The three game series was scheduled to finish up on Sunday; however, the threat of rain caused Sunday’s game to turn into a double-header on Saturday. The Spartans have not had any trouble producing runs this season, and that continued this weekend, as they … Continue reading Spartans Sweep During Spring Break
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