Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer The weekend saw a lot of surprises as the Spartan baseball team capped off a 2-1 series victory against the VMI Cadets. Bad weather on Saturday forced the teams to play a double header on Friday before closing out the series on Sunday. The series would be the first on the Spartans’ SoCon schedule. UNCG defeated VMI in the first … Continue reading UNCG Goes 2-1 in Weekend Series Against VMI
Sports Staff When you stand at the intersection of a fork in the road, there are two directions that can be taken. There is double the amount at the intersection of a crossroad. And if binge watching Rick and Morty have taught us anything, it is that there are a billion different lives we could have lived if we decided to to go left instead … Continue reading What If…?
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer The Major League Baseball season starts March 29, and very soon we’ll kick off six months of peanuts and cracker jacks. From trade moves, to scheduling and coaching changes, all of the teams are about ready to throw the first pitch of the season. Spring training has been fun to watch thus far, but all the excitement truly stems from Opening … Continue reading MLB Season Preview
Antre Stephenson Staff Writer This NCAA tournament has been by far the craziest tournament seen many in years. For starters, a No. 16 seed team has never beaten a No. 1 seeded team in the NCAA tournament era. That is until the Virginia Cavaliers lost to the University of Maryland Baltimore in an unprecedented upset, 74-54. As far as right here on campus, the UNCG … Continue reading NCAA Brackets: Joy in the Chaos
Tripp Hurd Staff Writer Tiger Woods may have finally found his golf game, and that is very big news for the entire golfing community. With Woods in contention, last week’s Valspar Championship had the most viewers of any golf broadcast, outside of the majors, in the past five years. Sunday’s round at the Valspar drew higher ratings than the final rounds of last years British … Continue reading After Valspar and the Arnold Palmer Invitation, has the Roar Returned?
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
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