UNCG Bring Home 4 More Wins from Florida

Douglas Burns Staff Writer UNCG Softball went down to Madeira Beach, FL to compete in the Eastern Michigan Madeira Beach Spring Invitational, bringing home four more wins back to Greensboro. The invitational tournament is hosted over a period of weeks, with UNCG being a part of week one. The Spartans played five games against universities around the country, Massachusetts, Ohio, Virgina, University of Missouri at … Continue reading UNCG Bring Home 4 More Wins from Florida

UNCG Women’s Basketball Regroups after Back-to-Back Losses

Antre Stephenson Staff Writer As the Women’s Basketball team enter their final week of the regular season before the SoCon playoffs, each win matters in who they will compete against. This past week, the team played host to two conference rivals, Samford and Mercer. Unfortunately, the team fell in both games by a combined margin of 10 points. This leaves the team with a 11-17 … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Basketball Regroups after Back-to-Back Losses

This Week in Tennis

Brayden Stamps Staff Writer The winning streak continued for the Men’s Tennis team as the Spartans were able to extend their winning streak to four consecutive matches with a 5-2 victory against the Winthrop Eagles on Saturday. The winning streak now stretches to being over a month long, as their last defeat came on Jan 19. The Spartans began the day with doubles partners Connor … Continue reading This Week in Tennis

Olympians’ Rippon and Kenworthy: ‘Get used to it’

Hope Maske Staff Writer The Winter Olympics always holds a mysterious excitement for viewers world-wide. Each year brings a new trick, big air and big performances by world class athletes, stunning viewers all around the globe. Although the United States has fallen behind in the official medal count, a few athletes have made quite a splash that even extends up to Vice President Mike Pence. … Continue reading Olympians’ Rippon and Kenworthy: ‘Get used to it’

The Art of Athletics

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor In 1913, a composer hailing from Russia named Igor Stravinsky wrote the work “The Rite of Spring,” the last of his three great early works. Choreography for the piece was made by Vaslav Nijinsky. Up to this point, ballets were the epitome of grace and artistic beauty. Slender young woman moving their bodies like swans across the stage, as serene orchestral … Continue reading The Art of Athletics

Did You Know?

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson remains the all-time leader in stolen bases with 1,406 stolen bases during his 25 years in the game. Throughout the 1980s, Henderson led all but one season in stolen bases and had three separate seasons of over 100 stolen bases. Incredibly, in 1998, at the age of 40, Henderson led the league in stolen bases … Continue reading Did You Know?

UNCG women’s golf, Starmount Forest Country Club enjoy important partnership

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer Supposedly, the story is that Starmount Forest Country Club, located off Holden Road in Greensboro, was founded by Greensboro’s Benjamin family in response to anti-semitic views held by other country clubs across the city. Since the present location of Starmount was, at that point, outside of Greensboro city limits and not subject to any city ordinances, including blue laws, Starmount was … Continue reading UNCG women’s golf, Starmount Forest Country Club enjoy important partnership

The Negro League After Jackie Robinson

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Prior to the 1995 MLB season, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed 27 year old Japanese pitching superstar Hideo Nomo. Though Nomo was not the first Japanese player to play in the pros, (he was second, Masanori Murakami played for the San Francisco Giants from 1964-65) he quickly became the best that had played in the U.S. to that point. His instant … Continue reading The Negro League After Jackie Robinson