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Fall Season Wrapping Up, Winter Season Ahead

The Carolinian Staff As the fall sports season winds down, UNCG teams have completed or are preparing for conference championships. The women’s and men’s cross country teams competed in the Southern Conference (SoCon) championships last Friday in Kernersville, with the women’s team taking sixth place and the men finishing seventh. Senior Jenna Reiter led the way for the women, coming across the line 27th overall, … Continue reading Fall Season Wrapping Up, Winter Season Ahead

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UNCG Women’s Soccer Wins at Home

The Carolinian Staff The UNCG Women’s Soccer team notched a conference win against favored Chattanooga last Sunday afternoon. After being behind in the possession battle during the first half, the Spartans generated an offensive attack that led to four scoring chances as the game neared halftime. They picked up where they left off when play resumed, with junior forward Caroline Woods handling a pass from … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Soccer Wins at Home

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A Pair of Runner-Up Performances by UNCG Golfers

The Carolinian Staff The UNCG women’s and men’s golf teams had outstanding rounds this week from their top-finishing golfers, leading to strong team performances. On the women’s side, junior Grace Holcomb had a career-best tournament at the Elon Women’s Invitational to lead UNCG with a tie for second place overall. Julia Baeumken tied for eighth, Alexandra Phelps tied for 19th, and Victoria Cook and Ava … Continue reading A Pair of Runner-Up Performances by UNCG Golfers

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UNCG Cross Country Teams Head to First Invitational Meet of Season

The Carolinian Staff The UNCG men’s and women’s cross country teams head to McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte this Friday for the Queen City Invite, their first invitational meet of the season. The Spartan harriers did not compete among the 16 women’s and 15 men’s teams in last year’s event but added it to their schedule as their second race for this year’s season.  The … Continue reading UNCG Cross Country Teams Head to First Invitational Meet of Season

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Women Soccer Blanks Elon in Non-Conference Match 

Gabriela Santora  Staff Writer  The Spartan women’s soccer team traveled to Elon this past weekend to face the Phoenix. The Spartans left victorious and earned their second shutout of the year.  Head Coach Michael Coll said, “The first half was absolutely superb in every facet of the game.” Despite second-half pressure from Elon, Coll remarked that the team remained “on point” and characterized their overall … Continue reading Women Soccer Blanks Elon in Non-Conference Match 

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Dillon Brooks and the Grizzlies Continue to Embrace the Villain Role

Ethan Engellau Sports, Editor Everyone loves a good villain in basketball. Trae Young against the Knicks in 2021 was a viral sensation as Young was seen taunting the Madison Square Garden repeatedly, and even as a Knicks fan, I loved the intensity it brought to the series. Patrick Beverley has become a notable villain throughout the league, the type of player you hate to play … Continue reading Dillon Brooks and the Grizzlies Continue to Embrace the Villain Role

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The Play-In Tournament is Good Basketball

Ethan Engellau Sports, Editor Last season when I covered the Play-In Tournament, my review was that it was entertaining but it wasn’t competitive. In fact, I deemed that last season’s Play-In Tournament was decided before it even started. This season, the tournament won me over. In an NBA regular season that saw an extremely tight knit grouping between the four seeds all the way through … Continue reading The Play-In Tournament is Good Basketball

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MLB Opening Week – How Successful are the Rule Changes?

Ethan Engellau Sports, Editor The 2023 Major League Baseball season began March 30 with Atlanta Braves’ superstar outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. knocking a leadoff single off Washington Nationals’ starter Patrick Corbin. Before fans could even settle into their seats, the effects of this year’s rule changes were put to the test. Corbin, now pitching to Braves’ first baseman Matt Olson, pitched his way into a … Continue reading MLB Opening Week – How Successful are the Rule Changes?

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The MVP Debate

Ethan Engellau Sports, Editor Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo: these are the names that have highlighted the Most Valuable Player race for the last five years. Antetokounmpo took home the award in the 2018-2019 season and the 2019-2020 season. Jokic was crowned MVP in the 2020-2021 season and the 2021-2022 season. Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have been on the outside looking in … Continue reading The MVP Debate

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Ohtani Versus Trout for the World Baseball Classic

Ethan Engellau Sports, Editor  We couldn’t have asked for a better ending. The two best players in baseball, Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout, faced off with the World Baseball Classic Championship on the line. Ohtani and Trout both play for the Los Angeles Angels, so the odds of this matchup happening is slim unless one of them fights their way out of LA. Ohtani led … Continue reading Ohtani Versus Trout for the World Baseball Classic

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