Isaiah Saint Hilaire StaffWriter This week I had the chance to speak to a few Panthers fans whom seemed pretty disappointed with their 2016 team in comparison to last year’s team. The mood I felt throughout my encounters with these fans were sad, frustrated and nerve-wrecking due to the poor record that the Panthers racked up this season. I spoke to them about the differences … Continue reading The resilience of a fan
Ian Hammock Staff Writer Thursday night marked the last practice of the week for the Spartan Women’s Rugby Team. As practice wrapped up, I approached two of them – Mary Judge and Dianna Posey – for their thoughts on their experiences on the team and their thoughts on the season. I asked the reason they joined the team. “Well, I played soccer for 12 … Continue reading A Talk with the Women’s Rugby Club
Garrison Pulley Staff Writer The UNCG women’s soccer team’s season came to a disappointing end on Saturday night, when the Spartans played Furman and the game resulted in a 1-0 loss to end their season. This loss would take place in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament. The UNCG women’s team ended the season with a 7-11-2 record overall and a 4-4-1 … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Soccer Recap
Garrison Pulley Staff Writer The UNCG women’s soccer team’s season came to a disappointing end on Saturday night, when the Spartans played Furman and the game resulted in a 1-0 loss to end their season. This loss would take place in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament. The UNCG women’s team ended the season with a 7-11-2 record overall and a 4-4-1 … Continue reading Christina Gregory of the Volleyball Team Looks Toward Southern Conference Tournament
Ian Hammock StaffWriter With the end of the Fall season, Softball coach Janelle Brenamen has only two months to prepare the her team for their Spring season schedule. She did, however, have to give an interview regarding her thoughts on the season, amongst other things. The first topic of discussion was her takeaway from the past six week (the Fall season) of games. “We welcomed … Continue reading Coach Breneman Gives Thoughts on Fall Schedule
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer In 1980, the American League in Major League Baseball had played with a designated hitter for seven season. That August, the National League voted to see whether or not to have a designated hitter. Bill Giles, general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies abstained because he was unable to contact owner, Rudy Carpenter who had gone fishing. Hardy Peterson, GM of … Continue reading Did You Know?
Bryan Davis Staff Writer Coming off a tough 1-0 loss during homecoming weekend, the UNCG Men’s Soccer team looked to get back on track against the 0-14 VMI Keydets to close the regular season with another tally in the win column. The Spartans faced VMI earlier this season in a 4-0 victory to open Southern Conference play, and on Saturday night’s match, they finished … Continue reading UNCG men’s soccer sends seniors off with a blowout victory
Jaives Lundy Staff Writer It didn’t feel like fall on Saturday afternoon, as it was a scorching seventy-nine degrees in the twilight of October, only two days to Halloween. However, we are in the thick of football season as the eighth ranked Spartans took on the defending champion Middle Georgia State Knights this past weekend. This particular game had major conference and postseason implications … Continue reading Club Football Bested By National Champion Middle Georgia State
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer In a lot of ways, the realms of sports and American politics mirror each other: Two teams and schools of thoughts working together to defeat the other. On their side is an army of supporters who show their support by sporting apparel of what side they are for, attend stadium rallies/games to cheer for the team they want to win, … Continue reading Ex- Athletes Turned Politicians
Isaiah Saint-Hilaire Staff Writer Going to the new 98 million dollar Kaplan Center to enjoy the facility and use the enticing equipment they have for working out, you will also see the club women’s basketball team practicing. The team practices on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays while having games at least once a month on Saturdays. They travel to different places within their division and … Continue reading The excitement of competition
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