Daniel Johnson Staff Writer A fresh, cool breeze is marking the end of the summer season and beginning Autumn. With the beginning of the new season, the campus becomes riddled with intramural, club, and university sports. Each night, you can look out to the Recreation Field, the Soccer Stadium, the Baseball and Softball Fields, and Fleming Gymnasium, and see students practicing for the … Continue reading 5 Things I Learned in September
Andrew James It’s October again, which means everyone’s attention has already turned to football just when the MLB season is about to reach its climax. Nevertheless, there is a lot of playoff baseball yet to be played. Out in Chicago, the Cubs have been making waves all year. The massive fan base makes Cleveland’s fans look like greedy title hordring jerks, being without a World … Continue reading MLB Playoffs Preview: The Hunt for a Golden October
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer UNCG Women’s Soccer entered last weekend on a terrible six match losing streak, their last win at Army more than a month ago. On the final Sunday of September, they opened up their Southern Conference (SoCon) schedule with a lost at Virginia Military Institute. Last Friday and Sunday, the hosted the Terriers of Wofford and the Paladins of Furman. … Continue reading UNCG End their 6 Game Losing Streak with Weekend Matches
Brandon R. Combs Staff Writer The future of Spartan golf is looking bright. With a crop of talented freshmen and transfers plus reigning Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, Bryce Hendrix, this roster is looking stacked. Fresh off a strong overall performance at the Virginia Commonwealth University Janney Invitational, we sat down this week with golfer Joseph Cansler to get his thoughts on … Continue reading Fresh off the tee with Joseph Cansler
Ian Hammock Staff Writer An air of excitement hovered over the softball field Sunday as the women’s softball team warmed up, both figuratively and literally. The intensity of the crowd (though they were small in number) was matched only by the unseasonably warm weather as the October sun shined brightly overhead. The crowd, which consisted of people from both the visiting Queens College (UNCG’s … Continue reading Women’s softball warms up fall season
Jaives Lundy Staff Writer Ale Guerra has always been a leader here at UNCG. As an undergraduate tennis player, Ale had a then school record 47 singles wins along with 37 wins in doubles and the No. 12 ITA national ranking. The 2008 SoCon Player of the year also helped lead the women’s tennis team in 2012-2013 to a 14-7 overall record and an … Continue reading Fall Tennis Spotlight : Ale Guerra
Daniel Johnson Last Friday, Kevin Garnett retired from the NBA. During his 21 year career, Garnett made more than 330 million dollars, more than any other NBA player in history. He also retires as the Minnesota Timberwolves all time leader in points, rebounds, assist, blocks, steals, minutes played, and games played. The only other player to come close in all those categories is Michael Jordan, … Continue reading Did You Know
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer When a typical UNCG student thinks of our athletics, they think of the usual suspects – basketball, soccer and baseball, because we see these sports played all over campus. But one sport that has been exponentially growing since 2013 is the Equestrian club. The Equestrian club involves horseback riding and competing in shows against other schools in the … Continue reading Equestrian Club Interview
Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer It was a game in which two teams desired to beat the other in a fashionable way. UNCG felt that their opponent did not have what it took to defeat them. Longwood felt that because they faced UNCG back in the spring, that they had a good chance of beating them soundly. UNCG came out rolling as they … Continue reading UNCG hangs onto win over Longwood
Garrison Pulley Staff Writer UNCG is coming into Saturday night’s match on a three game winning streak and was going up against a strong, nationally ranked West Virginia Mountaineers team that was also coming off a an amazing streak as well. Over the past six games straight, the Mountaineers defense have shut out their opponents. It was a close game for the entire … Continue reading West Virginia keeps the streak alive in a close win against the Spartans
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