By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 8, 2015 Dear Diary, in this seventh week of the basketball apocalypse, where the only sport seen on sporting channels is the one created by Dr. James Naismith, I see hope that the nightmare is nearly finished. Over the horizon, I heard the loud pop of circular yarn covered in cowhide against a wooden club. Upon further investigation, … Continue reading 2015 Major League Baseball preview
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 8, 2015 The UNCG Women’s golf team teed off this weekend at the Bryan Park Champions Course to co-host the 2015 Bryan National Collegiate golf tournament. And after posting their lowest 54-hole score since 2013 at the MountainView Collegiate in Arizona in mid March, Women’s Golf had a tough weekend in their home town. The event, … Continue reading Women’s Golf struggles to compete in Bryan National
By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 8, 2015 The Spartan softball team had an up and down weekend against Western Carolina this past weekend. The team, in a three game, two-day series, was able to split a doubleheader on Friday, but was unable to win the rubber match Saturday afternoon to take the series. The team fought hard but came up just short in … Continue reading Softball falls to Western Carolina in weekend series
By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 1, 2015 The Softball team experienced another tough series this past weekend. The team lost three in a row to the Samford Bulldogs at the UNCG Softball Stadium. The Blue and Gold really proved to be no match for the opposition this weekend. UNCG looked to be overmatched from the very first pitch of game one. The Bulldogs … Continue reading Softball team stumbles as they are swept by Samford
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 1, 2015 The great start to Southern Conference play continued this past weekend for the Spartans, as the baseball team tallied up two wins and their second loss in conference play in a three-game series at East Tennessee State University over the weekend. After being on both sides of two high scoring affairs against Western Carolina last week, … Continue reading Baseball’s offensive juggernaut captures series against ETSU
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 1, 2015 What do you usually do for your Saturday morning? Sleep in following a long school week? Sleep in after a night of young adult debauchery? Sleep in just because you enjoy sleeping? Typically, I partake in the third of these options. Yet, my Saturday slumber was disturbed somewhat due to an exciting event which occured at … Continue reading UNCG students show strength last Saturday at Rec
By Matthew Johnson, Sports Editor Published Apr. 1, 2015 I hope you have been paying attention to March Madness as much as I have. Watching the nail-biting, edge of your seat, yelling-at-the-TV screen games throughout the day and night as you fold up and throw away the bracket you believed would had been the one bracket to rule them all in your office pool has been a … Continue reading Five Lessons I learned in March
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 24, 2015 The NFL free agency period has been the most entertaining and shocking line of news for two weeks in American sports. Free agents visiting here, there, and everywhere, has turned America’s favorite pastime into a year-round event as the NFL is once again on the forefront on the national sports conscious. As exciting as the offseason … Continue reading NFL Free Agency early winners and losers
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 25, 2015 The Baseball team opened up their Southern Conference schedule last Friday with a three-game weekend series against the reigning Southern Conference champions, the Catamounts of Western Carolina. Coming into the series, the Catamounts had won six straight games against UNC-Greensboro. Manager Link Jarrett, aware of the unfavorable results his team has had against the conference powerhouse, … Continue reading Baseball takes series 2-1 vs Western Carolina over weekend
By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer Published in print Mar. 25, 2015 The Softball team had a tough weekend last week. The team stayed on campus over the weekend to battle the Lady Mocs of Chattanooga University. And unfortunately for the home side, and it did not end well. In three games, the team had losses. The Softball team was sweep in decisive manner this weekend. Although each … Continue reading Softball swept at home by Chattanooga over weekend
