The Greatest Stress Reliever: Flag Football

Isaiah Saint Hilaire   Staff Writer   If you look out on the rec field Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday night over the past few weeks, you would notice that the flag football season is well underway. The sport’s generates enough signups to force teams to be split into three different leagues for the regular season. This week I had the chance to speak to some … Continue reading The Greatest Stress Reliever: Flag Football

ETSU Outlasts UNCG in Thriller Double OT Match

Garrison Pulley   Staff Writer   UNCG entered Saturday night’s match trying to rebound from a 1-2 loss against Mercer. However, the rained soaked night ended with the blue and gold losing their second SoCon match, with ETSU returning home after a crazy 3-4 Spartans loss in double overtime. It was an exciting game to say the least. Seven goals were scored, two of them … Continue reading ETSU Outlasts UNCG in Thriller Double OT Match

The Definitive Guide on Winning Pickup Basketball in the Kaplan Center

  Andrew James   Staff Writer   You walk onto one of the five new basketball courts. There’s a crowd of people ready to “run” 5 on 5, so you head to the baseline and try to get in as soon as you possibly can. This means trying to find enough time for warm up shots while the ball is being played on the other … Continue reading The Definitive Guide on Winning Pickup Basketball in the Kaplan Center

5 Things I Learned in September

  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

MLB Playoffs Preview: The Hunt for a Golden October

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

UNCG End their 6 Game Losing Streak with Weekend Matches

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

Fresh off the tee with Joseph Cansler

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

Women’s softball warms up fall season

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

Fall Tennis Spotlight : Ale Guerra

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

Did You Know

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