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Volleyball fails to earn wins in Triad Tournament

Bryan Davis   Staff Writer Fresh off of a visit to Durham for the Duke Invitational Tournament, the UNCG Spartans Volleyball team hosted the Tussle in the Triad tournament this weekend; suffering defeats against High Point, Youngstown State, and Elon. Despite these results, it was a competitive three games that spanned a total of 14 sets with a few UNCG players playing some of their … Continue reading Volleyball fails to earn wins in Triad Tournament

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‘Nine Innings From Ground Zero’ and The 2001 New York Yankees

Garrison Pulley   Staff Writer I recently watched “Nine Innings from Ground Zero”, a documentary about the New York Yankees’ amazing playoff run and how it helped the people of New York. Seeing how people reacted, and how much the Yankees baseball seemed to be an emotional outlet for the citizens of New York makes you really understand that sports brings people together no matter … Continue reading ‘Nine Innings From Ground Zero’ and The 2001 New York Yankees

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Men’s Soccer opens home with a tie

Garrison Pulley   Staff Writer The UNC-Greensboro Spartans were set up to play against University at Alabama Birmingham on Friday night at 7:00 p.m., but the game had been postponed due to the hurricane that is coming through North Carolina. The game was moved to Saturday at 12:00 on a nice and sunny day with a bit of wind and cloud cover. It was an … Continue reading Men’s Soccer opens home with a tie

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Football has arrived at UNCG

Jaives Lundy   Staff Writer This fall, a 125 year tradition comes to an end here on the UNCG campus with the inaugural season of the Spartans club football team. Led by Head Coach Michael Vadini, the Spartan football team has made significant strides since its inception last spring, including a double overtime win against Longwood University last semester. Despite the short amount of time … Continue reading Football has arrived at UNCG

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The Student Athlete Diaries: the season “begins”

Patrick O’Grady   Staff Writer A rain delay postpones the warm up before what is to be a hard effort, but not an all-out race. It remains all too early to spike up and go head-on into a full 8000m competition. The Elon Invitational, the first competition for UNCG’s Cross Country team, is just a primer, a rust buster, but it serves it purpose well. … Continue reading The Student Athlete Diaries: the season “begins”

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New Kaplan Center is cause for excitement on campus

Jaives Lundy   Staff Writer Remember the old adage “You get what you pay for?” Well this is exactly the case for UNCG and the new Leonard J. Kaplan Center for Wellness. At an astounding $91 Million, the Kaplan Center contains a maximum of seven basketball courts, five group exercise rooms, three climbing walls,an Aquatics Suite consisting of lap lane pool, leisure pool, & exterior … Continue reading New Kaplan Center is cause for excitement on campus

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Summer dreams and Little Leagues

Daniel Johnson   Sports Editor “Why do they have the Little League World Series on ESPN?” asked my roommate as he walked into our apartment in the middle of the afternoon, resting between classes. When you really think about, Little League Baseball itself is not the best baseball in the world; Little League games are prone to error and not as precise as other leagues. … Continue reading Summer dreams and Little Leagues

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Five things I learned this August

Daniel Johnson   Sports Editor Back to classes, back to syllabuses, back to having to go outside in plus 90 degree weather with an insane humidity but for some damn reason your roommates are actually fighting over the thermostat and whether or not to keep it on despite the insane humidity and 90 degree weather mentioned before. It’s been an interesting week. In fact, it’s … Continue reading Five things I learned this August

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Francis’ summer vacation

Andrew James   Staff Writer On July 24, the international basketball scene was struck by a little blue and gold lightning when the Under-20 Spanish National team won the FIBA European Championships. Combo guard and UNCG phenom Francis Alonso was right in the middle of it. “I never imagined we would win the European Championship,” Alonso said. “It was just something on my mind—I couldn’t … Continue reading Francis’ summer vacation

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UNCG Men’s Soccer Seeks Southern Conference Championship

  Patrick O’Grady   Staff Writer The UNCG men’s soccer team features prominently in my day. As a student-athlete myself, I share the locker room area, athletic training room, and equipment room with last year’s Southern Conference regular-season champions, and my walk home encircles their practice field. Occasionally, I’m awarded the privilege of seeing the team at work as I pass by every day. I … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Soccer Seeks Southern Conference Championship

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