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Kathleen Fountain
Sports Editor
Roanoke College ended their regular season on an impressive high note Wednesday evening with a win over Guilford College 17-7, bringing the season to a close with an 11-3 record, 6-1 in the OCAD.
At the end of the first period the Maroons were up by four points. The first goal [...]
Continue Reading →Emily Dabbs
Staff Writer
Both the Men and Women’s Tennis teams won against the Marlins of Virginia Wesleyan College when they travelled to Lexington Wednesday, April 4.
It was a tight match for the Men’s team, but in the end, they pulled out with a 5-4 win. This win improves their record to 4-9 overall [...]
Continue Reading →Sarah Whitten
Editor in Chief
Virginia Intermont Cobras welcomed the Lady Maroons March 27th for a non-conference double header. After the affair the Maroons record stands at 14-4 overall while the Cobras are 14-18. The first game fell in favor of the Lady Cobras as they pulled out a 6-3 win after scoring five runs [...]
Continue Reading →Nathaniel Rioux
Staff Writer/Business Manager
Two hours away from home, on a cold Saturday morning, the Roanoke College Maroons took on Hampden-Sydney’s Tigers at their turf in Farmville, VA. While the air was brisk, the battle was red hot as the Maroons came out on top with a 21-13 victory over their opponents. With that [...]
Continue Reading →Madeline Hooker
Staff Writer
During their Indoor Track & Field season, members of both the men and women teams experienced many notable accomplishments.
On February 24, both teams traveled to Liberty University to compete in the Indoor ODAC Championships. ODAC, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference brought together the following colleges and universities: Roanoke, Washington and [...]
Continue Reading →Brandon Paderick
Staff writers
Ninjas, masters of espionage and covert assassination, engaging in mortal combat against a horde of brigands and privateers, the internet meme of lore rendered corporeal. Alright…I will grant that it was, perhaps, just a group of sweaty nerds beating each other with pool noodles, but it was a rather epic nonetheless.
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Continue Reading →Kathleen Fountain, additional reporting by Nate Rioux
Sports Editor and Staff Writer
On Saturday March 18th the Lynchburg College Hornets traveled to Salem to face off against the Maroons. This was both teams’ first ODAC game of the season. The Maroons went into the game with a 4-2 record, while the Hornets came into the [...]
Continue Reading →Maggie Christ
Staff writer
Roanoke College Baseball improved their record this weekend dominating the doubleheader against University of Maine-Presque Isle on Saturday. While they fell to Ferrum College on Friday, it was not enough to discourage their performance the following day.
With a 9-5 and a 7-1 win on their home field in Salem, the [...]
Continue Reading →Morgan Minyard
Staff writer
Last Saturday, the women’s basketball team hosted the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins. The Marlins came into the game ranked number one in the ODAC.
The Maroons were able to take the lead early. They led 14-7 within the first 10 minutes of the game, however would not be able to hold onto [...]
Continue Reading →Morgan Minyard
Staff writer
On February 11th the Men’s Basketball team travelled for Ashland, Virginia to take on the Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets.
During the first half of the game the Yellow Jackets were dominating the game. They were up by 30 points. The Maroons would struggle for the rest of the game, despite great effort [...]
Continue Reading →Morgan Minyard
Staff writer
It was a good day for the Women’s Basketball team when they travelled to Hollins University on Saturday February 11th and walked away with a win. This win gave the female Maroons their 3rd straight win in a row. The Maroons beat Hollins 76-62 for an ODAC conference win.
The Maroons [...]
Continue Reading →Maggie Christ
Staff writer
Roanoke College Men’s and Women’s track and field team took on over 20 teams in the JDL Fast Track Invitation hosted by Winston-Salem State this weekend.
In a long meet with over 1,000 athletes competing, RC made some personal strides. The Maroons were up against mostly Division I and Division II [...]
Continue Reading →Hannah Cline
Staff writer
Last weekend the Roanoke College Indoor Track and Field team made the trek to Christopher Newport University to compete in a twelve hour meet. The long day was not wasted, as many of the athletes had notable performances. Overall, the meet was a competitive [...]
Continue Reading →Cathy Fountain
Sports editor
Practices began as soon as winter break was over for both baseball and lacrosse teams. With the first games of the season this weekend for both teams, the players have been focusing on the goals of the season in front of them. Conditioning new and returning players has been key in [...]
Continue Reading →Morgan Minyard
Staff writer
On Saturday, January 21, the men’s basketball team faced one of their rival teams the Bridgewater College Eagles. The Maroons were able to set the pace early when Daniel Eacho ’15 put the first two points on the board. Logan Singleton ’12 followed with a 3 pointer.
Unfortunately the Maroons could [...]
Continue Reading →Morgan Minyard
Staff writer
Friday night, the women’s basketball team was able to clench a win against their rival Hollins Univeristy. The victory over Hollins gave the team a second straight win.
The win gave the team an extra confidence boost and good rhythm leading into the next few games. The Maroons move to 3-10, [...]
Continue Reading →Maggie Christ
Staff writer
RC’s Indoor Track and Field teams started the semester on a high note, recording nine in first place and eight in second place finishes at the Marietta College Open. Nine schools competed in this meet on Saturday.
Women had a successful day with Hope Flomo ’15 finishing first in the 55m [...]
Continue Reading →Cara Cooper
Editor in chief
Wednesday night, the men’s basketball team won a nail biter, as they defeated Randolph College 62-59 for their first conference win of the season.
The Maroons had a 13 point lead midway through the second half, but saw it dwindle away as the night went on. After several lead changes [...]
Continue Reading →Kathleen Fountain
Staff writer
Earlier this week several members of the men’s basketball team traveled to Andrew Lewis Middle School to speak to some of the students there.
Adam Kessler ’12, one of the players who participated, said the team really didn’t want to lecture the students about what they should or shouldn’t be [...]
Continue Reading →Morgan Minyard
Staff writer
The Washington Redskins rallied to beat the Seahawks 23-17 on November 27, finally ending their six game losing streak. The Redskins were desperate for a win entering into Sunday night’s game with a 3-7 record.
“It’s been awhile since we’ve had this feeling. The last couple weeks, we’ve shown signs of [...]
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