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This page consists of coverage of everyone’s favorite sports team – the Maroons! Check here for athlete spotlights and updates on how our teams are doing over the course of the season.

Softball Springs Forward Over Spring Break

Written by Garrett Ruggieri Our women’s softball team (10-7, 0-2 ODAC) had a fruitful spring break this season, capitalizing on a long trip down to...

New Faces (With Masks) in New Places

Written by Alexis Barton Football. Is. Back. Thursday, the reigning Super Bowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs took on the Houston Texans to kick off the...

Senior Spotlight: Megan Wheeler, Max Menzel & Jayla Faison

Written by Katherine Clatterbuck In the midst of 2020, senior athletes are holding on to the final season of their beloved sports. While practices and...

Maroons Cook Up Hot Winter

Written by Alexis Barton The men’s basketball team was staying busy over winter break with lots of competition. After a quick 10-day break, the Maroons...

New Beginnings: An Athlete’s Reaction to the Coronavirus

Written by Lauren Roth Humor, making jokes. It tends to be a method we all use to deal with any type of negative emotion, whether...

Swim Teams Take Top Spots at ODAC Championships

Written by Alexis Barton Last weekend, the men’s and women’s swim teams dominated the pool at the 2021 ODAC Swimming Championships. With the men taking...

New England Patriots Dominate Super Bowl LII

Written by Garrett Ruggieri Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams featured countless storylines. A battle of old foes, a Super...

Track and Field Teams Prepare for Success

Written by Ian Gillen The Men’s and Women’s track and field teams are both still early on in their long season, but hope to improve...

RC Recap

Written by Garrett Ruggieri Men’s Soccer: The maroons finished with a 14-2-4 record to round out an impressive season. They were granted a bid to...

RC Recap

Written by Ian Gillen Women’s Soccer- The Lady Maroons saw a perfect send-off on their senior day with a 12-0 win over Sweet Briar. The Maroons...

RC Recap

Written by Ian Gillen Women’s Soccer- After going unbeaten for over three weeks, our Women’s soccer team saw a disappointing end to their season in a...

Lakers Back on Top

Written by Carter Weissenfluh The Los Angeles Lakers have found themselves in familiar territory after winning their 17th championship in franchise history. There were a...

Rooney’s Senior Roundup

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Ian Davies Lacrosse- Goalkeeper Senior Ian Davies has his sights set on earning All-American for the second year in a row. In order...

The Revival of Men’s Club Soccer

Written by Ryan Denholm Over the past few years, many freshmen matriculating at Roanoke College have been shocked to find out that despite the existence...

Our Senior Sports Writer Send Off

Written by Ian Gillen Well, here they are, my final few hundred words in the Brackety-Ack.  First and foremost, I want to thank my fans....

RC Recap

Written by Garrett Ruggieri Cross Country: The 2019 Roanoke Invitational/ODAC Preview took place last weekend. Emma Maras and Chamberlain Zulauf both finished 17th, the highest...

Maroons Dominate at Tournament

Written by Ryan Denholm This past weekend, the Roanoke College Men’s Basketball Team turned heads by taking home some hardware from the Dick Leftwich Tip-Off...

Women’s Soccer Roundup

Written by Alexis Barton The women’s soccer team kicked off the season with a weekend of back to back games at home. The Maroons (1-1)...

Finals Season in NHL and NBA

Written by Lauren Roth The COVID-19 pandemic impacted many professional sports seasons, canceling or postponing many of them halfway through the season. Roughly seven months...

Looking Ahead to Spring Sports

Written by Ian Gillen and Kaelyn Spickler It’s that special time of year again.  It’s the time that special someone has been waiting for.  No...