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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.

Breakthroughs in the Professional World

Written by Garrett Ruggieri Alyssa Nakken becomes the first full-time female coach in Major League Baseball history. Nakken was promoted to assistant coach of the...

Rooney’s Senior Roundup

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Jessica Calascione Track and Field Thrower Senior Jessica Calascione is the perfect role model for any athlete who suffers a tragic injury but hopes...

Cross Country Told from the Inside-Out

Written by Chamberlain Zulauf The men’s and women’s cross-country teams flew to Memphis, Tennessee this past weekend to compete against 40 other teams throughout the...

Carter’s 2021 NFL Mock Draft

Written by Carter Weissenfluh With the NFL draft approaching in a few weeks, I wanted to share my insights and opinions about the incoming draft...

Coaching During a Pandemic

Written by Lauren Roth Almost eight months ago Roanoke College students, faculty, and staff received the news that students would be returning home for two...

Big Names and Bigger Contracts

Written by Alexis Barton Just a week after the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup, the National Hockey League is ready to jump into...

RC Recap

Written by Ian Gillen Men’s basketball After an up and down few weeks, the Men’s Basketball team defeated Guilford College 76-59 this past Wednesday. The win...

High Powered Offense in the Stanley Cup Final

Written by Lauren Roth On March 12th, the National Hockey League announced they would be pausing the 2019-2020 season in response to the COVD-19 pandemic....

RC Recap

Written by Alexis Barton Cross Country: The Cross Country will soon be in action on September 6th as they travel to West Virginia Tech for...

Cross Country Roads Rollin’ Through Roanoke

Written by Chamerlain Zulauf Coming into the ODAC preview last Saturday, the men’s and women’s cross-country teams were hopeful, both placing first at the Golden...

An Issue Bigger Than the Game

Written by Alexis Barton The year 2020 has been a year that no one saw coming. A pandemic that closed down colleges and universities, mass...

Dominating the Field

Written by Alexis Barton This Saturday, the field hockey team took their first loss of the season while visiting St. Mary’s College of Maryland. In...

Rooney’s Freshman Feature

Written by Garrett Ruggieri All freshman students who come to Roanoke begin their college career with expectations, uncertainty and hope for what lies ahead. It...

Spikeball Comes to Roanoke

Written by Garrett Ruggieri Have you been walking to class at any point this semester and seen people on the back quad or on the...

Come on in, the Water is Freezing

Written by Alexis Barton In their third full season back on campus, the swim team has made its mark on the conference for yet another...

Lottery Luck for the Timberwolves, Another Year for the Knicks

Written by Alexis Barton In the midst of their return to the 2019-20 season, the NBA recently held their draft lottery to determine the draft...

Welcome Back Maroon Athletes and Fans!

Written by Garrett Ruggieri Welcome back Maroons! It is time to flood the stands with maroon and grey, our RC athletics are back in action....

Men’s Soccer Grabs First Win

Written by Carter Weissenfluh After three tough, hard-fought games to start off their season, all requiring extra time and all ending in draws, the men’s...

Big Stories in the Big 10 (and the ACC!)

Written by Alexis Barton As the college football season is underway, there have already been numerous storylines that have made for an interesting season in...

Men’s Soccer Makes Season Debut

Written by Carter Weissenfluh Last Sunday the Roanoke men’s soccer team played their first game of the season against the Bridgewater Eagles. Last season, the...

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