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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.

The Year for Underdogs

Written by Katherine Clatterbuck Rooting for the underdog might seem like a crazy idea, unless you were creating your bracket for this year’s March Madness....

Women’s Soccer Charges Ahead

Written by Alexis Barton Despite their upcoming match against Hollins being canceled, the women’s soccer team has been continuing their legacy of success this season....

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...

Postseason Success for Roanoke Soccer Teams

Written by Alexis Barton After successful regular seasons, both the men’s and women’s soccer teams have marched their way into the ODAC playoffs. Following the...

Sweet Victory for Baylor: First National Title in Men’s Hoops

Written by Lauren Roth This year's March Madness tournament was intense from the beginning, with a major upset when Ohio State, the second-ranked seed, lost...

Volleyball ACE-ing their Season

Written by Katherine Clatterbuck The Roanoke volleyball team is off to a terrific start with their 4-2 overall and conference record. Averaging 11.8 kills and...

A “Hole” Season of Golf

Written by Katherine Clatterbuck Roanoke men’s golf will travel to the ODAC Championship match this weekend, Sunday April 25th and Monday April 26th, for a...

Maroons Fall in Semifinals After Successful Season

Written by Lauren Roth Roanoke athletes have had quite an adventure this year in trying to determine if they would have a season. These athletes...

Senior Spotlight: Kaillee Philleo

Written by Alexis Barton After four years of success with the indoor and outdoor women’s track & field teams, Kaillee Philleo is taking some time...

Women’s Lacrosse Gains National Recognition

Written by Alexis Barton After being ranked 25th in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Division III Poll, the women’s lacrosse team has been on...

Conference Honors for Women’s Lacrosse

Written by Katherine Clatterbuck On Saturday, April 30th, the Roanoke women’s lacrosse team faced off in an ODAC semifinals game against the Shenandoah Hornets, which...

Maroons Wrap Up the Semester and Their Season

Written by Alexis Barton As the semester is winding down, our athletes are finishing out their seasons and competing in their respective playoff tournaments. The...

NFL Draft Recap

Written by Carter Weissenfluh With the draft concluding on May 1st, we saw lots of moves across the league for each franchise to get their...

Senior Spotlight: Lauren Heffron

Written by Lauren Roth The last four years at Roanoke College have been memorable for Lauren Heffron, and it’s bittersweet for her time as a...

Cheated of a Championship

Written by Katherine Clatterbuck Many students choose to attend a Division III college to enjoy the balance between athletics and academics. While our athletes excel...

Our Graduating Athletes

Written by Alexis Barton After four years and four successful seasons, we are proud to recognize the following graduating senior athletes: Men’s and Women’s Cross Country:...

To the Class of 2021, With Love from Coach

Written by Alexis Barton As graduation is rapidly approaching, a few of our coaches wanted to wish their graduating seniors one final goodbye. Here are...

XC Starts Strong

Written by Alexis Barton   To kick off their season, the men’s and women’s cross country teams headed to Bridgewater College to compete in the Eagles...

Recap from the Turf

Written by Lauren Roth   To kick off their season, the men’s and women’s cross country teams headed to Bridgewater College to compete in the Eagles...

NFL Week 1 Preview

Written by Carter Weissenfluh   Jacksonville Jaguars v. Houston Texans: a division matchup between two teams with somewhat low expectations, but two young promising QBs in...