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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.

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...

Rooney’s Senior Roundup

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Jillian Barnard Soccer #19 Midfield Senior midfielder Jillian Barnard has played her heart out the past couple of weeks.The Lady Maroons faced Sweet Briar...

Rooney’s Senior Roundup

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Tim Shay Cross Country Tim Shay’s final cross country season is half-way over, which has allowed for him to reflect on the season...

College Football VS College Basketball

Written by Ian Gillen and Emma Grosskopf It’s that time of year again! It’s the happiest season of all: college football season. The weather is...

Maroons Senior Week Recap

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Women’s Soccer: Our Lady Maroons had a week full of tough opponents. This past Saturday the ladies fell to the sixth...

Field Hockey STICKS to Their Roots

Written by Ian Gillen Weeks before the school year starts, many of our athletes are back on campus already hard at work.  Among these athletes...

‘FitzMagic’ From Buccaneers Fans

Written by Ian Gillen Anyone remotely following the NFL knows that ‘FitzMagic’ has taken over.  819 passing yards, nine total touchdowns and an undefeated start...

Rooney’s Senior Roundup

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Jose Robertson, Soccer, Midfield Coming into his senior season on the soccer field, Jose Robertson hoped to fully recover from his knee injury. Robertson...

Maroon Recap

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Women’s Soccer: The threat of Hurricane Florence coming our way, caused the Lady Maroons’ game to get postponed. This, however, did...

Cross Country Out of the Gates with a Bang

Written by Ian Gillen After a hard fought few weeks took the team to West Virginia and Blacksburg, our men’s and women’s cross-country teams are...

RC Season Openers Recap

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Women’s Soccer: Our lady Maroons started the season off with a 1-1 tie against Gettysburg but bounced back to defeat Maryville...

RC Super Fan: The Oprah of College Sporting Events

Written by Ian Gillen Coming soon to Maroon Athletics is the fan we do not deserve, but the fan we need.  Roanoke College’s Super Fan...

RC Men’s Soccer Goes Undefeated in RC Invitational

Written by Kaelyn Spickler This past weekend, Kerr Stadium was packed and full of energy as our Men’s Soccer team hosted the RC Invitational. Playing...

Rooney’s Senior Roundup

Written by Kaelyn Spickler #10 Sydney Daniels Volleyball Co-Captain Position: Outside Hitter As the season begins, Sydney Daniels explains some of her goals are to be in the...

Baseball Team Second in the Conference

Written by Aeryn McMurtry RC baseball currently holds a 24-7 overall record and a 13-3 ODAC record, putting them second for the conference. The men...

RC Lacrosse Teams Dominate Alumni Weekend

Written by Garrett Ruggieri Alumni Weekend struck RC and sunny Salem with a wonderful crowd of past and current Maroons who were proud to wear...

RC Spring Sports Recap

Written by Garrett Ruggieri Men’s Lacrosse: Our men’s team has improved their record to (11-4, 6-2 ODAC) over the past two weeks. They have taken...

Baseball Team Works Hard in Action-Packed April

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Our RC baseball team ended the month of March undefeated to further their winning streak to 15 games and upping their...

Sports Fans Can Slack in Class With These Tips

Written by Ian Gillen Anyone as invested in Champions League soccer as I am has a tough decision to make on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during...

Sports for the Un-Sporty: Find Your Place as a Fan

Written by Aeryn McMurtry RC is a sporty school. We are full of prominent and decently successful athletes, and overall, our teams do pretty well....