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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.

Wrestling Victories

Maroons Break Century Mark

Three-Set Takedown

Swing of Victory

Rally Time!

Athletes Get Their Fill of Gym Time Instead of Turkey Over...

Written by Kaelyn Spickler For many of us, this past week’s break was a time where we caught up on sleep, visited with family, filled...

The Next Level of Basketball

Written by Kaelyn Spickler The transition from being the top dog in your high school’s gym to being at the bottom of the totem pole...

Rooney’s Season Roundup

Written by Kaelyn Spickler The fall season has come to an end, and the seniors have much to be proud of, not just for this...

Life After Baseball Season

Written by Ian Gillen Everyone’s been there.  Early morning, head hurts, heart hurts, everything hurts.  This time has come again with the end of the...

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...

RC Swimming Floats to the Top

Written by Ian Gillen Those who have chosen not to float like butterflies or fly like the wind, but instead swim like swordfish opened their...

Sport Scaries

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Collegiate athletes are used to being the “big dogs.” On game days, they are greeted with smiles and well wishes from...

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...