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Chris Oates – Against All Odds
Local Winchester resident Chris Oates thoroughly enjoyed his stand out High School basketball career at Millbrook High before going on to play college basketball. It wasn’t until his Sophomore season when Oates realized he had the talent to play college basketball. He was heavily recruited by a bunch of Division 1 and Division 3 schools such as American University and
Read moreBig Risks Equal Big Rewards For International Students
By Chris Oates Shenandoah University students call many different places home. Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and various parts of Virginia are the hotspots for incoming freshmen and transfers. While most of us can make a simple 2 hour drive back home over a long weekend or for christmas break, other students aren’t so lucky. According to Lora Steiner, The
Read moreWinchester Welcomes Home Walsh
BY: Bethany Melvin Adam Walsh, Winchester native and James Wood High School graduate, has come back to his roots to coach his hometown college basketball team. Before deciding to come home, Walsh coached at Centenary College of Louisiana for seven years. “The chance that we have as a family and the chance that we have with the basketball program to
Read moreHornet Buzz Heard in Wilkins Center
By: Monica Baranko Students, faculty, and Winchester locals all gathered on a cold Wednesday night to celebrate the opening of the new James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics and Events Center at Shenandoah University. To open the event, President Tracy Fitzsimmons and James R. Wilkins Jr.’s son, Richie Wilkins, spoke about the facility. There was even more chatter coming from the crowd.
Read moreMen’s basketball ends season with loss
Senior Malcolm Clark led in points among both teams, putting 26 points on the board, for a total of 479 this season, in his final game for Shenandoah.
Read moreMen’s basketball falls to Randolph-Macon
Shenandoah’s men’s basketball team lost a close game to the first-ranked Randolph-Macon College on Wednesday with a final score of 73-80.
Read moreMen’s basketball wins on the road
The Shenandoah University men’s basketball team prevailed on the road at Randolph College on Saturday, with a final score of 65 to 62.
Read moreEastern Mennonite Royals prevail over Hornets men’s basketball
The Shenandoah University’s men’s basketball team fell in a close match to Eastern Mennonite University on Wednesday with a final score of 101 to 95.
Read moreRandolph-Macon prevails over Shenandoah men’s basketball
The Shenandoah men’s basketball team fell to Randolph-Macon University on Wednesday with a score of 47 to 74 in a 7 p.m. in-conference matchup.
Read moreWildcats prevail in NCAA March Madness finals
Zadok Miller, Staff Writer
The Wildcats are now national champions for the first time since 1985, when they finished 66-64 against the Georgetown Hoyas.
Read moreMen’s basketball closes their season
Rachel Levy, Staff Writer
Men’s basketball will likely be playing their last game of the season this Tuesday, against team number five in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), Emory & Henry College. Shenandoah was ranked number twelve, last in the ODAC, after winning only six games this season, and only three in conference games.
Read moreSU Men’s Basketball Breaks Losing Streak
Rachel Levy, Staff Writer
This season the men’s basketball team has been off to a slow start. They lost their first game, but bounced back to take a two game win streak, only to match those wins with a two game losing streak. Their last win was last semester on Nov. 28 when they beat Franciscan at the BB&T Classic.
Read moreStrong start on the court shows great improvement
Nolan Potts, ‘Doah Staff Writer January 15, 2014 In Rob Pryor’s first two seasons as the head coach of the Shenandoah University’s men’s basketball team, the team won a grand total of nine games in 53 total contests, with one of them coming by forfeit. In the ODAC Preseason poll this year, the Hornets were picked to finish dead last
Read moreWith colder temperatures comes basketball season
Nolan Potts, ‘Doah Staff Writer October 23, 2013 When Rob Pryor took over as Shenandoah University’s men’s basketball head coach in April of 2011, he knew a lot of work needed to be done. After all, the team was coming off of a season in which they went 4-21 with a roster that was comprised of players that were recruited
Read moreMen’s basketball seeks improvement
Byron J. Mitchell, ‘Doah Staff Writer January 23, 2013 Junior point guard Bryce Mitchell — head captain of the SU men’s basketball team — isn’t happy with the way the season has gone so far, but he believes the team has been getting better each time they take the court. “This is not what I expected but progress has been
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