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Is Mother Nature the Toughest Opponent in Weeks 1-4 in Fall Sports?
By: Jonathan “Walker” Speer
Read moreGet to know ODAC Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Year Jaylen Williams
By MCOM Sports Media Packaging Class
Read moreHot Take on Harden: He Won’t Win
By Sebastian Lewis James Harden will not win a championship with his current style of play. James has been playing a give me the ball and get out of the way style. While it is winning in the regular season and keeping his team’s head above water while they are suffering from injuries it will not work in the playoffs.
Read moreShenandoah Tennis 2019 Preview
By Tyler Derrington Last year, SU’s Men’s Tennis team finished with a 7 – 9 record, one of the better seasons in program history. While at first glance a losing record may not seem great, it did mark only the second time that the team made it to conference play, where they lost to Washington & Lee in the ODAC
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 moreeSports Experiences Success in First Year
By Andrew Coffman In the inaugural season of E-Sports at Shenandoah University expectations have been blown out of the water. “My expectations for the year were to have 12-15 students and just to complete at 1 or 2 games at a national or regional competition,” said Dr. Joey Gawrysiak, the founder and leader of both the E-Sport major and
Read moreSU Men’s Soccer Coach Relieved of Duties
By Elise O’Neill-Eckman The Shenandoah University Men’s Soccer Team recently completed their best season since 2007, winning six games, three of which were ODAC victories. However, on Friday, October 26th, Shenandoah University director of Intercollegiate Athletics Bridget Lyons, Ph.D. announced, that Matt Smith has been relieved of his duties as head men’s soccer coach. The University has given no
Read more2018 Field Hockey Opener
By:Mariah Graves
Read moreGetting to Know: Dr. Bridget Lyons, The Other New Addition to the SU Athletic Department
BY: Jacob Morgan The Wilkins Athletic Center isn’t the only new addition to the Shenandoah University athletic department. This semester, SU has also welcomed a new Athletic Director, Dr. Bridget Lyons. Dr. Lyons earned her masters and Ph.D. at VCU. A collegiate athlete herself, she played three different sports, and pursued sports journalism before coaching at the high school level. Dr.
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 moreHornets split in final home game
In the first game, Shenandoah won 3-2. In the second game, Shenandoah lost 8-3.
Read moreSoftball falls to Lynchburg
The Shenandoah University softball team lost two home games to Lynchburg College on Wednesday.
Read moreSoftball suffers royal defeat
Shenandoah University’s women’s softball team lost both games against the Eastern Mennonite University Royals on Tuesday.
Read moreWomen’s lacrosse falls to Roanoke
The Shenandoah University women’s lacrosse team lost 7-6 against the Roanoke College Maroons on Tuesday. It was the Hornets’ first in-conference game of the season.
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