Barons Tennis Blow Past Tornadoes
By Grace Murphy Web Editor On April 24, the Franciscan men’s tennis team defeated the Geneva College Tornados at a home game at the Belleview courts. Freshmen Benjamin and Samuel Sabol started off the day, playing as the number two doubles team. They defeated their Geneva College counterparts, 8-4. The Sabols were followed by the […]
Baron tennis triumphs over Thiel
By Grace Murphy Web Editor The Franciscan men’s tennis team defeated Thiel College 9-0 in a match at Belleview Courts this past Sunday. Junior James Scanlon and sophomore Travis Mistry played as the number one doubles team for the Barons. Scanlon and Mistry handedly took down their opponent 8-2. Freshmen Benjamin Sabol and Samuel Sabol […]
Barons Show Out at Tomcat Invitational
By Grace Murphy Web Editor On Saturday, the Franciscan men and women’s track and field team competed at the Thiel College Tomcat Invitational in Greenville, PA. Freshman Clara Symington placed second in the 100-meter hurdles and broke a thirteen-year school record with a time of 15.71 seconds. She also placed second in the 400-meter hurdles […]
Graduate student reveals the pluses and minuses of living off – campus
By Grace Murphy Web Editor Spring is nearly upon us. Along with the new season comes yearly conversations amongst freshmen, sophomores and juniors about which dorm or height they want to live in and who they plan to live with. A smaller population of students who have reached the age of 21, have senior credit […]
Revived club seeks to increase appreciation for German culture on campus
By Grace Murphy Web Editor The German Club returned to Franciscan University this semester after previously being inactive. Freshman Sean Wagner is serving as the first president in the club’s new era. While Wagner is a theology and catechetics major, he said he hopes to minor in German. His interest in German was piqued after […]
Barons tennis falls to Otterbein University
The Franciscan men’s tennis team suffered defeat to the Otterbein University Cardinals nine matches to none in their first home competition this semester on Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. in the Indoor Tennis Center at Wheeling Park. Sophomore Travis Mistry and freshman Samuel Sabol kicked off the doubles play in the No. 1 matchup and […]
Barons track and field keep on speeding
By Grace Murphy Web Editor The Franciscan University men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Muskingum Meet in New Concord last Friday. Junior Victoria Unnerstall won fourth place and ran a personal best for the 400m with a time of 1:07.57. Junior Angelina Toole ran the 800m in 2:47.49, placing seventh overall […]
Barons track and field continues to smash records
By Grace Murphy Web Editor The Franciscan University track and field teams competed at the Spire Collegiate Indoor Games in Geneva, Ohio on February 11. The Barons competed in many events in the men’s and women’s leagues. Freshman Alana Bradford and junior Victoria Unnerstall competed in the 60-meter dash. Bradford completed the race in 8.51 […]
Lady Barons basketball triumphs 83-79
By Grace Murphy Web Editor The Franciscan University women’s basketball team defeated the Thiel College Tomcats 83-79 in a home game Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. At tipoff, junior forward Sophia LaRose got the ball and scored a lay-up. Despite the Lady Barons strong start, Thiel College scored eight points in a row. The Lady […]