Men’s tennis uses offense in win against Washington and Jefferson
By Madeline Dorobiala Staff Writer The Franciscan men’s tennis team defeated the Washington and Jefferson Presidents 8-1 on April 16 at home. The win contributed to the Barons’ three game winning streak. It was also the redemption the Barons needed after losing against the Presidents last semester. With the sun shining and clear skies, the […]
Lady Barons suffer overtime defeat
The Franciscan women’s lacrosse team fell in a 13-12 overtime loss against Muskingum University on March 7 at 4 p.m. The Barons began the first quarter with a couple of shots on goal. Barons’ junior attack Kiera Wilson put her team on the board with a 1-0 lead. The Barons tested Muskingum with one more […]
School of prayer kicks off Lent with guest speaker
By Madeline Dorobiala Staff Writer Franciscan University introduced its four-part series, School of Prayer, on Monday, Feb. 19 in Christ the King Chapel. Bob Lesnefsky, director of the Office of Evangelization, started the talk explaining the purpose of School of Prayer. “We are going back to the basics of how do we pray,” said Lesnefsky. […]
Barons’ tennis team falls to Yellow Jackets
By Madeline Dorobiala Staff Writer The Franciscan men’s tennis team faced defeat to the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets eight matches to one at home on Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. This was the Baron’s tennis team’s second home game of the spring season, both of which were losses. The match opened with three sets of […]
Barons heat up at icy meet
By Madeline Dorobiala Staff Writer The Franciscan track and field team competed at Muskingum University over winter break on Jan. 13. Junior Alexander Blose clutched seventh place, qualifying for finals in the 60-meter dash. Blose achieved a new personal best time of 7.23 seconds, which was placed as the fourth fastest in Franciscan’s indoor track […]
Barons soar in second meet
By Madeline Dorobiala Staff Writer The Franciscan track and field team continued to beat program records in the Spire Midwest Collegiate Invitational on Jan. 20 in Geneva, OH. Graduate Kimbria Lance became the first Lady Baron to clear the vault in Franciscan’s indoor track history. Lance placed seventh overall, clearing a height of 3.05m or […]
Women’s basketball team falls to the Golden Tornadoes
By Madeline Dorobiala Staff Writer The Franciscan women’s basketball team lost 86-68 against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes at a home game Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m. Prior to the game, the Lady Barons were just beginning to pick up a winning streak after a series of losses at home. The Barons started the game […]
Lady Barons swim team end season with a victory
By Madeline Dorobiala Staff Writer The Franciscan University women’s swim team beat the Chatham Cougars 122- 90 at a home meet Saturday, Nov. 18 at 1 p.m. This meet was the Barons last meet of the fall season but provided a six game winning streak which would lead into their spring season next semester. The […]
Lady Barons Edge Out Presidents in Final Set
By Madeline Dorobiala Staff Writer The Franciscan University women’s volleyball team defeated the Washington and Jefferson Presidents 3-2 in a home game on Oct. 28 at 11 a.m. Sophomore outside hitter Gabrielle Disselkamp made her presence known with an early spike that resulted in a kill in the first set. Senior setter Grace Wallace assisted […]
Barons Volleyball Starts Winning Streak
By Madeline Dorobiala Staff Writer The Franciscan University women’s volleyball team beat the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets in a home game Wed, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. This win gave the Lady Barons an 11-9 record in the Presidents Athletic Conference placing them seventh overall. The Barons and Yellow Jackets rallied back in forth in the […]
