NFL playoff picture: Who’s in and who’s in the hunt
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Baltimore Ravens: IN If you read my last column, you know what I think about Lamar Jackson. He’s quite literally unstoppable and so exciting to watch. Jackson coupled with a strong running game featuring Mark Ingram and an underrated defense makes for a really scary team. You’ll be seeing the Ravens […]
Maris Bey: A team player in an individual sport
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Maris Bey is a senior social work major from Yadkinville, North Carolina, on the Lady Barons swimming and diving team. Bey’s favorite events consist of the 50–yard freestyle and the 100–yard butterfly. Her love for the sport has been nurtured since she was nine years old and for good reason. “I liked […]
Lamar Jackson: The model of efficiency in the NFL
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Lamar Jackson is the most exciting player in the NFL right now, and his abilities are turning the Baltimore Ravens around. Jackson has been absolutely on fire in the most recent stretch of games. Coming off his bye week, Jackson dismantled a Patriots defense that was dominating everyone up until that […]
Sean Hickey: Making the right play
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Sharpshooter Sean Hickey is a junior accounting major from North Olmsted, Ohio, playing basketball for the Franciscan University of Steubenville Barons. Basketball has always played a big role in Hickey’s life as it was part of his decision to come to Franciscan, and his experience with the sport shaped him as a young adult. […]
October is the best month for sports fans
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR You read it in the headline: October is incredible. If you know me, you know I love March so much, but I do recognize my bias for college basketball and “the madness.” However, October is undefeated because of the medley of sports that is presented. You have football, both college and […]
Speakers share variety of vocations at Theology on Tap
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Curious students hoping to discern their vocations gave their attention to the wide variety of speakers at Sunday night’s Theology on Tap in the Gentile Gallery. Brother Daniel Maria Klimek, TOR, opened with a prayer, which was followed by the sounds of beers and soda cans cracking open. Klimek, two religious sisters […]
Lady Barons throttle Hawks in offensive showing
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The Franciscan University of Steubenville women’s soccer team put up eight goals in an 8-0 shutout against the Hilbert College Hawks Saturday afternoon. The Lady Barons took the field on Saturday after a disappointing showing against the number one team in the conference the previous Tuesday. Looking to get back on track […]
Lady Barons soccer falls to undefeated Bobcats
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The Franciscan University of Steubenville women’s soccer team dropped a contest against the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg 4-1 Tuesday, Oct. 15. The Lady Barons knew they had a tall task ahead of them: the Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats, the number one team in the conference, had yet to lose a game, and they planned on keeping […]
GOAT talk: The never-ending debate
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR When you talk about the best basketball players of all time, everyone essentially boils it down to just two guys: Lebron James and Michael Jordan. It’s hard to compare two guys who played in different eras using only statistics. Most people that have engaged in this debate know the basics: Jordan […]
Athlete Spotlight: JP Bobak: Playing like a pro
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Opposing defenders, beware: junior JP Bobak is set on taking the Barons to victory this soccer season with his impressive footwork and offensive prowess. Soccer has always been a big part of this theology major’s life. “I’ve been playing soccer with my brothers ever since I could walk. They are the […]