Sports
Rugby in review: Barons reflect on their undefeated season
BY MATTHEW EBBERWEIN STAFF WRITER Putting an undefeated regular season aside, the men of the Franciscan University’s rugby team agree that their 2014 season has been more than a success. “It’s so hard to put into words just how well the season has gone. Words can’t describe the success that we’ve had,” said Head Coach […]
Lady Barons soccer dominate on both sides of the ball with win over Medaille
BY MATTHEW EBBERWEIN STAFF WRITER Franciscan University improved their conference record today with 3-0 victory over the Medaille Mavericks. With today’s win the Barons are 4-1 in conference play and 9-5-1 for the season overall. Between smart passes, good footwork, and well-designed shots at the goal it seems that the Barons’ good decision making is […]
Carnegie Mellon University Invitational Cross Country meet
BY KATHLEEN STUBBS STAFF WRITER The Franciscan men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational Saturday, including 5 runners who got PRs, or personal records. The men’s team finished eighth out of 13 teams, which is an improvement on past years, Kuebler said. Carnegie Mellon made changes to the course […]
SPORTS COLUMN: Mental Fortitude
BY RYAN HELD SPORTS EDITOR As athletes, one of the most important attributes one should have is strength. This is why we always go to the gym and work out. We want to become stronger. But sometimes the strength we gain in our bodies just isn’t enough. We fail left and right. Sometimes the season […]
Franciscan’s Ultimate team shows promise
BY DANIEL KIM Staff Writer Franciscan University’s Ultimate Team, FATAL, is ready to fully experience the joy of playing the sport they cherish and love to glorify God as they strive for a fruitful season. FATAL, started off its season with returning veterans and new recruits at Fight at the Falls Tournament in Buffalo, New […]
Barons play against Barons in unexpected scrimmage
BY MATT EBBERWEIN Staff Writer Parents’ weekend, though mostly a success, came with a small disappointment on Saturday as Franciscan University Rugby was interrupted by an unexpected cancellation. The Barons finished their regular season home campaign without opposition as their scheduled opponent, Point Park, forfeited due to unknown reasons. Franciscan was the favored team in […]
Lady Barons win exciting homecoming match
BY ERIN MADDEN Staff Writer The Lady Barons pulled out a close conference match against Medaille College in front of a large homecoming weekend crowd, winning in four sets 24-26, 25-20, 25-19 and 25-23. “The big crowd is awesome, and I will take the big crowd any day,” Head Coach Kelly Hermann said. “For my […]
Barons remain undefeated in conference
BY MATT EBBERWEIN Staff Writer The Lady Barons continued to dominate the tennis courts on Sunday as they swept Mt. Aloycious College in a 9-0 victory. Head Coach Jenna Lynch was pleased with the girls’ victory and felt they did a good job with taking what they had learned at practice into Sunday’s match. “I […]
Barons cross country teams participates at National Catholic Cross Country Championship
BY KATHLEEN STUBBS The Franciscan men’s and women’s cross country teams showed marked improvement Friday at Notre Dame’s 35th annual National Catholic Cross Country Championship compared to their performance at the same meet last year. Head coach Daniel Kuebler said the Lady Barons had better placement in the varsity race compared to last year. Several […]
Lady Barons volleyball team continues to improve
BY ERIN MADDEN Both teams overall played much better volleyball the second time around even though the results were similar. “We played well. Muskingum played better, and Muskingum is the better team right now,” head coach Kelly Hermann said. “We played better than we did over the weekend, and that’s the goal. We’re headed in […]