Baron Athletics
Former Baron third baseman returns as residence director, assistant coach
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST One spring day in 2011, Tom Costello drove in the winning run during the final game played by a Franciscan University of Steubenville baseball team. The Barons’ win against the Bethany College Bison and Bethany Coach Rick Carver was its last as the program was being shut down at the […]
Men’s lacrosse loses final contest of the season to Grove City
MADELYN CONRAD STAFF WRITER In its final game of the 2019 season, the Franciscan University men’s lacrosse team fell to Grove City College 21-3 after a seven-point deficit in the first quarter left them unable to recover Saturday afternoon. The Barons faced a tough first quarter as the Grove City Wolverines dominated the field. After […]
Lady Baron lacrosse wins first-ever victory against St. Vincent College
JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons lacrosse team reigned victorious over its green and gold counterparts, the St. Vincent Bearcats, winning 16-12 on Tuesday, April 16, at 4 p.m. The Lady Barons played a strong game from the start as senior midfielder Elizabeth McEntee scored within the first minute of playing. The Bearcats, determined […]
Franciscan Athletics to join PAC
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Franciscan University of Steubenville will become the 10th full member of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, the conference’s commissioner announced at a press conference in the Finnegan Fieldhouse on Tuesday. “We are thrilled to have Franciscan join the PAC family,” PAC Commissioner Joe Onderko said. “Today, we are a better conference […]
Senior day ends in sorrow, Barons lacrosse loses to Presidents 25-4
JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER The sun came out for senior day but did nothing to help the Barons’ game as they lost to Washington and Jefferson College, 25-4, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. The Barons struggled from the start as they gave up the first goal in the opening two minutes of the […]
Track and field sees great success at All-Ohio Championships
SYDNEY LORENTZ STAFF WRITER The Franciscan University of Steubenville track and field team saw its success hit an all-time high at the All-Ohio Division III Championships held at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. On the women’s side, freshman Ashlin LaFond placed 14th in the women’s 400-meter dash, with a personal record of 1:03.92. LaFond […]
Baron lacrosse crushed by Thiel College Tomcats, 20-5
JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER Franciscan University of Steubenville’s men’s lacrosse team suffered a substantial defeat against the Thiel College Tomcats, 20-5, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10. At the top of the first quarter, the Barons wrestled with the Tomcats and gave up two goals within the first four minutes. Both teams struggled to […]
Lady Barons lose defensive battle to Ohio Wesleyan
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The Lady Barons lacrosse team dropped a home contest against the Ohio Wesleyan University’s Battling Bishops 13-7 on Thursday, April 11, at 5 p.m. The game was slow and stagnant to start as both teams looked stout defensively. It was only after seven minutes of play that freshman attack Grace Deegan […]
Lady Barons thrash Thiel College in offensive display
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University of Steubenville’s women’s lacrosse team came up with a big win Tuesday, April 9, over Thiel College, 25-14. The Tomcats started the scoring off nearly a minute into the game only to have it matched by senior attack Treise McCarthy for her first of two goals on the night. […]
Athlete Spotlight: Jonathan Bookwalter: Defining brotherhood
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Jonathan Bookwalter is a freshman history major from Manassas, Virginia, who currently plays for the Franciscan men’s lacrosse team. Bookwalter started playing lacrosse around middle school due to the influence of his brothers. “They all played so I thought I’d give it a try too. I’ve been around it for so […]