Basketball through the centuries
2020-02-28
TERESA DULAC SPORTS EDITOR Thousands of years ago, there weren’t as many sports as there are today. Just like the finches of the Galapagos Islands, sports have evolved to becomeContinue Reading
Sports Column: ‘Family on three’
2019-10-02
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Something we say every single day on the basketball team is “family on three,” and then on the count of three, everyone says “family.” It mayContinue Reading
Baron basketball comeback not enough in first round playoff loss
2019-02-24
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The Franciscan University of Steubenville’s men’s basketball team lost to the Medaille Mavericks 85-74 in Buffalo, New York, in the first-round playoff match-up of the AMCCContinue Reading
Lady Barons fall short in close contest against La Roche Redhawks
2019-02-11
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The Lady Barons basketball team fought hard but could not complete the comeback against the La Roche Redhawks in a 68-62 loss on Wednesday, Feb. 6,Continue Reading
Barons block Mount Aloysius Mounties and win second consecutive victory at Kuzma Court
2019-02-03
HUNTER MCDONNELL LAYOUT EDITOR The sub-zero temperatures outside the Finnegan Fieldhouse were forgotten Wednesday evening as the Franciscan University of Steubenville men’s basketball team turned up the heat with anContinue Reading
Lady Barons fall hard to Mounties despite third quarter resurgence
2019-01-30
MADELYN CONRAD STAFF WRITER The Franciscan University of Steubenville women’s basketball team fell 79-47 to the visiting Mount Aloysius Mounties on Wednesday, Jan. 30, after a difficult first half setbackContinue Reading
Victorious overtime thriller sends crowd into frenzy
2019-01-30
RACHEL MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR Franciscan University’s men’s basketball team won an electric, last-minute victory 71-69 in its game against the Medaille Mavericks on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 4 p.m. followingContinue Reading
Athlete Spotlight: Talent on the court and in the field
2019-01-30
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR On the court, Gaby De Jesus is the starting point guard for Franciscan University of Steubenville’s women’s basketball team, but to over 100 high school studentsContinue Reading
Lady Barons drop close contest on Kuzma Community Day
2019-01-26
ESTELLE MANDEVILLE STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons fell in a tight game against the Medaille Mavericks, 70-58, on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. on Kuzma Court. Franciscan started theContinue Reading
Barons drop close contest against Penn State-Altoona
2019-01-22
JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER Following an intense contest between the Baron basketball team and its Penn State-Altoona opponents, the Barons lost their game on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 8 p.m.Continue Reading