basketball
Presidents’ bench carries them past Barons
By Charles Jardine Assistant Editor The Franciscan University men’s basketball team faced the Washington and Jefferson Presidents in a shootout, losing 86-70 on Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. The up-and-coming freshman guard, Sawyer Butler helped the Barons’ veteran senior guard, Josh Zimmerman to put on an offensive show in the first 10 minutes. Sawyer and […]
Basketball through the centuries
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 become better and have branched out to create more ways to toss a ball. Basketball is one of the most classic of sports. Two hoops, one […]
Sports Column: ‘Family on three’
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 may seem simple and unimportant, but to myself and most of the guys on the team, it’s really not. We take that phrase seriously. We look […]
Baron basketball comeback not enough in first round playoff loss
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 AMCC Conference Tournament. The game started off with the same fast pace with which the Barons had been excelling for their past three games. Junior guard […]
Lady Barons fall short in close contest against La Roche Redhawks
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, at 6 p.m. After suffering a loss with a large deficit the Saturday before, the Lady Barons had something to prove in this game, and […]
Barons block Mount Aloysius Mounties and win second consecutive victory at Kuzma Court
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 an exciting 63-53 victory over Mount Aloysius College on Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. Franciscan’s Barons took command out of the gate with successful 3-pointers by […]
Lady Barons fall hard to Mounties despite third quarter resurgence
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 setback that left the team unable to level the score. Although the Lady Barons started off the night with a seemingly easy 2-pointer from junior guard […]
Victorious overtime thriller sends crowd into frenzy
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. following an intense overtime clash. A minute into the game, the Medaille Mavericks scored their first point after a foul by junior guard John Noce, but […]
Athlete Spotlight: Talent on the court and in the field
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 students in Steubenville, she is something even more impactful: a teacher. De Jesus is a senior mathematics and education major from Crystal Lake, Illinois, and she […]
Lady Barons drop close contest on Kuzma Community Day
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 the game in a bit of hole due to some sharp 3-point shooting from the Mavericks and also because of a 16-5 shooting performance in the […]