Franciscan V. La Roche
Volleyball team finishes last home game of season with win
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Lady Barons volleyball team beat the La Roche Red Hawks 3-1 in its last home game of the season Wednesday evening. After originally leading but eventually losing the first game, the Lady Barons fought hard for a comeback and subsequently won the following three games, thus ending their last home conference match victoriously. Following an […]
Barons win comeback victory over La Roche
SARAH WANDOR STAFF WRITER The Barons men’s soccer team defeated La Roche College 5-2, scoring five goals straight, Wednesday, Oct. 9. The Barons came out ready to play, and within the first few minutes, junior midfielder Sebastian Koehler attempted to cross the ball, but it was too deep, and the La Roche keeper tracked it down. Senior […]
Lady Barons soccer overpower Red Hawks in victorious home match
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The Franciscan Lady Barons soccer team defeated La Roche College 3-0 in a home game on Wednesday. It was a beautiful day as a bit of fall weather had finally come to Steubenville. The Lady Barons took to the field Wednesday afternoon, determined to get a win in order to push […]
Lady Barons softball escapes La Roche Redhawks in doubleheader, 4-3
JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons softball players found themselves victorious in a close game against the La Roche University Redhawks, 4-3, in their first game of the afternoon at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24. The Lady Barons had a rough start when they gave up three runs in the top of the […]
Barons battle on the court with La Roche Redhawks only to be defeated
JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER The Barons suffered a crushing defeat as they battled against the La Roche College Redhawks, 66-51, on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 8 p.m. After losing the tip, the Barons started off strong as junior center Matt Trent scored the first two points of the game. Redhawks soon fought back with two […]
Cross-country sweeps the titles at home invitational
SYDNEY LORENTZ STAFF WRITER Franciscan University of Steubenville hosted its first cross-country invitational since its 2016 season on Saturday, Sept. 22, with both the men’s and women’s teams taking away first place titles. The invitational was a preview of the Allegany Mountain Collegiate Conference Championships, which will also be hosted by Franciscan on Oct. 27. […]
Lady Barons top La Roche in doubleheader sweep
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR The Lady Barons softball team kept the momentum going in a doubleheader March 29, dominating the La Roche College Redhawks 10-1. The day marked the first time in program history that the female squad swept an AMCC conference opponent. After overcoming La Roche 3-0 in their first matchup of the afternoon, […]
Softball tops La Roche in decisive win
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR In their first game of a doubleheader March 29, the Franciscan University softball team proved too much for their La Roche College competition, walking away with a decisive 3-0 win. Just after 3:00 p.m., both teams took the field to begin play. After three consecutive Redhawks groundouts at the top of […]
Barons fall to La Roche at home
TERESA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER Franciscan University’s men’s basketball team lost a challenging game against La Roche College on Jan. 25 with a final score of 75-54. Within 5 minutes, the Barons took their first lead of 7-5 with a far jump shot by freshman Michael Mendicino. Soon after, freshman Joe Schriner sunk his second three-point […]
Lady Barons fall to La Roche
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR The women’s basketball team of Franciscan University of Steubenville showed vast improvement in a 63-50 loss against La Roche College, statistically the top team in the AMCC Conference, on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Lady Barons took a 7-5 lead after surrendering a quick four points, courtesy of five points in transition […]