sports column
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 related injuries: Knees are the worst
TERESA DULAC SPORTS EDITOR Playing a sport is great, but it always comes with one thing: injuries. If you are an athlete who has never experienced an injury that came from your sport, you are lucky and rare. Injuries just come with the territory. One of the most common body parts to be injured is the […]
College vs. high school sports: Bigger, better, stronger
TERESA DULAC SPORTS EDITOR Transitioning from high school sports to college sports can be challenging. About 1 in 14 high school athletes go on to play in college sports, which is a minuscule number. There are many differences between high school and college sports, and they can vary somewhat between college divisions, but they stand true whether you are a Division I or Division III. […]
NFL playoff picture: Who’s in and who’s in the hunt
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Baltimore Ravens: IN If you read my last column, you know what I think about Lamar Jackson. He’s quite literally unstoppable and so exciting to watch. Jackson coupled with a strong running game featuring Mark Ingram and an underrated defense makes for a really scary team. You’ll be seeing the Ravens […]
Lamar Jackson: The model of efficiency in the NFL
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Lamar Jackson is the most exciting player in the NFL right now, and his abilities are turning the Baltimore Ravens around. Jackson has been absolutely on fire in the most recent stretch of games. Coming off his bye week, Jackson dismantled a Patriots defense that was dominating everyone up until that […]
October is the best month for sports fans
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR You read it in the headline: October is incredible. If you know me, you know I love March so much, but I do recognize my bias for college basketball and “the madness.” However, October is undefeated because of the medley of sports that is presented. You have football, both college and […]
GOAT talk: The never-ending debate
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR When you talk about the best basketball players of all time, everyone essentially boils it down to just two guys: Lebron James and Michael Jordan. It’s hard to compare two guys who played in different eras using only statistics. Most people that have engaged in this debate know the basics: Jordan […]
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 […]
Sports Column: NFL draft review
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Ladies and gentlemen, our first milestone of the long slumber without the NFL has arrived: the NFL draft. The draft is so refreshing because it serves as a bit of a sneak peek into next year’s season. It always manages to sneak up on me simply because you have the NBA […]
Sports Column: Final Four preview
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Hello sports fans, I’m back with more sports stuff to rant about. My favorite time of the year is coming to an end and it’s really quite sad. I love March Madness more than certain family members, and it’s coming to a close pretty soon. The Final Four has arrived, and […]