Luke Conrad: The new kid on the block
2019-02-11
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Luke Conrad, 2018 recipient of the AMCC men’s tennis Newcomer of the Year award, did not always have tennis on the brain. His favorite sports memoryContinue 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
Athlete Spotlight: Fioramonti on fire on the field
2018-10-02
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Mark Fioramonti is a senior education major from Manassas, Virginia on the Franciscan University of Steubenville men’s soccer team. Fioramonti started playing soccer when he wasContinue Reading
Athlete Spotlight: Madelyn Conrad
2018-09-18
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The reigning AMCC Women’s Tennis Player of the Year calls Franciscan University her home. Madelyn Conrad, a junior communication arts major from Bethlehem, PA, was theContinue Reading
Student Athlete Spotlight: Freshman balances athletics, academics
2018-04-12
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR When he’s not solving the university’s technological problems behind the Information Technology Services desk in the library, freshman engineering major Stephen Bolster can be found alongsideContinue Reading
Athlete Spotlight: Freshman focuses team on success
2018-02-14
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR All she needed was the confidence. “I made my first shot,” said Rebekah Nevarez, a guard for the Franciscan University women’s basketball team. The long-time athleteContinue Reading
Athlete Spotlight: Record holding swimmer a cornerstone for team
2018-01-31
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Ask social work major Abby Commarford when she began swimming, and she’s likely to respond “in the womb.” The quick-witted swimmer out of Troy, Michigan, alongContinue Reading
Student Athlete Spotlight: Well-rounded soccer player has high ambitions for team
2017-10-23
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR As it turns out, it took freshman midfielder Sebastian Koehler exactly three minutes and 10 seconds to acclimate to Franciscan athletics. He buried a deflection forContinue Reading
Student Athlete Spotlight: Julia Razook
2017-04-27
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Sophomore finance major Julia Razook has been making things happen for the Lady Barons ever since her return from a semester abroad. During her freshman year,Continue Reading
Student Athlete Spotlight: Jack Scott
2017-04-15
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Illinois native Jack Scott, an integral piece of the Franciscan University men’s cross country team, didn’t have time for running in high school. Instead, he playedContinue Reading
