Category Archives: Athletics

Staff Writer: Samuel Rodriguez After the Wingate football team’s 17-10 upset loss at home to Emory &Henry in the fourth week of the 2022 season, the lack of execution onoffense was troubling the Bulldogs’ longtime offensive coordinator, MikeLong. There were too many three-and-outs for a team with a highlyexperienced starting quarterback and as many weaponsContinue reading “Offensive Turnaround of 2022 Team Another in Long List of Accomplishments for Wingate Football OC Mike Long”

Sports Editor: Michael O’Neill Ella Hargett is a steady force of positive energy, and a pillar of the sports community, both at Wingate University and Forest Hills High School. She’s pulled for several generations of athletes at Wingate and Forest Hills, showing up with passion to pull for her sports team. Her roots in theContinue reading “‘Queen Bee’ Has Been a Super-Fan at Forest Hills and Wingate Games for Generations”

Sports Editor: Michael Wayne O’Neill The Wingate men’s and women’s basketball teams kept their winningstreaks and postseason hopes alive Wednesday night (Feb. 1) with SouthAtlantic Conference road victories over Coker in Hartsville, S.C. Thewomen’s team defeated the Cobras by 20 points, 66-46, and the men’steam won 79-73. The Wingate women, 15-6 overall, have won fourContinue reading “Wingate Basketball Teams Continue Winning Ways With Dual Road Wins at Coker”

Staff Writer: Caroline Backus and Cody Kelley The No. 25-ranked Wingate volleyball team traveled across the countrythis week to Seattle, making its sixth trip to the NCAA Tournamentnational quarterfinals in program history. The Bulldogs, who led thenation in winning percentage and ranked second in total wins at 32-3,took on third-seeded West Texas A&M Thursday (Dec.Continue reading “Volleyball Caps Off Memorable Season With Trip to Seattle for NCAA Elite Eight Appearance”

Staff Writer: Samuel Rodriguez For the first time in program history, Wingate’s football team is three winsaway from a national championship. The Bulldogs play on the road for the third straight time in the postseasonthis Saturday (Dec. 3, 2 p.m.) at West Florida in Pensacola after havingalready won a school-record 11 games. They beat VirginiaContinue reading “Wingate Football set for First-Ever NCAA Quarterfinal Matchup at West Florida”

Staff Writer: RJ Rennie Wingate’s fall sports teams have each had successful seasons in 2022 inthe first semester, the first campaign not impacted by COVID-19 sinceJanuary of 2020. From cross country to football, volleyball to soccer,almost every sport that Wingate has participated in this fall has eitherbeen crowned conference champions or qualified for the NCAATournament.Continue reading “Wingate Fall Sports Find Unprecedented Success Across the Board in Absence of COVID Threat”

Staff Writers: Michael Wayne O’Neill and Bode Arigbon The Wingate cross-country teams took care of business Saturday morning by sweeping the South Atlantic Conference meet and taking home conference title hardware for both genders at Salisbury Community Park. The men’s team finished with a score of 23 points and placed first overall. The Bulldogs hadContinue reading “Wingate XC Teams Defend South Atlantic Conference Title”

Staff Writer: RJ Rennie Redshirt senior middle linebacker Jaquan Edwards is leading aWingate defense that has been nothing short of dominant duringthe 2022 campaign. While the star defender has been a ferocioustackler this season, off the field he is a soft-spoken family manwith a soft spot for home. Born in Johnston, S.C., to John andContinue reading “Jaquan Edwards: Barely Recruited to Wingate Football Star”

Cover Photo: Wingate defensive tackle Justin Rhodes stands over Lenoir-Rhyne quarterback Sean White after a sack in last Saturday’s 24-21 win over the Bears Staff Writers: Samuel Rodriguez and RJ Rennie The Wingate football team, winners of five consecutive games and sixstraight on the road, takes on Newberry at Irwin Belk Stadium Nov. 5 inContinue reading “Wingate Football Wins Fifth Straight at L-R, Plays for Division Title Saturday at Home Against Newberry”

Staff Writers: Bode Arigbon and Michael O’Neill The fourth-ranked Wingate men’s cross country team won the Universityof Alabama at Huntsville Invitational Oct. 22 at the John Hunt Park XCcourse. The Bulldogs placed five runners among the top 18 finishers inthe 8K event to post 53 points. Sixth-ranked Lee (Tenn.) University wassecond with 87 points. Wingate graduateContinue reading “No. 4 Wingate Takes First-Place in the 49-Team UAH Invitational”