Tariah Harrell, Staff Writer This week’s Spotlight of the Week is sophomore high jumper Vanisha Wilshire from Wingate’s Women’s Track and Field. Vanisha shared a few of her favorite things with us and talked about how she feels about the season thus far. What is your favorite color(s)? :Blue and Pink What is your luckyContinueContinue reading “Wingate’s Vanisha Wilshire who became 2nd in the nation for High Jump”
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Looking Back at Wingate’s Basketball Season
Alex Taylor, Staff Writer The Bulldogs had successful and thrilling basketball campaigns this season, on both the men’s and women’s teams. The men’s basketball team performed well throughout the regular season and entered the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) and NCAA Division 2 tournaments with complete confidence. Their quarter final win over sixth seeded Catawba, 91-85,ContinueContinue reading “Looking Back at Wingate’s Basketball Season”
Wingate wins NCAA title in 800 Free Relay
Maggie Smith, Staff Writer Wingate University women’s swimming team won the 800 Freestyle Relay which led them to taking the title as NCAA Division II swimming National Champions. They finished with a time of 7:16.37. The 800 Freestyle Relay includes, freshman Abby Kosic, sophomores Hanna Van Horen and Maria Madsen, and junior Alex Divelbiss. Van Horen began the raceContinueContinue reading “Wingate wins NCAA title in 800 Free Relay”
European Connections in the Women’s Basketball team
Trey Lower, Staff Writer Wingate University’s Lady Bulldogs are coming off an impressive 2016-17 season, which lead them to advance to the second round of the Southeast Regional. While the season ended earlier than they would’ve wanted, there were many bright spots for the team. One of those was the addition of Marta Miscenko, from Riga,ContinueContinue reading “European Connections in the Women’s Basketball team”
The madness during March Madness
Brandon Bowles, Staff Writer It’s that time of year again. For the next three weeks, college basketball takes center stage in the world of sports. Fans across the country will have their eyes glued to their TV screens cheering on their favorite team, as well as wondering who is going to be the “Cinderella” team.ContinueContinue reading “The madness during March Madness”
Wingate Baseball is on a Victory Roll
Rachel Lods, Staff Writer Wingate, N.C.- For most of the students at Wingate, early March is a time to look forward to because it is a time to forget about midterms and take a break. The Wingate University Baseball team, however, has a much different perception of what the first two weeks of March consistsContinueContinue reading “Wingate Baseball is on a Victory Roll”
Wingate Women’s Golf off to a Great Start
Tariah Harrell, Staff Writer The Wingate University women’s golf team has been off to a great start this 2016-2017 year. They are currently ranked 36th in NCAA Division II Women’s golf. “So far we’ve had a really successful season,” head women’s coach Erin Thorne said. The team has participated in seven tournaments so far (between 12-18ContinueContinue reading “Wingate Women’s Golf off to a Great Start”
WU overtakes Catawba in overtime to win SAC quarterfinal thriller
Brandon Bowles, Staff Writer It is safe to say that Wednesday’s South Atlantic Conference men’s basketball tournament quarterfinals matchup between the third-seeded Bulldogs of Wingate University and the sixth-seeded Indians of Catawba College was not for the faint of heart. The Bulldogs were able to come away with a hard-fought victory over the IndiansContinueContinue reading “WU overtakes Catawba in overtime to win SAC quarterfinal thriller”
Bulldogs top L-R to open SAC women’s basketball tournament
Maggie Smith, Staff Writer The Wingate Bulldogs beat the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 56-46 at Cuddy Arena on Wednesday night to advance to the South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball semifinals. Wingate has a 23-5 overall record, while Lenoir Rhyne ended their season with a 17-12 overall record. Junior center Marta Miscenko had a double-double with 16ContinueContinue reading “Bulldogs top L-R to open SAC women’s basketball tournament”
Track and field moves outdoors after record-breaking indoor season
Tariah Harrell, Staff Writer Wingate University men and women’s indoor track and field season has closed and is now ready to begin the outdoor season. Meanwhile in indoors season, many records were broken along with many personal best. Sophomore Isaiah Kyle (Morristown, TN), is currently sitting second in the nation in Division II in highContinueContinue reading “Track and field moves outdoors after record-breaking indoor season”
