Athletes are able to connect with those participating in the Special Olympics Jackson Kaplan, Staff Writer The Wingate University football program hosted its 13th annual Special Olympics Football Field Day at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field Saturday. With the conclusion of pre-season camp and the home/season opener one week away, this isContinueContinue reading “Wingate Football Special Olympics Day”
Category Archives: Athletics
The Problem with Concussions
Prevention and Facts about Concussions and their effects on athletes. Brandon Bowles, Staff Writer Concussions in sports have become one of the most debated topics in recent years among parents, coaches, doctors and sport analysts around the world. The dangers of concussions have always been prevalent in the minds of sports organizations. However, they had no idea onContinueContinue reading “The Problem with Concussions”
HB2: Affecting Sports in NC
HB2 and its Effects. Zeriq Lolar, Staff Writer Sports in the state of North Carolina have been dramatically affected by House Bill 2, a law passed this year that prevents transgender people from using government run restrooms corresponding to the gender with which they identify. Transgender people who have not taken surgical and legal steps to changeContinueContinue reading “HB2: Affecting Sports in NC “
Wingate’s Golf Team seeks Improvement
Rodrigo Ugalde, Staff Writer Both Men’s and Women’s Wingate golf teams are getting ready to face the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) tournament, both with the mindset of getting the big prize: win the tourney. While both teams had uneven performance at the beginning of the season finishing 14th in their starting competitions of 54 holesContinueContinue reading “Wingate’s Golf Team seeks Improvement”
Wingate falls short after an intense game
Tyler Smith, Staff Writer Wingate University’s women’s basketball team fell short of completely overcoming a costly first half deficit in their Wednesday night conference match against the Lenoir Rhyne Bears. The Bulldogs came back from 17 points down in the third quarter to watch Morgan McGee’s potential overtime, in which forced a three pointer thatContinueContinue reading “Wingate falls short after an intense game”
Wingate defeats Lenoir-Rhyne and increases their winning streak
Rodrigo Ugalde, Staff Writer If you are not in the edge of your seat, it is not a Wingate game. This seems to be true for Wingate’s men’s basketball, as Wednesday night saw the Bulldogs collect their eighth straight South Atlantic Conference (SAC) victory over Lenoir-Rhyne by 71-70 at Cuddy Arena. Forward Isiah Cureton hadContinueContinue reading “Wingate defeats Lenoir-Rhyne and increases their winning streak”
Former Panthers Player Shocks Panthers Fans
Emma Mowers, Staff Writer Remember when Julius Peppers played for the Carolina Panthers? A hometown boy from Wilson, North Carolina. Peppers played college football at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a unanimous All-American. He also spent 8 years as a defensive player for the Panthers before going on to playContinueContinue reading “Former Panthers Player Shocks Panthers Fans”
Seniors lead WU Volleyball to global success
Tyler Smith, Staff Writer Senior volleyball players, Iris Brewer (#5) and Shelly Stumpff (#13), came to Wingate with the hopes of playing high level collegiate volleyball while experiencing everything that college has to offer. However, neither one of them could have guessed that they would have a combined eight South Atlantic Conference regular season titles and beContinueContinue reading “Seniors lead WU Volleyball to global success”
Midnight Madness
Kyndra Sanden, Staff Writer Cuddy Arena – Basketball season only comes once a year, but when it happens it comes at full force. 30 Games packed into one season, playing in different arenas across the eastern region, getting a bid to the big tournament: It all begins at Midnight Madness. Midnight Madness is aContinueContinue reading “Midnight Madness”
Passion behind Wingate Swimming
Leigh-Anne Clark, Staff Writer When most people hear the word passion, they think of an uncontrollable emotion such as love or hate. Kirk Sanocki, in his fifthteenth season as head coach of Wingate University’s swim team, gives passion a definition of his own. “Don’t mistake my passion for anger” is heard daily by Sanocki’s swimmersContinueContinue reading “Passion behind Wingate Swimming”
Wingate Triangle 