Brendan Shriver, Staff Writer That’s all she wrote, folks! After a couple weeks of incredible basketball featuring shocking upsets, thrilling finishes and several humiliating blowouts, the 2018 version of the NCAA Tournament has come to a close with the Villanova Wildcats emerging as the national champion for the second time in three years with theirContinueContinue reading “Another March Madness has come and gone”
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Bulldogs Men’s Tennis cruise to sweep at Carson-Newman
JT Stokes, Staff Writer The 24th-ranked Bulldog Men’s Tennis team remain perfect in league play with a resounding 9-0 victory at Carson-Newman University in South Atlantic Conference men’s tennis action Saturday afternoon. The team improves to 10-3 overall and 3-0 in conference play. The 11th-ranked Wingate men’s doubles team of Daniel Belsito and Josh DuToit remained greatContinueContinue reading “Bulldogs Men’s Tennis cruise to sweep at Carson-Newman”
Wingate Basketball program growing despite tough finish
Shane Rich, Staff Writer The Wingate Men’s Basketball team looks towards the future as their season came to a close on March 3 in a loss to No. 1 seed Lincoln Memorial by a score of 76-46 in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament semifinal game in Greenville, S.C. Despite their 15-15 record this year, theContinueContinue reading “Wingate Basketball program growing despite tough finish”
Wingate Women’s Golf Recap
Philip Harris, Staff Writer The Wingate University Women’s Golf team has been the model of consistency this season, earning their way to No. 11 in the Golf Stat NCAA Division II rankings. The team came in fourth in the Battle at Old South at UNC-Pembroke, their first tournament of the season; they finished with aContinueContinue reading “Wingate Women’s Golf Recap”
Wingate dominates Newberry in Women’s Basketball SAC Tournament Quarterfinals
Rachael Robinson, Staff Writer The Wingate University Women’s Basketball team, ranked #21, (24-4) took an early lead against the Newberry Wolves (16-12) as Danasia Witherspoon scored for the Bulldogs within the first 30 seconds of play. The Bulldogs would never relinquish their lead, winning 65-42. At the end of the first quarter, the Bulldogs foundContinueContinue reading “Wingate dominates Newberry in Women’s Basketball SAC Tournament Quarterfinals”
Wingate Men’s Basketball rallies to beat Coker in overtime on Logan’s jumper
Brendan Shriver, Staff Writer In a wild game that featured 10 ties and 15 lead changes, Wingate (15-14) won their home SAC Tournament quarterfinal game Wednesday against the Coker Cobras (12-17), rallying from an 11-point second half deficit and winning in overtime 76-75 on a jumper with 20 seconds left by Emarius Logan. Four BulldogsContinueContinue reading “Wingate Men’s Basketball rallies to beat Coker in overtime on Logan’s jumper”
Miscenko stands out as WU women’s hoops heads for postseason
Ryan J. MacKintosh, Staff Writer For some Bulldogs the future ending of the season means a break is near, giving time to recover for the next season, but for others, like senior star center Marta Miscenko of Latvia, this is the end of their collegiate career, after a life full of schooling involving basketball. Miscenko,ContinueContinue reading “Miscenko stands out as WU women’s hoops heads for postseason”
Student Athlete Spotlight: Hannah Hinson
Mason Teague, Staff Writer A ton of athletes across different sports tell about how they have always loved playing their sport ever since they were a little kid. In the case of junior women’s track & field student-athlete Hannah Hinson of Suffolk, Va., being a thrower began during her freshman year in high school. At aContinueContinue reading “Student Athlete Spotlight: Hannah Hinson”
Wingate comes back on Miscenko’s strong second half performance
JT Stokes, Staff Writer Marta Miscenko’s 28 point effort pushes #21 Wingate (19-3, (13-2 SAC) to a 70-59 SAC victory over LMU (13-10, 9-8 SAC). Wingate won their eighth straight game thanks to efforts from Wingate University senior center Marta Miscenko, who recorded her 22nd career double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds, helping theContinueContinue reading “Wingate comes back on Miscenko’s strong second half performance”
Wingate blown out by LMU in Men’s Basketball
Philip Harris, Staff Writer The Wingate Men’s Basketball team (12-12, 9-7 SAC) was unable to keep up with the high-powered #1 team in the country, falling to the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (23-1, 17-0 SAC) 93-65 on Saturday afternoon. Wingate started the game off hot, jumping out to a 13-10 lead early in the first halfContinueContinue reading “Wingate blown out by LMU in Men’s Basketball”
Wingate Triangle 