Wingate football beats Pembroke to remain undefeated and advances in AFCA ranking

Sarah Thurman Staff Writer After a big win at home on Saturday against UNC-Pembroke,  the undefeated Wingate Bulldogs will be on the road for their next two football games. Wingate, 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the South Atlantic Conference, will travel to Salisbury to play Catawba on Saturday and to Mars Hill on Oct. 21.ContinueContinue reading “Wingate football beats Pembroke to remain undefeated and advances in AFCA ranking”

Wingate’s Pep band prepares to bring more excitement to the new athletic season

Ryan McKeel, Staff Writer Wingate University’s Pep Band gears up for the first home game of the 2017 season on Saturday, September 16 at 6:00 PM at Irwin Belk Stadium. The Pep Band, Wingate’s premiere athletic performing ensemble, has been under the direction of Dr. Dawn Price, Associate Professor of Music and Director of BandsContinueContinue reading “Wingate’s Pep band prepares to bring more excitement to the new athletic season”

What’s Your Story?: Kimmi Moore faces trials that make her stronger

Maggie Smith, Staff Writer Wingate University’s total enrollment is approximately 3,150. Out of those 3,150 people, each one has their own story. Students walk past one another everyday unaware of each other’s stories. Some stories need to be heard so others fighting the same battles know they’re not alone, but sometimes people are afraid ofContinueContinue reading “What’s Your Story?: Kimmi Moore faces trials that make her stronger”

What’s Your Story: Sherwood reflects on his time at Wingate

Jackson Kaplan, Staff Writer Since 1985, David Sherwood has served as the Sports Information Director at Wingate University. Sherwood resides in the same town where he has lived for his entire life and never had plans of going anywhere else. A graduate of nearby Forest Hills High School, Sherwood was granted the opportunity to goContinueContinue reading “What’s Your Story: Sherwood reflects on his time at Wingate”

Wingate Baseball helps to fight cancer one swing at a time

Brandon Bowles, Staff Writer On Wednesday May 3rd Wingate University Baseball was able to give back to the community by partnering with the Levine’s Children’s Hospital. As of 2014, 15,780 children and adolescence from ages one to nineteen suffer from cancer. Those that lose their battle with cancer are a little less than 2,000 inContinueContinue reading “Wingate Baseball helps to fight cancer one swing at a time”

Wingate Senior Athletes are preparing to hang up their collegiate sports careers

Maggie Smith, Staff Writer Some people’s first words are ball. Some people start playing a sport not long after they even learn to walk. People grow up around sports, and sports become apart of people’s life. For some, it is their life. So what’s it like when it’s all over? For some people sports becomesContinueContinue reading “Wingate Senior Athletes are preparing to hang up their collegiate sports careers”

WUSPYS annual Sports Award Banquet set for Monday

Tariah Harrell, Staff Writer The Wingate Bulldogs fifth annual WUSPYS sports awards banquet will take place on Monday, May 8 at the Union County Agricultural Center in Wingate. There are 18 categories in this year’s WUSPYS. Voting has currently started. All the awards will be voted on by Wingate coaches, along with the athletic administrativeContinueContinue reading “WUSPYS annual Sports Award Banquet set for Monday”

ESPN Layoffs are Not a Good Sign For Sports Reporting Industry

Trey Lower, Staff Writer As a sports broadcasting major here at Wingate, my lifelong dream has been to be an announcer for ESPN. Whenever you think of sports, you ultimately think of the channel, and I always had a path in place to get there. However, as the years have progressed and the broadcasting industryContinueContinue reading “ESPN Layoffs are Not a Good Sign For Sports Reporting Industry”

Wingate women’s tennis seeks victory in upcoming SAC tournament

UPDATE, Tuesday. 4/25: The Bulldogs lost the tournament championship match 5-4 to Tusculum on Saturday afternoon in a third-set tiebreaker in the No. 4 singles match. Wingate, now 17-4, will learn its postseason destination when the NCAA Division II tournament field is announced tonight.  Brandon Bowles, Staff Writer It was another successful season for WingateContinueContinue reading “Wingate women’s tennis seeks victory in upcoming SAC tournament”

Wingate Softball gained record in a Double-header against Catawba

Cierra Smith, Staff Writer This past Tuesday May 18, 2017, the Wingate softball team took their record to 25-21 overall and 10-8 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) in a double-header win over the Catawba College Indians. In the first game that started at 2 pm, the Bulldogs won with a score of 2-0 andContinueContinue reading “Wingate Softball gained record in a Double-header against Catawba”