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Athlete Spotlight: Maureen Pelot, one-hit wonder

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:41:56 -0400

By: Justin Jones

Pitching in the backend of a double header, Maureen Pelot had rival King’s batters swinging at air all game. Pelot’s terrific pitching effort had the senior softball player walking off the mound with a shutout under her belt and for her effort...

Old School Softball

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:57:29 -0400

By: Anthony Dorunda

Frank “Tanky” Matthews brings coaching, life experience to Lady Colonels

When PNC Field, home to the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees, held a celebratory home run derby years ago, many local celebrities flexed their long ball muscles in a friendly competition. Included in the participants were New York Jets defensive great Joe Kl...

Myers, DiSabatino twins departing

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:00:54 -0400

By: Andrew Seaman

Wilkes’ Head Field Hockey Coach Sara Myers, and freshmen first team All-Freedom Conference honorees Cassie and Jenna DiSabatino will part ways with Wilkes University and its field hockey program at the end of the 2009 - 2010 school year. “...

Errors doom Colonels against Rutgers-Newark

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:46:38 -0400

By: Daniel Kautz

The Wilkes University men’s baseball team fell to Rutgers-Newark last Tuesday night by the score of 7-2. Though the Colonels initially led the contest, light hitting and four errors combined to do them in against the Scarlet Raiders. Freshman sta...

What should the Steelers do with Ben?

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:04:30 -0400

By: Anthony Dorunda

Anthony Dorunda: Hasta la vista, Big Ben With the NFL draft over and done with, it’s clear that the Steelers will most likely not be trading Big Ben Roethlisberger, even amidst all the speculation that Dan Rooney was consider...

Golf team places ninth at Susquehanna Invitational

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:46:53 -0400

By: Daniel Kautz

Sophomore Svoboda’s hole-in-one is highlight of the competition

The Wilkes University men’s golf team participated in the Susquehanna Spring Invitational last Friday, April 16, finishing ninth out of the 12 participating teams with a final score of 341. They finished a mere two strokes behind rival King&rs...

Lady Colonels pitching stymies Monarchs

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:00:08 -0400

By: Anthony Dorunda

Behrenshausen, Pelot combine for 12 shutout innings in doubleheader sweep

With their playoff hopes dangling on a limb, the Wilkes University softball team needed someone to step up and carry the team on their back to make a late charge at the Freedom Conference playoffs. On Saturday, the team’s two star pitchers answered...

Lady Colonels squeak past #17 Haverford

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:02:34 -0400

By: Gino Troiani

Tennis has to fight for every point in win

The Lady Colonels tennis team snapped a three game losing streak after securing a victory in last Thursday’s match against Haverford. The 5-4 win was no easy feat to accomplish, after facing an uphill battle against a hot and #17 ranked Haverford t...

Editor Faceoff

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:03:23 -0400

By: Anthony Dorunda

Who will win the Stanley Cup?

Anthony Dorunda - Pens Poised to Repeat The only thing I’m wondering is why exactly is this even a topic of discussion? My good friend Michael should know that this argument is a lost cause, because there really is only one team that is even a par...

Athlete Spotlight - Mike McAndrew

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:46:42 -0400

By: Justin Jones

Record-breaker. That’s what senior Mike McAndrew can call himself when he talks about his career as shortstop for the Wilkes baseball team. With...

Hard-working Folek at the helm of baseball team

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:24:35 -0400

By: Anthony Dorunda

When he was 23-years old, head baseball coach Jospeh Folek was getting a crash course into what the real world was like. On top of obtaining his Master’s degree in Special Education form Marywood University, Folek was an assistant coach for his alma...

Lacrosse Falls to Moravian

Fri, 9 Apr 2010 14:50:35 -0400

By: Gino Troiani

, the extremely green Wilkes team composed mostly ...

New Coach, similar results

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:16:42 -0400

By: Melissa Polchinski

Colonels win in Volpetti’s debut

Debuting new head coach, Dan Volpetti, the Wilkes University’s Men’s Lacrosse club picked up a gutsy victory with a huge comeback in their season opening game versus the Warriors of East Stroudsburg. Although it was a new coach roaming the si...

Tennis at the US Open

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:46:08 -0400

By: Anthony Dorunda

It’s not every day that a Division III school gets the opportunity to play at the U.S. Open, the Mecca of tennis in America. But then again, tennis at Wilkes University is not your normal Division III program. Not many schools boast men and women&...

Multiple games have softball team seeing double

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:13:44 -0400

By: Daniel Kautz

Heavy dose of doubleheaders featured on team's schedule

It can sometimes be difficult to summon up the energy to play two consecutive games of Madden on occasion. Hardcore enthusiasts know all-too-well the type of emotional rollercoaster the videogame serves up, and how calls for a rematch after a ...

Athlete Spotlight - Jeremy Nolt, savvy sophomore

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:28:46 -0400

By: Justin Jones

Sophomore Jeremy Nolt soaked in the Spring rays while opening up the season with two wins in singles competition as well as two doubles victories. The serve-savvy sophomore’s efforts on the court led Wilkes to consecutive sweeps on their home court ...

Editor Face Off

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:02:05 -0400

By: Anthony Dorunda

How do you feel about the new overtime format in the NFL?

Anthony Dorunda Whew. All I can say is…it’s about time. This past week the NFL finally smartened up and realized it was about time to do away with their very outdated overtime system, and install some changes in their wacky ...