BY CARBERY CAMPBELL – STAFF WRITER As Centre’s four-year starting quarterback from 2012-2015, Heath Haden led the football team to great successes and set record breaking performances. These include a Southern Athletic Association conference title and the NCAA playoffs in 2014 as well as the record for all time leader in passing yards. He even […]
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March Madness at Centre College
BY LAURA MCCANDLESS – STAFF WRITER Every March, one can expect to hear the scratching of pens on brackets and competitive banter as the NCAA March Madness tournament begins. This year was no different. Though the University of Kentucky, a student favorite, did not make it past the second round due to a loss against […]
Are farewell tours really worth it?
BY BROOKS HOLTON – SPORTS EDITOR On July 16, 2013 New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera trotted out of the Citi Field bullpen for his last appearance in a Major League Baseball all-star game. Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” – his trademark entrance song since its release in 1999 – thundered over the public address system. Baseball […]
Season Recap: Women’s Basketball grows through an up-and-down season
BY BROOKS HOLTON – SPORTS EDITOR Ask anyone around the Centre Women’s Basketball program, and they’ll tell you that an 8-19 season falls short of expectations. With the second-toughest strength of schedule in the South region, the team was challenged on a nightly basis during the 2016 campaign by some of the best competition the […]
Season Recap: Men’s Basketball surges late, but drops SAA semifinal
BY BROOKS HOLTON – SPORTS EDITOR Every basketball team wants to be playing their best game once the calendar hits the latter half of the season. That was the case for the 2016 Colonels (18-9), who rode a five-game winning streak at the tail end of the regular season to finish third overall in the […]
Women’s Lacrosse utilizes young experience for 2016 season
BY LAURA MCCANDLESS – STAFF WRITER The 2016 Women’s Lacrosse team is off to a hot start this spring. After suffering a hard fought 14-13 loss in Alabama to Birmingham Southern, the Colonels have won three straight contests. This year’s Colonels have multiple key role players returning from last year’s team, including senior Jacqueline Anderson […]
Men and Women’s Track and Field at the top of the SAA
BY BEN DUNNING – STAFF WRITER The approaching 2016 season for the Centre Men and Women’s Track and Field squad will bring lots of promise from last year’s championship teams. For the men, they will be looking to repeat their victorious performance at the 2015 SAA Conference Championship after achieving 19 All-Conference awards for Top […]
Men’s lacrosse starts season strong
BY LAURA MCCANDLESS – STAFF WRITER Men’s Lacrosse has been a huge force since the program started, collecting two conference titles and having two NCAA tournament appearances to their name. This spring, they expect no less. “Our expectation is that we go out and win a conference championship and earn a birth to the NCAA […]
Centre Baseball flipping the script in 2016
BY BROOKS HOLTON – SPORTS EDITOR It’s tough to sugarcoat a 7-28 season. In 2015, Centre Baseball felt the pain of playing in arguably the best Division III conference in the country, dropping back-to-back SAA Tournament games to be eliminated from postseason play. The competition will continue to challenge the Colonels in 2016, with conference […]
Hello From the Other Side: Centre Softball looks to ride 2015 momentum to the top half of the SAA
BY BROOKS HOLTON – SPORTS EDITOR Every team has a game or two that gets away from them. For some, these losses can be minor setbacks in the grand scheme of a championship run. For the 2015 Centre Softball team, however, a couple more wins would have moved the 14-18, fifth-place Colonels into the top […]