SPORTS

Steve Weissman (stweissman@ursinus.edu) In 1981, The Ursinus Men’s Basketball Team had a miraculous season in which they made the NCAA Division III Final Four, and finished the season as the third best team in the nation. This team was an extremely unique one, as they had no clear offensive leader...

Kathleen Logan kalogan@ursinus.edu On March 26th, the Ursinus Tennis team was set to play Gettys- burg College at 1pm at the Perkiomen High School tennis courts. However, the match ended up finishing at 2:45am in the Floy Lewis Bakes Center with Ursinus winning 5-4. How did this hap- pen? Why did a...

John Murray (jomurray@ursinus.edu) Finding the rhythm and energy to move past the slump of winter and into the spring season can be a challenge, especially for student athletes. Many teams on campus had a change of scenery this year traveling to different areas of the country to compete.  Finding motivation...

Vaughn DiBattista (vadibattista@ursinus.edu) On February 15th, 2022, the Centennial Conference released the results of a preseason poll for the 2022 Women’s lacrosse season. Topping the list was the reigning conference champion Franklin & Marshall, with Gettysburg not far behind. After that, the order went Washington, Dickinson, Haverford, McDaniel, Muhlenberg, Swarthmore...

Liam Geib (ligeib@ursinus.edu) In their first full season since 2019, returning upperclassmen of the baseball team  reflect on what to expect from this season. Seniors Matteo Falcone, Timothy Pyne, and James Schuld are three of the six returning seniors this year who have had the privilege to experience a full...

Katie Cressman (kacressman@ursinus.edu) The Ursinus College Men’s and Women’s Track and Field team experienced their first indoor track season in two years this past winter. After making the most of their long offseason, they made it nothing short of exceptional. But what is behind the immense success this UC track...

Ro Murphy (romurphy@ursinus.edu) After six long months of practices, meets, and trips, the Ursinus College Swim Team has finally closed their season. On the weekend of February 17-20th , both Men’s and Women’s swimming competed in the Centennial Conference Championship, which took place at Franklin and Marshall College. Arriving on...

James Schuld (jaschuld@ursinus.edu) The Men’s Basketball team recently closed out its season with a hard-fought playoff loss to John Hopkins University on February 25th. Overall, the Bears finished 13-13 with a 9-9 record in conference play. Even though the season did not end with a Centennial Conference championship, there is...

Madison Handwerger (mahandwerger@ursinus.edu) The NCAA Mideast Regional Championships quickly came and went on the weekend of February 26th and 27th. Ursinus College Wrestling hopes to continue their successes in the 2021-2022 campaign.  Key individuals such as Gary Nagle ‘22, Terry Adams ‘23, Romeo Rodriguez ‘23, and Jason Carter ’22 shined...