SPORTS

Julia Paiano (jupaiano@ursinus.edu) After a majority of their leaders graduated in 2020, the Women's Rugby team has been focused on gathering enough players to compete this season. Unfortunately, they did not reach their goal of 15 players to play in a 15 v. 15 league, however they now have a...

Ben Goetz (begoetz@ursinus.edu) On Wednesday, September 29th, the Bears headed over to Messiah College to take on the #5 ranked team in the nation. This was no unusual challenge for our Bears after they racked up two incredibly hard-fought wins the past two games against top-10 ranked opponents. The Bears...

Claire Hynes (clhynes@ursinus.edu) Feeling unable to get a handle on your stress recently? Find yourself struggling with a “normal” workload that now seems too much? You are not alone. For the past 18 months, we have been thrust into a state of stress that no one was initially prepared for...

Ava Compagnoni (avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu)  The Lady Bears of Ursinus’ Women’s Tennis Team made the trip down to Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 24-26, for an International Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Small College Tournament. After missing out on the ITA last year due to COVID, the Lady Bears could not...

Morgan Grabowski (mograbowski@ursinus.edu) After a year of not being able to compete due to COVID-19, the Cross Country team has had a strong start to the new season. Both the men’s and the women’s teams compete in the Centennial Conference. A pre-season poll has the women ranked 5th in the...

Katie Cressman (kacressman@ursinus.edu)  The Ursinus College Athletics Department is finally back in full swing this semester, and with that comes a new and exciting addition. ‘Sports On Main’ is offering students, faculty, parents, and the surrounding community an original sports broadcast. It recaps everything that happened in our sports world...

Katie Cressman (kacressman@ursinus.edu) On Sunday evening, the Ursinus College Athletics Department sponsored an event over Zoom with a nonprofit organization, “Minding Your Mind,” to help the UC student body learn about symptoms of anxiety and depression, how to cope with these symptoms, and how to support yourself or others around...

Erin Corcoran (ercorcoran@ursinus.edu) Student athletes have a lot on their plates these days. Prioritizing themselves, trying to balance classes, practice, and games is no easy task. Many athletes face an increase in anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues during sports seasons, with studies reporting 1 in 4 student athletes...

Kathy Logan (kalogan@ursinus.edu) Ursinus’ Women’s and Men’s tennis teams received news before coming to campus, from their Coach Pete Smith, that Ursinus’ tennis courts were unplayable for the fall and spring, the team’s prime season. The tennis courts indeed looked in disarray when observed, with multiple cracks on almost every...