SPORTS

Madison Handwerger (mahandwerger@ursinus.edu) After two years, the long-awaited return of Ursinus football is finally here. Under the lights, on a Friday night, with a packed crowd, the team showed up and showed out.  Due to lack of action, uncertainty weighed heavily about what the team would look like, who would...

Ava Compagnoni avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu Thomas Field is back in action this spring, and the Ursinus Baseball Team could not be more excited about this unique 2021 season. All planned competitions are double-headers; the Bears lost both games against F&M on opening weekend, but split with Washington on April 3. With 15...

Ava Compagnoni (avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu) Before COVID-19, the UC Gymnastics Team was excelling in its winter season, finishing out the regular season with a team tally of 185.775 against Temple. Unluckily, they did not have a chance to show off their skills at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association East Region Championship. Still...

Julia Paiano (jupaiano@ursinus.edu) With the official cancellation of all Fall and Winter sports in the 2020-2021 season, it would be easy for the Men’s Wrestling team to feel defeated, but instead they are feeling prepared for the future and eager to see where the coming months take them. The team...

Ava Compagnoni (avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu) Starting off their shortened season strong, the Ursinus Women’s Tennis Team left their Florida spring break with a 6-1 record. But along with the rest of the spring sports, the Women’s Tennis Team had their season cut short. After graduating two seniors last spring and bringing in...

Rosalia Murphy (romurphy@ursinus.edu) Many students arrived on campus this spring with the hope that the spread of the COVID-19 virus could be maintained as it was last semester. With the recent outbreaks, some students have been left more stressed. Sophomore Abby Ferguson, talks about how she initially adjusted to being...

Rosalia Murphy (romurphy@ursinus.edu) After what seemed like a three-month break, Ursinus athletics is back on track. Once COVID-19 testing has been in place for about two weeks, winter sports are expected to kick off the final part of their seasons: a five-week ‘practice’ season, similar to last semester. For the...

Morgan Grabowski (mograbowski@ursinus.edu) As the new semester begins, the Ursinus community is again familiarizing itself with the COVID-19 regulations on campus. In order to ensure the health and safety of everyone here, the Wellness Center will be maintaining the same procedures as last semester. As a refresher: the Wellness Center...

Ava Compagnoni, avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu “With the health and safety of its student-athletes, campus communities and the general public of paramount importance, the Centennial Conference Presidents Council has decided to cancel conference competition and championships for all fall and winter sports during the 2020-21 academic year.” - Statement from the Centennial Conference...