Tony Alfonso ‘24 Staff Writer Before last year, softball at Holy Cross had been a floundering program. Back in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic was in full swing and everything was as big of a mess as it had ever been, many of the women on the team […]
Patrick Raidt ‘24 Staff Writer The World Baseball Classic is back in 2023 for the first time in six years and the biggest story that has come out of it so far hasn’t been the Dominican Republic superteam not even making it past pool play, or Shohei Ohtani […]
Jake Ruderman ‘26 Sports Editor By the time you’re reading this, Major League Baseball’s Opening Day is going to be less than a week away, with the first games kicking off on Thursday, March 30th. By that time, the World Baseball Classic will be wrapped up (with either […]
Colin Healy ‘25 Sports Editor Coming off a huge disappointment of a season, the New England Patriots have hit free agency to assemble their team for the 2023 campaign. Ever since Tom Brady’s 2020 departure, the Pats have been playing catchup with the rest of the league, and […]
Ben Lepper ‘25 Chief Sports Editor At the conclusion of March Madness’ chaotic first round, the Associated Press reported that there were no perfect brackets remaining. And no, not just on ESPN, not just on CBS, not just in a certain region – NO perfect brackets. Out of […]
Ben Kuchipudi ‘25 Sports Editor March 15th, 2023 might go down as one the best days in New York Jets history, possibly the second best behind January 12, 1969, the day the Jets won their first and only Super Bowl behind Super Bowl MVP Joe Namath, who donned […]
Aiden Konold ’26 Staff Writer Holy Cross baseball has struggled out of the gates, currently holding an overall record of 4-12, fifth place in the Patriot League above sixth place Lafayette, currently at 3-12. Despite Holy Cross’ record this season, there is considerable reason to be optimistic as […]
Patrick Grudberg ‘24 Staff Writer Sunday, March 12th was a great day to be a Holy Cross Crusader. Only hours before the Selection Show for the NCAA Tournament, Holy Cross women’s basketball traveled to Boston University for the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament. Coach Magarity’s team […]
Jake Ruderman ’26 Sports Editor While no doubt a time of excitement for hardcore baseball fans, Spring Training is usually not all that crazy; fans of each team get a chance to see their youngest prospects and offseason additions playing games in their team’s uniforms for the first […]
Ben Kuchipudi ’25 Sports Editor Holy Cross achieved its first undefeated regular season in over 30 years, but a huge blow was dealt to the team last week. After six years on the Holy Cross football staff, offensive coordinator Chris Smith is leaving the Hill as he accepted […]
Colin Healy ‘25 Sports Editor If you search for this season’s Atlantic Hockey preseason poll, you’ll find Holy Cross was picked to finish 10th out of 10. As the favorite to finish dead last, it’s clear other teams did not see the Crusaders making much of a splash […]
Ben Lepper’25 Chief Sports Editor When thinking about Crusader hockey success stories, it’s impossible to not mention Allison Attea. Since her graduation two years ago, she has been living her longtime dream of playing professional hockey. And, even better, she’s doing it with her hometown PHF team: the […]
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