Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor For the next installment of the Spire’s Student-Athlete Spotlight, I caught up with Avery LaBarbara, a junior on the women’s basketball team. LaBarbara is coming off a phenomenal sophomore campaign, in which she was named to the 2019-20 All-Patriot League Second Team, […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor For the next installment of the Spire’s Student-Athlete Spotlight, I caught up with Sophie Haywood, a senior on the women’s cross country and track and field teams. Haywood is serving as a captain for the team alongside fellow seniors Claire Hanlon and […]
Michael O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor Graphic Courtesy of the Athletic Department Last week, the College of the Holy Cross Athletic Department hosted a fireside chat webinar for student athletes across all teams on campus led by Athletic Director Marcus Blossom and Assistant Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete […]
Jimmy Casey ‘22 Sports Editor Graphic Courtesy of SB Nation After a long and arduous road, baseball’s biggest stage is finally set. The American League champion Tampa Bay Rays will face off against their National League counterpart Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. Legends will be made, […]
Jimmy Casey ’22 Staff Writer Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics The Astros are back. The Athletics are back. PLAYOFF BASEBALL IS BACK! Okay, sorry, I know I’m getting excited, but it’s hard not to be. The point in time when the season almost didn’t even happen seems like […]
Mike O’Brien ’23 Chief Sports Editor In our next edition of the Spire’s weekly Athlete Spotlight, I caught up with Austin Butler ‘21 of the Men’s Basketball team who’s also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Over his collegiate career, Butler has put up historic numbers for […]
Caroline Wallace ‘23 Staff Writer As a result of COVID-19, it is still unknown whether winter sports teams at Holy Cross will have normal seasons. Although the future of their season is still undecided, the women’s ice hockey team is back on campus and preparing for a successful […]
Ethan Bachand ’22 Chief News Editor Over the past couple of years, my friends and I have kept a group chat dedicated almost entirely to talking about sports. If anything else important is going on, we take it to a phone call rather than disrupt our continuing debates […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor In our next edition of the Spire’s weekly Athlete Spotlight, I was able to speak with Carrie Malatesta ‘21 from the Women’s Crew team who’s also a member of the team’s leadership committee for this season. Over her career throughout being on […]
Mike O’Brien ’23 Chief Sports Editor Starting this week, The Spire Sports Section is beginning a weekly Athlete Spotlight, highlighting athletes across various sports teams and how their training during the time of the pandemic is shaping up. This week, I was able to catch up with Karter […]
The Spire Sports Section firmly stands with athletes across the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and other professional sports leagues around the world that have used their platforms as athletes to advocate for racial justice. While some say that politics have no place in sports, we believe that this […]
Mike O’Brien ’23 Chief Sports Editor After what has felt like a lifetime without football with the Super Bowl being played in February and a prolonged period where the season was in jeopardy due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the NFL is back. While it was certainly an unconventional […]
