Ben Lepper ’25 Staff Writer ***TW: Sexual Assault The Cup won by the Blackhawks in 2010 will always have a sour taste to it. This story starts back in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The Blackhawks had the eleventh overall pick, and they selected Canadian winger Kyle Beach. […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor On Oct. 31st, the Holy Cross women’s cross country team travelled to Lehigh University to compete in the Patriot League Championship meet, placing sixth out of 10 teams. The team improved upon their seventh place finish from last year, scoring 191 points […]
Caroline Wallace ‘23 Features Editor The College of the Holy Cross’ Women’s Ice Hockey team just recently began their 2021-2022 season, and I had the opportunity to interview captain Sofia Smithson about how this season is different in comparison to previous years as well as what to expect […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer Following the 2017 season, the NHL was in a weird place. They had just welcomed the Vegas Golden Knights into the league, and were then sitting at 31 teams. No self-respecting league has 31 teams, and the NHL needed to figure something out. So, […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23Chief Sports Editor In addition to the inauguration of President Rougeau, the festivities of Family Weekend were continued at Polar Park, where College of the Holy Cross played host to Colgate at the park’s first ever football game. Usually occupied by the Worcester Red Sox (better […]
Colin Healy ‘25Staff Writer The College of the Holy Cross Men’s Soccer team has turned a lot of heads so far this season. Picked to finish eighth out of ten in the Patriot League preseason poll, the Crusaders sit on top of the conference standings. With two games […]
Ben Kuchipudi ‘25Staff Writer We aren’t even halfway through the NFL season, and we have already seen some wild things happen, including contenders underwhelming, bottom feeders overachieving, and quarterbacks potentially losing their jobs after the season. As the midseason as well as the trade deadline approaches, here are […]
Owen Boxer ‘25Staff Writer After 31 intense, electrifying postseason baseball games, the MLB is finally down to two teams left in the hunt for the 2021 World Series. As the 117th Fall Classic begins this week, let’s take a look at the two remaining contenders for the Commissioner’s […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer In February of this year, the Red Sox were in a rough spot. They had just come off one of their most pitiful seasons since Bobby Valentine’s horrid tenure, going 24-36 in the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Numerous pieces of the core were injured, such […]
Ben Kuchipudi ‘25Staff Writer The True Contenders In my opinion, there are two definite contenders for the NBA title. The Los Angeles Lakers are the clear favorites to come out of the West after adding Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, and Kendrick Nunn; nothing else to really […]
Patrick Grudberg ‘24Staff Writer After struggling on homecoming weekend against Harvard, the College of the Holy Cross football team responded with a dominant performance against Georgetown, winning 48-14. The win marked the first game in Patriot League play for Bob Chesney’s squad, who hope to complete their three-peat […]
Jimmy Casey ‘22 Sports Editor The Cardinals are a Juggernaut Arizona is hot, and I’m not talking about the temperature. The Cardinals have been the most dominant team in the league thus far. Sitting at a perfect 6-0 record following Sunday’s win, Arizona looks every bit the title […]
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