Category: Sports
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Patriot League Tournament on the Horizon for Holy Cross Men’s Basketball Team
Thomas Healy ’28 Staff Writer The Holy Cross men’s basketball team has endured a tough spell of league games these past two months. After stealing a promising win at American in mid-January, the team has only been able to squeeze out two wins since then. That placed the Crusaders at…
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An Early Season Recap of the Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Teams
Timmy Gleason ‘28 Staff Writer As the snow subsides and melts due to the increasingly warmer weather, Holy Cross swings its attention onto the spring sports. Baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis, and golf are all kicking off their seasons while indoor track, swimming and diving, basketball, and hockey are in the…
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Holy Cross Women’s Basketball Maintaining Strong Form Through Conference Play
Brendan Grudberg ’28 Sports Editor The Holy Cross Women’s Basketball team is having a very strong 2025-26 season, sitting 14-9 overall and 8-4 within the conference with 6 games left to play as of Tuesday, Feb. 10. I spoke with Head Coach Candice Green earlier this school year about her…
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Seahawks Defensive Masterclass Stumps Vrabel & Pats in Super Bowl LX
Matthew Mistretta ’28 Staff Writer The 60th “Big Game” in National Football League (NFL) history featured two teams who were far from preseason favorites, with the Seattle Seahawks, led by journeyman quarterback Sam Darnold, taking on the sophomore quarterback Drake Maye and the New England Patriots. The last time these…
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Holy Cross Softball Team Prepares for 2026 Season
Matthew Reichert ’28 Staff Writer In November of 1887 Yale played Harvard in a football game at the Polo Grounds. Both teams were undefeated and various Chicagoan alumni congregated inside the Farragut Boating Club to await the results of this decisive contest. The score came back: Yale won 17-8. Amidst…
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The Gordie Lockbaum Story Part I: Growing Up
Aiden Konold ’26 Chief Sports Editor On the evening of December 14, 2024, nearly 2.5 million football fans sank into their living room couches, crowded around their televisions, and tuned into ESPN to watch college football’s Heisman Trophy presentation. Each year, the Heisman Trophy presentation tends to be one of…
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A Look Ahead Towards the Holy Cross Baseball Season
Matthew Reichert ’28 Staff Writer Holy Cross won the 2025 Patriot League title and it seems it should be an extended resurgence: Patriot League Player of the Year CJ Erie (OF) is back; Patriot League Pitcher of the Year Jaden Wywoda is back; All-Patriot League players Gianni Royer (OF) and…
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Super Bowl LX Preview
Madeline Carr ’28 Staff Writer The NFL season culminates on February 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with the Seattle Seahawks taking on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX. Two of the league’s most compelling storylines converge, as Seattle seeks redemption and New England looks…
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The Biggest Takeaways From Holy Cross Football’s Transfer Portal
Brendan Grudberg ’28 Staff Writer The dust is starting to settle on the 2026 NCAA Football transfer window, as thousands of players from all over the country have found new homes over the month of January in what can aptly be called the biggest game of musical chairs of the…
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Former Holy Cross Basketball Players, Bo Montgomery ’24 and Caleb Kenney ’25, Find Success Overseas
Aiden Konold ’26 Chief Sports Editor Earlier this year, former Holy Cross basketball players Bo Montgomery and Caleb Kenney continued their hoops journeys overseas, where they now play professionally. Montgomery, who used his fifth year of collegiate eligibility to play for the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) last season,…
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Holy Cross Men’s Ice Hockey Team Falls Short in Epic Comeback Attempt, Looks to Regain Momentum
Brendan Grudberg ’28 Staff Writer The Holy Cross Men’s Ice Hockey team played a thriller at #8 Quinnipiac last Wednesday on Thanksgiving Eve, losing 6-7 in overtime in what could only be described as a thriller. Holy Cross came into the matchup not having lost a game in over a…
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Holy Cross Men’s Ice Hockey Team Falls Short in Epic Comeback Attempt, Looks to Regain Momentum
Brendan Grudberg ’28 Staff Writer The Holy Cross Men’s Ice Hockey team played a thriller at #8 Quinnipiac last Wednesday on Thanksgiving Eve, losing 6-7 in overtime in what could only be described as a thriller. Holy Cross came into the matchup not having lost a game in over a…
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Defense Shines as Holy Cross Routes Georgetown at Fenway Park
Ryan McCabe ’28 Staff Writer The Holy Cross football team closed its 2025 season with a statement win on one of the most historic stages in New England. Under the lights at Fenway Park, the Crusaders’ defense delivered its most dominant performance of the year, forcing five turnovers, including two…
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An End of Season Review for Both the Holy Cross Men’s & Women’s Soccer Teams
Timmy Gleason ‘28 Staff Writer And just like that the Fall sports season has come to an end. With all the Holy Cross fall sports teams wrapped up for the year, the winter teams have taken their place and will certainly provide some fresh excitement upon the Hilltop. Though the…
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Holy Cross Women’s Basketball Team Tries to Find Defensive Identity
Aiden Konold ’26 Chief Sports Editor The 2025-26 Holy Cross Women’s Basketball Team season marks Candice Green’s second as the program’s head coach, but her first full season without the interim label attached to her name. With three games remaining in the 2024-25 regular season, Holy Cross Vice President for…
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Offense Explodes for 37 Points, Crusaders’ Football Gets Emphatic Road Win Over Bucknell
Brendan Grudberg ’28 Staff Writer The Holy Cross Crusaders’ football team achieved its second win of the season this past Saturday, putting a season-high 37 points on the scoreboard and improving to 2-4 in Patriot League play. The Crusaders were led primarily by their rushing attack, with running backs Jayden…
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Holy Cross Men’s Ice Hockey Team Finding Its Groove
Thomas Healy ’28 Staff Writer The Holy Cross Men’s Ice Hockey team has won seven consecutive games. The shift to Atlantic Hockey conference play has boded well for the Crusaders thus far, finding themselves at the top of the division with 23 points. The team is coming off a sweep…
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Holy Cross Men’s Basketball Team Goes 1-1 in Brown Bear Invitational
Tom Quinn ’29 Staff Writer The Brown Bear Invitational has come to a close, and the Crusaders escaped 1-1. The Crusaders took the first game from the Hampton Pirates, 67-61, on Sunday afternoon before falling to the hosts, 68-49, on Tuesday evening. Holy Cross came out strong in Sunday’s tilt…
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Holy Cross Basketball Teams Take Long Trips to Face Tough Competition, Look Ahead to Local Non-Conference Games
Brendan Grudberg ’28 Staff Writer The Holy Cross Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams wrapped up long trips this past weekend, with the women’s team going down to Durham, North Carolina to face off against #7 ranked Duke. The men left the East Coast entirely, heading to Utah to face #8…
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Holy Cross Football Struggles Against Lehigh, Looks to Finish Season Strong
Maddie Carr ’28 Staff Writer The Holy Cross football team took another tough hit this weekend, losing 38–3 to Lehigh in what might have been its most discouraging game of the season. Nothing went right for the Crusaders. The offense couldn’t move the ball, the defense couldn’t get off the…
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Holy Cross Women’s Basketball Team Takes Down Boston College in Final Seconds of Season Opener
Aiden Konold ’26 Chief Sports Editor The Holy Cross Women’s Basketball Team traveled to Chestnut Hill late Monday afternoon to take on the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Boston College Eagles in their season opener. The Crusaders entered the game on a four-game losing streak against their Chestnut Hill rivals, and…
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Austin Mejia Works His Way from Student Manager Onto Holy Cross Men’s Basketball Team’s Roster
Matthew Reichert ’28 Staff Writer If you sat in on one of the Holy Cross Men’s Basketball Team’s practices last week, you might have been able to see BYU’s small forward pull-up from the corner and hit a three. Maybe you had the opportunity to watch Providence’s shooting guard drive…
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Holy Cross Men’s Basketball Team Falls 79-89 to Providence Friars in Season Opener
Tom Quinn ’29 Staff Writer Providence, R.I. — College basketball is officially back, and the Holy Cross Men’s Basketball Team’s season is underway. The Crusaders ultimately fell to the Providence Friars at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in their season opener Monday night, 89-79. Despite the loss, there are many bright…
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Holy Cross Football Team Comes Up Short in 13-21 Loss to Lafayette on Family Weekend
Brendan Grudberg ’28 Staff Writer It was a crisp fall Saturday when the Lafayette Leopards (5-3, 4-0) came into Worcester to face the Crusaders (1-7, 1-2) in front of a packed house at Fitton Field. Many students’ families were in town for Holy Cross Family Weekend, which created a crowded…
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Holy Cross Women’s Soccer Team Falls to Lafayette in Patriot League Quarterfinals
Maddie Carr ’28 Staff Writer The Holy Cross Women’s Soccer Team’s 2025 season came to an emotional end on Saturday, as the Crusaders fell to Lafayette in a penalty shootout in the Patriot League quarterfinals. After a 2-2 draw through regulation and overtime, the game slipped away 4-2 in penalties.…
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The Dodgers’ Championship Win Might Complicate Baseball’s Offseason
By Maddie Carr ’28 Staff Writer The Los Angeles Dodgers have had their championship moment for the second year in a row, and it feels like a confirmation of everything that they’ve built: deep pockets, deep talent, and a relentless front office. Their World Series win capped off a season…
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Patriot League Basketball Preseason Poll
Aiden Konold ’26 Chief Sports Editor Both polls were conducted independently by The Spire. We had seven student journalists from three different Patriot League schools included in the polls. The far right hand column indicates how many first-place votes a school received. Each student journalist filled out a Google Sheet…
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Recapping The Holy Cross Women’s Field Hockey Recent Results While Looking Towards the Patriot League Tournament
Timmy Gleason ’28 Staff Writer As the weather becomes cooler and cooler upon the Hilltop overlooking Worcester, the fall sports season is coming to a close. The sunset comes sooner and sooner everyday with winter approaching. This makes for great viewing opportunities to watch the Crusaders under the lights, but…
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First-Years Shine, But Holy Cross Football Team Loses to Colgate in Heartbreaking Fashion at Home Against Colgate
Brendan Grudberg ’28 Staff Writer The Holy Cross Crusader football team returned to Fitton Field for the first time in three weeks on Saturday to face off against Colgate (2-5) on a crisp fall afternoon. Fans had reason to be excited coming into this one, as the Crusaders won their…
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Patriot League Hoops
Thomas Healy ’28 Staff Writer College basketball is back! Well, almost. Teams have begun to play preseason scrimmages with the start of the season fast approaching. Through these ‘secret’ scrimmages, we get a small taste of the chaos that makes college basketball so enticing. Buzzer beaters, passionate fanbases, and, of…