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 […]
Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Editor Lacrosse is back. After a 2022 season where they finished 6-10, Holy Cross Women’s LAX is looking to come back stronger. Led by eighth year head coach Amanda Belicheck, the team is primed for a breakout year. This year, the Crusaders are bringing […]
Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Editor It’s been fun at the Hart lately. Both Holy Cross hockey teams have enjoyed successes after a much needed break in December. Last we checked in, things weren’t going so great for the Crusaders. But both teams have reached a new gear in […]
Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Staff For the past few seasons, the phrase “Crusader football” has been intertwined with a few names: Jake Reichwein, Liam Anderson, Dan Kuznetsov, and Peter Oliver. Having been here longer than most every other player, they naturally stepped up as leaders in the locker […]
Ben Lepper ’25 Staff Writer After winning 16 of their first 19 games, the Holy Cross women’s basketball team has dropped the last two. Against Lehigh on January 25th, Holy Cross played as they normally would; with the type of physicality that has made them the class of […]
By Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Editor The last time Holy Cross played in the second round of the FCS playoffs, it didn’t go very well, falling 21-16 to a fifth ranked Villanova team. But they haven’t lost since then. After going 11-0 in the regular season, the 8th […]
Ben Lepper ‘25 Sports Editor Fans of video games have been prophesying the rise of Esports for years now, and the takeover has finally begun. Some might not know this, but there have been successful competitive video game leagues running for years now. Some of them, like the […]
Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Editor Being a Boston Bruins fan in today’s day and age is certainly something. Are they always good? Yes, absolutely. Year in and year out, they boast some of the best talent in the NHL. But, come April, they can never get past the […]
Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Editor Content Warning: Anti-Semitism Publicity wise, the NBA has had a horrible start to their season. It seems like for every on-the-court story, there are two upsetting off-the-court ones. For example, the Josh Primo situation, or the controversy surrounding former Celtics head coach Ime […]
Grace Bromage ‘23 Senior Advisor Around campus, Ben Lepper ‘25 is known as the sports guy thanks to his work as The Spire’s Chief Sports Editor and his football game broadcasts. However, he is now showing a different side of himself as he breaks into the global music […]
Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Staff This past weekend at Fitton Field, the Holy Cross Crusaders served up both tricks and treats en route to a thrilling 53-52 victory over the Fordham Rams in the Ram-Crusader Cup. Promoted heavily as the FCS game of the week, over 17,000 fans […]
Benjamin Lepper ’25 Chief Sports Editor Atlantic Division The Atlantic is likely to be run, once again, by a decidedly non-hockey state. The Florida Panthers made one of the biggest trades of the offseason by acquiring Matthew Tkachuk from the Calgary Flames, and even though they lost Mackenzie […]
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