Tag: worcester telegram
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Holy Cross Women’s Basketball Team Takes Down Lehigh in 2026 Patriot League Championship
Aiden Konold ’26 Chief Sports Editor WORCESTER– A season ago, Lehigh ended the Holy Cross women’s basketball team’s season in Bethlehem, Pa. in the Patriot League Championship Semifinals. Today, the Crusaders exacted revenge not only for how their season ended last year, but also for the Holy Cross men’s basketball…
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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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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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Anti-ICE Protest Held on Hoval
Lizzie Swanson ’28 Chief News Editor [DISCLAIMER: This article replaces an earlier post that was published without sufficient editing and quoted students who wished to be removed. The comments on this page reflect the previous article.] The Center for Career Development is a resource at Holy Cross which students of…
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3 Month Update: 22 Tips for Senior Year
Viveca Stucke ’26 Chief Features Editor In contrast to my dear friend, Ian Sykes’ previous article about tips for freshman year, I was inspired to create a similar list for senior year. I think, and rightfully so, that a large portion of support is given to first year students, and…
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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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Mayor Petty, You’ve Overstayed Your Welcome
Kimberly Von Randow ’28 Staff Writer To those who aren’t as well-versed in the goings on of Worcester as I am, the city recently held their mayoral preliminary elections to narrow down the field of candidates and among those chosen is the long-time mayor of Worcester, Joseph M. Petty. The…
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Rotmans: A Gateway to Worcester
Kate Santini ‘27 Chief News Editor This past semester, the College’s purchase of the 300,000 square foot Rotmans Furniture property on 725 Southbridge Street has been the talk of campus. There has been a flurry of speculation amongst students on The Hill about creating off-campus dorms, a food spot, and…
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Worcester Reunites Downtown For More Anti-Trump Protests
Ian Sykes ‘28 Staff Writer In wake of the protests happening recently nationwide to express disapproval with the Trump administration, citizens from everywhere in Massachusetts gathered around Worcester City Hall on April 19 for yet another protest. From children to seniors, folks of all kinds lined the streets, holding signs…
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C.J. Hanson Reaches Super Bowl in First NFL Season
Courtney McKeen ’27 Sports Editor Just one year after leaving Holy Cross, C.J. Hanson traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana with the Kansas City Chiefs to compete in Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles. Although Hanson himself did not play in the game, it is an honor to have Holy…
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Purple Persistency – The College’s Response to Nationwide Uncertainty
Lizzie Swanson ‘28 News Editor The winter solstice is a term used to describe the day which has the least amount of sunlight throughout the year. While these days usually fall sometime around Dec. 21, the early sunsets and chilling temperatures linger into late January and much of February. During…
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Holy Cross Men’s Basketball Looks to Bounce Back After Disappointing Road Losses
Ben Paradis ’28 Staff Writer At the time of this article, the Holy Cross Men’s basketball team currently sits with a record of 4-4, posting them at the top of the Patriot League. After a sweep of the College Hill Classic in Providence, the Crusaders hosted Mitchell for the home…
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Holy Cross Falls to Quinnipiac in Opener, But There’s a Lot To Be Excited About This Season
Jack Faggiano ’27 Staff Writer Holy Cross Women’s Basketball kicked off their season Monday night with a tough nail-biter loss to Quinnipiac, but there were a lot of reasons to be excited about this team in Candice Green’s debut as head coach. With the loss of Bronagh Power-Cassidy, Flanagan is…