Sports

Eagle of the Week: Spencer Yankle

Lily Fremed

Friday night games under the lights are fifth-year baseball catcher Spencer Yankle’s favorite part about being a collegiate athlete at Winthrop. After transferring from a community college in Tennessee, Yankle…

New look, new season

Matthew Shealy

The Winthrop men’s basketball team has a fresh new look for the 2020-2021 season. The team’s social media accounts released pictures last week of sophomore Jamal King wearing a new…

Gregg Marshall: “A good dude”

Matthew Shealy

From 1998 to 200, Gregg Marshall served as head coach of the Winthrop University men’s basketball team. Guiding his players to seven NCAA Tournament appearances during a span of nine…

Eagle of the week: Katie Weber

Matthew Shealy

Before taking up running, Katie Weber was a dancer. She danced for 13 years before giving it up her freshman year of high school to place her full focus on…

E-Sports Preparing For Playoffs

The Johnsonian

Following a rough 2-2 record to start the season, the Winthrop University Rocket League Team turned it around in the past few games, achieving a two-game win streak with victories…

Go big or go home

Lily Fremed

Rarely do we get second chances in life, but with the NCAA allowing seniors to return for a fifth year due to the spring 2020 season being cut short, several…

Winthrop Student-Athletes March for Black Lives

Sean Miller

Winthrop Athletics’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Working Group organized a march from Eden Terrace parking lot to campus green to support a mural unveiling event by the student-led NAACP on…

Eagle of the Week: Tony Chau

Lily Fremed

Think of it like basketball. Each player has their individual skill set, and then all five players come together as one to defeat the opponent. “It comes down to…

In-person intramurals

Matthew Shealy

With COVID-19 protocols in place, Winthrop Recreational Services is finding ways to still bring sports competitions to campus. Students have until Nov. 5 to register for a basketball skills challenge,…

Sports Superstitions

The Johnsonian