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Still Undefeated

Matthew Shealy

With a win against Campbell on Dec. 30, Winthrop moved to 6-0, the best start to a season in program history. Six days later, the Eagles set a record for…

Eagle of the week: Adonis Arms

Matthew Shealy

If you search the nation’s college basketball rosters for athletes who are 6-foot-6, you’ll likely struggle to find someone who isn’t capable of dunking. However, out of those people, you’ll…

Baseball ranks 40th in preseason poll

Lily Fremed

After beginning the 2020 season at the top of their game, the baseball program is “anxious to get out there, compete, play and put that uniform on against someone else”…

Women’s basketball still working out the kinks

Lily Fremed

Women’s basketball has opened the 2020-2021 season with a new coach, new players, and a new sense of determination. “Coming into this year with a lot of new faces,…

Women’s basketball defeated in season opener

Matthew Shealy

The Winthrop University women’s basketball team played its first game of the season last Wednesday in Spartanburg, losing to Wofford College by a score of 65-50. The Eagles got off…

25 strong

Matthew Shealy

If asked to identify a phrase that relates to Winthrop University basketball, most people would probably say “Rock the Hill.” Those three words are chanted throughout Winthrop Coliseum on game…

Men’s basketball disrupted by COVID-19

Alex Romano

After members of the Winthrop University men’s basketball team and coaching staff tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 11, the Eagles’ season opener against Seton Hall University was canceled. …

The birth of Broman Academy

Matthew Shealy

Anders and Bjorn Broman are two of Winthrop’s finest basketball alumni. From Duluth, Minnesota, the brothers arrived in Rock Hill in 2015 – Bjorn as a freshman and Anders as…

Eagle of the Week: Rohan Boettcher

Lily Fremed

After visiting the United States multiple times over the years for his golf tournaments, Rohan Boettcher knew he wanted to attend a university in America. Contemplating a move from Santa…