Sports

21

Oct

New coach, new team

Lily Fremed

After seven Eagles chose not to return to the women’s basketball team for the 2020-21 season, and another three graduated, Coach Semeka Randall Lay has finally built her team back…

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21

Oct

Eagle of the week: Chandler Vaudrin

Matthew Shealy

Chandler Vaudrin had quite the growth spurt in high school. From 5-foot-10 as a freshman to 6-foot-5 by his junior year, he quickly realized he had the potential to play…

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21

Oct

COVID-19 hits the NFL

Matthew Shealy

With protocols in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, NFL coaches, players and some fans made their way back into stadiums last month. Just as it looked like things…

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15

Oct

Spirit Squad “put on pause”

Matthew Shealy

The Winthrop Spirit Squad has been put on pause for the 2020-21 athletics year. A post made to the team’s Instagram account in July stated that the decision was made…

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14

Oct

‘Walktober’ is back

Lily Fremed

As we enter into the “spooky season” it is once again time for Walktober on Winthrop University’s campus. Composed of nine sessions, Walktober takes students and faculty on foot through…

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14

Oct

Eagle of the Week: Alexis Brindley

Lily Fremed

Swinging into her senior year at Winthrop University is Alexis Brindley of the women’s golf team. From Marietta, Georgia, Brindley graduated in just three years this past May with a…

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14

Oct

Miracle Park Update

Matthew Shealy

Construction is underway on Eden Terrace for Rock Hill’s Miracle Park, an inclusive community space that will include an inclusive playground and two inclusive baseball fields or “miracle fields.” “The…

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07

Oct

Eagle of the week: Laurin Uptegrove

Matthew Shealy

If you knew Laurin Uptegrove before high school, you probably knew her as a basketball player. Growing up in Springboro, OH, Uptegrove said her middle school didn’t have a soccer…

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07

Oct

Recuperating

Lily Fremed

When students went home on March 13 for spring break, nobody expected to spend the rest of their semester off campus, especially athletes who still had numerous games scheduled. The…

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