Sports

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…

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

Sporting around the globe

Lily Fremed

If you are on the West Coast, In-N-Out Burger is something you do not realize is special until you move to South Carolina and find it is nonexistent. That is…

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…

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…

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…