Sports

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…

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…

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…

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…

Ready to Run

Lily Fremed

Winthrop is home to successful men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams that compete at the Division I level. The programs have approximately eighty members in total…

Hilinski’s Hope at Winthrop

Matthew Shealy

In recognition of September being National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the Winthrop University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted a virtual town hall on Sept. 23 featuring the Hilinski’s Hope Foundation. Hilinski’s…

Eagle of the week: Jeremiah Boyd

Lily Fremed

“I think it is important for college athletes to be team-oriented and hard-working. It is also important to be focused on school first. My favorite part about being a college…

Pump it Up

Lily Fremed

The fall semester is in full swing, and students can breathe easy knowing that group fitness classes are offered ten times a week, both online and in-person, giving everyone multiple…

Wins for Winthrop Esports

Matthew Shealy

Winthrop Esports saw its first action of the season as the League of Legends team competed in the Harrisburg University Esports Invitational on Sept. 19 and 20. The Eagles opened…

Upgrading the baseball team

Matthew Shealy

As the Winthrop University baseball team returns to the field for fall workouts after an early end to the 2020 season, several new faces will be in the dugout. Six…