Sports

Gotta have grit

Lily Fremed

On Jan. 31 in Columbia, SC, senior Harper Henson broke not only her personal mile record, but the Winthrop school record for running the mile. Class of 2004, Stephanie Vangsnes,…

Pick up lines from Winthrop Athletics

Gabby Gardner

Hey Batter, Batter

Gweneshia Wadlington

Baseball season tickets are available for sale and you know what that means — it’s almost baseball season. “I’m looking forward to coming off a strong past year and winning…

Eagles still fighting

La J’ai Reed

The Eagles fell to a 9-11 record after playing four games within the past two weeks of play. On Jan. 21, the Eagles carried high intensity into a home match-up…

Mahomes leads the Chiefs to Super Bowl victory

Gabby Gardner

Super Bowl LIV kicked off on Sunday night between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. San Francisco won the coin toss with cornerback, Richard Sherman’s, call of…

Win the moment

Lily Fremed

On Jan. 21, Lauren Morris, McKenna Blick and Mia Creighton’s dedication, effort and excellence earned them spots on the Big South Lacrosse Preseason All-Conference Team. “It is a nice feeling…

Serve it up

Lily Fremed

As the spring semester takes hold here at Winthrop, that also means it is tennis time. Last year, as spring 2019 came to a close, the women’s tennis team finished…

Unstoppable, untouchable, undefeated

Gweneshia Wadlington

The Winthrop Men’s Basketball team is still undefeated. On Jan. 23, the Eagles took down USC Upstate, winning 79-53. Freshman D.J. Burns Jr. was named Player of the Game, having…

Esports on top

Beneshia Wadlington

Recent rankings from ESPN show that Winthrop’s esports team for League of Legends is ranked number 18 out of the top 25 teams in the preseason for the first time…

Memories of the Mamba

La J’ai Reed

Does a legend ever really die? Define legend. A legend is an individual that inspires. Kobe Bryant’s name stands prominently next to this term as a synonym. Kobe Bryant, the…