Sports

WU MBB Prepares for Big South Conference Play

Maliik Cooper

Conventional sports wisdom will tell you that racking up as many non-conference wins as possible is the best way to prepare for any potential losses when league play begins. Winthrop…

Winthrop Men’s Basketball press on toward the end of non-conference games

Sam Hyatt

The Cancun challenge is a tournament organized by Triple Crown Sports and featured eight NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams and 10 women’s basketball teams. Winthrop men’s basketball traveled to…

WU Men’s Basketball Wins Their First Two Home Games

Maliik Cooper

Winthrop men’s basketball is now 2-1 after defeating Piedmont and Middle Tennessee in their last two games. Junior forward Kelton Talford led the way against Piedmont with 23 points and…

Preview of Winthrop’s women’s basketball season

Sam Hyatt

The Winthrop University women’s basketball team begins competing in non-conference games starting on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. They will begin the season by traveling to Orlando, Florida to play against…

Winthrop alumni basketball players are owners of The Broman Academy

Sam Hyatt

Winthrop alumni and previous men’s basketball players Anders and Bjorn Broman opened the Broman Academy in the Rock Hill area. According to the Broman Academy website, their mission “is to…

WU Men’s Soccer Goes Four Games Without a Loss

Maliik Cooper

After losing 11 straight games to start to the season, Winthrop men’s soccer has only lost one of their last five. Eagles head coach Daniel Ridenhour a number of explanations…

Eagles women’s soccer showing improvement over last season

Maliik Cooper

Last season, Winthrop’s women’s soccer team finished 8th in the Big South with a respectable record of 6-7-2. Even that number can be deceiving, however, considering Winthrop finished half a…

Competitors travel to Winthrop Coliseum to attend the largest Ultimate Event in SC history

Mari Pressley

Despite a “minimal marketing” effort, 225 people attended the Winthrop Coliseum’s first esports event on Sept. 17. In what was meant to be a test event “to learn if the…

Panthers, Rock Hill relationship in question

Matthew Shealy

With construction having been halted for over a month on the Carolina Panthers’ new headquarters in Rock Hill, some people, including state Sen. Michael Johnson, are beginning to question if…

Winthrop Esports continues competitions without coach

Sam Hyatt

Following the departure of esports coach Josh Sides at the end of 2021, Winthrop esports teams have continued this year with the oversight of Winthrop interim athletic director Chuck Rey. …