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The birth of Broman Academy

Matthew Shealy

Anders and Bjorn Broman are two of Winthrop’s finest basketball alumni. From Duluth, Minnesota, the brothers arrived in Rock Hill in 2015 – Bjorn as a freshman and Anders as…

Pep band temporarily cut from funding

The Johnsonian

One of the most enjoyable parts of attending any sporting event is the atmosphere that is present in the arena or stadium. For years, Winthrop’s Screamin’ Eagles Pep Band has…

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…

Coming off a spectacular season in 2019-2020, the Winthrop University men’s basketball team has strengthened its championship-caliber roster. Toneari Lane and Kelton Talford enter as true freshmen, while Nate Buss…

The Rock Shop is open

Chase Duncan

Located a mile to the east of the primary campus and capable of seating over 6,000 people, the Winthrop Coliseum is the pride and joy of the university’s athletic program.…

Learn how to win

Lily Fremed

Walking, reading and watching plenty of Netflix and Hulu is how Semeka Randall Lay began her quarantine while recovering from surgery. She had something to look forward to though when…

This is Sports (and Event) Center

Matthew Shealy

Local high school football talent, Winthrop Athletics and the soon-to-be-built Carolina Panthers practice facility are all solid reasons to consider Rock Hill a small sports town. Another reason, one that…

Always an Eagle

Beneshia Wadlington

Recently, Winthrop’s men’s and women’s basketball teams celebrated their seniors at their last home games of the season. The teams said farewell to five total seniors (two from the men’s…

Eagles in the Big South

Gweneshia Wadlington

Just like Winthrop’s football team, the men’s basketball team is undefeated in the Big South Conference and on a six game winning streak. The Eagles started the conference as well…

Screamin’ for Winthrop

Matthew Shealy

Although the 6,100 seat Winthrop Coliseum rarely reaches full capacity during basketball season, there is one section that is almost never empty. “We’re trying to elevate the gameday atmosphere,” said…