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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…

A Spain-taneous Play

Beneshia Wadlington

Angela Coello Perez, a former Winthrop basketball player who recently graduated in December of 2019, has continued her career in a different country; Spain has been graced with Winthrop’s very…

Recruitment in Rock Hill

Beneshia Wadlington

Rock Hill has been selected as the 2020 NCAA Recruiting Camp Southeast location. The NCAA College Basketball Academy is designed to give male student athletes within the classes of 2020,…

Let’s play some basketball

Gweneshia Wadlington

The leaves have started falling and the air is beginning to have that sweet fall breeze. We all know what that means—basketball season is fast approaching. The Winthrop men’s and…

Burns is ready to soar like an eagle

Beneshia Wadlington

DJ Burns, sophomore mass communication major, has recently been declared eligible for the 2019–2020 season. Burns is originally from Rock Hill and graduated a year early from York Preparatory Academy.…

Three Eagles honored

Staff Writer

Broman Brothers and Xavier Cooks were awarded Big South Conference awards Senior captain and Australian native Xavier Cooks has been voted the 2017-18 Big South Conference Men’s Basketball Player of…