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Winthrop Esports Dominates the 2026 Big South Esports Conference Tournament

Bailey Wimberly

With a clean sweep across the board, Winthrop Esports secures four championship titles and an overall performance trophy. Bailey Wimberly Editor-in-Chief Photo by Jackson Stanton Winthrop Esports after winning five…

Camaraderie Between the Sports Team at the Wuspy’s

Omar Woods

At the end of the spring semester, Winthrop’s sports team came to celebrate with each other in these exciting awards. Omar Woods Sports Editor Photo via Instagram/@winthropovolleyball Winthrop volleyball team…

The Battle Between Winthrop and its Athletic Fund Deficit

Omar Woods

Since 2016, the deficit in the athletic fund has drastically increased and Winthrop is doing what it can to turn things around. By Omar Woods Sports Editor Sports During April…

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. …

Winthrop esports coach Josh Sides announces departure from team

Spencer Horton

After coaching esports at Winthrop for nearly three years, Josh Sides announced his departure from the team in December, saying he was mentally and physically exhausted. “It is a…

Striving for success

Lily Fremed

Sitting at the desk with headphones on. Right hand clutching the mouse. Eyes glued to the computer monitor. This is the typical atmosphere of the computer lab in Owens Hall…

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…

A win for Winthrop

Savannah Scott

It was a victorious win for Winthrop’s Competitive Gaming Club. Five members from the club competed as an esports team playing “Super Smash Brothers.” The tournament is called the Collegiate…

No proof, no glory

Gweneshia Wadlington

For the past few weeks we’ve covered Esports between two different points of view. First, we addressed the appointed Team’s point of view. Where they explained how they came to…

Esports at WU without WU?

Gweneshia Wadlington

As you may have heard, Winthrop University officially has a Division I esports team. But what you may not know is that there is a gaming club here at Winthrop…