Category: Sports

Guide to the 2021-22 Fantasy Football Season

The 2021-2022 NFL season is just around the corner, and that means it is also fantasy football season. This season has the potential to be especially unpredictable and crazy, especially in fantasy football. Fantasy football is all about risk versus reward. Players often find themselves weighing the risks of players; for example, they must consider […]

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Providence College Investigates: Who Will Win the 2021-22 College Football Season?

Alabama Crimson Tide As always, we head into this NCAA football season with the spotlight centered on the same couple teams that we always see. The University of Alabama Crimson Tide enters the season as the favorites to win the national championship, with The Ohio State University, Clemson University, and The University of Oklahoma right […]

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The Grand Stage of All: The Olympics

Two Providence College alumni, Emily Sisson ’14 and Ben Connor ’15 competed in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Sisson, one of the most decorated Friars of all-time, competed in the women’s 10,000-meter competition while Connor competed in the men’s marathon. A lot of hard work and preparation went into both competitors’ journeys to the Olympics. […]

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Sports Shorts

Men’s Soccer The Providence College Men’s Soccer team took on Saint Peter’s University at Chapey Field Sunday, Aug. 29, to improve their record to 2-0-0. Providence College beat Saint Peter’s with a final score of 6-2. Davis Smith ’21GS and Thomas Tuglar ’25 each had a goal and an assist. Miguel Candela ’21 and Brendan […]

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Zimmerman Succeeding Down Under

Former Friar Star Wins Championship Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff Catherine Zimmerman ’16, one of the most accomplished soccer players in Providence College program history, recently added to her successful career in Australia by winning the W-League Championship with the Melbourne Victory. She played a crucial part in Melbourne’s success, scoring six goals and providing […]

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’99: The Final At-Bat

The Story of Providence College Baseball Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff 27 minutes is not nearly enough time to recount the entire history of the Providence College baseball program. Figuring out how to tell the story was even more difficult. For a film class this year, I was tasked with creating a sports documentary. There […]

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COVID-19 Ends PC Volleyball’s Incredible Year

Magic Season Comes to an End Too Soon Luke Sweeney ’24 Sports Staff For the Providence College Women’s Volleyball Team, adversity struck when they were sent home for the 2020 spring semester last year. This meant that they would not have the chance to practice together or to engage in any in-person, team-building activities in […]

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Friartown Features Hosts Williams and Burke

Two Greats Share Valuable Pieces of Advice in Being Successful Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff On April 26, professional tennis player Serena Williams joined Providence College alumna and NBA broadcaster Doris Burke virtually to take part in a conversation that was broadcasted to the entire PC community. This conversation was part of a series of […]

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Editor’s Corner

European Super League Liam Tormey Sports Editor On April 18, the European soccer community was shaken to its core when it was announced that 12 of the biggest clubs in Europe would be breaking away to form the European Super League, ending the competitive structure of the game all for the pockets of 12 greedy […]

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Best Friar Moment/Storyline of the Year

Providence College Investigates: PC Athletics Women’s Hockey Makes NCAA Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff There have been a lot of impactful events that have happened in Providence College Athletics this year, but few are as impactful and program-defining as the PC Women’s Ice Hockey Team’s run to the NCAA tournament. The Friars made the national […]

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