Men’s Ice Hockey By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff Another winter is approaching and luckily at Providence College that means it is finally basketball and hockey season. Although both the teams have been preparing during preseason, the PC men’s ice hockey team is looking like they will have the most successful season. After just a […]
A Sit-Down with Athletic Director Bob Driscoll By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Assistant Editor As Vice President and Director of Athletics at Providence College, Bob Driscoll has overseen some of the brightest moments in Providence College history in his now 19-year tenure. So, when he says that things have never been better in Friartown, it […]
Rubin Garces ’97 Named as Local Head Basketball Coach By Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Staff Ruben Garces ’97, originally from Colón, Panama, is 46 years old. He is the newly-named head basketball coach at St. Raphael Academy, a high school in Pawtucket, RI not too far from where he spent his college days playing for […]
Friars Struggle in First Game, Manage a Tie in Second By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff Last weekend, the Providence College Women’s Hockey Team faced Pennsylvania State University in a non-conference, weekend series. Coming into the matchup, the Friars sat at a 2-1-1 record, while Penn State boasted a record of 2-2-2. This is the […]
Friars Voted 25th on Latest Coaches’ Poll By Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff Last Monday brought some good news for the Providence College Field Hockey Team. Fresh off a big 4-1 win over the University of New Hampshire, the Friars learned one of their own, Mary O’Reilly ’20, was named to the Big East Weekly […]
By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Back on Oct. 5, Providence College held its 10th annual Friar 5K as part of Homecoming Weekend. The race may have been a commercial success with over 900 runners registered, more than 800 who finished the race, and $15,000 raised towards the National Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. For some […]
Washington Nationals By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff The Washington Nationals swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series to advance to their first ever World Series since moving from Montreal to Washington, D.C. For many fans, it has been a long time coming since the Nationals came into formation in 2005. […]
By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff Volleyball Update: The volleyball team welcomed two Big East rivals, Butler University and Xavier University this past weekend. After two weekends on the road, the Friars faced Xavier on their home court. After losing the first set, the Friars fought back to win the second set 25-21. The Musketeers […]
Friar’s Dominate Maine 7-0 By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Hockey Team is ready to jump back into action for the 2019-2020 season after enjoying much success in its previous campaign. The 2018-2019 season was certainly one to remember for the Friars, as they made a deep playoff run which ultimately […]
Gymnast Sets Record for Most Medals in History By Nicole Patano ’22 Guest Writer Simone Biles has one medal for every year she has been alive—and then some. During the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, which started on Oct. 4, Biles won her 21st world championship medal. Taken together with her five Olympic medals, the […]