By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff From April 5 to 7, the Providence College Dance Team made their way down to Daytona Beach, Florida to compete in their second appearance at the 2018 NDA National Championship. Last year, the Friars made their debut at the 2017 NDA National Championship and outperformed expectations by […]
By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Providence College held its only home track and field meet of the year as the Ray Treacy Track hosted the first day of the Ocean State Invitational. Fourteen teams came to Providence for the invitational. The first day included events such as the 800-meter, the mile, the 3,000-meter steeplechase, […]
By Joe Myko ’19 Sports Staff The world’s biggest college rugby tournament, The Beast of the East, was held last weekend, on April 14-15 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Sherbrooke, Quebec’s Bishop University Gaiters triumphed as the eventual winners in the men’s Division 1 section of the competition, finishing with an impressive 16 points and a […]
By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff The Humboldt Broncos, a Canadian hockey team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), were slated to faceoff against the Nipawin Hawks in game five of their seven-game semi-final playoff series. The Broncos trailed 3-1 in the series and were in jeopardy of being eliminated from the playoffs in […]
American Women Sweep Places 1-7 at the Boston Marathon By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor While the race may have seemed more like a swim meet than a running event, Desiree Linden shocked thousands—and herself— when she became the first American female runner in 33 years to win the historic Boston Marathon. “It was such […]
Rookie Shows Promise Hitting and Pitching By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff For most baseball fans, this past off season’s free-agency period was a lackluster performance by all 30 teams. There was almost a consensus around the league that each general manager wanted to wait until next off season to snatch bigger prize free agents […]
By Ethan Ticehurst ’18 Sports Staff In their first season in the league, the Golden Knights will complete what is already one of the most shocking and historic seasons in the history of sports by kissing the Stanley Cup and become this year’s Stanley Cup Champions. Expansion teams have historically begun their season on a […]
By Jeremy Perrigo ’18 Sports Staff The first round of the National Hockey League playoffs is underway, and as opponents have begun to compete in eight different best-of-seven series, it is starting to become clear as to which teams are be poised for a long postseason run. Favorites heading into the first round of action […]
By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor After a mere 26.2 miles, Jessica Looney ’20 will become the youngest member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team to complete the world famous Boston Marathon. Running for both of her grandfathers, who each passed away from cancer, Looney decided to apply for the Dana-Farber team because it was […]
Two Friars Make Big East Honor Roll By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff This past week, while most of the student body was focused on the Masters Tournament, the Friars were taking the field for their series matchup with the Seton Hall University Pirates. The Friars started their weekend series with a doubleheader on Friday, […]