Alex Makos wants to make his mark on the tennis dynasty
Jake Cochran, Sports Co-Editor
April 23, 2013
When some people take on a leadership role, they do the minimal amount to get by, others rise to the occasion and try to make everyone around them better. Junior Business Major Alex Makos is the latter type. With the funding running low for the tennis team Makos decided the team should use the resources... Read more »
Sport Court: Should Chip Kelly be punished by the NCAA?
April 23, 2013
Superstition is the way for some athletes
Jake Cochran, Sports Co-Editor
April 23, 2013
Its almost synonymous with sports, the idea of superstitious. The way that socks are put on, the way that a jersey is tucked, the choice of heads of tails at a coin flip, almost anything than can be done, can be done wrong. But it doesn’t have to be necessarily wrong, just, not the same, not the norm... Read more »
Women’s lacrosse shocks division with early divisional win
Jake Cochran, Sports Co-Editor
April 16, 2013
To say the Wilkes University women’s lacrosse team is a force to be reckoned with would be a ridiculous statement in the past few years, but with the invigoration of the new freshman class, astounding team chemistry and leadership of the upperclassmen, the team is geared to make a run at the Freedom... Read more »
Meet Scott Skammer
Matt Gaines, Contributing Writer
April 16, 2013
Meet Scott Skammer Scott Skammer is a senior management major with a minor in accounting. He plays outfield for the Wilkes University baseball team. He took the time to sit down and talk to The Beacon about the season and hopes for making the playoffs. What is the feeling you get from baseball that no... Read more »
Frank’s Sport Court: World Cup Playoff Style
Frank Passalacqua, Sports Co-Editor
April 16, 2013
The majority of the United States isn’t a soccer fan until the four-year cycle rolls around. Summer 2014 is the next scheduled world cup, and USA will be looking to make it to one of the greatest sporting events. However, I’m not a fan of the qualifying process that it takes to make it to... Read more »
Athlete of the Week: Tori Kerr
April 9, 2013
What position are you? I’m midfield, I’m center, and sometimes I do the draw to start off the game. Do you like doing the faceoff? I was definitely nervous in the beginning of the season, I was like “Oh my god I’m a little freshman they are going to body me.” Definitely with the practice... Read more »
Wanderlei Silva Twitter SportCourt Positive and Negative
April 9, 2013
WANDERLEI SILVA TWITTER SPORTCOURT CASE FACTS That frightening image above is that of Wanderlei Silva, he’s a beloved and very accomplished fighter amongst the mixed martial arts community and because of this he has over 375,000 followers on twitter. So when he tweeted on April first that he was... Read more »
Wilkes Ice Colonels seek c’s in confidence and chemistry
Frank Passalacqua, Sports Co-Editor
April 5, 2013
With only 14 collegiate competing sports teams, it was said Wilkes may be looking to add a few new ones to the university. President Leahy, I’m looking at you. After how the club ice hockey team has been playing lately, they can certainly give an other D-III team a run for their money. In only... Read more »
Jake’s Sport Court: Why the draft is better
March 26, 2013
Hours and hours and hours of footage of people sitting down waiting for their name to be called and then coming on stage for a grip and grin photo with their new boss. Whoever decided the NFL Draft should be televised probably wasn’t too bright from a video content standpoint, but they were probably... Read more »
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