The Beacon

Wilkes athletes and coaches compete for charity

May 12, 2012

Wilkes University Men’s Tennis VS. Kings College

May 11, 2012

Wilkes University Men's Tennis team playing crosstown rivals, Kings college, Saturday May 5th. The colonels won 5-0 to clench the Freedom conference championship.

Alex Makos

May 11, 2012

Alex Makos, Wilkes University Men's Tennis Team

Men’s tennis wins championship, qualifies for nationals

Serena Molyneux

May 11, 2012

Wilkes Universities men’s tennis team has aced its way into the Nationals, after a win over Kings College last Saturday. Not only did the win secure a spot at Nationals, it gave the Colonels their fifth straight Freedom Conference...

Wilkes downs Eastern to earn spot in Freedom Conference Championship

Justin Franiak

May 8, 2012

The Lady Colonels advanced to their sixth straight Freedom Conference Championship with a 5-0 blanking of the visiting Eastern Eagles. With the win the Wilkes improved to 18-0 on the season. Wilkes team member Melanie Nolt...

Women’s tennis defeats FDU

April 30, 2012

The Wilkes women's tennis team defeated FDU-Florham 9-0 April 30 at the Ralston Atheltic Complex. e

Royals rack up runs in late inning rally; defeat Wilkes

Justin Franiak

April 30, 2012

Nine innings wasn’t enough time to settle the score as the University of Scranton beat the Wilkes Colonels this past Wednesday in MAC baseball play. The 11-inning battle resulted in a conference loss for the Colonels. The Royal...

Wilkes Mens Tennis Vs. FDU

April 30, 2012

Wilkes men’s tennis beats Moravian

April 25, 2012

Wilkes Athletics 2011-2012 in review

Justin Franiak

April 24, 2012

As finals begin and the semester winds down, athletes are beginning to pack up their bags. Fields are being prepared for summer and gyms are being newly waxed. Graduating seniors take one last look at the field, gyms and mats where ...

Broad Street Breakdown…What the summer holds for pro-wrestling

Bryan Wislosky

April 22, 2012

Well sports fans, this is my last article of the year, and I wanted to do something special, so I’ve decided to take a page out of John Laurinaitis’ book and use “People Power.” I’m going to give my people what the...

Getting to know….Gabby Ford

Justin Franiak, Sports Editor

April 17, 2012

Meet Gabby Ford, a sophomore acounting major from New York. Ford is a force to be reckoned with on the turf, leading the Lady Colonels to a 6-2 record. The N.Y. Jet fan has a crush on Channing Tatum, and once wanted to be...