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MAC suspends fall sports due to COVID-19

July 24, 2020

NBA set to restart 2019-2020 season in late July

Dylan Mehl, Co-Sports Editor

July 20, 2020

The NBA season delayed its play on March 11 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and after 100 plus days there is finally a plan to bring professional basketball back. Play is set to resume on July 30. Walt Disney World Resort will ...

Last year, the Marching Colonels had 45 members and often performed at football, basketball and ice hockey games.

Potential loss of Marching Colonels could leave sporting events devoid of usual fanfare

July 3, 2020

No. 8 Maddie Kelley (women's basketball/field hockey) and No. 19 Karlye Huffman (women's volleyball) will face-off in the final Twitter poll to determine the Women's Athlete of the Year for 2020. Voting will take place on Twitter on the @WilkesBeacon account. Voting begins at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and runs until 8 p.m. on Thursday.

AOTY2020: Kelley versus Huffman set to face-off in the Championship Round

April 22, 2020

AOTY2020: Nelson versus Almeky set to face-off in the Championship Round

April 21, 2020

Both sides of the bracket have been updated after the Semifinal Round. No. 13 Derek Nelson (football) will face-off against No. 19. Moustafa Almeky (wrestling).

AOTY2020: Semifinal Round advances unlikely candidates; Championship Round concludes on Thursday

April 21, 2020

Both sides of the bracket have been updated after the Quarterfinal Round. The women's side advanced four upsets and only one top-eight seed in No. 8 Maddie Kelley (women's basketball/field hockey).

AOTY2020: Quarterfinal Round suffers seven upsets out of eight polls; Semifinal Round set for Sunday

April 19, 2020

AOTY2020: No. 19 seed Moustafa Almeky takes poll re-vote after tampering incident, advances to Semifinal Round

April 19, 2020

AOTY2020: Sports staff comes up with tampering solution amid Twitter poll controversy

April 18, 2020

Both sides of the bracket have been updated after the Round of 16. The men's side advanced five upsets.

AOTY2020: Round of 16 recap after Friday’s polls close; Quarterfinal Round set for weekend

April 17, 2020

The women's bracket advanced four upsets to the Round of 16.

AOTY2020: Opening Round concluded Wednesday with seven upsets; Round of 16 set for Thursday, Friday

April 15, 2020

AOTY2020: Athlete of the Year Tournament begins today; fillable brackets online

April 13, 2020