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Softball Racks up Academic Awards

Erin McClelland, Associate Sports Editor October 16, 2019

Not only does SLU’s softball team excel on the field during their season in the spring, they find time in their busy schedules to keep their GPA’s up pretty high. Sixth place in the nation high—and...

Photo Courtesy of Michael McGrath.

Kate Conquers Ironman

Susannah Ellis, Contributor October 10, 2019

Kate McGrath, a sophomore studying Public Health, never pictured herself completing an Iraonman triathlon, right up to the moment she signed herself up for one. She had always found biking and swimming...

The Power of Sports

Jeremiah Kirsch, Contributor October 3, 2019

Mar. 17, 2019. I’ll never forget that date. Not because of what happened, but what followed on this campus that Sunday. In the mid-afternoon at the Barclays Center, our beloved Billikens won the A-10...

Photo Courtesy of Joshua Kang.

Fair Pay to Play Act Met with Uncertainty from SLU Athletes

Sam Glass, Sports Editor October 3, 2019

On Monday, Sept. 30, California Senate Bill No. 206 (also called the Fair Pay to Play Act) was signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. The bill, passed unanimously through the California senate,...

Photo Courtesy of Trenton Almgren-Davis.

Saint Louis Basketball gets a major tech upgrade

Sam Glass, Sports Editor September 26, 2019

“Oh-for-one…oh-for-two…oh-for-three,” the beautiful sound of progress in Chaifetz Arena as Support Service Coordinator Michael Wilson demonstrated, with three missed shots, the new technology leading...

Photo Courtesy of Juliana Cortese.

Volleyball drops match to SEMO in first five set match

Erin McClelland, Associate Sports Editor September 19, 2019

 In an unusual midweek matchup, the Billikens volleyball team took on Southeast Missouri State in their first five-set match of the season. Despite the rally to send the match into the fifth set, the...

The Right to Compete

The Right to Compete

Erin McClelland, Associate Sports Editor September 14, 2019

  It has been a commonly known fact that in the United States, football is king. It’s the college sport that brings in the most revenue, and the NFL is highest grossing professional sports organization....

Photo Courtesy of Michael Place.

Murana Brothers New Dynamic Duo for Men’s Soccer

Sam Glass, Sports Editor September 5, 2019

   Wilbur and Orville Wright, Serena and Venus Williams, James and Dave Franco; these famous sibling duos have been instrumental in their respective fields, leveraging the intangible bond between blood...

The San Jose Sharks moved on to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime in game 7. The game was controversial not just around the world of ice hockey, but the world of sports due to a five-minute major penalty on Vegas’ Cody Eakin.

Why the Sharks Deserved to Win Game 7

Mikhail Faulconer, Staff Writer May 2, 2019

Tuesday night the San Jose Sharks made an incredible comeback in a wild Game 7 against the Vegas Golden Knights, winning 5-4 in overtime. What is controversial about the Sharks’ victory is a 5-minute...

Softball goes into their final series of the regular season just one game above George Mason for the final spot in the A-10 Tournament. The Bills travel to New York to face St. Bonaventure to secure their spot in the championship field.

Softball Wins Five Consecutive, Hopes to Sneak Into A-10 Tournament

Erin McClelland, Sports Editor May 2, 2019

The SLU softball team is going into their final series of the regular season in Olean, N.Y. to take on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies this weekend. The Bills have won five of their last seven games, all five...

Junior women’s soccer goalkeeper, Olivia Silverman, has been declared medically ineligible after suffering her fifth concussion in the Bills’ final game against Kansas back in the fall. Silverman will remain a part of the team for her senior year and has been deemed “Coach O” due to her new role of being an assistant coach on the sideline for her teammates.

From Goal Line to Sideline: The Rise of Coach O

Sam Glass, Staff Writer May 2, 2019

“I didn’t really feel it at first,” said SLU women’s soccer goalkeeper Olivia Silverman after taking a knee to the back of the head in their NCAA Tournament game against Kansas in November. Her...

The Billikens men’s basketball recruiting class for 2019/2020 is turning out to be one of the strongest in coach Travis Ford’s tenure at SLU so far. The team is hoping to fill one more spot to join the six current incoming members.

Travis Ford’s 2019/2020 recruiting class sets the program up for future successes

Carter Chapley, Staff Writer May 1, 2019

The book on the 2019 Billikens has essentially come to a close, all that waits to be written is professional outcomes of a handful of players. Javon Bess and Tramaine Isabell Jr. look to be the most likely...

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