Haleigh Eckert: Lucky number 13
By Maggie Fipps
“Twelve twelve!” her teammates cheer, encouraging senior pole vaulter Haleigh Eckert as she tries to accomplish a goal six years in the making.
They are well aware that twelve feet twelve inches is thirteen feet, but that’s an unlucky number around here.
“I've been trying to hit the 13 mark for, no joke, 6 years of my life,” Eckert said. “I think it's been sort of a mental thing probably because my personal record before was 12’ 11” and ...
Megan McClish—NCCAA National Player of the Year
By Emily Tuttle
Since she was old enough to remember, Megan McClish has been on a soccer field with a ball on her feet.
Like many successful athletes, she played both school and club soccer growing up and her passion for the game never stopped increasing. Now, she plays on Cedarville University’s women’s soccer team as a decorated junior midfielder and leader.
McClish is a role model on her team, but she does not desire recognition.
“She is super humble. She’s not ...
Sports journalist builds soccer news site by serving her readers
By Cassie Pietruszka
The tension rose between starting forward Brenner Souza da Silva and the FC Cincinnati soccer organization and no one on the outside knew why.
Souza da Silva was one of FCC’s best offensive players and rumors swirled among fans about why he might be unhappy playing for Cincinnati. Many fans believed that Souza da Silva pushed for a transfer outside of Cincinnati in an apparent disrespectful manner.
Where did this bad attitude come from? Why did he want to leave ...
Injury-riddled Lady Jackets fall on Senior Day
By Alan Brads
A gloomy senior day at Callan Athletic Center featured a runaway loss to Trevecca Nazarene while all three Jacket seniors sat sidelined by injuries.
The Lady Jackets’ season took its first blow in the third game of the year when senior Anne Wheeler suffered a season-ending injury. And when Lydia Sweeney and Makenna Fee joined her on the injury list, Cedarville just didn’t have enough firepower left.
It may not have mattered against Trevecca, as the red-hot Trojans ...
Cedarville’s Second-Half Struggles Allow Kentucky Wesleyan to Secure Win
By Emily Tuttle
Cedarville University students and fans came out to support their Jackets in an intense Thursday night thriller. They cheered incessantly and leaped to their feet in crucial moments, but unfortunately, it wasn’t enough.
The Cedarville men's basketball team narrowly fell to G-MAC leader Kentucky Wesleyan 90-77 in a close matchup.
The Panthers couldn’t seem to miss all evening. They shot nearly 52% from beyond the arc and 50% from the field. They traded baskets with ...
Photo gallery: CU women’s basketball toppled by Kentucky Wesleyan
The Cedarville women’s basketball team lost 95-55 to Kentucky Wesleyan on Thursday night.
The Lady Jackets moved to 5-19 on the season.
Kentucky Wesleyan (18-5, 13-4) moved the ball well and shot efficiently. Four players scored at least 15 points.
Cedarville’s Brianna Zajicek led all scorers with 19 points, and finished a rebound shy of a double-double.
The Lady Jackets will celebrate senior day this Saturday at 1 p.m. against Trevecca Nazarene.
Photos by Ian Chan
Cedarville narrowly falls to Tiffin in a hard-fought contest
By Emily Tuttle
At the top of the G-MAC and on a nine-game win streak, every opponent is out to beat the Cedarville men’s basketball team. With this target on their back, they fought Tiffin from behind, who was coming off a two-game losing streak and desperate for a win.
Despite the Jackets' best effort in the second half to catch up to the Dragons, they fell 79-75 in a matchup where Tiffin dictated the entire game.
But in the final minutes when the Jackets seemed to ...
Freshman guard Anthony Ruffolo exceeds expectations
By Maggie Fipps
“At guard, a 6-foot freshman from Dayton, Ohio, number two, Anthony Ruffolo!”
With that introduction, Ruffolo stepped onto the court as the starting point guard for Cedarville University.
In his first offensive possession, turnover.
In his second offensive possession, missed shot.
Three minutes in, however, Ruffolo found himself in the right place at the right time: underneath the basket to rebound and quickly lay up Ethan Sellars’ missed shot.
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