The women’s golf team received three top-10 performances on its way to winning the Missouri Valley Conference Preview at Lake Panorama National Golf Course this week. Sophomore Caitlin Deeken led the charge for the Braves, firing a pair of 79s for a two-day total of…
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Fresh off its best team finish last week, the men’s golf team took home a 16th-place finish at Monday and Tuesday’s Austin Peay Intercollegiate at the Links at Novadell in Hopkinsville, Ky. Led by another all-70s performance by freshman Earl Gerlach, the Braves finished with…
Kevin Youkilis If he could walk up to the plate wearing green overalls, a red and black checkered shirt and carrying a small axe, Kevin Youkilis would be in heaven. Unfortunately for the ginger-bearded journeyman, there isn’t going be to an expansion team called the…
As baseball season begins to wind down with the World Series already underway, sports fans will need to find another way to escape from their everyday lives. As Halloween approaches, so does the NBA regular season. Hardcore fans have already been scouting their favorite teams,…
It took sophomore Brian Tyne a little more than 26 minutes to triumph through eight kilometers to finish better than 75 percent of the field. “He excelled in taking his training and putting it into the race,” coach Dave Beachum said. Tyne posted the best…
A recruit who got away turned out to be the difference in the soccer team’s 2-0 loss to No. 2 Creighton on Saturday at Shea Stadium. Freshman Nick O’Neil, who graduated from Peoria Notre Dame High School, pushed across his first career goal with fewer…
Yes Don’t get me wrong, the men’s soccer team is good, but it sure would be nice to see the team play well at Shea Stadium. So far this season, the Braves have played five games at home, producing only one victory. For a team…
When I first sat down to write this column, I was planning on discussing the complete deflation every single Chicago baseball fan is joining me in feeling this week. After all, we just spent the last six months of our lives watching both of our…
The women’s golf team placed sixth at last weekend’s Hawkeye Intercollegiate at Finkbine Golf Course thanks in part to a strong performance from sophomore Breanne Neufeld. “I was glad to see Breanne play some good golf,” coach Bo Ryan said. “She was overdue.” On the…
After struggling to start the season, the men’s tennis team returned to the Hilltop boasting four titles claimed at last weekend’s Western Illinois Invite. In singles play, the Braves went 16-5 and had two individual champions, and the winning didn’t stop there. Bradley went on…