Author: Matt Merkel

BY MATT MERKELSPORTS EDITOR  Alright, so for those of you that follow along, I said that last week’s article was my last. I apologize, it seems that I mistakenly lookedContinue Reading

BY MATT MERKELSPORTS EDITOR   Just 15 hours after their heartbreaking season opening loss to the Washington and Jefferson Presidents, Franciscan basketball bounced back and got their first win inContinue Reading

BY MATT MERKELSPORTS EDITOR   Ever since I was a kid my favorite team has been the Indiana Pacers. Growing up in Indianapolis my first experience of sports was theContinue Reading

BY MATT MERKELSPORTS EDITOR   Lady Barons Volleyball played their final match of the season in the AMCC semifinals against number six seed Pitt-Bradford. Franciscan University of Steubenville and BradfordContinue Reading

BY MATT MERKELSPORTS EDITOR  For the first time since I have been at Franciscan our Athletic Department pushed out a strong class of fall teams across the board that lookedContinue Reading

BY MATT MERKELSPORTS EDITOR   Lacrosse has exploded into the most popular growing sport of this decade. More clubs and teams crop up every year. We see the effects hitContinue Reading

BY MATT MERKELSPORTS EDITOR Recently we saw the Lady Barons Volleyball team fundraise to raise money for breast cancer research and promote awareness in front of a crowd of overContinue Reading

BY MATT MERKELSPORTS EDITOR Franciscan’s Lady Barons Volleyball team hosted their fifth annual Dig Pink volleyball match during Homecoming weekend on Oct. 5. Dig Pink is a fundraiser created byContinue Reading

BY MATT MERKEL SPORTS EDITOR Growing up in America all of my life has conditioned me to think the NFL is the greatest piece of television I have ever witnessed.Continue Reading

BY MATT MERKEL SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University’s Men’s Soccer team is showing signs of strength and cohesiveness winning two games in their young season. With two wins the Barons haveContinue Reading