NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The Lady Barons basketball team fought hard in its first game of the season, never letting up through to the last minute, but the effort was not enough to stop the balanced attack of the Bison…
Barons take down Washington & Jefferson for first 1-0 start in Division III era
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The Franciscan men’s basketball team has started their season with a win for the first time since the program was revamped in the 1990s. The game took place in Washington, Pennsylvania, at the Washington & Jefferson…
Lady Barons tennis team takes another championship to cap off undefeated season
S. MICHAEL HUTCHESON STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons tennis team recently won its championship game against Mount Aloysius College, giving the team an 8-0 season record for its conference games and an impressive 14-1 record overall. The ladies had a…
Athlete Spotlight: Trent rewrites rebound records
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Matt Trent, a junior finance major from Cleveland, Ohio, is easily spotted across campus by his height. At 6 feet 7 inches, Trent currently plays center for the Franciscan University of Steubenville men’s basketball team. Last…
Barons route D’Youville in first round of conference playoffs
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The Barons trotted out onto a muddy field on Saturday, Oct. 27 to take on and dismantle the D’Youville Spartans 6-1 in the first round of the conference playoffs. Sophomore forward Sebastian Koehler got the scoring…
Franciscan FATAL and FIRE scrimmage game
Lady Barons volleyball team crushes Hilbert, honoring departing seniors
S. MICHAEL HUTCHESON STAFF WRITER The Finnegan Fieldhouse was packed last Saturday afternoon as hundreds gathered to watch the Lady Barons volleyball team beat the Hilbert Hawks 3-0 on senior appreciation night. After fighting hard to win their first set,…
Cross-Country takes conference championship by storm
SYDNEY LORENTZ STAFF WRITER The Franciscan University of Steubenville cross-country teams saw their season hit a climax this weekend as they hosted the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships on their very own home course, with both the men and women’s…
Athlete Spotlight: Love at first spike
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Spike master and captain of the Lady Barons volleyball team, senior Maria Ciola dominates the court and leads her teammates to excellence. Ciola, senior communication arts major with an exercise science minor from Virginia, leads the…
Midnight Madness boosts spirits for basketball season
MONICA TORREBLANCA STAFF WRITER On the night of Oct. 20, Franciscan University of Steubenville students poured into the Finnegan Fieldhouse for Midnight Madness to kick off the 2018-2019 basketball season with contests by the teams and performances from students. Loud…