Week one: The best and worst of the NFL

Dan Graziano Sports Editor Week one of the National Football League has come and gone.  With that have come both great and poor performances with a few surprises mixed in. Best Game: Washington Redskins over Dallas Cowboys No one expected the Redskins who went 0-6 within their division last season to triumph the Cowboys.  The [...]

Pioneers come out victorious in OT thriller

Al Malafronte Staff Reporter Sacred Heart University Men’s Soccer Team just adores four, as a 2-1 Overtime victory at Adelphi University, improved their record to an outstanding 4-0 in front of 311 fans. The Sacred Heart Pioneers’ own Marcello Castro, who played all 95 minutes of the game, struck first by scoring unassisted on the [...]

SHU trainer nominated for national award – Leo Katsetos overcomes Multiple Sclerosis to achieve greatness

Jessica Orser Staff Reporter You can often see Leo Katsetos around Sacred Heart University, getting high fives and smiles from almost everyone who passes. Upon first glance you would never guess someone as fit and athletic looking as Katsetos would have health issues, but his story is quite the page-turner. In 2005, after experiencing numbness [...]

Frescoln voices new visions for club sports

Whitney Hughes Staff Reporter Leaving the realm of high school sports, Amanda Frescoln entered the Sacred Heart University campus prepared to take on an entirely different animal: college club sports. “A lot needed to be taken care of at the previous high school that I worked at, the athletes did not have the best care, [...]

SHU takes 3 of 4 at MBM Tournament

Erin Burke Staff Reporter It was a busy weekend for the Sacred Heart University Lady Pioneers Volleyball Team, with four games in Maryland for the Madison Bingaman Memorial Tournament.  It was clear from the beginning that the weekend was going to be a very competitive. Sacred Heart opened the tournament against Towson on Friday.  It [...]

A Day in the Life: Sacred Heart Cross Country Runner

Liam Roecklein Asst. Sports Editor Fatigue.  Pain.  Extreme Concentration.  Glory.  These are just a few of the many stages a Cross Country runner most go through every day while running at Sacred Heart University. Cross Country Runners are a rare breed of athlete.  They train incessantly, they sleep and eat excessively, and they have the [...]

Pioneers lose home opener to RMU – Poor Fourth Quarter, proves costly

Ryan Hannable Asst. Sports Editor The Sacred Heart University Pioneers gave up two double-digit leads and twenty-one fourth quarter points in falling to the Robert Morris Colonials 35-31 in a back and forth thriller Saturday afternoon at Campus Field. Colonial quarterback Jeff Sinclar hooked up with tight end Shadrae King with 17 seconds remaining in [...]

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Spectrum’s Athlete of the Year: Nick Johnson

Antonino Mannino Staff Reporter Editor’s Note: Sacred Heart men’s ice hockey player Nick Johnson has been selected as the Spectrum’s Athlete of the Year. Johnson helped the Pioneers advance to the Atlantic Hockey Association title game and recorded a career-high 52 points this season while earning Second Team All-American honors. For Sacred Heart University’s Nick [...]

Dynasty! Pioneers Three-Peat – •Top Bobcat •Wagner MVP •Advance to NCAA Play-in

Eddie Kuspiel Staff Reporter The Sacred Heart University women’s lacrosse team made history on Sunday, April 25 at Campus Field, as they defeated Quinnipiac University, 12-7, to win their third-straight Northeast Conference title. “I am really proud of how this team stuck together,” said head coach Laura Cook in a press release on the Sacred [...]

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Baseball drops three of four to Blue Devils

Emily Gumbs Asst. Sports Editor This past weekend, the Sacred Heart  University baseball team hosted Central Connecticut State University in a Northeast Conference series. All four games were scheduled to be played at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard, but two of them had to be moved to New Britain because of rain, and the Blue [...]

From WWE to politics, McMahon wants to ‘make a difference’

Rob Morgan Sports Editor Linda McMahon knows the doubters are out there. She’s heard their concerns and she’s determined to turn them into votes. When the former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO announced that she was running for U.S. Senate last September, reactions around the state of Connecticut ranged from disbelief and skepticism to intrigue and [...]

Third annual SHU Open set for April 25 at Pitt

Mike Leboff Staff Reporter On Sunday, April 25, about 70 weightlifters from all over the East Coast will descend on the William H. Pitt Center to compete in the 3rd annual Sacred Heart University Open. Sacred Heart exercise science professor Gary Valentine will serve as the meet director and is excited about the prospect of [...]

NFL Draft showcases ‘raw’ talent, brings optimism

Tom Herles Staff Reporter Football fans will have their eyes focused on New York this weekend as the spectacle of the NFL Draft returns to the Big Apple. This year marks the 75th time that the league’s teams will gather to pick from a pool of qualified players in hopes their squad will improve. For [...]

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GIVE AND TAKE

Norwalk native Vaughn goes to bat for affordable housing

Rob Morgan Sports Editor When the telephone rang at the Vaughn household one summer afternoon in 1986, Shirley Vaughn was hardly surprised. Her son, Mo, was a standout baseball player at Trinity Pawling Prep School in Dutchess County, N.Y., and she knew that professional scouts were taking note of his abilities. But Shirley Vaughn was [...]

FIFA World Cup to feature intriguing matches

Mike Leboff Staff Reporter On June 11, host nation South Africa will take on Mexico to open up the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The tournament, which features 32 teams from all over the world, will be played in Africa for the first time in its 80-year history. With a mere two months left before the [...]