Tennis sweeps senior day
Jerimee Washington, [email protected]
April 3, 2017
Filed under Feature Sports, Sports
It was a successful Senior Day for the ULM Tennis team as they won Saturday’s match against Georgia Southern posting a shutout with the nal score of 7-0. e Warhawks lone senior, Petra Horakova, was honored prior to Saturday’s match. It was Horakova’s last home game as a Warhawk, and ...
Switching to FCS could bring football success
Jimmon Felton, [email protected]
April 3, 2017
Filed under Sports Op-ed
“Time for a change” is the slogan that America lived under for eight years, and it’s the same slogan that ULM football needs to take into consideration. It’s time to make the change from the FBS division and drop back down to the FCS division. The Warhawks have been in the FBS sin...
Collections will be relocated, not destroyed
Olivia Barfield, Editor in Chief
March 30, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, FEATURE STORIES, NEWS, Sports
The director of ULM’s Museum of Natural History has called administration’s ultimatum to destroy the museum’s research collection “unnecessary.” Thomas Sasek, the museum’s director, said the collections will not be destroyed to renovate the school’s track because several institutions ha...
Warhawks seek successful spring
Jerimee Washington, [email protected]
March 27, 2017
Filed under Feature Sports, Sports
While spring sports are in full tilt, the ULM football team is hard at work in their off-season workouts. It was open to the public as the Warhawks showcased their young and veteran talent on both sides of the ball. The scrimmage got off to a slow start as the first-team offense started their first ser...
Tennis program nationally ranked after Tulane victory
Jerimee Washington, [email protected]
March 27, 2017
Filed under FEATURE STORIES, Sports
The Warhawk tennis team defeated Texas State, shutting them out 4-0 in Friday’s conference matchup. Before this great performance, the Warhawks earned a spot in the rankings after defeating No. 40 Tulane in last Saturday’s matchup. Now, the newly ranked No. 50 Warhawks went into this game riding a...
Trojans tap out Warhawks
John Stevens, [email protected]
March 27, 2017
Filed under Feature Sports, Sports
The ULM baseball team was back in action at Warhawk field on Friday night as they played host to Sun Belt Conference opponent, Arkansas-Little Rock. The Trojans would prove to be too much and used the long ball to their advantage, taking game one of the series by a final score of 5-1. Despite having a...
Softball steals 2nd game
John Stevens, [email protected]
March 27, 2017
Filed under Feature Sports, Sports
A famous Chicago Cub by the name of Ernie Banks used to say, “let’s play two,” in reference to playing more than one game a day. On Saturday, the ULM Softball team played a doubleheader of their own. In the second game, Jayden Mount started the scoring affair with an RBI in the first inning to b...
Tennis takes down No. 40
John Stevens, [email protected]
March 20, 2017
Filed under Feature Sports, FEATURE STORIES, Sports
The ULM tennis program kept up its successful season when they knocked off No. 40 Tulane in a close 4-3 victory. The Warhawks were lead by senior Petra Horakova who clinched the final match and victory for the team. Horakova remains unbeaten in all of the singles matches she has competed in this season...
Beware the madness of March
Jerimee Washington, [email protected]
March 20, 2017
Filed under Sports Op-ed
The month of March is a time for lent and St. Patrick’s Day, but the NCAA Tournament also kicks off in March. The tournament keeps viewers all over the world glued to their TVs and cell phones. March Madness is full of both Cinderella and powerhouse teams. Every year, some non-Power five schools mak...
Softball defense leads to victory over Eagles
Kyle Burley, [email protected]
March 20, 2017
Filed under Feature Sports
The Warhawks edged in-conference foe Georgia Southern 3-0 in a defensive showdown. This win brings the Warhawks record to 16-9 overall and 2-2 in conference play. Defense was the name of the game Friday night, and the Warhawks executed it perfectly behind the outstanding play of pitcher Melanie Coyne. ...
Sand volleyball back on campus with 5-0 victory
John Stevens, [email protected]
March 20, 2017
Filed under Feature Sports, FEATURE STORIES
Students at ULM were able to enjoy an athletic event that had not occurred in two years. The ULM beach volleyball team showed off their talent against the University of New Orleans in front of a healthy sized crowd. Head coach Patrick Hiltz talked about the impact of playing at home for his team. ...
Back on track at Tech
John Stevens, [email protected]
March 20, 2017
Filed under Feature Sports, Sports
The ULM men and women’s track and field teams travelled down I-20 to compete at the Jim Mize Invitational Wednesday night at Louisiana Tech. The Warhawks showed out on their rival’s campus as they came home with multiple high placing finishes. Emile Trahan won the 100-meter race with a time of 1...