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Clarion track team has success at Mt. Union

No Comments 09 February 2012

On Saturday Feb. 4 the Clarion University women’s indoor track team competed at the Mt. Union College Jim Waske Invite. Junior Ciara Shorts and sophomore Sarah Loughner placed first in their respective events. Shorts competed in the mile and had a first place finish of 5:20.31. She also competed in the 800-meter run and finished [...]

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Freshman Winfield Willis attempts to steal the ball in Clarions 88-75 victory over Slippery Rock University Wednesday, Feb. 1.

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Clarion men’s basketball gets crucial win at Edinboro

No Comments 02 February 2012

On Saturday Jan. 28, the Clarion University men’s basketball team got a much- needed win on the road at Edinboro University, defeating the Fighting Scots 86-79. As it has been during the victories for the Golden Eagles (13-7 overall, 9-5 PSAC West) throughout the season, they used a balanced scoring attack to come away with [...]

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Steelers Sweep Bengals, Stay in Thick of Things for Division Crown

No Comments 08 December 2011

The Pittsburgh Steelers showed the young Cincinnati Bengals what a true title contender looks like. They defeated their AFC North rivals 35-7, and remained tied with the Baltimore Ravens for the division lead. Baltimore still holds the tiebreaker over Pittsburgh from their two wins earlier this season over them. The Steelers got back to “Steeler [...]

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Coach Righter Gets Win No. 400

No Comments 01 December 2011

On Sunday, Nov. 20, the Clarion University men’s basketball team picked up a much needed win against East Stroudsburg University. With the win, Head Coach Ron Righter picked up his 400th career victory. That is a pretty impressive feat at any level of coaching.

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Willis shines, Clarion Basketball struggles

No Comments 17 November 2011

The Clarion University men’s basketball team played three games in a five-day span, but only came away with one victory. On Friday night, Nov. 11, the Golden Eagles lost a close one, 82-81 against Virginia Union University. Clarion had a chance to win the game, but Calvin Edwards’ shot missed as time expired.

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Basketball Team Eyes Successful Season

No Comments 03 November 2011

Clarion University’s men’s basketball team lost three key starters last season due to graduation, but brings back quite a few key veterans. Seniors Paul McQueen and Bud Teer are the only two returning starters.

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Clarion Basketball Has Success Under Righter

No Comments 20 October 2011

Clarion University’s men’s basketball team has had the same head coach for the past 23 seasons, and that isn’t a bad thing. Head coach Ron Righter has brought success to the program. He has been assisted by Al Modrejewski for 19 of his 24 years.

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Clarion Cross Country on the Rise

No Comments 13 October 2011

Clarion University’s women’s cross country team has had a successful season thus far. It started with their opening invite, where they took first place. They won by a large margin, 71 to 108.

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Clarion Wrestling Welcomes New Coaches

No Comments 29 September 2011

On July 5, Clarion University hired Matt Dernlan as its new head wrestling coach. Dernlan replaces former head coach, Teague Moore, who took over head coaching at American University. This marks only the sixth head coach Clarion has hired since 1969.

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Pringle Leads Clarion Golf to 3rd Place Finish

No Comments 22 September 2011

Clarion University senior, Ross Pringle, fired a one-under par 215 to help lead the Golden Eagles to a third place finish at the Atlantic Regional Golf Tournament, which was held at the River Greens Golf Club in Lafayette, Ohio. The 54-hole tournament was held on the Sept. 19-20. Malone University took home first-place in the [...]

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Fantasy Football 101: Our commentators discuss week one’s top performers and highlight the stars for the upcoming week

No Comments 15 September 2011

The NFL returned this past week, and that got many fans excited. A lot of those fans were even more excited for the return of fantasy football.

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Sports Viewpoint: NFL draft starts to heat up

1 Comment 28 April 2011

With the first pick in the 2011 NFL draft, the Carolina Panthers select… That’s just it, we aren’t quite sure who the Panthers will take with the No. 1 overall pick.

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Viewpoint: Major League Baseball off to unusual start

No Comments 21 April 2011

Yankees, Phillies and Indians? The first of the two teams are perennial division winners or threats to go to the World Series. The latter of the three last made a run at the American League Pennant back in 2008, when they had C.C. Sabathia, who now pitches for the Yankees.

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Professional hockey sustains hits

No Comments 31 March 2011

In the NHL, or any hockey for that matter, hitting another player is part of the game. Whether it is hitting someone into the boards, hitting someone at open ice or even fighting, there are always hits. Some hits are justified, meaning one player hits another player to defend a teammate.

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Major League Baseball looks to start season strong

No Comments 24 March 2011

Major League Baseball is about to kick off another season. The season should be filled with homeruns, strikeouts, game winning hits and game ending outs. There will also be broken bats, arguments with umpires and coaches and a bunch of great and talented baseball players.

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March madness kicks off in a strong way

No Comments 17 March 2011

It’s that time of year again. This is the time of year where memories are made, teams come together, teams get snubbed, Cinderella goes dancing and multiple brackets are filled out. Yes, I’m talking about March Madness.

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NBA trades take an East Coast swing

No Comments 03 March 2011

Last week the NBA had two big-time deals go down. First, the Denver Nuggets parted ways with their superstar forward, Carmelo Anthony, as they dealt the four-time all star to the New York Knicks. Anthony’s contract was set to expire at season’s end, and it was widely known he did not want to stay in [...]

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Big East gets ready for March Madness

No Comments 24 February 2011

Over the past couple of years, the Big East Conference has emerged as college basketball’s top conference. Last year the conference sent eight teams to the NCAA Tournament, matching its total from the previous year. In a few weeks when Selection Sunday rolls around, we may see that number matched or even surpassed by the [...]

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Sports Viewpoint: No need to panic for the Lakers

Comments Off 10 February 2011

The buzz around Los Angeles last week was not good. A lot of people, including former players, questioned if it was time for the Lakers to panic. The Lakers came off a loss to the Boston Celtics in their first rematch since the NBA Finals.

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Bears’ Cutler criticized for pulling himself in NFC Championship

Comments Off 03 February 2011

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game to advance to Super Bowl XVL to face the Pittsburgh Steelers. That wasn’t the most talked about topic after the game, however. The talk went to Bears’ quarterback, Jay Cutler, who was heavily criticized after he did not play the whole second [...]

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Clarion Wrestlers win PSAC championship

Comments Off 09 December 2010

The Clarion University wrestling team brought home the PSAC championship crown this past Saturday, Dec. 4, at Bloomsburg University. This was Clarion’s first PSAC title since 1994. Clarion had three individual winners at the event.

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Return of Mike Vick

Comments Off 02 December 2010

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Mike Vick is back. Not only is he back as a starting quarterback in the NFL, but, also he’s back as one of the league’s elite players.

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Football rolls over Millersville in season finale

Comments Off 18 November 2010

In his final game as a member of the Clarion University football team, senior Alfonso Hoggard put on a show, as his team won big, 49-10 over visiting Millersville University on Saturday, Nov. 13. The tailback ran for 211 yards and three touchdowns.

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Clarion wrestlers open up season

Comments Off 11 November 2010

On Saturday, Nov. 6, the Clarion University wrestling team opened its season up, hosting the second annual Knight Point Tournament at the Recreation Center. Clarion had two first place winners. Sophomores Joe Waltko (133 pound weight class) and James Fleming (157) won their respective weight classes.

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Clarion Seniors go out with a Loss

Comments Off 04 November 2010

On Saturday, Oct. 30, the Clarion University women’s soccer team said goodbye to six seniors. They dropped a 4-1 decision to visiting Edinboro University.

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Clarion extends conference win streak

Comments Off 28 October 2010

Last Friday night, Oct. 22, Clarion University’s women’s volleyball team came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat Indiana University of Pennsylvania 3-1. The win was led by a three-headed monster for the Golden Eagles.

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Clarion held scoreless in two straight games

Comments Off 21 October 2010

On Saturday, Oct. 16, the Clarion University’s women’s soccer team tied Mansfield University 0-0. The Golden Eagles, who dominated the shots, holding a 19-2 advantage, fell victim to some unlucky bounces. The most unfortunate bounce came late in the second overtime.

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Lady Eagles extend win streak to six

Comments Off 14 October 2010

Clarion University’s women’s volleyball team swept the weekend PSAC Crossover games last Friday and Saturday at Tippin Gymnasium. They beat Kutztown University Friday night, and Cheyney University and West Chester University on Saturday. Sophomore Rebecca Webb and freshman Corinne Manley, led Clarion to a 3-1 victory over Kutztown Friday night.

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Miller sets Clarion scoring record

Comments Off 07 October 2010

Clarion senior forward Jill Miller set a new school record for goals and points in a career. Miller headed into last Wednesday’s women’s soccer game against Lock Haven University tied with Ashlie Regazzi with 14 goals, and one point behind her point record. Miller set both records Wednesday night. “It means so much to me. [...]

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Kulik shuts out Gannon

Comments Off 30 September 2010

Women’s soccer senior goalkeeper, Jenna Kulik, recorded her second consecutive shut out Saturday afternoon at Gannon University. Kulik, who was named PSAC player of the week, stopped all nine shots she faced. This was her tenth career shut out, tying with Jessica Reed for the school record.

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