Meredith Lewellen Sports Writer Last week, North Greenville University’s men’s and women’s golf teams hosted the Cherokee Valley Invitational tournament at Cherokee Valley Golf Course, just minutes from campus. The women came in second at the tournament. Erskine took first place winning by three strokes. Some of the other teams that played were Mars Hill, Brevard [...]
Jonathan Coelho Staff Writer North Greenville’s women’s soccer team is experiencing change. Former head coach Jesse McCormick stepped down after four seasons and is taking the head coaching position at Bob Jones University. Bob Jones will be competing in intercollegiate athletics in the NCCAA Div 1 beginning this fall, 2012. McCormick’s replacement is former assistant [...]
Billy Watson Sports Editor It is that time of the year that casual golf fans come out of the woodwork, and the diehard golf fan lives for. It is Masters week. This year’s Masters tournament much like in years’ past, promises to be one of the best tournaments of the golf season. There are several [...]
Billy Watson Sports Editor Spring practice has begun for the North Greenville University football team. This is the first spring practice for new head coach Carroll McCray. The Crusaders will head into the 2012 season with lofty expectations after a record breaking 2011 season in which they went 11-3 and made it to the quarterfinals [...]
Billy Watson Sports Editor Two weeks ago the tournament field of 68 was released and now we find ourselves with the only four teams left to make up the final four. Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State and Kansas are this years’ final four teams. The first matchup in the Final Four is between two teams who [...]
Billy Watson Sports Editor The North Greenville University baseball team is in the midst of another historic season. The Crusaders are currently third overall in Conference Carolinas and second in the western division. The Crusaders are trying to do something that no other team has done at NGU and that is win a conference championship [...]
Jonathan Coelho Staff Writer The North Greenville University women’s basketball team’s 2011-2012 season has come to an end. The Lady Crusaders finished the season with a 21-9 overall record and a 14-4 conference record. Their season ended at Emmanuel College, as the Crusaders fell to the Lions 80-69 in the NCCAA South Regional title game [...]
Meredith Lewellen Assistant Sports Editor The 2012 North Greenville University Softball has had quite a year since winning their first National Championship last May. Karli Taylor, senior sport management, who plays third base on the team said,“When we won the national championship I was shocked after the kind of season we had, but I was so [...]
Billy Watson Sports Editor Spring training is in full blast and opening day is a mere 15 days away as The Skyliner continues its preview of the Major League baseball season. This week we look at the division that could potentially have two of the best clubs in the league in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Texas Rangers. Favorites: Los [...]
Meredith Lewellen Assistant Sports Editor The North Greenville University cheering squad won their second title at the competition on Saturday, March 3. The competition was held in Concord, N.C. Senior Brad Shetley, health promotion and wellness, said, “My job was mainly to assist in building our pyramids as well as throwing our big basket toss [...]
Softball The Lady Crusader softball team is on an eight-game winning streak and is 6-0 in conference play. The Lady Crusaders will be in action again this Saturday as they attempt to extend their lead in the conference standings against Mount Olive College at 2 p.m. Baseball The NGU baseball team has caught fire since [...]
Jonathan Coelho Staff Writer Cut off the lights, turn off the cameras and close the doors the 2011-2012 North Greenville men’s basketball season is over. The Crusaders season ended February 28, when the Crusaders lost to Queens College in the first round of the Conference Carolinas tournament. The Crusaders got off to a good [...]
Billy Watson Sports Editor When March, the time of the year that hardcore basketball fans wait for year round and casual fans actually pay attention. It is indeed time for the NCAA basketball tournament or more commonly known as March Madness. Within days most of us will have fallen in love and jumped on the [...]
Caleb Phillips Contributing Writer North Greenville’s best kept secret on campus–The Ninja Geese. Don’t know them? My point exactly. The Ninja Geese, North Greenville’s representatives on the ultimate Frisbee field, boasted a 10-5 record last year with four of the five losses coming from Division 1 teams by two points or less. What’s more remarkable [...]
Billy Watson Sports Editor The American League East has been one of the strongest divisions in all of baseball in recent years, and 2012 will be no different. With that said here is a breakdown of frontrunners and darkhorses for the 2012 season. Front Runners New York Yankees Like every other year in recent memory, [...]
Billy Watson Sports Editor The NGU women’s basketball team achieved a first on Monday night. The Lady Crusaders played in their first Conference Carolinas tournament game as they hosted the Coker Cobras. They advanced to the second round of the tournament with a 67-64 overtime win. The Lady Crusaders were led by Christina Carlis, senior [...]
Meredith Lewellen Assistant Sports Editor The NGU Crusader club has the honor of hosting the 25th annual golf tournament at the Cliffs Valley Golf Course in Travelers Rest, SC. The Crusader Club Golf Classic is a one day event that is held April 10 after the Masters tournament. The reason for this tournament is for [...]
Jonathan Coelho Staff Writer The North Greenville University Track and Field Program kicked off its inaugural season this spring. Coached by Michael Bayne, the track team competed in four indoor events: The USC Indoor Meet Jan. 25 at the University of South Carolina, the Clemson Invitational Jan. 27-28, the Tiger Paw Invitational Feb-11 and the [...]
Meredith Lewellen Assistant Sports Editor Last Tuesday, Christina Carlis, senior business, scored her 1000th point at North Greenville University. Carlis also recently set the assist record at NGU. Coach Arledge has coached Carlis for four years. She will be graduating in May. Carlis scored her 1000th point in Limestone game on Feb. 14 in Hayes [...]
Staff Writer The Lady Crusader softball team went 3-1 last week to even their record at 3-3. They swept a Saturday double header with St. Andrews Presbyterian College to get their first wins in Conference Carolinas. NGU will host Southern Wesleyan University in a double header today starting at 3 p.m.