Cory Guinn Sports Editor On April 10, the North Greenville softball team looked to honor its seniors on Senior Day with two victories over Truett McConnell College in a weekend double header. The seniors took over on the field and lead the Lady Crusaders to a sweep of the Lady Bears, winning game one 1-0 [...]
Billy Cannada Staff Writer North Greenville senior football players Johnell Bell, defensive line, Joe Novotasky, linebacker, and Justin Jones, kicker/punter, wrapped up their careers on the gridiron by competing in the All-American Bowl on March 27 in Charleston, W. Va. “The experience was great,” said Bell. “We had an opportunity to meet and network with [...]
Jordan Ecarma Copy Editor Date Night follows two ordinary people as they experience one madcap adventure. Steve Carell and Tina Fey team up to deliver comedy, action and a little romance with style. Phil (Carell) and Claire (Fey) Foster are a married couple whose typical lives include the house in the suburbs, 9-to-5 jobs and [...]
Taylor Edwards Staff Writer If anyone can be called a veteran member of a band, it is Aaron Gillespie, former drummer and clean vocalist of Christian metalcore group Underoath. Gillespie has been in the band for 13 years and released eight CDs with the band during that time. He first started playing for Underoath in [...]
Cory Guinn Sports Editor Before I let you all in on my final mock draft, which will be in next week’s issue, I have decided to take an in-depth look at a position in the 2010 NFL Draft that has been overlooked by many fans and experts. I am talking about the position of running [...]
Billy Cannada Staff Writer Having played under three different coaches during their four years at North Greenville, the seven senior members of the softball team have undoubtedly experienced some dramatic changes. The senior Lady Crusaders Hope Brewer, Krysta Laird, Tia LaFreniere, Jessica Turner, Kasey Templeton, Shealy Broome and Allison Bailey have had the task of [...]
Cory Guinn Sports Editor After a sub-par performance in the Georgia College Invitational, the North Greenville University golf team returned to Tigerville to host the Cherokee Valley Invitational on its home course on April 5-6. Competing against North Greenville were Mars Hill College, Limestone College, King College and Brevard College. The Crusaders used the advantage [...]
Julie Cobb Staff Writer When I wake up every morning, I look into the mirror and see imperfection. I have a dozen new freckles, and I can already tell I am going to have a bad hair day. But along with my physical imperfections, I see my spiritual imperfections. I am a selfish, lazy, pathetic excuse for [...]
Christine Parks Staff Writer Worship is offering oneself as a living sacrifice to God. Paul says in Romans 12:1, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is true worship”. The connection a believer has with [...]
Billy Cannada Staff Writer The North Greenville baseball team has had a dominating week, winning five straight games to move its overall record to 27-7. “The team’s confidence is really peaking right now,” said outfielder Adam Taylor, freshman business administration. “We know that we can beat anyone we play as long as we play the [...]
Cory Guinn Sports Editor The Lady Crusaders softball team continued its 10-game road trip on March 31 with a trip to Milligan, Tenn., to play in a double header against Milligan College. Both games went into extra innings, but the Lady Buffaloes were victorious in both winning, game one 2-1 and game two 3-2. In [...]
Billy Cannada Staff Writer In her first year as head softball coach at North Greenville University, Sarah Hall has signed three prospects for the spring of 2011. High school seniors Brittany Dunn from Travelers Rest, Kelsey Burgess from Charlotte, N.C. and Kirsten Brown from Greenville. make up Hall’s first recruiting class at North Greenville, and [...]
Kyra Alexander Staff Writer The writers and directors who brought you Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Mulan and Lilo and Stitch bring you a different kind of movie about a boy and his dragon. Based on the novel by Cressida Cowell, How To Train Your Dragon is about a boy named Hiccup. He is the [...]
Jessicah Peters Staff Writer The combination of action, love, comedy and mythology makes Clash of the Titans a must-see. Although the film is a remake of Clash of the Titans (1981), with CGI technology and remarkable camera angles, the 3D movie and realism of characters cannot compare to any other Greek mythological film made in [...]
Jordan Ecarma Copy Editor The Last Song marks the beginning of a new chapter in Miley Cyrus’s career. Cyrus rose to fame as the title character on Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana. What started out a simple sitcom became a national phenomenon, resulting in Cyrus’s visage being plastered on everything from pillowcases to lip gloss. The [...]
Cory Guinn Sports Editor Just in case you do not own a television or radio, Tiger Woods will be making his return to gold tomorrow at the 2010 Masters. His return is kind of a big deal in all realms of the news world. While Wood’s return is sure to be the talk of the [...]
Billy Cannada Staff Writer The men’s and women’s tennis teams struggled over the weekend, as they were unable to tame the Mars Hill Lions in hard fought matches. The North Greenville men (5-6) had a disappointing outing against the Lions on April 3, dropping their match 6-3. The Crusaders stumbled in their singles sets, losing [...]
Julie Cobb Staff Writer In a society full of technological advances like the Internet, iPhone and BlackBerry, one would think that its citizens would be more aware of what is going on in the world. Instead, Americans seem to know next to nothing about the ins and outs of government legislation, economics and world events. [...]
Jordan Ecarma Copy Editor “Remember no man is a failure who has friends.” This line concludes the Capra-directed classic film It’s a Wonderful Life and is a principle that can be brought to our own lives. We all tend to measure our success by how we touch the lives of our friends and vice versa. [...]
Christine Parks Staff Writer Vancouver not only hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics but also the 2010 Winter Paralympics. Paralympics allows athletes with physical or visual impairments to compete in their sports. The 2010 Winter Paralympics hosted five sports: alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, cross-country skiing, wheelchair curling and sledge hockey. From March 12-21, men and women [...]