Owls bounced from NE-10
Ryan Flynn — General Assignment Repor The 36-8 Owls softball team, defending back-to-back champs of the Northeast-10 tournament, once again entered the tournament as the top overall seed. However, the team would last just three games this year. After a thrilling 4-3 extra inning win over Stonehill, the Owls fell 1-2 to LeMoyne and 8-5 … Read more
Baseball wins in 11
Andrew Anastasio — Staff Writer On a rainy and bitter cold Wednesday afternoon, the Owls baseball team defeated the Adelphi Panthers 4-3 in an 11-inning game. Sophomore pitcher Rocco Cundari started the game for the Owls. In six innings pitched, Cundari surrendered six hits and tallied two strikeouts. He said after the game he was … Read more
Sports Commentary: Luck vs. RGIII
PAT LONGOBARDI – Sports Writer For just the fifth time, two quarterbacks were chosen in the first two picks of the NFL Draft. After all of the hype in college this past season, Andrew Luck (Colts) and Robert Griffin III (Redskins) are now officially NFL quarterbacks. This new matchup has brought out the big question: … Read more
Sophomore fills big shoes
PAT LONGOBARDI — Sports Writer After a season like last year, the SCSU baseball team knew they would have to rebuild in some key areas due to graduation. One of those roles was hard to spot early in the game, but the closer position was wide open. After gaining experience out of the bullpen last … Read more
Sports Commentary: Thank you all
PETE PAGUAGA – Sports Editor After a year-and-a-half as Sports Editor of the Southern News, this will be my final column. Other than this being the last issue of the school year, I will be taking my talents to the real world after I graduate in a few weeks. It has been a privilege to … Read more
Owls split with Dolphins
Sean Meenaghan — Photo Editor The SCSU Owls split the doubleheader against Le Moyne College. They would win the first game 7-4, and drop the second game by the opposity score of 4-7. The Owls took an early lead in game one with timely hits despite an injury that took out starting pitcher Chris Zbin. … Read more
Sports Commentary: Top of the Summitt
PAT LONGOBARDI — Sports Writer Everyone has been given that icy stare at least once in their lifetime. Not many can perfect it like a Lady Vol. Former Tennessee women’s basketball head coach Pat Summitt left a legacy that very few can leave on any team and fan base. Last week, Summitt stepped down from … Read more
Senior prepares for last leg of SCSU career
PAT LONGOBARDI — Sports Writer In any long distance event, it takes a lot of mental concentration to run for a long period of time. For SCSU senior captain Joseph Poulsen, this has been something that he strives in doing during every day on the track. Poulsen is one of the leaders of the distance … Read more
Sports Commentary: Brilliant disguise
Pete Paguaga — Sports Editor Almost every person at Southern, that isn’t on a varsity team, has played intramural sports at one point or another during their time in New Haven. The best part about intramural sports is that you get to put a team together with all of your friends, play whatever game you … Read more
School record about to fall
PAT LONGOBARDI — Sports Writer In her junior year, SCSU third baseman Alyssa Downs has dealt with many records on the team already. Downs has been a big piece to this year’s team and her presence will be important going forward during this postseason run. Downs, a captain from Seymour, Conn., most recently tied with … Read more
