Southern News

Pete Paguaga—Sports Editor With one month to play, any betting man would have picked the Atlanta Braves to win the National League Wild Card. The Braves were up 10 1/2 games and

JEFF NOWAK — Editor-In-Chief  It isn’t uncommon for professional athletes to hit the self-destruct button after leaving a professional sport. From Lawrence Taylor being arrested for soliciting a 16-year-old prostitute to Dennis

PETE PAGUAGA — Sports Editor With the rise of concussions and brain injuries in sports, the question has been raised about fighting in the sport of hockey. Some are calling for fighting

PAT LONGOBARDI — Sports Writer The SCSU volleyball team has not fared well when playing a match in the beginning of the week. The Owls were defeated for the third straight time

PAT LONGOBARDI — Sports Writer With a full squad returning this season, it is back to business for the SCSU women’s swimming and diving team. They have their swagger back along with

RYANN IANNI — Staff Writer  Losing 2-0 with only five minutes remaining, it looked like it was going to be a fourth straight loss for the SCSU men’s soccer team Saturday, Oct. 8,

PAULA CAPUTO — Staff Writer After being redshirted his freshman year, Owls starting wide receiver, Willie Epps, burst onto the scene in 2009, ranking second in the league in catches, receiving yards

PETE PAGUAGA — Sports Editor In what was a close, one-goal game for most of the contest, in the end the Hawks from St. Anselm took home a 4-1 victory. “We fell

RYAN FLYNN — Staff Writer For the first time in years, there is reason to get excited about Southern Connecticut State University’s Men’s Basketball team. Last year, under the leadership of first-year head