Hunter O. Lyle—Sports Editor There is no bigger factor in a team’s success than chemistry. Teams can live and die by the attitude and atmosphere in a locker room, and every coach should know that. Also, they should encourage beneficial team chemistry and do everything in their power to create a cohesive team. After hearing about, and reporting on, Southern’s
Read moreSam Tapper—Contributor For most young aspiring athletes, their dream is to one day play sports in college. Some make it while others seem to fall into the cracks, but for Jaylyn Cundiff, he made his dream come true twice. A five-foot-eight, 150-pound freshman out of Brockton, Mass, Cundiff is a member of both the football team and the track and
Read moreMatt Gad—Sports Writer At the second annual club sports awards, wich was hosted by the Office of Campus Recreation and headed by assistant director Andrew Marullo on April 23, several individuals were recognized from a variety of campus’ different club sports. Jesse Komaromi, who runs the dance program and won Coach of the Year, said it was “beautiful” to be
Read moreSam Tapper—Contributor The month of May is a busy time for students with finals quickly approaching, but for the Track & Field team, it gets even busier as they prepare for the NE10 Conference Championships. The Owls’ men’s team entered the NE10 Championships seeking their third straight and 17th conference title overall. The Owls finished the season ranked first in
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Matt Gad—Sports Writer In his redshirt senior season, Nick Lamberti has been thriving. He recently broke the school record for stolen bases with 77 swiped bags, passing Marc Potocsky and moving to fifth on the all-time hit list. This puts him ahead of former Owl and current Hamden head coach Chris Borelli with 218 hits. “Chris Borelli was a great
Read moreHunter O. Lyle—Sports Editor While many student-athletes across the country spend their summer soaking in the sun and relaxing during the offseason, Southern’s field hockey team is venturing to the small island nation of Bermuda for team bonding. Head coach Kelley Frassinelli said the team had been planning an excursion for a long time, and that it happening was long
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Matt Gad—Sports Writer The Owls, who battled all season long for a 19-26 overall record—including an 8-10 divisional mark and 10-15 conference tally—have reached the postseason for the first time in three seasons. They played Adelphi, the top team in the Southwest Division, on Wednesday in the Southwest Division’s Play-In Game, one of several opening round matchups on the afternoon.
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