By Avery Martin Contributor For any freshman athlete, adjusting to the collegiate environment is a challenge. Setting a personal best in an event is even more so. But doing that while family
By Kayla Johnson Contributor For Owls freshman Izzy Ingersoll, softball is not just a sport, it is a lifeline. “I wouldn’t be in college without it,” Ingersoll said. “It’s how I’m here.”
By Matt Cain Contributor The Owls Men’s Outdoor Track & Field team opened up their first home meet with a strong showing at the Wilton Wright Invitational, finishing second overall behind Central
PETE PAGUAGA — Sports Editor With the 17 Division II varsity teams and the handful of club teams on campus, there is one athlete who doesn’t participate in any of them. Zachary
PAT LONGOBARDI — Sports Writer After the Connecticut Huskies basketball team magically rolled to their third national championship in April, the gigantic shoes vacated by Kemba Walker looked too big to fill.
PETE PAGUAGA — Sports Editor Plaxico Burress is finally back in the NFL after being out of the game since the 2008 season. If you don’t remember, Burress accidentally shot himself in
RYAN FLYNN — Special to Southern News In a game decided by a single kick, it was the unlikeliest of heroes who led SCSU to victory over Southern New Hampshire University. With
DANIELLE VOLLONO — Special to the Southern News Looking beyond the All NEC-10, All ECAC and Defensive Player of the Year award, Sam-uel Johnson is more than an inside linebacker at Southern—he
ERICA NARDELLA — Special to Southern News With a loss to University of Bridgeport, the SCSU volleyball team falls to 3-1 on the season. The Owls lost to the Purple Dragons 3-1.
PAT LONGOBARDI — Sports Writer The SCSU men’s soccer team opened its 2011 home schedule in usual fashion by defeating Bloomfield College, 3-1. Southern plays five of its first six games on
PAT LONGOBARDI — Sports Writer In a matter of 35 seconds, the SCSU field hockey team scored two late goals and won a dramatic non-conference game over Saint Michael’s, 4-3. Junior Erica
RYAN FLYNN — Special to Southern News After a first half plagued with turnovers and red-zone failures, Southern had dug themselves a hole too deep to crawl out of. Some stellar play
PETE PAGUAGA—Sports Editor In four days it will mark the 10th anniversary of one of the worst days in our great country’s history. Everyone knows where he or she was that day,