(Written by Spencer German)
The John Carroll University women’s volleyball team spent this past weekend on the road as the team took their collective talents to Pittsburgh, Pa. The team arrived at Carnegie Mellon University on Friday, Sept. 16 with an impressive 7-3 record on the season.
However, a loss to Westminster College, a team…
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Volleyball goes 1-2 on the weekend, looks to rebound vs Marietta
Women’s Soccer goes 1-1 on the week, prepares for OAC play
The John Carroll University women’s soccer team went 1-1 this past weekend, as they defeated Westminster College, but fell to Carnegie Mellon University to end the week.
On Thursday, Sept. 15, the Blue Streaks hosted the visiting Westminster College Titans at Don Shula Stadium.
Despite a flurry of shots in the first half, the game…
NBA fans: We can still have a season
If you’ve been following the NBA lockout at all, you know at least one thing about it: it’s not going to be pretty.
The NFL lockout, which began in March, lasted for 130 days and was more of an unneccesary headache than a real cause for concern over a lost season.
The NBA lockout, on…
Cross Country teams dominate at Ric Sayre Invitational
(Written by Cory Biro)
The John Carroll University men’s and women’s cross country teams both had impressive showings in the Ric Sayre Invitational, hosted in Canton at Walsh University Saturday, Sept. 10.
Expectations ran high for the Blue Streaks, despite the tough field of competing teams at the race, which included Mount Union, Walsh University,…
Volleyball goes 3-1 on the weekend, improves to 7-2 overall
The John Carroll University women’s volleyball team played like champions this past weekend at the Marcia French Invitational held at Case Western Reserve University. The team went 3-1 on the weekend, defeating Oberlin College, Westminster College and Franciscan University before losing to Bluffton University.
JCU’s first victory of the weekend was against Oberlin College, where…
Men’s soccer struggles, looks to rebound this weekend
(Written by Spencer German)
The weekend of Sept. 9-11 was a busy one for soccer at John Carroll University, as the men’s soccer team played on the newly installed turf at Don Shula Stadium.
The second of two games that took place Friday, Sept. 9 was a matchup between the host Blue Streaks and the…
Women’s soccer outscores opponents 7-2, goes 2-0 on weekend
After starting off the 2011 campaign with an 0-2 record after back-to-back 2-1 losses, it was only a matter of time until the John Carroll University women’s soccer team got back on track and returned to their winning ways.
Coming off of a disappointing 2-1 overtime loss to Lebanon Valley College, the Blue Streaks knew …
JCU volleyball off to a strong start
Three days was how long the John Carroll volleyball team had to re-adjust their starting lineup before they were to play in the 2011 fall season opening tournament in Chicago, Illinois. They had recently lost one of their setters due to an injury, so the question remained whether they could they fine-tune their line up…
JCU men’s soccer splits first two games, record at 1-1
Written by Cory Biro*
While most students were ready to relax this Labor Day Weekend, the men’s soccer team was traveling. The team was set to play two games over the weekend, one Friday against Oberlin and the other on Saturday against Allegheny College with both games taking place in Oberlin.
The men’s soccer team…
A letter to the NFL: Welcome back
We missed you. When I say we, I’m referring to the millions of dedicated NFL fans that support their respective teams, week in and week out, no matter the circumstances. We, the fans, were the ones who suffered the most during the NFL lockout. Not the players, or the owners, but instead it was us,…
Catching up with Colt McCoy
On Sunday, Aug. 28, I visited the Cleveland Browns training camp in Berea to check out Browns practice. Training camp was closed to the public and only open to the media, but after asking Colt for an interview via Twitter over the summer, I was able to interview McCoy, who is heading into his first…
Browns running back Hillis makes the cover of ‘Madden 12′
One of Cleveland’s own will appear on the cover of “Madden 2012.” Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis will be the “cover boy” for this years edition of the EA Sports produced video game.
The game dropped in stores for sale last week and is already one of the best selling video games on the…
JCU women’s soccer battles, but falls short in consecutive games
Whether it was a penalty kick for the other team or hard times in overtime, luck was not on the side of John Carroll University women’s soccer team side this past weekend at the Gettysburg tournament in Gettysburg, Pa.
The Blue Streaks walked away with two heart-breaking losses at the hands of Susquehanna University and…
Baseball rebounds from loss to Heidelberg, sweeps B-W
After losing six of their last seven games, John Carroll’s baseball team breathed a sigh of relief after sweeping Baldwin-Wallace on Saturday. Two of those six losses came from sixth ranked Heidelberg University last Thursday.
The Blue Streaks’ efforts fell just short against the Student Princes, as JCU suffered a narrow 2-0 defeat in game…
Manny Ramirez: Hall of Famer?
Manny Ramirez is one of the best hitters in baseball history, plain and simple. Throughout his career, Ramirez has amassed 555 homers, 1831 career RBIs, a .312 batting average and over 2,500 hits. He was one of the most feared hitters in the MLB during his tenure in the late 90s with the Indians, and…
Blue Streaks athletics weekend round-up: April 6 – April 10
Men’s tennis
On Saturday, April 9, the John Carroll University men’s tennis team was able to pull off an impressive win over the rival Baldwin-Wallace Yellows Jackets this past weekend in University Heights, Ohio. The Blue Streaks were trailing the Yellow Jackets after doubles competition, but battled back with clutch wins in singles competition to…
Softball goes 4-2 on the week, improves to 13-5
On Thursday, April 7th, the John Carroll University women’s softball team took on the visiting Case Western Reserve University Spartans in a doubleheader at Bracken Field in University Heights, Ohio.
Despite having home-field advantage, the Blue Streaks struggled on the day and lost both games to the visiting Spartans by narrow scores of 6-5 in…
Baseball snaps losing streak, looks to turn season around
The long-awaited return of the John Carroll baseball team to University Heights finally became a reality last Wednesday. Waiting for them was next-door neighbor Notre Dame College who had previously won nine consecutive games coming into the matchup with JCU. The Falcons entered the game with a strong 16-7 record. For the Blue Streaks, sophomore…
JCU women’s club volleyball: How it all started this year
During the 2010 fall semester, two students, senior Cheri Stuart and sophomore Lauren Kluth, teamed up and formed what became John Carroll’s first women’s club volleyball team in its 125-year history.
Kluth, who is the team president, brought on junior Cory Gotowka and seniors Chris Bej and William McDonnell to serve as coaches of the…
Blue Streak athletics weekend round-up: March 28 – April 2
The John Carroll women’s tennis team picked up its first OAC victory on Saturday with a 5-4 win over Otterbein University.
The Streaks had four comebacks that allowed them to rally to victory. The first one came in doubles play from junior Allison Mora and senior Deanna Bouchahine who battled deficits of 6-3, 7-4, and…
Softball goes 4-2 on the week, improves to 13-5
The John Carroll University softball team is coming off of a busy week in which they played three different doubleheaders, winning four of the six games they played.
The week began on Tuesday, March 29 as the Blue Streaks traveled to Granville, Ohio to take on the Denison University Big Red. The Blue Streaks opened…
Softball sweeps non-conference foe Ohio Wesleyan
The John Carroll University softball team took care of business last week as they swept non-conference foe Ohio Wesleyan University on the road in Delaware, Ohio last Friday.
The twin-bill ended a 13-day layoff as the Blue Streaks last competed in Florida during their spring trip on March 12.
The first game of the doubleheader…
Blue Streak Athletics Weekend Round-Up: March 23-27
Swimming and Diving
Four members of JCU’s men’s swimming and diving team earned their way all the way to the 2011 NCAA Division III National Championships in Knoxville, Tenn.
Juniors Jimmy Ranallo, Brennan Schloendorn, Alex Vereshchagin and freshman Nick Holvey competed in a total of six events at the championships.
Starting things off last Wednesday,…
Tim's Turn: NBA? No Thanks.
I’m still bitter LeBron James left Cleveland, but after watching the NCAA Tournament the past few weeks, I care less and less about his departure. Quite frankly, I had to be reminded early last week that James and the Miami Heat were coming to Cleveland.
I went to the Cavs/Heat game at Quicken Loans Arena…
Baseball team ready for conference play
It is said that youth springs eternal. No baseball team in the Ohio Athletic Conference wants that statement to hold water more than the John Carroll University Blue Streaks.
With five underclassmen starters, the Blue Streaks have less experience than any other team in the conference. Although they lost two games against conference opponents this…
