SPORTS

Cam Strohe is one of several Raiders who satisfied conference standards. He earned two personal records in the hammer and the shot put for PSAC qualifiers.

4/2/2019, 4:00pm

Track-and-field impresses at Richmond meet

By Abigail Lee / Guest Contributor

The majority of the Shippensburg University men’s and women’s track-and-field athletes opened this weekend at the Fred Hardy Invitational at the University of Richmond in Virginia. 

 The ultimate frisbee club is in a period of transition but is learning to adapt. 

3/26/2019, 3:00pm

Frisbee faces changes

By Christopher Wurtz / Sports Editor

Like any collegiate athletic program, the Shippensburg University men’s ultimate frisbee club has faced roster turnover that can change the direction of a team in a split-second.

Dalton Oates (pictured) has an impressive showing in Game 2, striking out five in just more than three innings of work. Michael Hope came in for the save. 

3/26/2019, 3:00pm

Baseball opens conference play in style

By Isaiah Snead / Asst. Sports Editor

The Shippensburg University baseball team opened Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play with a series win against Kutztown University over the weekend, winning the series 3–1. 

Bowman, Williams, Wagner and Jenkins all put on strong displays at nationals, with each athlete placing in the Top 12 of their events and as high as fourth. 

3/19/2019, 3:00pm

Raiders represent at indoor nationals

By Nate Powles

It was a tournament to remember for the members of the Shippensburg University indoor trackand-field team who made the trip to Kansas’ Pittsburg State University for the NCAA Division II championships the weekend of March 8 and 9.  

Zack Zoller, No. 15, hits a walkoff three-run home run in the first game of the weekend doubleheader against UPJ. 

3/19/2019, 3:00pm

Baseball gets on track against UPJ

By Christopher Wurtz / Sports Editor

The Shippensburg University baseball team finished a busy week on a positive note, sweeping a doubleheader Saturday against the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown after dropping doubleheaders to Shepherd University and UPJ earlier in the week. 

Bowman is one of four track-and-field athletes to make it to nationals, competing in the 60-meter hurdles. 

3/5/2019, 2:00pm

Raiders represent at nationals

By Nate Powles

A couple different sports at Shippensburg University are about to kick off their national tournament seasons, and a handful of Raiders are preparing to put on their best performances of the season. 

Ariel Jones sets the single-season school record for points in a season, with 690 points, passing the mark previously held by Tracy Spencer in 1995-1996. 

3/5/2019, 1:45pm

Women’s basketball season ends

By Isaiah Snead / Asst. Sports Editor

The Shippensburg University women’s basketball team dropped its final two games of the year and will miss the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) playoffs. 

Three seniors are honored before the game against West Chester University on Wednesday: (from left to right) Antonio Kellem, student manager Omar Jackson and Manny Span. Kellem had a crucial 21 points — 14 of which came in clutch in the second half. Span contributed a solid eight points and 10 rebounds. 

3/5/2019, 1:30pm

Men move into playoffs

By Christopher Wurtz / Sports Editor

The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team put an exclamation point on another 20-win regular season with a pair of wins this week over West Chester and Bloomsburg universities.  

Jake Biss scores 22 points in the Raiders’ win over Mansfield on Saturday. He made a game-tying layup in the final seconds that sent the game into overtime. 

2/26/2019, 12:00am

Men’s basketball survives in OT

By Christopher Wurtz / Sports Editor

The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team held off a resilient Mansfield team Saturday to escape the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference matchup with a thrilling 74-72 overtime victory.

The SU track-and-field squads perform well at the conference championships, as the men claim the title and the women fall just short with a third-place finish.

2/26/2019, 12:00am

Nine in a row for men

By Abigail Lee / Guest Contributor

In the heat and stress of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championships, the Shippensburg University men’s track-and-field team repeated as conference champions for the ninth year in a row, earning 118 points, beating second-place East Stroudsburg University by 38 points at Edinboro University.