SPORTS


11/10/2014, 11:14pm

Women’s Cross Country Team Takes Third at Conference Championships

The Shippensburg University women’s cross country team placed third last Saturday at the PSAC Cross Country Championships at Mansfield’s Lamb’s Creek, with one Raider claiming an All-PSAC finish and seven cracking the top 40. During last Saturday’s race, on a crisp, autumn day, the Raiders were led by freshman Lizzie Manickas, who placed 12th and ran an 18-second personal record of 22:08 on the six-kilometer course.


11/10/2014, 11:11pm

Bleacher Talk: Are Mark Sanchez’s butt-fumble days behind him?

The Eagles lead the NFC East, and are in a good position to make a playoff push. But they need a strong second half showing from the whole team, and especially the man under center, Mark Sanchez. Since former starter Nick Foles is out indefinitely with a broken collarbone, Head Coach Chip Kelley will have to make some adjustments to maximize his new QB’s potential. We all know that the Jets struggled for years under Sanchez, but so have Geno Smith and Michael Vick.


11/10/2014, 9:20pm

Rugby finishes transitional season on strong note

The Shippensburg University men’s rugby team lost their head coach and most of their senior starters this offseason. Coming into 2014 they knew they had to make a quick turnaround, because as a Division I squad the team plays opponents such as Penn State, West Virginia University and Rutgers.


11/3/2014, 10:35pm

Athletes of the week

Taylor Gottshall: Taylor Gottshall of Allentown, Pa. repeats as the PSAC Eastern Division Volleyball Athlete of the Week on Tuesday afternoon for the third time this season.