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Farrar Helps Eagles Top Seahawks

Farrar Helps Eagles Top Seahawks

The University of Mary Washington men’s basketball team didn’t get their marquee game of the season off to the best start. The Eagles began last Saturday’s home game against visiting St. Mary’s College (SMC) just 1–9 from the field, as UMW fell behind the Capital Athletic Conference’s second–place team 15–6. Yet the Eagles didn’t allow [...]

Defense Key in UMW WIN

Defense Key in UMW WIN

The Mary Washington women’s basketball team continued their streak of dominance defeating St. Mary’s College of Maryland on Saturday, Jan. 28. Senior guards Katie Wimmer and Jenna McRae finished with 13 and 17 points, respectively. Freshman forward Aubrey Howland had an impressive outing off the bench, scoring 10 points and grabbing seven rebounds. The key [...]

Breaking Down Super Bowl XLVI

Breaking Down Super Bowl XLVI

This past summer, with the NFL lockout still on in full force, it was unclear if this Sunday was going to actually be Super Bowl Sunday or just another ordinary Sabbath. Fortunately for the American public, the commissioner’s office and the players figured out the semantics in time to still give the fans a full [...]

Spring Sports Preview

Spring Sports Preview

The barrage of beautiful January days has made it seem like spring has already arrived, which makes the start of the University of Mary Washington’s spring sports seasons in the early parts of February less awkward than usual. The regular array of spring teams are set to get their 2012 campaigns underway in the coming [...]

Ski and Snowboard Club Expands in Second Year

Ski and Snowboard Club Expands in Second Year

By EVAN HICKS The University of Mary Washington is host to a wide variety of clubs and activities that students can participate in, and another was added in January 2011 when Rob Jarvis, club president, and sophomore David Chambers, club officer, started UMW’s Ski and Snowboarding Club. “We want to help get people who want [...]

Hegmann Announces Retirement

Hegmann Announces Retirement

Longtime University of Mary Washington Athletic Director Ed Hegmann announced last Saturday that he will be retiring following the conclusion of the spring semester. The decision was one that Hegmann had been considering for some time, but he really gave it greater deliberation over this past winter break before coming to the conclusion that it [...]

Applebury Earns Victory No. 200

Applebury Earns Victory No. 200

By WES HOST Mary Washington’s women’s basketball team has been nothing but impressive this season. The team has set plenty of milestones this season but none more impressive than Deena Applebury notching her 200th win as head coach. Applebury grew up in the small, rural town of Versailles, Mo. She developed as a basketball player [...]

Frostburg Edges Mens’ Basketball

Despite trailing for most of the game last Saturday, the University of Mary Washington men’s basketball team took the lead with less than a minute to play when sophomore E.J. Willis drained a 3-pointer to give the Eagles a 75-74 advantage. It was the first lead for UMW since the 9:50 mark of the first [...]

Harrison, Landy Pace Eagles’ Track

The University of Mary Washington track and field teams sent 12 athletes up to the University of Maryland Invitational this past Saturday to compete against approximately 15 to 20 other collegiate teams, most of which were Division I programs. All those sent north by head coach Stan Soper were from the distance and middle distance [...]