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Spartans upset

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor November 18, 2016

College football is full of upsets. No team is safe from losing, no matter how strong of a team they claim to be. Even the University of Mount Union, winners of 112 consecutive regular season games, can...

Time to crush some Mellon

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor November 11, 2016

Normally a rivalry game is the most highly anticipated game of any season. Any chance to beat your rival and hold bragging rights—and possibly a trophy—for a full year is an amazing opportunity. For...

Back from the brink

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor November 11, 2016

The ball bounced on the turf and third-year student Justin McMahon saw his chance to rescue the season. The linebacker pounced on the fumble at the three yard line, stopping Westminster College’s...

The Spartans burst onto the field before their home game versus St. Vincent College earlier in the season.

Eight Is Great

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor November 4, 2016

With the temperature reaching a record high, there was no question of if it was hot during the football game on Saturday, Oct. 29, in St. Louis. The question was whether the No. 24 Case Western Reserve...

Kicker Ben Carniol attempts an extra point during a game earlier this season. Carniol has converted 35 of his 39 extra point attempts this year

“We did what we had to do to win”

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor October 28, 2016

After many students struggled through their midterm exams, the Spartans’ football team faced their hardest test of the season. Just like their fellow Case Western Reserve University students, the team...

Finding new ways to win

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor October 21, 2016

The formula may have been a bit different, but the result was still the same for the Spartans. The Case Western Reserve University football team secured another victory, their sixth in a row, over the...

Football cruises into Homecoming game

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor October 14, 2016

Another week, another victory as the Spartans’ football team keeps rolling along. Case Western Reserve University improved to 5-0 on the season with a 37-14 victory over Bethany College in West Virginia...

Third-year quarterback Rob Cuda hands off to second-year wide receiver Justin Phan early in the game against St. Vincent. The Spartans successful running attack was key to their victory.

Football aces latest test

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor October 7, 2016

The outcome was the same, but getting there was a little different. The Case Western Reserve University football team defeated the Bearcats of Saint Vincent College 53-28 at home to achieve a perfect 4-0...

Jacob Burke dodges a Waynesburg defender during one of his 20 rushes. He set career highs in carries, yards and touchdowns in the Spartans victory.

Football cruises to easy victory

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor September 30, 2016

Another week, another offensive record for the Spartans. Last week it was fourth-year wide receiver Brendan Lynch tying the team’s single game receiving yards record. This week, it was third-year fullback...

Football routs Grove City

Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor September 23, 2016

Not even Mother Nature could stop the Spartans’ offense, as the football team cruised to a 55-0 win last Saturday over Grove City College in a game twice delayed by weather. Both delays were due to lightning...

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