Patriots, Rams to clash in Super Bowl
Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2019
In what seems like an inevitable fact of life, the New England Patriots are once again playing in the Super Bowl. This time, they match up against the Los Angeles Rams, an up-and-coming team in their first Super Bowl since 2002, when they faced none other than the Patriots. However, both teams enter t...
Spartans fall to rival Carnegie Mellon in overtime
Riley Simko, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2018
The Case Western Reserve University football team lost the 33rd Annual Academic Bowl to Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday, Nov. 10 on DiSanto Field. The Spartans battled into overtime but unfortunately lost by a slim 23-29 margin. The game was also the Spartans’ Senior Night. This year the te...
Forecasting the NFL MVP, playoffs
Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 9, 2018
This week will kick-off week 10 of the NFL season, one that has seen the emergence of many storylines and has featured multiple marquee games thus far. The MVP race this year is especially intriguing. A lot of players are worthy of the prestigious award based on their performances in the regular se...
CWRU wins over Waynesburg
Riley Simko, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2018
The Case Western Reserve University football team defeated Waynesburg University 41-17 at home on DiSanto Field last Saturday, Nov. 3. Waynesburg kicked off the game with a 33-yard field goal in just over five minutes of game time, but the Spartans came right back with their own field goal from first-...
Spartans win on the road
Riley Simko, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2018
The Case Western Reserve University men’s football team hit the road on Saturday, Oct. 27, to defeat Bethany College, 34-3. Spartan first-year kicker Robertson Albrecht kicked the game off to a strong start with a 24-yard field goal in the first quarter. The Bethany College Bison couldn’t manage...
Tanking: From the NBA to the NFL
Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
October 26, 2018
If you are an NBA fan, you probably recognize the term “tanking.” It has become an increasingly popular strategy among basketball franchises. The general idea behind the term is that a team will purposefully trade away, or simply rest, its best players in order to lose games, and thus obtain ...
CWRU football brings home another win
Riley Simko, Staff Reporter
October 26, 2018
While most of campus relaxed during the long-awaited Fall Break, the Case Western Reserve University football team hit the road and faced off against Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania on Oct. 20. The Spartans came out on top, beating the Golden Tornadoes 27-14. The Spartans opened the first quarter with a...
Football suffers heartbreaking defeat
Riley Simko, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2018
The Case Western Reserve University men’s football team lost to undefeated No. 12 Washington & Jefferson College on Saturday, Oct. 6. The final score was 44-36. Despite the loss, the Spartans had an impressive outing. First-year quarterback Drew Saxton threw for a career-high 414 yards during the g...
Football remains undefeated
Riley Simko, Staff Reporter
October 5, 2018
The Case Western Reserve University football team beat the Westminster College Titans 35-14 on Saturday, Sept. 29. Both teams made 70 offensive plays each throughout the game, but the Spartan plays gained 150 percent more yards per play than the Titans. The Spartans hit the field hard, stunnin...
Spartan football keeps on winning
Riley Simko, Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
The Case Western Reserve University football team won their home game against Thiel College in a 63-20 blowout last Saturday night. This win put the team at 3-0 for the season and kept them in the No. 18 spot in the Division III overall rankings, according to d3football.com. By the end of the fi...
