Men’s basketball looks to improve on last season
Sanjay Annigeri, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2018
The Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball team looks to build on its progress from last year. The team finished the 2017-2018 campaign with a 12-13 record. CWRU averaged 75 points per game and hit an average of 9.5 three pointers per game. The team will return nine of last year’s pl...
Third-year basketball player grows with experience
Nicholas Kamlet, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2018
Monty Khela is a third-year guard on the men’s basketball team. He is a biology major who plans on attending medical school to become a doctor. Additionally, he is a research assistant and a teaching assistant. In his free time, he likes to work out and watch Marvel movies. What is your favorite ...
Life’s imperfections are what make it great
Nicholas Kamlet, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2018
Alicia Marie Gonzales is a third-year guard on the women’s basketball team. She has played basketball since the first grade and has continued to better herself at the sport despite suffering injuries. Off the court, she is an active member in Phi Mu, Theta Tau and the American Society of Civil Engi...
The Cavaliers are in NBA purgatory
Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 2, 2018
For the second time in the last eight years, the Cleveland Cavaliers are left picking up the pieces after the departure of superstar LeBron James. The team made the NBA Finals every year for the last four years and won their first championship with James. Now, management has the impossible task of deci...
Cavaliers look to hold off upstart Pacers
Ben Resnick, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2018
The Cleveland Cavaliers are in an unprecedented first round playoff battle against the Indiana Pacers, and it is going to take the entire team, not just small forward LeBron James, for the Cavs to take the series. After getting blown out at home in Game 1, the Cavs came out with vengeance in Game 2, a...
Cavaliers bounce back from loss
Jacob Rayyan, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2018
The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a rocky start to the 2018 NBA Playoffs, dropping the first game against the Indiana Pacers 98-80 in Quicken Loans Arena. The Pacers were in full control from the beginning, jumping out to a 33-14 lead at the end of the first quarter, effectively setting the tone for the rest o...
Spartans comeback falls short
Sanjay Annigeri, Sports Editor
March 2, 2018
Leads are not always safe. History provides many famous examples. The ones that stick out the most include the 28-3 lead of the Atlanta Falcons in last year’s Super Bowl and the 3-1 series lead that the Golden State Warriors had over the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, all leads aren’t blown. The...
Women’s basketball ends season with a loss to Carnegie Mellon
David Chang, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2018
The Case Western Reserve women’s basketball team dropped their final game of the season to Carnegie Mellon University 71-55. The Spartans end their season with an overall record of 4-20, and a 1-13 record against University Athletic Association (UAA) opponents. A heated shootout started in the first...
Men’s basketball looks to close out season on the road
Sanjay Annigeri, Sports Editor
February 23, 2018
The 2017-2018 season is almost over. The Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball team is looking to end the season on a high note. However, the team has to play its final three games on the road. This started with matchups against No. 2 Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) and University...
Women’s basketball swept by conference foes
David Chang, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2018
The Case Western Reserve University women’s basketball team dropped games against Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) 99-61 and No. 11 University of Chicago 73-35. Although the Spartans seem to be amassing losses with their 1-12 University Athletic Association (UAA) record, the team is picking...
