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Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter

Andrew is a second-year student majoring in political science and economics. As is easily inferred, he enjoys sports, politics and money. In his free time, he consistently beats his best friend at Madden and throws movie nights for his friends on what they describe as his giant TV. If he isn’t doing that, then he’s probably giving a tour for the university or avoiding human interaction in his room. Andrew is also a member of Phi Alpha Delta, a professional pre-law fraternity. He has yet to find anyone at this institution who has heard of his hometown of Urbana, Ohio. If you have heard of this town, live there, or want to debate sports or politics, his email is arf76@case.edu.

All content by Andrew Ford

A disappointing season: What explains the Browns’ struggles?

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
December 6, 2019
The Spartan wrestlers began their season with two tough matches against JCU and CSU.

Wrestling faces early tests

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
November 22, 2019
The Spartans take an offensive stance during their game

Volleyball closes season with 5th place finish at UAA Championship

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2019
Spartans end regular season with momentum for UAA tournament

Spartans end regular season with momentum for UAA tournament

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
November 8, 2019

Fighting Gobies ultimate frisbee club looks poised for big spring season

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2019

Spartans split in final regular season conference action

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2019
The volleyball team is preparing for the final AAU round-robin tournament.

Volleyball bounces back with two wins

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2019

NFL storylines after the first four games

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2019

Women’s volleyball is waiting for the tide to change

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
September 27, 2019
Volleyball eaked out a 25-23 victory against Mount Union on Sept. 11 Courtesy of CWRU Athletics

Volleyball looks to reverse course, prepare for UAAs

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2019
The women’s volleyball team won on Friday at Horsburgh Gymnasium, but lost twice on Saturday.

Spartans try to move on after inconsistent weekend

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
September 13, 2019

The time is now for CWRU volleyball

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
September 6, 2019
Colts at Redskins 09/16/18

Luck shocks the football world

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
August 30, 2019

Ford’s Five Fantasy Football Tips

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
August 23, 2019
Nicole Doyle connects with a pitch. Doyle was honored last Saturday for the softball team’s Senior Day. In her time on the team, Doyle has helped the Spartans go 97-60 over the last four seasons.

Spartans honor Doyle but lose series

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
April 26, 2019

Spartans lose series to Brandeis

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
April 19, 2019
The Spartans won three of their four games against Carnegie Mellon University last weekend. Through their first six games of conference play, CWRU currently sits in third place.

Spartans dominate rival CMU

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
April 12, 2019

Cleaveland walks off for Spartan victory

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
April 5, 2019
Third-year Ilissa Hamilton prepares a pitch. The Spartans have gone 7-1 against four teams from Northeast Ohio.

Owning Northeast Ohio

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
March 29, 2019
Fourth-year student Nicole Doyle steps up to the plate to bat. The Spartans have opened their season with a .500 record through their first 10 games and recently traveled to Arizona for their spring break trip, which they finished with a 4-2 record.

Softball begins season with successful spring break trip

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2019

What the Browns need to do this offseason

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2019

Legalized sports gambling: beneficial or dangerous?

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 22, 2019
A new football league begins

A new football league begins

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2019
First-year wrestler Adam Kates takes on an opponent. Kates earned the title of UAA Rookie of the Year as well as an All-UAA honor last weekend at the UAA Championships.

Wrestling makes history at UAA Championships

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2019

Getting ready for March Madness

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2019

Wrestling dominates on Senior Day

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2019

Spartan wrestling sees midseason struggles

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2019
Tom Brady looks for sixth Super Bowl win when the New England Patriots compete against the Los Angeles Rams on Feb. 3. // Courtesy of Brad Muckenthaler

Patriots, Rams to clash in Super Bowl

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2019
James Harden leads the league in scoring with 35.7 points per game. Currently he has a 19 game streak in which he has scored 30 points or more.

Midseason NBA catch-up

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2019

Multiple CWRU wrestlers place in winter break action

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2019

Wrestling takes second in BW Invite

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
December 7, 2018
The NHL recently approved the expansion of the league to Seattle. The last major professional winter team in Seattle was the Supersonics, who played in Key Arena. The ownership group of the new NHL franchise has renovated Key Arena in order to modernize it.

Discussing possible names of the new Seattle hockey team

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
December 7, 2018
In their first meet of the indoor season, the mens and womens track and field teams secured first place at the Sixth Annual CWRU Spartan Holiday Classic. The Spartans return to action Dec. 7 and 8 at the Kent State Golden Gala.

Sports briefs

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
December 7, 2018
Men’s cross country places 21st at nationals

Men’s cross country places 21st at nationals

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 30, 2018
Fink beyond the possible

Fink beyond the possible

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 30, 2018
Spartans to face tough competition in sectional round

Spartans to face tough competition in sectional round

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 16, 2018

Cross country advances to NCAA Championships

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 16, 2018
Wrestling takes the mats for a new year

Wrestling takes the mats for a new year

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 16, 2018

Forecasting the NFL MVP, playoffs

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 9, 2018
The mens and womens swimming and diving teams have started the season with two wins in their first three meets. They aim to continue that success in their next meet at University of Rochester.

Strong early start for swimming, diving

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 9, 2018

Volleyball ends season hoping for more in 2019

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 9, 2018
Injuries plague volleyball team

Injuries plague volleyball team

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 2, 2018
The Cavaliers are in NBA purgatory

The Cavaliers are in NBA purgatory

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
November 2, 2018
Volleyball prepares for home stretch

Volleyball prepares for home stretch

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
October 26, 2018

Tanking: From the NBA to the NFL

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
October 26, 2018

Case Athletics Briefs

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
October 26, 2018

Will there be a World Series rematch?

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
October 12, 2018

Cleveland catch-up

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
October 12, 2018
Cross country teams both take second in Ohio Championships

Cross country teams both take second in Ohio Championships

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
October 12, 2018
First-year outside hitter Lauren Carmon has filled the role of injured third-year outside hitter Brianna Lemon. Even though she didnt get much playing time early in the season, she has stepped up against tough competition.

Facing the giants

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
October 5, 2018

Predicting the MLB opening round playoff matchups

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
October 5, 2018
Tennis duo goes down in record books

Tennis duo goes down in record books

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
September 28, 2018

Volleyball hits bump in the road before UAAs

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
September 28, 2018

Volleyball thrives in Buffalo

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
September 21, 2018

Cleveland Browns expect slow, steady improvement

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
September 7, 2018

Volleyball opens season with solid wins

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
September 7, 2018

Volleyball aims to turn potential into production

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
August 31, 2018

Softball finishes tied for fifth after magical run last spring

Andrew Ford, Sports Editor
August 24, 2018
Softball gifted its departing fourth-year players with a UAA-home victory over Washington University in St. Louis, with each of the graduating players playing their hearts out.

Celebrating a memorable class

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2018

Track and field performs well at All-Ohio Outdoor Championships

Andrew Ford and Sanjay Annigeri
April 20, 2018
The baseball team moved up to No. 10 in the Division III rankings with a dominant performance over New York University.

Baseball breaks through

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2018
The softball team bounced back from a loss to win three straight games against New York University, bringing the team’s record to 20-7.

Softball continues winning ways

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2018
Softball bounced back from a tough week against Emory, facing a dominant series against Brandeis with help from lights out starting pitching.

Dynamic duo dominate on the mound

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
April 13, 2018

Softball struggles in Atlanta

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
April 6, 2018

Softball cracks top 25 for first time in program history

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
March 30, 2018

Baseball, softball make appearances in top 25

Sanjay Annigeri and Andrew Ford
March 23, 2018
The softball team is currently ranked No. 22 in nation, marking the first time in school history the team has appearing in the Division III top 25 rankings. The team is on a roll, with a 7-1 record from blowout wins.

Softball comes out scorching hot

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2018

Newcomers, veterans look to power softball team

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2018

Fourth-year softball player builds memorable relationships

Niko Kamlet and Andrew Ford
March 2, 2018

Track and field ready for a championship

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2018

Crawling, trying to walk

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 16, 2018

Observer sports reporters podcast

Andrew Ford and Niko Kamlet
February 12, 2018

On to Chicago

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2018

Wrestling improves at tough event

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 2, 2018

Observer sports reporters podcast

Niko Kamlet and Andrew Ford
February 2, 2018

Observer sports reporters podcast

Niko Kamlet and Andrew Ford
January 29, 2018

Hoover brothers lead wrestlers to three wins

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2018
Despite a set back during break, the wrestling team turned in solid performances.

Wrestling shows promise over break

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
January 19, 2018

Seeing progress

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
December 8, 2017
Despite two pins from thrid-year wrestlers Gavin Dersh-Fisher and Brian McNamara, the team fell to John Carroll.

Wrestling loses first dual meet

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2017
More than 100 archers from across the region competed in the Archery Clubs first event of the year.

Archery club has first competition of the year

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2017

Volleyball season ends with fifth place conference finish

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2017

Intramural soccer: laughs, T-shirts and mud

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2017

Volleyball’s emotional win

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
November 3, 2017

Over fall break, volleyball splits at Heidelberg

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
October 27, 2017
Splitting their final four games, the volleyball team finished fifth in the UAA.

Volleyball splits final UAA matches

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
October 22, 2017
With a solid mix of personalities, the Spartan volleyball team balances each individuals strengths and weaknesses very well.

Get to know the volleyball team

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
October 6, 2017
The Spartan volleyball team started conference play with a 2-1 record after completing the first round robin at Horsburgh Gymnasium.

Upset city

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
October 6, 2017

Welcome to Splitsville

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
September 29, 2017
Noel Jeansonne frantically dives for the ball during the teams match against Baldwin Wallace; Haley Sims looks across the court after going up for a kill.

Unfazed by the concrete jungle

Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
September 22, 2017

Breaking out the brooms

Andrew Ford, Contributing Reporter
September 15, 2017

Women’s soccer does work on Labor Day weekend

Andrew Ford, Contributing Reporter
September 8, 2017

Volleyball’s expectations as high as their nets

Andrew Ford, Contributing Reporter
September 1, 2017
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