Student coaches football alongside professionals
Jen Jones, Sports Editor
September 11, 2019
Mercer Athletics has given students an opportunity to coach a team under Mercer’s very own coaching staff. John-Allen Stone is the Football Operations Intern and Director of Gameday Recruiting Employment this year.
Mercer women’s soccer gearing up for 2019 season
Samantha Homcy, Contributing Writer
September 11, 2019
Mercer’s women’s soccer season is in full swing, and the team is looking to reestablish their Southern Conference dominance after a loss to Eastern Tennessee State in the first round of the playoffs last year.
Practice makes confidence: Men’s soccer team kicks off season
Jacob Lugenbeel, Contributing Writer
September 11, 2019
From summer training to the first game of the year on Aug. 30, the men's soccer team gets focused.
Mercer looks to build momentum for their 2019 football season
Micah Johnston, Contributing Writer
August 14, 2019
Fans and students are hoping that the 2019 football season will provide another opportunity for the Mercer football program to prove itself in the difficult Southern Conference field of play. Here's a preview for the season ahead.
A bear pitches in the coastal plain league
Jen Jones, Sports Editor
August 14, 2019
This year, the Macon Bacon baseball team recruited Mercer junior Josh Farmer to pitch. The only Mercer baseball player recruited for the team, he appeared in 10 games with 22 strikeouts.
Braves enter final stretch: all you need to know
Micah Johnston, Contributing Writer
August 13, 2019
While the Braves have been one of the stronger teams in baseball over the course of the season, a playoff berth is far from guaranteed. To understand why the Braves should be cautiously optimistic, the weights of the team’s strengths and weaknesses have to be assessed.
Robert Riddle: What is to come
Micah Johnston, Contributing Writer
August 13, 2019
Riddle, a redshirt sophomore from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, earned himself the job as Mercer’s starting quarterback after two games of excellent quarterback play in the 2018 season. After an injury put an abrupt stop to his first season, he's looking forward to his return.
The trainers behind the players
Jen Jones, Sports Editor
August 13, 2019
Mercer University has developed a master’s program that recruits trainers and takes on graduate assistants to keep athletes safe. The result is not only beneficial to the trainer, but it also keeps the athletes healthy on and off the field.
After a high-scoring lacrosse season, Hailey Rhatigan is excited for the next three years
Sarah Dockery, Contributing Writer
April 10, 2019
For freshman Mercer lacrosse player Hailey Rhatigan, lacrosse has long been a family sport. Now that she’s a thousand miles away from home, finding a sense of a second family on the women’s lacrosse team has been integral to the success of her first season. Rhatigan is currently the highest scorer on ...
Leading the Way: Stanton Schorr leads golf team as his last season comes to close
March 27, 2019
Although Stanton Schorr’s last season as a star Mercer Golf player is almost complete, his name will not be forgotten once he graduates in May. During his time as a member of the Mercer golf team, Schorr has competed in 26 events over the span of four years. He was named Southern Conference Men's Go...
Dynamic duo making history for Mercer women’s basketball
Mitch Robinson
March 27, 2019
Basketball’s history is riddled with legendary partnerships: Shaq and Kobe, Jordan and Pippen, Steph and Klay- the list could go on. No matter who else was on the floor, these pairings always stood out. On this year’s talented Mercer women’s basketball team, two players stood above the res...
Greg Gary hired to lead Mercer men’s basketball program
Christian Hartley, Sports Editor
March 27, 2019
After the unexpected firing of former men’s basketball head coach Bob Hoffman, the Mercer Athletics department commenced their search for a new head coach to lead the program. Just 16 days later, the search is over. In a press release on Mar. 26, Mercer Athletics announced the hiring of current Pur...