Sports

By Taylor McGinnis Transcript Correspondent Despite not making the playoffs, the Ohio Wesleyan women’s soccer team knows the season was not a complete loss and the team is already getting ready for their next season. During their fall season, according to the Ohio Wesleyan Athletics page, the team posted a 6-11-1 with key conference...
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By Tim Alford Transcript Correspondent The women’s track and field team started training for the winter indoor season with a goal to win their seventh straight NCAC Championships. Senior Nicole Lourette, a triple jumper and long jumper, said the runners who do not run cross country began non-mandatory captain’s practices in the third week...
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By Taylor Smith Transcript Reporter After beating the Carnegie Mellon last Saturday 34-25 the Ohio Wesleyan football team is now 7-0 on the season, their best start since 2001. The 7-0 start already guarantees a winning regular season record for the Bishops, a turnaround from last year’s 4-6 record and 2010’s 2-8 record. First...
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By Sadie Slager Transcript Reporter Haley and Tirion Sheafor say everything’s better when they’re together. The identical twins, who hail from Charlotte, N.C., are first-year students on OWU’s swimming and diving team. Tirion said their swimming careers started very early in life. “Since we were four, we always liked the water,” she said. “So...
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By Tim Alford Transcript Correspondent Over the weekend, the baseball team concluded their fall training which senior catcher Tim Heinmiller said had a much more competitive atmosphere this year. Heinmiller said the four weeks of training during the fall, nicknamed “fall ball,” began with tryouts. While the team has had tryouts every year, he...
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By Margaux Erilane Transcript Correspondent The women’s volleyball team has long been the brunt of OWU’s sports jokes, but having already won more games this season than in the previous three seasons combined, things can only improve for the Lady Bishops. The Bishops currently have a record of 11-15 and have qualified for the...
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By Tim Alford Transcript Correspondent In just over half of the season, Ohio Wesleyan’s volleyball team has already won nine more games than they did in all of last season. Their record stands at 11-9 so far this season after a record of 2-29 last season. Coach Taryn Haas said in an email interview...
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By Heather Kuch Sports Editor The Ohio Wesleyan Women’s Field Hockey team finished last week with two conference wins over Oberlin and Wittenberg bringing their record to 5-4. OWU played Oberlin on Sept. 27 and Wittenberg on Saturday at Selby Stadium. The Bishops were able to defeat Oberlin with a score of 2-1. Senior...
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By Tim Alford Transcript Correspondent Ohio Wesleyan’s new head football coach Tom Watts began the season with wins against Denison University and Oberlin College with the help from junior quarterback Mason Espinosa, who broke two long-standing records. Espinosa became OWU’s all-time passing yards leader and all time passing completions leader in the first game...
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By Jenna Rodcay Transcript Reporter OWU’s Battling Bishops football team took home their first conference win of the season against the Oberlin College Yeomen on Saturday at Savage Stadium with a final score of 29-17. First year head coach Tom Watts said he was pleased with the way the team came together to get...
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