Being the underdog is a pretty common position for Covenant College. Oftentimes we are the smaller of the schools and have tough competition to wade through, yet this does not stop the Scots from creating success and holding their own. The 2012-2013 year has been filled with great success, hard losses, and the hope of [...]
For many Covenant students, last Friday was a typical day, but for Tami Smialek it was her last day to walk onto the Covenant College campus as an employee. For the last 29 years, Tami has faithfully served the college as a coach, administrator, and athletic director. Prior to working at Covenant, Tami attended the [...]
The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament–aka “The Big Dance”–is 3 1/2 weeks of some of the most exciting basketball you will ever see. This college season, the tournament was supposed to be one of the more unpredictable and exciting tournaments and it did not disappoint. March Madness was full of buzzer beaters and upsets [...]
As the weather becomes warmer and school seems to become less important, the smell of baseball fills the air. Major League Baseball Opening Day was this past Sunday, signaling the beginning of the MLB season, but the Covenant College team has been playing baseball since February. This might have gone unnoticed by many, because who [...]
March is full of excitement. As the spring sports have started and the weather has begun to warm up, things are looking brighter all around. But there is something the student body here at Covenant College is missing out on. Unknown to most of us, the roller hockey club at Covenant has been in action [...]
Usually for spring break, students head off to far distant beaches with their friends. This wasn’t the case for the women’s basketball team, who instead travelled to compete in regionals. The women’s regionals were located at Bluefield College in Bluefield, VA. The first round game wasn’t until Thurs., March 7, so if you can do [...]
The Junior Varsity Basketball Team comes under the scrutiny of Scots sports fans at least once a year. Students make comments that range from condescending to contemptuous. Here is a sampling of just a few from previous years: “I’m sure y’all had higher SAT scores than them!” “Their school is just a lot bigger…” “Why [...]
On Saturday, the men’s basketball team played their final home game at Covenant College. A very large crowd of proud parents, students, and locals filled the stands to witness the Scots win an exciting game against Huntington College 56-52. The win gave Covenant a 9-3 home record this year and was the team’s 13th win [...]
“I stepped into the box with only one thing on my mind: get a hit. I swung at the first pitch and drove it into left field and after that everything just went silent. It was surreal,” said freshman Braeden Lane, after his first baseball game as a Covenant Scot. This spring’s baseball season is [...]
With the Super Bowl over, football season is now officially behind us. The NBA playoffs are still months away, so the casual sports fan’s attention turns to college basketball. After all, March Madness is only a month away. So for those of you who are just now tuning into college basketball, here are five things [...]