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Barnes and the Beard: What it means to bleed teal
Barnes and the Beard: What it means to bleed teal
Brandon Sans, Sports Editor • April 18, 2019

Picture this. You’re spending your Friday night in April at Brooks Field. UNC Wilmington is up a few runs ahead of whatever CAA opponent...

Harry's Game is an opportunity beyond charity
Harry’s Game is an opportunity beyond charity
Brandon Sans and Lanre Badmus • April 4, 2019

With the Spring schedule underway for UNC Wilmington men’s soccer, Saturday will be special for coach Aidan Heaney. The seventh annual Harry’s...

Kevin Keatts, head coach of the UNCW Seahawks, raises the game net over his head after winning a second consecutive CAA tournament title.
Where are they now? The Keatts recruits that never came to UNCW
Brandon Sans, Sports Editor • March 23, 2019

When then-coach Kevin Keatts left UNC Wilmington, all five recruits he signed for the 2017-18 class opted to head elsewhere as well. This...

GiGi Smith (5) during UNCW's contest against Delaware in Trask Coliseum on Feb. 24, 2019.
Seahawks secure first winning season since 2011-12
Lanre Badmus, Staff Writer • February 25, 2019

The final home game of the season for UNC Wilmington women’s basketball went according to plan, with a 72-64 win over Delaware at Trask Coliseum...

No. 36 Kep Brown
Seahawk Spectacular: CAA champs reload after talent loss
Brian Carpenter, Staff Writer • February 14, 2019

Editor’s note: UNCW baseball opens the 2019 season on Friday against Saint Joseph’s. The Seahawks are fresh off their second Colonial Athletic...

Sans: Cacok’s impact extends beyond basketball
Sans: Cacok’s impact extends beyond basketball
Brandon Sans, Sports Editor • February 14, 2019

Devontae Cacok isn’t ready to think where his jersey may end up after this year. The senior forward has gone through enough change in his...

GiGi Smith (5) and Paige Powell (1) on defense in win over William & Mary on Feb. 10 inside Trask Coliseum.
Women’s basketball use free throws, defense to hold off Tribe
Lanre Badmus, Staff Writer • February 10, 2019

It was not at all pretty or smooth to see unfold. It required some free throws, lots of defense and even more grit down the stretch. UNC Wilmington...

Derek Brunson (top) in UFC fight.
UFC fighter trains in Wilmington’s Independence Mall
Austin Chandler, Contributing Writer • February 10, 2019

It’s not every day that you stumble upon athletes training in mixed martial arts while shopping in Wilmington. At Independence Mall, it’s...

Courtesy of Kim Woodlief
‘Icehawks’ shine in season finale
Brian Carpenter, Staff Writer • February 9, 2019

UNC Wilmington club hockey concluded their 2018-19 season with an 11-0 win over Duke Friday night at the Orange County Sportsplex in Hillsborough....

Chinyere Bell (24) fights for a layup against Elon on Feb. 8, 2019.
UNCW remains undefeated at home
Elijah Mize, Staff Writer • February 9, 2019

UNC Wilmington women’s basketball remained perfect at home with a 76-51 win over Elon inside Trask Coliseum on Friday night. The Seahawks...

Finding Marie: Where sports and tragedy intersect
Finding Marie: Where sports and tragedy intersect
Brandon Sans, Sports Editor • February 8, 2019

The biggest goals require the hardest sacrifices and can be shaped by the toughest tragedies. UNC Wilmington senior Jessica McClellan’s...

'Icehawks' fall to UNC Charlotte
‘Icehawks’ fall to UNC Charlotte
Brian Carpenter, Staff Writer • February 3, 2019

CHARLOTTE-- UNC Wilmington club hockey dropped their penultimate game of the season to UNC Charlotte by a final of 9-4 Saturday afternoon. With...

Jeantal Cylla (2) goes up to the rim during UNCW's Homecoming matchup against James Madison on Feb. 2, 2019.
UNCW slides further down CAA ladder
Brandon Sans, Sports Editor • February 3, 2019

UNC Wilmington men’s basketball was unable to provide the Trask Coliseum homecoming crowd with a win in its 104-95 loss to James Madison on...

Shield Talk: Super Bowl LIII preview and predictions
Shield Talk: Super Bowl LIII preview and predictions
Brent Jansen, Staff Writer • February 1, 2019

It’s a glorious and sad time of year. America's biggest sporting event is just a few days away, marking the end of the year for America’s...

'Icehawks' skate into match with UNC Charlotte
‘Icehawks’ skate into match with UNC Charlotte
Brian Carpenter, Staff Writer • February 1, 2019

CHARLOTTE-- Following a last-second victory against Coastal Carolina last Saturday, thanks to a Greg Wiklund power play goal, UNC Wilmington...

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