Sports Articles

Football turns new leaf

Players strut new stuff in McGillis Spring game

By Kevin Armstrong / Heights Senior Staff
It was rarely pretty, usually ugly,

No icing on this BC cake

Despite heart-breaking ending, Eagles' season was one to remember

By Dan Carrow / Heights Senior Staff
What is the measure of a champion? Some see it as a shelf full of trophies,

Molden brings her smarts to the net

Junior leads winning team on and off court

By Jay Hedstrom / Heights Staff
Have you seen those new commercials promoting the NCAA? You know the ones. They have a basketball player/psychologist or water polo player/protein chemist explaining that a majority of college athletes will go pro in something other than sports. Well, whoever makes those commercials should contact Boston

Mackey settles in with softball

Chicago native brings experience and leadership

By Christy Berkery / Heights Senior Staff
She knows all the words and can sing the theme songs from every Disney movie. And if that wasn't enough, Erin Mackey is a varsity scholarship athlete at a Division I school. "Her story is kind of a Michael Jordan story," said Mackey's younger sister, Jessie.

Pitcher shows humility

By Diane Meade
Humility, composure, and a sense of humor. That's what high-quality college pitchers are made of. Don't go thinking Mother Goose. She dealt with little boys and little girls and didn't know too much about baseball. Think Matt O'Donnell and be glad he's pitching for you.

St. John's 5, Boston College 4

By Mike Huntowski / Heights Staff
"Falling just short" was the theme of the weekend for the Boston College baseball team. The Eagles dropped a 5-4 decision to St. John's on Sunday to lose the weekend series after splitting a doubleheader the previous day. BC starting pitcher Matt O'Donnell gave up a two-run home run in the eighth inning after holding a tentative lead throughout the game.

Sports Column: Peterson should still be given the ball

By Chris Carty / Heights Senior Staff
Going into spring practices football head coach Tom O'Brien reaffirmed an open quarterback competition between seniors Paul Peterson and Quinton Porter. On the field in Saturday's Spring Football Game, the competition seemed to be won with a slam dunk.

Sports Column: Moments frozen in Fleet time

By Matt Roman / Heights Senior Staff
English writer Charles Caleb Colton once wrote, "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery." Yes, that might make Colton a poseur. But either way, I've decided to use this column as a personal ode to my favorite columnist, Bill Simmons. After all the entertainment he's given me with his takes on Boston sports teams and random ramblings, I feel obligated to honor the man affectionately known as "The Sports Guy.

Sports Column: Ripkens show kids the way

By Kevin Armstrong / Heights Senior Staff
Before there was Nomar, there was No. 8. Before there was A-Rod, there was the Ironman. Back in the day when I was younger and patrolling the shortstop position at the Nanuet Little League field, in my head, I was the Ironman with the powerful bat and the deep range in the hole.

After long run to the top, Eagles fall short

Eagles will have high expectations for 2004-05 despite losing senior talent

By Michael Kelley / Heights Staff
If you had to draw up a national championship team on paper, Boston College's 2003-04 team would have been it; very few losses to graduation, a great goaltender coming back, and a legendary coach shopping for another season of Beanpot glory and a NCAA tournament run.

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