Sports Articles

The Double Life

By Jessica Isner / Sports Editor
Most of us know Johnny Ayers as the guy who roped a double off of the first pitch Dice-K ever threw in America. The rest of us know him as that kid who plays football and baseball. And those of us who don't know that have been living under a rock. While most of Boston College was embarking on spring break excursions last March, the BC baseball team was down in Fort Myers to join the Boston Red Sox in the early stages of spring training.

Eagles defeat Wake Forest 38-28 in home opener

By Jeffrey Weinstein / Heights Senior Staff
Jeff Jagodzinski promised that Boston College's offense would be "a lot of fun to watch" shortly after he took the head coaching position in Chestnut Hill last December. Thirty-eight points and 408 passing yards later against the defending ACC champions, it's safe to say the new coach delivered on his promise.

Eagles football enters new era

Victory over Wake Forest caps off day of firsts

By Dan Cagen / Reporter
Nearly two years ago, Boston College ushered in a new era of Eagles football. The move to the Atlantic Coast Conference was highly anticipated: T-shirts were proudly worn across campus celebrating the event, and even ESPN's College GameDay crew came to town.

Bats stay hot in big win over Dartmouth

By David Amstutz
The baseball team won its third straight game on Wednesday afternoon against the hapless Dartmouth Big Green. A sparse crowd witnessed the 12-6 slugfest at sunny Shea Field. The Eagles fell behind early in the contest as Boston College starting pitcher Kurt Hayer struggled to locate the strike zone.

Eagles split series with BU

By Joe Gravellese
Things looked good for the Boston College softball team in the bottom of the seventh in game two against Boston University: Trailing 5-4 with one out and a runner on second base, Katrina Vazquez hit a little bloop pop up that appeared to be a sure out, but dropped in between the centerfielder and the second baseman.

Jared Dudley: Male Athlete of the Year

By Jeffrey Weinstein / Heights Senior Staff
If you took all of the top NBA draft prospects and asked them the question that Jared Dudley was asked on Saturday, you could pretty much predict all of their responses … except for Dudley's. During his entire basketball career, Dudley has relied on his unpredictability.

Laura Georges: Female Athlete of the Year

By Joe Gravellese
Laura Georges is not your ordinary student-athlete. For that matter, The Heights' Female Athlete of the Year is not your ordinary athlete. Georges, a senior communication major from Versailles, France, began playing in the French national program at age 16 and made her first appearance for the French women's national team at age 17.

Sailing an unsung BC powerhouse

By Nick Tarnoff / Heights Senior Staff
The Boston College sailing team rarely gets the attention it deserves. Despite being ranked in the top five in the nation and having qualified for the national championship for two straight seasons. The team competes throughout both fall and spring, staying on-campus for almost the entire month of June to practice and train for the national championships, yet there is no buzz around campus about the sailing team.