Sports

Schafer’s hat trick leads UNH to first win

Down 11-8 with roughly 10 minutes to play and on the road against conference rival Vermont, the UNH women’s lacrosse team was in a familiar situation.

Red Sox season preview

With Opening Day at Fenway Park against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 3, our staff breaks down the 2017 season for the Boston Red Sox.

Outdoor season set to kick off for Wildcats on Saturday

Ready to build off their indoor track seasons, the outdoor season is upon the ‘Cats after a couple of weeks off from competing. The women’s team captured a respectable third-place finish at the America East Championships in indoor while the men reached their goal of a top-five by finishing fifth. Athletes usually see their times drop and jumps and throws gain in the outdoor season due to growth and change of competition conditions, so expect a healthy amount of new personal records this upcoming season.

Pflieget; 'Cats excited for Gainesville Regional

Head coach Gail Goodspeed is no stranger to the postseason. In her 38 years of coaching the UNH gymnastics team, it has qualified for the postseason 36 times.

Stony Brook dominates ‘Cats in America East opener

Coming off of a 13-10 home loss to Hofstra University on March 22, the UNH women’s lacrosse team felt they played close enough to win.

Dear LaVar Ball, enough is enough

Like it or not, it had to be said. Ever since LaVar Ball, who seemed to come out of nowhere, uttered the words that his son, UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball, could be better than two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry, LaVar has been on a media firestorm.

Nkounkou raises the bar as a multi-skilled competitor

In the world of track and field, the heptathlon and decathlon are tough beasts to tame.  Attempted by few, the two series of competition require a mastery of multiple events, all to be completed at one meet. Joel Nkounkou never thought he would be attempting the 10 events required by the decathlon, but he has slowly built his strengths and has found himself at a good point in his UNH track and field career.

PowerCats meet Wildcats:Northeast Passage competes with UNH men’s soccer in fundraiser game

Gurello nets hat trick in ninth straight loss

In a first half that had early moments of promise for the UNH women’s lacrosse team, the second half ended on a much different note.

UNH finishes runner-up at EAGL’s, placed in Gainesville Regional

The UNH gymnastics team will once again be a part of the National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships.

The No Nawnsense March Madness Breakdown

Sorry, Duke Blue Devils fans. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but because your team could not surpass the pesky South Carolina Gamecocks, your 2017 March Madness brackets have officially been busted. I am not trying to call out my Sports Editor Brian Dunn, who picked the Blue Devils to win it all, but more or less am here to make you feel better as we gather to watch the Sweet 16 on Thursday and Friday.

WNIT berth creates ‘stepping stone’ to promising future

‘Cats on the move: Kelleher, Cleland sign pro deals

The door has closed on the 2016-17 season for the UNH men’s hockey team. However, for seniors Tyler Kelleher and Matias Cleland, another door has just opened.

Coach Dick Umile announces next season will be his last

Hockey Preview

UNH vs. No. 4 UMass Lowell 

Wildcats host UMass before the road trip

Host UNH finishes day one of NCAAs

History repeats itself Poor shooting dooms ‘Cats in Burlington

Wildcats remain winless

Entering Sunday’s road game against Fairfield University, the UNH women’s lacrosse team remained winless with an 0-4 record, while going 0-2 on the road.

DMR team highlights weekend meets

In the process of wrapping up a long indoor track season this weekend, both UNH teams competed at their respective meets at Boston University.  The men took to the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4As) and the women the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECACs) meets. Not everyone runs at these meets, with both meets having competitive qualifying standards. Both teams were coming off a tough conference championship meet last weekend when the men placed fifth and the women third.