Sunday, March 1, 2015- The Saint Leo Women’s softball team took the field at noon for the double header against Barry University Buccaneers. Saint Leo entered this game with a record of 13-2, with a winning streak of seven games prior to today’s outing. This was their first conference series of the season. Barry came in with a record of 12-5, and this series was their first round of the Sunshine State Conference play as well.
Eat. Sleep. Play. Repeat. This is the sequence of events often used to describe the average day in the life of a student athlete. Then, on top of all of this, there is homework, and any other demands or challenges the day might bring along. These athletes all end up on the same intense schedule, and it is one that leads them to success. They all share a common goal, along with the motivation and drive to achieve it. No wonder there always seems to be a special sort of bond between the members of a team. They are linked together with passion. This type of bond is hard to understand from the outside looking in. These members become more than just teammates. They become a family.
In lieu of the recent winter Olympics, the United States has claimed another “Gold Medal.” On Feb. 14, the Hennessey Venom GT claimed the world record for world’s fastest production car, theoretically speaking. The world record isn’t official because Guinness World Records rules say that Hennessey would have to make at least 30 Venom GTs to consider it a production car, but Hennessey has only planned on making 29 of them. Guinness also requires that the car go one way and then be able to come back the same way at same speed, but NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where the car was tested, didn’t allow another run.
After an exhilarating race at the regional competition, the Men’s Cross Country team earned their tickets to the NCAA National Championships in Spokane, Washington. They were a top team in the Sunshine State Conference as well as in the entire southern region for Division II athletics. These fierce runners had two weeks to critically train and mentally prepare themselves for the frigid mountainous territory they were about to enter. For two weeks, they ran, rested and worked out to make sure this flight was worth fighting for. On Thursday morning, the Lions packed their bags and embarked on this journey that they earned through a tough and outstanding season.
Almost two weeks ago, on Easter Sunday, the 2013 Major League Baseball season began as the Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers. After over 50 years in the National League, the Astros played their first game in the American League. The Astros moved from the NL Central division, which previously had six teams, and moved to the AL West, which previously had four teams. This move has evened up all divisions across the MLB, with each league containing three divisions of five teams. Because of this, almost every day will contain an interleague game (AL team vs. NL team), an occurrence that was limited to a few weeks in July in previous years. With all that being said, the 2013 season is sure to be an exciting and interesting one.
The 2015 baseball season is approaching, and teams are now in Florida and Arizona, getting ready during Spring Training. Down in Port Charlotte, Fla, the Tampa Bay Rays are looking forward to a bounce back season following a disappointing 77-85 2014 season.
It was senior night for the Lady Lions of the Women’s Basketball Team. The team honored their two seniors, Elise Clyburn and Christina “Hollywood” Granville. Both ladies have contributed massively to the program. Their efforts have been appreciated and will continue beyond long after the final game that they play.
The Men of the basketball team had a hard run against Eckerd as their offense and their free throw making skills were the deciding factor that led to a heartbreaking and shocking 69-68 loss in the Bowman Center during the season finale.
COO of Dover Motor Sports, Mike Tatoian spoke with Saint Leo Sport Business students about starting from the bottom and working your way up.
When the University decided to get a woman’s lacrosse team last year, expectations were not set. While there were some recruits, some of the girls who tried out had never even picked up a lacrosse stick before. It was a struggle right from the beginning.
