Lacrosse is just a game to some people. To others, it is a way of life. For Tom Sible, it is something he can't live without. "It has been a dream of mine to play a college sport," said Sible, a defensive midfielder. "I love to compete and I love […]
Classic Sports Features
Amanda Campbell: One step at a time
Track practice is fun for Amanda Campbell now. The senior from Lockport, New York, once again enjoys training multiple hours each day for her seven-event heptathlon – even while working toward her master’s in business administration. Assistant track coach Brad Fairchild, who works with Campbell daily, has noticed […]
Emily Boissonneault: Learning to lead
It might be hard to understand Emily Boissonneault when she says she's "finally found her place" on the women's lacrosse team. The senior ranks first in the Titan record books in goals (188), points (208) and caused turnovers (119). She's been a National Lacrosse Conference all-league selection since UDM's inaugural […]
1962 football team: Fighting back
Paul McLaughlin was frustrated and angry: He was upset and had had enough. So he cocked back his fist and drove it into the chin of a Memphis State defender. McLaughlin’s punch set off a chain reaction. Immediately, both benches spilled onto the field. For the next five […]
Shareta Brown: In a good position
They all knew it. Now the rest of the conference is learning, too. When the women’s basketball team was picked seventh in the preseason poll, nearly every player guaranteed they’d finish better. Despite losing eight of their first nine games, the Titans are poised to do just that. […]
Here to stay
Passion and dedication are two qualities valued in a coach. The women's tennis team believes Pjotrs Necajevs, their new head coach, possesses ample amounts of both. Necajevs, a native of Riga, Latvia, was asked to step in as interim head coach last year when the previous head coach suddenly resigned. […]
Lindsey Lammers: Lindsey the leader
Lindsey Lammers can be hard on herself. She often tells her coach, "I’m terrible, coach, I’m terrible," according to women’s golf coach Terri Ryan. As is the case with many great athletes, Lammers, a sophomore, holds herself to a higher standard than any coach, teammate, parent, sibling or […]
Lepera leads as captain, ‘quarterback’
In football, the quarterback is more times than not the leader of the team. He has to have great vision of the whole field and to know where everyone else is supposed to be at all times. The same can be said of the center-mid position in soccer. "It’s a […]
For runner Kirsten Mooney, senior year is becoming a crowning achievement
Senior Kirsten Mooney runs and runs most days. It has been this way since early in her life. "I started competing in track when I was in fourth grade," said Mooney, in her last season as a UDM athlete. "A friend of mine's dad was a coach and that's when […]
Remembering Charlie
At 7 a.m.on Aug. 18, Abby McCollum was on the soccer field. The sophomore stretched her long, 5-foot-11 frame, loosening her muscles in the cold morning air. Practice was starting. The routine was nothing new; she had played the game since age four. She is a McCollum, after all. And […]