By Tejay Cleland, Sports Editor
Newman athletics were put on hold after a COVID-19 scare last Wednesday, but
most teams were practicing again as of Monday, said Joanna Pryor, Newman’s
athletic director.
The abrupt halt of sports activities came about, Pryor said, after a dramatic
uptick in positive cases
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By Tejay Cleland, Sports Editor
Four runners from Newman University will be headed to Lubbock, Texas Nov. 14 for
a “National Invite” in place of an official national championship. With fall
sports championships being canceled this year because of COVID-19, there will be
no official national championship.
Eight conferences around
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By Tejay Cleland, Sports Editor
The women’s basketball team, returning 10 players from last year's 11-17 season,
is looking for a big season, said head coach Darin Spence.
Spence, in his ninth year as coach, says he hopes for good things from the
returners this season in
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By Tejay Cleland, Sports Editor
Some Newman winter sport athletes will be able to receive an extra year of
eligibility thanks to an NCAA decision announced last week.
On Oct. 20, the NCAA announced that winter student-athletes who compete this
season will receive an additional season of competition. Newman’s
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By Katherine Sullivan, Staff Writer
The Newman Jets Baseball team this week is putting on The Fall World Series, a
three-game series of intrasquad scrimmages held at McCarthy Field. The series
was slated to start Thursday and run through Friday. The first game was
postponed to today due to weather.
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