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'Covers the campus like the magnolias'
"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

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"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

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Wake Forest had reason to celebrate after defeating Duke in the first round of the ACC tournament. Next up is Florida State on Nov. 5.

Women’s soccer upsets No. 2 Blue Devils

Charles Horn, Staff Writer November 4, 2021

It’s rare for a team to not hang their heads after conceding a late goal, to cheer on and encourage each other, to immediately return to the fray. It is even rarer to beat the No. 2 team in the country...

Previewing the top half of ACC basketball

Previewing the top half of ACC basketball

Christian Odjakjian, Staff Writer November 4, 2021

1. Duke Duke missed the NCAA Tournament last year. That definitely will not happen again in Coach K’s final season. Smooth forwards Matthew Hurt and Jalen Johnson are the two big names that departed...

CFB matchups intensify in Week 9

CFB matchups intensify in Week 9

Adam Barrow, Staff Writer November 4, 2021

College football’s extremely chaotic season continued on Saturday. Week 9’s marquee matchups delivered on the hype, and multiple teams in the top 25 fell to unranked opponents. The week’s biggest...

Football alum honored for large donation

Football alum honored for large donation

Christina Denovio, Sports Editor November 4, 2021

The Wake Forest athletic program just scored a major win. One of the university’s most generous donors (in fact the largest donor in Wake Forest athletics history), Bob McCreary, has donated $20 million. The...

New Orleans backup QB Trevor Siemian came in after Jameis Winston suffered a torn ACL. Sieman threw for 159 yards and one TD.

Unexpected results continue in NFL Week 8

Conor Robbins, Staff Writer November 4, 2021

If Week 8 of the 2021 NFL season taught us anything, it is to expect the unexpected, as football fans were treated to a series of gritty underdog victories that came down to the wire. If you didn’t have...

A photograph of Sam Hartman, #10 in white, in the pocket.

Wake Forest outshoots Army 70-56

Essex Thayer, Sports Editor October 28, 2021

In front of a sold-out crowd at West Point's Michie Stadium, Wake Forest engaged in an offensive shootout against Army, coming out on top 70-56. The win marks only the second time in program history in...

Previewing the bottom half of ACC basketball

Previewing the bottom half of ACC basketball

Christian Odjakjian, Staff Writer October 28, 2021

15. Boston College Jim Christian is out and Earl Grant is in as head coach for the Eagles, but that switch won’t keep this team from being the worst in the ACC. Arguably, the four best players in the...

Recapping Week 8 of college football

Recapping Week 8 of college football

Jake Stuart, Assistant Sports Editor October 28, 2021

If you told me Wake Forest would put up 70 points on just over 17 minutes of possession I would’ve called you nuts. That was the type of week it was, though, in college football. Headlined by six touchdowns...

Wake Forest had two key ACC wins last week. A goal from Giovanna DeMarco against NC State on Oct. 21 lifted the team to a 1-0 win.

Women’s soccer triumphs over NC State, Pitt

Charles Horn, Staff Writer October 28, 2021

Fifty years after the introduction of women’s sports to Wake Forest, the women’s soccer team recorded two crucial ACC wins against NC State and Pittsburgh. The Demon Deacons now occupy one of the...

Celebrating 50 years of women’s sports

Celebrating 50 years of women’s sports

Christina Denovio, Sports Editor October 28, 2021

This year marks 50 years of women’s intercollegiate athletics at Wake Forest. As the university celebrates half a century of women in sports, organizations across the community look to commemorate the...

Raiders head coach Gruden steps down

Raiders head coach Gruden steps down

Aaron Nataline, Contributing Writer October 28, 2021

Following the exposure of a series of obscene emails, Jon Gruden has resigned from his position as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. The team had been in the midst of an impressive opening to the 2021...

Braves and Astros to play in World Series

Braves and Astros to play in World Series

John Kimball, Staff Writer October 28, 2021

The MLB 2021 World Series matchup is set, as the Houston Astros will take on the Atlanta Braves in the 117th Fall Classic. In six games, the Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox. The Braves finished off...

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