"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

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

Old Gold & Black

"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

Maxwell has scored four goals this season, two against Boston College, one against Duke and one in Wake Forest’s most recent game against the University of Virginia.

Deacon Spotlight: Hannah Maxwell

Delaney McSweeney, Staff Writer April 15, 2021

Hannah Maxwell is a freshman forward from Forty Fort, Pa. In Spring 2020, Maxwell decided to graduate from high school early in order to train with the field hockey team at Wake Forest. However, she was...

Trey Mancini returns to baseball after recovery

Trey Mancini returns to baseball after recovery

Dylan Tynes, Staff Writer April 15, 2021

Last Saturday afternoon, Trey Mancini stood at the plate at Camden Yards in Baltimore. It was the bottom half of the first inning, and Mancini’s Orioles needed a spark to respond to the Red Sox scoring...

Senior  first  baseman  Bobby Seymour hit  two home runs in one game, including a 490 ft bomb, for the third time in his career on April 11.

Baseball looks for spark following winless week

Jake Stuart, Assistant Sports Editor April 15, 2021

4/7: Wake Forest 4, Liberty 8 In a mid-week out-of-conference matchup, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons fell to the Liberty Flames in Lynchburg, Va., 8-4. Following a 5-3 stretch that included a win against...

Following Head Coach Roy Williams’ retirement, UNC-Chapel Hill chose to stay in-house, replacing the storied coach with assistant Hubert Davis.

Coaching turnover begins in college basketball

Nick Briggs, Contributing Writer April 15, 2021

Each offseason, college basketball fans usually find themselves sitting in one of two boats, either hoping their coach returns for another successful season or begging that a new coach takes the reins...

NWSL kicks off second ever Challenge Cup

NWSL kicks off second ever Challenge Cup

Julia Junker, Contributing Writer April 15, 2021

On April 9, the National Women’s Soccer League kicked off its second rendition of the Challenge Cup. This is separate from the 24-match regular season, which will begin May 15. The Challenge Cup was...

PSG forward Kylian Mbappe raises his arms in victory after the win.

PSG defeats Bayern Munich in Champions League

Charles Horn, Staff Writer April 15, 2021

The fatigued stars of defending Champions League winners Bayern Munich sunk to the pitch in the cavernous Parc des Princes stadium as Paris Saint Germain inched one step closer to their Sisyphean goal...

After the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, the Wake Forest womens basketball team felt that they had to take some kind of action. At their next game, they knelt for the national anthem.

Threats from donors paused women’s basketball’s protest

Essex Thayer, Sports Editor April 8, 2021

It had been over two weeks since the Wake Forest women’s basketball team had played a game, but on Jan. 7, they were finally back on the court. But, the world was different than it had been the day of...

Junior outfielder Michael Ludowig sliding into third base. He hit a home run against Appalachian State on March 30.

Baseball goes 1-2 against No. 5 Louisville

Jake Stuart, Assistant Sports Editor April 8, 2021

3/30: Wake Forest 15, Appalachian State 7 In the first of a four-game road trip for Wake Forest, the Demon Deacons prevailed over the Appalachian State Mountaineers in a mid-week, out-of-conference matchup. Coming...

Quarterback Jamie Newman looked to turn heads at his NFL Pro Day.

Wake Forest Football hosts 2021 NFL Pro Day

Nico Panos, Contributing Writer April 8, 2021

On March 31, four Wake Forest football athletes competed in the annual NFL Pro Day inside the McCreary Field House in front of a bevy of NFL scouts representing 29 different organizations. defensive lineman...

Junior forward Kyle Holcomb carrying the ball against a Clemson opponent during the match on April 2 in  South Carolina, which ended in a draw.

Men’s soccer ties No. 1 Clemson on the road

Christina Denovio, Sports Editor April 8, 2021

After a long, hard-fought battle, No. 4 Wake Forest men’s soccer (11-2-2, 3-0-2) tied their top-ranked opponent, Clemson (12-2-2, 4-0-1). After going into double overtime, totaling 110 minutes on the...

Major League Baseball begins 2021 season

Major League Baseball begins 2021 season

Dylan Tynes, Staff Writer April 8, 2021

For the first time in two years, Major League Baseball opened its season on the traditional date of April 1. Of all the major professional sports leagues in America, the MLB saw its season changed the...

Deacon Spotlight: Sam Hartman

Deacon Spotlight: Sam Hartman

Bry Richards, Staff Writer April 8, 2021

Sam Hartman is the starting quarterback for the Wake Forest football team. He is currently preparing for his redshirt junior year after making historic waves during the 2020-2021 season, ranking No. 28...

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