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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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Basketball moves on with returners and transfers

Basketball moves on with returners and transfers

Christian Odjakjian, Staff Writer April 29, 2021

Player movement has been difficult to keep track of in college basketball this spring. The NCAA is allowing players to transfer and play immediately without a waiver, and every collegiate athlete received...

Wake Forest rugby team shows resilience during pandemic school year

Wake Forest rugby team shows resilience during pandemic school year

Bruce Haywood, Contributing Writer April 29, 2021

Throughout the 2020-2021 school year the Wake Forest Rugby Club (WFRC) has practiced every Tuesday and Thursday, fully masked and socially distanced. Yes, you read that correctly. Fully masked even while...

Off-season update on mens basketball

Off-season update on men’s basketball

Cooper Sullivan, Assistant News Editor April 22, 2021

It’s been six weeks since Trey Wertz released his buzzer-beating three-pointer and Prentiss Hubb unleashed his extended third finger to the crowd of Wake Forest students at the end of the first round...

Mascolo has pitched in nine games this season, and Wake Forest has won four out of his five starts. He threw a season-high five strikeouts at Appalachian State.

Deacon Spotlight: Reed Mascolo

Christina Denovio, Sports Editor April 22, 2021

Hailing from Fairfield, Conn., Reed Mascolo is a pitcher on the Wake Forest baseball team. After attending the Brunswick School and earning three varsity letters throughout his time in high school, Mascolo...

On April 16, ace pitcher and junior Ryan Cusick threw seven scoreless innings and recorded 11 strikeouts, picking up his second win of the season.

Demon Deacons finish 2-2 rollercoaster week

Jake Stuart, Assistant Sports Editor April 22, 2021

4/13: Wake Forest 12, App State 0 In a midweek out-of-conference matchup, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons crushed the Appalachian State Mountaineers in Boone, N.C., 12-0. Following a 0-4 stretch that included...

Raca posted 1482 points and 715 rebounds in her career at Wake Forest.

Ivana Raca taken No. 28 overall in WNBA Draft

Essex Thayer, Sports Editor April 22, 2021

On April 15, Ivana Raca was selected No. 28 overall in the WNBA Draft, going in the third round to the Los Angeles Sparks. Raca is only the second player in Wake Forest history to be drafted into the WNBA....

Hannah Betfort, who first started playing soccer at Wake Forest as a walk-on, was drafted to the NWSL’s Portland Thorns FC in January.

Women’s soccer season comes to a close

Delaney McSweeney, Staff Writer April 22, 2021

After a season full of ups and downs, the Wake Forest women’s soccer team finished their season with five wins, seven losses, and two draws. Their season ended abruptly when their final game on the road...

Edelman was the game MVP when the Patriots won Super Bowl XLIII against the Los Angeles Rams. He caught 10 passes for 141 yards.

Julian Edelman retires after 12-year career

Nick Briggs, Contributing Writer April 22, 2021

On Oct. 10, 2019, the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots hosted the New York Giants in a Thursday night primetime game. The 5-0 Patriots had a red-hot defense that was setting the league...

Real Madrid was one major club looking to join the new league.

The rise and fall of the European Super League

Rafael Lima, Senior Writer April 22, 2021

The announcement for what would be the start of the richest and most glittering league ever seen in the football (soccer) world was made rather dimly. A little before midnight on Sunday — after the...

Zalatoris, a former Demon Deacon, walks off the 4th tee during The third round of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia on April 10.

Will Zalatoris: A story of true grit

Essex Thayer, Sports Editor April 15, 2021

In this year's Masters Tournament, Hideki Matsuyama pulled out the win and pulled on the green jacket. Still, many eyes at Wake Forest and beyond were trained on a wiry, blonde-haired golfer likened to...

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...

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