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Sean Kennedy

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor

Sean Kennedy is a senior from Long Island, N.Y. majoring in communications with minors in film studies and journalism. On Wake Forest’s campus, he is an intramural sports referee, the president of Sports Analytics Club, and a member of Wake Radio. In his free time, Sean enjoys watching any forms of racing, listening to movie soundtracks and playing “Balatro” on his phone.

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Wake Forest earned their third commitment of the transfer portal season in Washington guard Mekhi Mason (0). (Photo courtesy of gohuskies.com)

BREAKING: Mekhi Mason chooses Wake Forest MBB

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
April 16, 2025
Wake Forest Athletics Director Ron Wellman poses for a portrait in front of the Demon Deacon statue at Deacon Tower on Wednesday, September 4, 2013.

Ron Wellman inducted into NACDA Hall of Fame

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
April 10, 2025
Kade Lewis (6) has continued on a highly productive season at the plate so far, including at one of the hottest teams in the country- the No. 4-ranked Florida State Seminoles. (Photo Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

Baseball dominates No. 4 Florida State twice

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
April 7, 2025
Myles Colvin (5) attempts a shot in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament against the Michigan Wolverines. Colvin had nine points and three rebounds in the 86-68 loss. (Photo courtesy of purduesports.com)

BREAKING: Men’s Basketball lands transfer wing in Myles Colvin

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
April 7, 2025
Transfer big man Cooper Schweiger (13) averaged 15.8 points and 7.8 rebounds for Valparaiso this past season. (Photo courtesy of valpoathletics.com)

BREAKING: Men’s Basketball lands Cooper Schweiger in transfer portal

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
April 2, 2025
Logan Lunceford (48) rips the ball towards home plate.

Baseball splits weekend against Maryland, Princeton

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
March 31, 2025
Ty-Laur Johnson spent one season in a Demon Deacon uniform, however, looks to find a new home after entering the transfer portal on Monday.

Men’s Basketball Declines NIT Bid, Three Players Depart Program

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
March 28, 2025
Freshman Charlie Robertson took on Cal’s Timofey Stepanov in fourth singles on Sunday. Their match stood unfinished, finishing at 6-4, 5-6.

No. 1 Men’s Tennis sweeps weekend, remains undefeated

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
March 7, 2025
Wake Forest’s No. 7 DK Suresh Ekamabaram celebrates a point in the ITA Men’s National Team Indoor Championship semifinals against the Texas Longhorns. (Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

Men’s Tennis wins National Team Indoor Championship

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 24, 2025
Wake Forest prays before the opening pitch of Friday afternoons game against LIU.

Baseball sweeps opening weekend against LIU, Marist

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 21, 2025
Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis (23) and Tre’Von Spillers (25) run back on defense at SMU’s Moody Coliseum. (Photo Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

Men’s Basketball bounces back, beats SMU

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 19, 2025
Wake Forest Baseball’s Team 111 looks to get off to a hot start against the Marist Red Foxes and Long Island Sharks on opening weekend.

2025 Demon Deacons Baseball Preview

Sean Kennedy and Blake Robison
February 10, 2025
No. 7 DK Suresh Ekambaram (middle) finished off No. 64 Will Jansen 6-2 in a decisive third set to win the match against the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes. (Photo Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

No. 4 Men’s Tennis sweeps weekend, beats No. 3 Ohio State

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 6, 2025
Hunter Sallis (23) looks to drive against Duke star Cooper Flagg (2). Sallis had 12 points in the contest, continuing a streak of nine-straight games with double-digit points.

Men’s Basketball comes up short against No. 2 Duke

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
January 27, 2025
Jake Dickert was appointed as Wake Forest Football’s 33rd head coach in program history in December, succeeding former Head Coach Dave Clawson after his resignation. (Photo Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

Dickert selected as Football Head Coach

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
January 22, 2025
Jeff Hulsmeyer was named Head Coach of Wake Forest Volleyball, ushering in a new era as the program seeks their first NCAA tournament appearance. (Photo Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

Volleyball appoints Hulsmeyer to lead program

Blake Robison and Sean Kennedy
January 22, 2025
CORVALLIS, OREGON - NOVEMBER 23: Head coach Jake Dickert of the Washington State Cougars reacts to a play call during the second half against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium on November 23, 2024 in Corvallis, Oregon.

BREAKING: Jake Dickert chosen to lead Wake Forest Football

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
December 18, 2024
Wake Forest Football Head Coach Dave Clawson finished his second straight 4-8 season with the Demon Deacons. Clawson attributed many of the season’s more conspicuous problems to the new realities of college football.

Football Head Coach Dave Clawson resigns

Andrew Braun and Sean Kennedy
December 16, 2024
Wake Forest starters huddle prior to kickoff in the national championship match against North Carolina on Dec. 9.

Women’s Soccer Historic Season Ends in Heartbreak

Sean Kennedy and Will Kunisaki
December 12, 2024
Horatio Fields (5) went for sixty yards against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns earlier this year. Fields announced his entry into the transfer portal on Friday, Dec. 6th.

Football Transfer Portal Tracker

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
December 12, 2024
Wake Forest's Ryan Belal (14) scored the first of two goals for the Demon Deacons.

Men’s Soccer downs Clemson in NCAA Tournament

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
December 5, 2024
Freshman Juke Harris (2) drives to the basket against a Western Carolina defender. With an injury to center Efton Reid III, Head Coach Steve Forbes adjusted lineups and used Harris in a new role at power forward.

Men’s Basketball defeats Western Carolina

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
November 20, 2024
Wake Forest Men’s Soccer took home their first conference championship since 2017 after winning 1-1 (7-6) on penalty kicks.

Men’s Soccer wins ACC Championship

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
November 20, 2024
Cooper Flax (18) converted two penalty kicks in the Demon Deacons’ 5-1 semifinal win.

First half dominance leads Men’s soccer in ACC Semifinal

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
November 18, 2024
Football drops important game to in-state rival UNC

Football drops important game to in-state rival UNC

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
November 18, 2024
Wake Forest center Efton Reid (4) looks for a teammate during Wednesday night’s win versus USC Upstate. Reid had 14 points and a game-high 8 rebounds on the night.

Men’s Basketball squeaks by USC Upstate

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
November 15, 2024
Hunter Sallis (23) goes up for a dunk, one of his four baskets from the field on the day. Sallis also led the team in assists for the second straight outing.

Second half spark leads Men’s Basketball over NC A&T

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
November 8, 2024
Hunter Sallis (23) jokes with transfer Tre'Von Spillers (25) at the free throw line.

Men’s Basketball cruises to opening night win

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
November 5, 2024
Demond Claiborne (1) tries to dash through the Stanford Cardinal defense. Claiborne had 127 yards on 23 carries. (Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

Demon Deacons create momentum with win at Stanford

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
October 28, 2024
Steve Forbes brings back several starters in his fifth year as Head Coach of Wake Forest Men’s Basketball: C Efton Reid III (4), G Cam Hildreth (2) and G Hunter Sallis (23).

2024-25 Wake Forest Men’s Basketball preview

Andrew Braun and Sean Kennedy
October 23, 2024
Wake Forest quarterback Hank Bachmeier (9) is sacked by Clemson linebacker Barrett Carter (0).

No. 10 Clemson outclasses Demon Deacons, 49-14

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
October 15, 2024
Demond Claiborne points to the sky after scoring one of his three combined touchdowns. Claiborne, a junior, now has seven combined touchdowns (rushing and receiving) on the year.

Football defeats rival NC State on the road, 34-30

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
October 9, 2024
Wake Forest quarterback Hank Bachmeier (9) completes a throw against the Virginia Cavaliers defense. Bachmeier had 403 yards and one touchdown on the night.

Virginia’s fourth-quarter comeback doomed Wake Forest

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
September 8, 2024
It’s been 685 days since Donavan Greene (11) last saw game action, but the redshirt junior wideout took no time to find the end zone — strutting in to put the Demon Deacons up four in the second quarter.

Demon Deacons ace first test, defeat N.C. A&T 45-13

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
September 3, 2024
Wake Forest RHP Chase Burns was selected second overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2024 MLB Draft. Burns joins Nick Kurtz (4th) and Seaver King (10th) as the Demon Deacons’ top-10 picks this year.

Three Demon Deacons taken in top-10 of 2024 MLB Draft

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
July 15, 2024
Environmental & Sustainability Studies: Ashlyn Segler

Environmental & Sustainability Studies: Ashlyn Segler

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
May 2, 2024
(Courtesy of Morgan Brown)

Critical & Creative Media: Morgan Brown

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
May 2, 2024
Abramo Canka (10) guards an Elon player in the season opener. Canka played a season-high nine minutes.

Abramo Canka enters Transfer Portal

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
April 28, 2024
Guard Davin Cosby committed to Wake Forest on Thursday, marking Wake Forest’s third incoming transfer of the season. (Courtesy of Crimson Tide Photos/UA Athletics)

BREAKING: Davin Cosby commits to Wake Forest MBB

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
April 25, 2024
Forward Omaha Biliew (left) committed to Head Coach Steve Forbes and the Wake Forest Men’s Basketball program after entering the transfer portal. (Courtesy of Iowa State University Athletics)

BREAKING: Men’s Basketball lands Iowa State forward Omaha Biliew

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
April 24, 2024
Andrew Carr (11) slams the ball into the basket during a loss at NC State.

Andrew Carr enters transfer portal, NBA Draft

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
April 15, 2024
Tre’Von Spillers (24) dunks against Wake Forest during their NIT matchup this past March. Spillers publicly committed to the Demon Deacons via his social media pages on Friday.

Breaking: MBB lands first transfer of offseason in Tre’Von Spillers

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
April 5, 2024
Wake Forest’s Kevin “Boopie” Miller (0) is surrounded by teammates during the NIT first-round matchup against Appalachian State. Miller had a career-high 31 points on the night.

Breaking: Kevin “Boopie” Miller enters Transfer Portal

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
March 28, 2024
Damari Monsanto celebrates a 3-pointer at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium in January 2023. Monsanto averaged career highs in points per game (13.3) and 3-pointers per game (3.2) during the 2022-23 season.

Damari Monsanto enters transfer portal

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
March 20, 2024
Hunter Sallis and Efton Reid shake hands with the Florida Gators after an 81-72 win last November. The Gators received a bid as the 7-seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Men’s Basketball earns NIT bid, will play Appalachian State

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
March 18, 2024
Despite 13 second-half points from Cameron Hildreth (2), the Demon Deacons were not able to close in the closing moments of Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech.

MBB stutters in crucial matchup, loses 70-69

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
March 6, 2024
Virginia Tech’s Mylyljael Poteat (34) slams over Wake Forest’s Parker Friedrichsen (20). Poteat had six points in the matchup.

Second half struggles against Hokies doom MBB

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
March 2, 2024
Demon Deacons get revenge against Blue Devils

Demon Deacons get revenge against Blue Devils

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 26, 2024
LHP Josh Hartle winds up against Fordham. Hartle went 5.2 innings with four strikeouts.

Wake Forest trumps Fordham 9-3 for opening win

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 19, 2024
Virginia’s Ryan Dunn (13) swats away an attempted basket by Kevin “Boopie” Miller (0). Dunn finished the afternoon with a career-high seven blocks.

MBB lose to Cavaliers in slugfest

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 17, 2024
Hunter Sallis surveys the court as Duke's Kyle Filipowski guards him. Sallis finished Monday night's game with 22 points, 4 assists (both team high) and 5 rebounds.

MBB falls out of reach of Blue Devils

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 13, 2024
Guard Cameron Hildreth (2) drives through the lane for a bucket. Hildreth had 10 points and 3 rebounds in the matchup.

Demon Deacons outrace Wolfpack in thriller, 83-79

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 10, 2024
"With so many new names and several familiar faces, we have the names you should know and keep an eye on."

Baseball looks to fulfill high expectations

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 10, 2024
Hunter Sallis (23) celebrates a three-point shot to stretch Wake Forest’s early lead. Sallis finished the contest with 24 points.

Demon Deacons triumph against the Orange

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 4, 2024
Mit Shah (right) has become one of the most visible donors in College Basketball, supporting Head Coach Steve Forbes (left) and his program.

Mit Shah commits $5 million to MBB program

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
February 2, 2024
Damari Monsanto (30) celebrates a dagger from beyond the arch. The game in Chapel Hill Monday night marked his second game back from injury. Monsanto recorded six points in the contest.

Tar Heels’ second half run dooms Demon Deacons

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
January 24, 2024
Andrew Carr (11) and Hunter Sallis (23) attempt to block a pass from NC State’s DJ Horne (0).

Second half frustration amounts to failure for Demon Deacons

Sean Kennedy, Sports Editor
January 23, 2024
Eight staff photographers make up the inaugural year in review sports photo gallery.

The best sports photos of 2023

Cooper Sullivan, Aaron Nataline, Sean Kennedy, Evan Harris, and Virginia Noone
December 14, 2023
Head Coach Dave Clawson earns a commitment from graduate transfer quarterback Hank Bachmeier. (Courtesy of Hank Bachmeier)

Wake Forest football lands new quarterback through portal

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
December 10, 2023
Junior center Efton Reid is granted a waiver for immediate eligibility.

Breaking: Efton Reid granted waiver for immediate eligibility

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
December 6, 2023
Junior Cameron Hildreth played all 40 minutes on the floor Wednesday night scoring 18 points.

Men’s basketball gets ‘identity’ win over Florida Gators

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
December 4, 2023
Graduate Student Kaia Harrison (2) drives to the basket against a BYU defender.

Women’s basketball experiences highs, lows in North Shore Showcase

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
November 30, 2023
Junior guard Hunter Sallis (No. 23) drives into the lane against a Towson defender. Sallis had 24 points en route to a 71-61 win (Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics).

Miller, Sallis lead men’s basketball to bounce-back win

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
November 20, 2023
Hunter Sallis rises for a shot over a Utah defender. The junior guard finished the night with a career-high 20 points, two rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block. (Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

Men’s basketball faces tall test, lose to Utah 77-70

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
November 19, 2023
Redshirt freshman Kate Deeble looks towards the basket in Monday night’s season opener. The guard finished with 19 points, five rebounds and two steals.

Women’s basketball beats Wofford in season opener

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
November 8, 2023
Football travels west of the Mississippi River four times over the next six years. (Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

ACC restructures football schedule after SMU, Cal and Stanford join

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
November 3, 2023
The Seminoles defense brings down Mitch Griffis. The Wake Forest quarterback was sacked four times on Saturday.

Football disappoints, falls 41-16 to Seminoles

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
October 29, 2023
Michael Kern surveys his options from the pocket. The redshirt junior replaced starter Mitch Griffis during the second quarter. (Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

Football in freefall after loss to Virginia Tech

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
October 18, 2023
Running back Justice Ellison is on the road to a career season, with 250 yards rushing through three games.

Kennedy: Football’s struggles are not as bad as they seem

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
October 4, 2023
Tate Carney celebrates after a touchdown run.

Kennedy: Three (or four) stars in football’s week two win

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
September 11, 2023
The Atlantic Coast Conference will add three new members in 2024: Stanford, Cal and SMU (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Wake Forest reacts to conference expansion

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
September 8, 2023
Sophomore Quarterback Mitch Griffis holds onto the ball for a short gain.

Football defeats Elon 37-17

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
September 4, 2023
Rhett Lowder was the Demon Deacons' highest pick in the draft, going to the Cincinnati Reds in the first round.

Demon Deacons find success in the MLB Draft

Avikar Khakh and Sean Kennedy
July 23, 2023
The women's golf team celebrates after winning a national championship.

Women’s golf enters the history books

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
May 25, 2023
The Sports section covered a successful season for Wake Forest sports, including for football, which won the Gasparilla Bowl.

Sports

Ian Steffensen, Aaron Nataline, and Sean Kennedy
April 27, 2023
Wide Receiver AT Perry (No. 9 in black) prepares for a snap against Boston College.

Former Demon Deacons look ahead to the NFL Draft

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
April 12, 2023
The Analytics Team gathers for its weekly meeting, lead by Chris Lewis and Nihar Maskara, at the David L. Couch Ballpark. Members' majors range from engineering to mathematics to finance.

Analytics team rattles its sabermetrics

Aaron Nataline and Sean Kennedy
March 29, 2023
From right to left, Grant van Beveren, Daivien Williamson and Tyree Appleby pose before their final home game as Demon Deacons.

Thank you, seniors

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
March 15, 2023
The baseball team celebrates an 18-2 victory against Mount St. Mary's in 2023.

Baseball sweeps doubleheader on way to 4-0 weekend

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
March 1, 2023
Tyree Appleby dives for the ball.

Wake Forest loses heartbreaker to NC State

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
February 27, 2023
Brock Wilken and Nick Kurtz embrace during Sunday's game against the Illini.

Demon Deacons outfight the Illini

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
February 21, 2023
Rhett Lowder (pictured) and the Wake Forest pitching staff are No. 1 in the ACC by ERA.

All eyes on Omaha as WFU baseball kicks off this weekend

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
February 14, 2023
Damari Monsanto's 3-pointers help Wake Forest beat Notre Dame.

Monsanto shines in victory over Notre Dame

Sean Kennedy, Asst. Sports Editor
February 9, 2023
Damari Monsanto attempts to block a shot. His 25 points kept Wake Forest in the game.

Cavaliers slay men’s basketball at the Joel

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
January 25, 2023
Damari Monsanto (no. 30 in black) played one of the best games of his career in the loss against Rutgers.

Demon Deacons drop final non-conference contest against Rutgers

Sean Kennedy, Assistant Sports Editor
December 22, 2022
Tyree Appleby controls the ball en route to a 32-point performance in Madison, WI.

Appleby shines as Wake Forest stuns Wisconsin in Madison

Sean Kennedy, Staff Writer
November 30, 2022
Bobi Klintman (No. 34 in white) handles the ball in the Wake Forest offensive zone.

Men’s basketball opens season with win over Fairfield

Sean Kennedy, Staff Writer
November 11, 2022
The Sports section covered a successful season for Wake Forest sports, including for football, which won the Gasparilla Bowl.

Demon Deacons earn second ACC victory against Boston College

Sean Kennedy, Staff Writer
October 26, 2022
After watching their team topple the Crimson Tide, Tenenssee fans stormed the field. Oh, and they ripped out the goalpost for a solid crowd-surf through Knoxville.

CFB week 7 excites

Sean Kennedy, Staff Writer
October 20, 2022
Members of the Wake Forest defense point to the Wake Forest end zone after a fumble recovery.

Defense shines as Wake Forest takes down Army 45-10 at home

Sean Kennedy, Contributing Writer
October 13, 2022
Wake Forest's partnership with The Brandr Group reflects the changing NIL landscape in college athletics.

Wake Forest athletics partners with The Brandr Group

Sean Kennedy, Contributing Writer
September 13, 2022
A photograph of Sam Hartman, #10 in white, in the pocket.

With or without QB1, the show must go on

Sean Kennedy, Contributing Writer
August 25, 2022
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