2018 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees announced

By Dylan Botehlo, Sports Editor Last week, the UMass Dartmouth Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2018 was announced. Five individuals as well as the 2003 Corsair Football team will be inducted to the Hall of Fame as the 31st class on Friday, October 19th at the Woodland Commons. The induction ceremony will take place at 6:00 PM as part of the university’s Homecoming Weekend … Continue reading 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees announced

 

Corsairs field hockey picks up first victory of the season over week of play

By Dylan Botehlo, Sports Editor After a positive start to the week that saw the Corsairs field hockey team pick up their first victory, the team cooled down with a close loss Saturday evening. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs field hockey team kicked off last week’s action on the road Wednesday against Framingham State University. The team went into the Ram’s Maple Street Field … Continue reading Corsairs field hockey picks up first victory of the season over week of play

 

Patriots pull off bluckbuster trade with the Cleveland Browns

By Dylan Botelho, Sports Editor On December 8, 2013, Cleveland Browns star Wide Receiver, Josh Gordon made seven catches for 151 yards and one touchdown in a 27-26 loss to the then first place New England Patriots. Five years and plenty of controversy later, Gordon will be leaving the Browns to find his new home in New England. The Browns went public with the news … Continue reading Patriots pull off bluckbuster trade with the Cleveland Browns

 

Corsairs Goaltender, Jamiee O’Brien shines

By Dylan Botelho, Sports Editor With two home games just days apart from each other, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs Women’s soccer team would split decisions against both Connecticut College and Plymouth State. The Corsairs started the week off falling to the Connecticut College Camels in a close 1-0 game at UMass Dartmouth’s Cressy Field. Despite the loss, Corsairs sophomore goal keeper Jamiee O’Brien … Continue reading Corsairs Goaltender, Jamiee O’Brien shines

 

Joao Correia scores single goal in Corsairs midweek defeat

By Dylan Botelho, Sports Editor The unbeaten Salve Regina Seahawks came into UMass Dartmouth’s Cressy Field on a rainy and slippery Wednesday afternoon. The Corsairs, yet without a win in their young season, would unfortunately become another team conquered on the Seahawks schedule as they fell to a 4-1 defeat. The non-league men’s collegiate soccer game kicked off on Cressy Field with less than stellar … Continue reading Joao Correia scores single goal in Corsairs midweek defeat

 

Attacks on Syria, while muddled, prove important

By Dylan Botelho, Staff Writer On Friday, April 13th, the United States, France, and Great Britain bombed Syria.  Hitting three targets all related to Syria’s chemical weapon program, including one in the country’s capital of Damascus, local citizens were woken up to large explosions from different locations. The three attacks hit a chemical research center, a storage facility and a command post.  The strikes came … Continue reading Attacks on Syria, while muddled, prove important

 

Corsair’s dominate trio proves important in Corsairs victory over Southern Maine

By Dylan Botelho, Staff Writer The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men’s lacrosse team’s dominating offense trio lead the Corsairs to an extremely important Little East Conference 10-6 road victory on Saturday afternoon against the second seed Southern Maine Huskies.  The trio of Sophomores Donovan Prozinski and Tom Donahue as well as Senior Jordan Torres continued their dominance in the Corsairs victory over the Southern Maine Huskies. Prozinski and Donahue finished with five and four points respectively and Torres added in … Continue reading Corsair’s dominate trio proves important in Corsairs victory over Southern Maine

 

Hot Ones: The hottest show on the Internet

By Dylan Botelho, Staff Writer Hot Ones is the show with hot questions and ever hotter wings. Mixing the culinary world with the pop culture world, Hot Ones is just one of many popular reoccurring shows on the First We Feast YouTube channel.   Since its inaugural episode way back on March 12th of 2015 that featured hip hop artist, Tony Yayo, Hot Ones has quite literally become the hottest show on the internet. The … Continue reading Hot Ones: The hottest show on the Internet

 

UMass Dartmouth men’s baseball splits week’s games

By Dylan Botelho, Staff Writer The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Men’s Baseball team split it’s games this week to finish 3-3. After 24 total games of play, the Corsairs sit with a 14-10 record. The Corsairs played a total of two games at home and four on the road, not finding more success on either fields as they also split both their home and road games.   The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Men’s Baseball team’s week began at home … Continue reading UMass Dartmouth men’s baseball splits week’s games

 

Mount Ida/UMASS merger goes deeper than academics, athletics faces wave of change

By Dylan Botelho, Staff Writer The University of Massachusetts announced early last week that it will be acquiring Newton’s Mount Ida College, which will be closing after over 100 years due to financial issues.   With around 1,450 undergraduate students in fear of being left without a way to finish their degrees, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will be accepting students to complete their studies here.   … Continue reading Mount Ida/UMASS merger goes deeper than academics, athletics faces wave of change