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Synchronized skating team makes best of season without competition

By Anaka Bretzke | May 7, 2021

Levine wanted a normal college experience. She wanted to go to class and hang out with her friends without the looming stress of skating. That was, until an injury caused by crashing into the boards at practice that made her realize how she couldn’t imagine her life without skating.  “When I broke my leg, suddenly what I loved the most was taken away from me, and it wasn’t until I was at that rock-bottom that I realized skating gave me so much more than I thought it did,” she said.

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MEN'S SPORTS

Student baseball managers program excellent in more ways than one

By Jack Schmelzinger | May 6, 2021

The managers, led for the most part by juniors Zorian Schiffman, Rory Tekulve and Kotila, is a group of student volunteers that help with nearly every aspect of the baseball team’s operation.  Schiffman believes Miami has the largest program of student managers in the country. “[We work on] things from game planning and video scouting, to player development, to some of the more in depth research projects,” Schiffman said.

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WOMEN'S SPORTS

Excellent season ends in disappointment for Field Hockey

By Jack Schmelzinger | May 5, 2021

Miami won its first seven games of the season, sweeping Saint Louis, conference rival Ohio, and Longwood in two-game series. After the shootout loss to Louisville, the team won its final six conference games against Kent State, Appalachian State and Ball State. 

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WOMEN'S SPORTS

’Hawks go 3-1 to take weekend series at Bowling Green

By Bailey Althauser | May 4, 2021

The Miami RedHawks softball team travelled to Bowling Green State University this weekend for a four-game series against the Bowling Green Falcons.

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SPORTS

Terence Moore: History-making Black journalist, mentor to young sport reporters

By Hannah Horsington | May 2, 2021

The first time Terence Moore stepped foot on Miami University’s campus, he was 12 years old. He and his dad were attending a basketball tournament in the newly built Millett Hall.

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Tommy Doyle selected by Bills in fifth round of NFL draft

By Lukas Nelson | May 1, 2021

 For the second straight year, the Miami RedHawks have a former player selected in the NFL Draft. 

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WOMEN'S SPORTS

Field Hockey falls 5-4 in OT to Stanford, out of NCAA tournament

By Jack Schmelzinger | April 30, 2021

 Miami field hockey’s excellent season ended Friday afternoon with an opening round NCAA tournament loss to the Stanford Cardinal in Chapel Hill, N.C. It was a valiant effort for the RedHawks, who finish the season 13-2 (10-0 Mid-American Conference). 

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WOMEN'S SPORTS

No. 17 Field Hockey to play Stanford in NCAA Tournament

By Jack Schmelzinger | April 29, 2021

The Miami RedHawks will play No. 19 Stanford at noon Friday, April 30, in Chapel Hill, N.C. The winner of that game will go on to play top-seeded North Carolina in the second round. 

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SPORTS COLUMNS

2021 NFL first-round mock draft: TMS edition

By Jack Schmelzinger , Jack Mueller , Chris Vinel and Lukas Nelson | April 28, 2021

 Inevitably, mock drafts are wrong. That doesn’t mean we’ll stop trying, though. 

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WOMEN'S SPORTS

Miami softball sweeps Toledo in a four-game series

By Lily Freiberg | April 27, 2021

 Miami softball dominated this past weekend against the University of Toledo 

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MEN'S SPORTS

Baseball loses three-of-four to Kent State

By Jack Schmelzinger | April 27, 2021

 Miami Baseball dropped a series to Kent State University this weekend at McKie Field. 

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WOMEN'S SPORTS

Miami softball splits with Ball State in exciting doubleheader

By Bailey Althauser | April 21, 2021

 The Miami RedHawks and the Ball State Cardinals were the only two undefeated softball teams in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). On Tuesday, they ruined each other’s perfect record.  

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SPORTS COLUMNS

“Oh, so you’re a baseball fan? What was Ken Griffey’s cousin’s cat’s name, then?”

By Madeline Phaby | April 21, 2021

In middle school, I wore my love for baseball on my sleeve, and it made up a major part of my identity. I strove to prove I was the biggest Sox fan at my school, and I don’t think anyone even came close to beating me on that front. When I got to high school, though, things changed.

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WOMEN'S SPORTS

Women’s swimming and diving nets third-place finish at MAC championships

By Lukas Nelson | April 21, 2021

 The Miami University women’s swimming and diving team went to Ypsilanti, Mich., this weekend for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships. The team finished in third place out of eight teams with 436.5 points.

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WOMEN'S SPORTS

Vierstra almost perfect again as RedHawks sweep Bulls

By Edward Orzech | April 20, 2021

 The Redhawks continue their remarkable season with their twentieth straight victory after a four-game sweep of the Buffalo Bulls. 

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WOMEN'S SPORTS

No. 18 Field Hockey clinches conference title with dominant wins over Appalachian State

By Jack Schmelzinger | April 20, 2021

Miami University field hockey swept Appalachian State this weekend, beating the Mountaineers 5-1 Friday and 7-0 Saturday at the Miami Field Hockey Complex in Oxford. 

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SPORTS COLUMNS

New season, new stadium and new hope for the orange and blue

By Michael Vestey | April 15, 2021

 I am unbelievably excited for this new Major League Soccer (MLS) season. 

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MEN'S SPORTS

Star pitcher Sam Bachman has sights set on College World Series

By Jack Schmelzinger | April 14, 2021

 Sam Bachman’s name is hot in MLB draft circles. But for now he has different things on his mind. “I’m really not too focused on [the draft],” Bachman said. “The most important thing right now is getting Miami to a regional, to the College World Series, somewhere we’ve never been … When the season’s over we can talk about the draft.”

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Baseball drops three-of-four to Western Michigan

By Jack Schmelzinger | April 13, 2021

 The Western Michigan Broncos visited Oxford this weekend for a series at Mckie Field.  

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WOMEN'S SPORTS

Vierstra throws no-hitter and perfect game in series sweep of Akron

By Lukas Nelson | April 13, 2021

 The two best possible outcomes for a pitcher on a given day are a perfect game and a no-hitter.