Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics The Roadrunners wanted to build momentum in the homestretch to the New Jersey Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament when they hosted the Montclair State University Red Hawks in a double-header. They took both games by scores of 4-3 and 3-0. Ramapo’s second-year head coach Bridgette Quimpo […]
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Brooklyn Nets Face Hawks in First Round of Playoffs
Photo courtesy of ErikCleves Kristensen, Flickr Creative Commons The Brooklyn Nets clawed their way into the playoffs with a determined end-of-season push and a little bit of luck along the way. Their next challenge: the Atlanta Hawks. Being the eighth seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference is a perennial acknowledgement of […]
Volleyball Loses to Kean in Skyline Conference Finals
Photo by Mike Montalto The men’s volleyball team’s season ended on Saturday as the No. 2 Roadrunners lost to No. 1 Kean University in the Skyline Conference Championship Game in straight sets (25-21, 25-23, 25-15). Ramapo finished the 2015 season with an overall record of 19-17, while Kean improved to […]
Jimmie Johnson Wins First Duck Commander 500
Photo courtesy of Raniel Diaz, Flickr NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series is a major attraction throughout the United States with 36 races in diverse locations such as Loudon, N.H., Darlington, S.C., Kansas City, Kan. and Sonoma, Calif. On Saturday night, the Cup Series stars roared into Texas Motor Speedway outside Fort Worth, […]
Softball Team Beats Kean in First Game of Doubleheader
Photo by Steve Fallon The Roadrunners’ softball team picked up a win and a tie in their doubleheader against Kean University on Tuesday. The Roadrunners won the first game 2-0 before posting a 4-4 tie in the second game. In the 2-0 shutout, freshman Katrina Buczkowski pitched all seven innings […]
Women’s Lacrosse Earns First 2015 NJAC Victory
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics The women’s lacrosse team held off a late surge by Rutgers-Camden in which the Raptors scored six goals in the final nine minutes to win their first New Jersey Athletic Conference game of the season 14-13 on Saturday. Junior Lindsay Hughes scored five goals and […]
Aaron Hernandez Found Guilty of First-degree Murder
Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Beall, Wikipedia Nearly four years after being drafted by the New England Patriots, Aaron Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2013 shooting death of Odin Lloyd and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at Bristol Superior Court in Fall River, Mass., […]
Baseball Shuts Out Rutgers-Newark
Photo by Steve Fallon After splitting a doubleheader with fellow New Jersey Athletic Conference opponent Stockton, Ramapo took home a win over the Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders on a cloudy and rainy afternoon last Friday, beating them 9-0. Ramapo’s 15th year head coach Rich Martin was impressed with senior pitcher Tom […]
Duke Blue Devils Win Fifth NCAA Title
Photo courtesy of James DiBanco, Flickr Creative Commons The NCAA DI men’s basketball National Championship took place on Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It featured the Wisconsin Badgers versus the Duke Blue Devils, with Duke winning it all by a score of 68-63. This marks Duke's fifth National Championship, […]
Volleyball Ends Regular Season with Loss to NYU
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics The men’s volleyball team wanted to end the regular season on a high note on Tuesday when they hosted the New York University Violets at the Bradley Center; however, they lost the contest 3-2 (25-22, 25-19, 16-25, 23-25, 9-15) despite winning the first two sets. […]