Shane Hill, senior exercise science major, has played baseball ever since he was a little kid. He first began to play baseball when he was 4 years old, after his dad bought him a plastic bat and plastic ball from the local pharmacy. He said that he has been hooked ever since.
Category: Sports
Coach’s Corner: Lesa Boneé
NSU’s Head Softball Coach Lesa Boneé has had a tremendous success since taking over the program in 2003. She has grown a softball team of just nine players to a full-fledged nationally competitive program with 17 players.
On the Bench: The 2013 NFL Draft
For the NFL, it’s that time again; the Scouting Combine is now in the books. Now the real work begins — deciding who to select in the 2013 NFL Draft. Considered by many scouting experts to be one of the weakest draft classes since 2009, the 2013 class lacks the big arm of Andrew Luck, […]
Athlete of the week: Samantha High
Junior marketing major and graphic design minor Samantha High has been playing volleyball since she was in sixth grade. She grew up watching her older cousin play the sport. Then, after she attended a volleyball clinic tryout, High was hooked. Whether on the court or on the sideline, she is always cheering on her team.
On the Bench: NSU’s baseball team
Going into my third season as the NSU play-by-play broadcaster for baseball, I can say I have seen plenty of games at the Shark Tank. Following a poor performance in a series against Delta State University, I feel obligated to defend this team, who is really better than its record. Can one bad series really […]
Paralympian charged with premeditated murder
Valentine’s Day is usually a day filled with love, but for at least one family, it was filled with misery this year. South African Olympian Oscar Pistorious is accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his house in Pretoria, South Africa. This murder is truly devastating, especially since Pistorious has become a […]
Landshark Grass Volleyball
Get ready for a day of fun, sun and volleyball as the NSU volleyball program is set to host its semi-annual Landshark Grass Volleyball tournament on Feb. 24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the NSU Soccer Complex. The tournament began three years ago as a fundraiser and as an opportunity to spread awareness about […]
On the Bench: Weather vs. the Super Bowl
Ever since the first Super Bowl 47 years ago, there has been one thing that has remained constant each game — it has never snowed. The average temperature at kickoff is 66 degrees, but the coldest outdoor Super Bowl temperature recorded at kickoff was 39 degrees, back in 1972 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. […]
Coach’s Corner: Michael Coleman
Most people do not enjoy their job as much as Head Tennis Coach Michael Coleman. For Coleman, coaching the NSU women is more than just a job.
Athlete of the week: Laura Saladrigas
Saladrigas is a Florida native who was born in Hollywood and raised in Cooper City. The 21-year-old biology major was introduced to the sport at the age of 6, when she was on the local children’s tee ball team.