The world of youth club sports, specifically soccer, is a crazy one. Young children train almost every day as if they are professional athletes. Parents push their kids to extremes and coaches attempt to get their players to reach their full potential, no matter what it takes. I have played club soccer and been a [...]
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Ever since I was 2 years old and could walk, I have played soccer. I have dedicated practically my entire life to the sport — practicing nearly every day, watching soccer on TV and playing pickup with my friends whenever I could. I studied the game and strived to become the best player I could [...]
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Dreams came true for Emory’s women’s golf team on Sept. 5 after they became the program’s first team to win a tournament. The Eagles secured their win at the Lynn Schweizer Invitational, which included 10 teams of five golfers each and took place at the Denison Golf Club in Granville, Ohio. The women’s golf program [...]
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For many, the Tokyo Olympics has brought many intriguing storylines that were missing in 2020. Great Britain’s 13-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown is one of the youngest to ever compete, New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard is the first openly transgender woman competing in the Olympics and Emory University alum Andrew Wilson (17C) became the first male Division [...]
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Emory's women's tennis team poses with the NCAA Division III National Championship trophy after winning the tournament. This is the Eagles' eighth title since 1996. (Courtesy of Emory Athletics) On May 26, both Emory’s women’s and men’s tennis teams won the 2021 NCAA Division III National Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The women’s team swept the [...]
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