Sports
Hall of Fame Notes
Ron Thomas, Adviser Dick Barnett taught sports management at St. John’s University for four years, so it made sense that many of his comments over Hall of Fame weekend seemed to be directed more toward students than toward the audience that was filled with senior citizens. At Thursday’s press conference, the former Tennessee A&I and…
Trip to Canton Inspires Maroon Tigers
Torrence Banks, News Editor The Maroon Tiger football team got the opportunity to play against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs in the first annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic. The game was played in Tom Benson Hall of Fame stadium in Canton, OH. “It was a huge honor for us to be…
HBCUs Have Big Impact at Basketball Hall of Fame
Ron Thomas, Adviser At a time when it’s rare for an NBA team to draft a player from an HBCU and black-college teams are deep underdogs during March Madness, it’s easy to forget that into the 1980s HBCUs contributed many historically significant and outstanding players to the sport of basketball. Two impactful former NBA players…
Hear the Tigers Roar: New Talents Sets Tone for Lacrosse Team Debut
Cai Johnson, Contributing Writer The Morehouse College Lacrosse Club Team started off their season in brilliant fashion with a 19-10 win over Dalton State. With a new season comes new players, and those players announced their presence flashily by combining for 13 of the 19 goals in the game. More importantly, the sensational play from…
Champion Mentality
By Jarrett Cook, Staff Writer “We all we need, we all we got. Morehouse!” This is the chant that could be heard from the Maroon Tigers locker room after they won their last home game. The chant could not be a better way to describe the success the Maroon Tigers enjoyed this regular season….
Battle of AUC: Morehouse Defeats Clark Atlanta, Wins SIAC East
Kaleb Martin, Staff Writer There was a royal rumble between the Morehouse Maroon Tigers and the Clark Atlanta Panthers in Forbes Arena Saturday night, especially within the last five minutes of the game. This game was Part II to the first electrifying game that took place on Jan. 26 on Clark’s campus. Unlike last time,…
Super Bowl Week Made Me Feel Like Stranger in My Hometown
Gerald Perry, Sports Columnist Super Bowl LIII is over, and while it wasn’t the most exciting Super Bowl of recent years, the scene around the city definitely made up for that. The entire city was a madhouse all week from concerts to block parties – and that was all before game day. Atlanta really…
Thought It Was a Drought? Maroon Tigers Outshine Golden Tigers in Columbus
Roderick Diamond II, Associate Sports Editor COLUMBUS – Words, facial expressions and hand gestures cannot begin to describe the game that took place in A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Long story short, the Maroon Tigers’ season has been nothing less than a roller coaster ride of excitement for players, fans and students that has no…
HOCO Insight: A Battle of the Cats
Jalen Robinson, Staff Writer Homecoming means it’s that time of year again when people return to their beloved alma maters to reconnect with old friends to take a trip down memory lane. Thousands gather to cheer on their favorite football team and to watch the fascinating Halftime Show. SpelHouse is no different. As thousands…