Lorenzo Jerome signs with CFL’s Calgary Stampeders
Derrick Wiley, Staff Writer
January 30, 2019
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Former Saint Francis football star Lorenzo Jerome recently signed a contract with the Calgary Stampeders, a team in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Jerome was added to the Stampeders’ roster in the beginning of January. He is currently preparing for the 2019 season. The Stampeders host the...
Former basketball star Jess Zinobile’s jersey to be retired on Feb. 9
Haley Thomas, Staff Writer
January 30, 2019
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The Athletics Department will hold a ceremony on Feb. 9 during halftime of the women’s basketball team’s game against Central Connecticut State to retire former standout Jess Zinobile’s jersey. “I can’t even put into words how much of an honor it is to be getting my jersey retired,” said...
Lisa Swope named interim head Women’s Tennis Coach
Katie Page, Staff Writer
January 30, 2019
Lisa Swope has been named the SFU women’s tennis team’s interim head coach. For the past eight years, Swope has coached the girls and boys tennis teams at Central Cambria High School in Ebensburg. Under Swope’s leadership, several of her players earned Pennsylvania District 6 Class-AA titles...
Krimmel moves into second place on Men’s Basketball wins list
Urska Medvesek, Staff Writer
January 30, 2019
With his 86th win as head coach of the Red Flash men’s basketball team on Jan. 19 in a game against Central Connecticut State, Rob Krimmel moved into second place in career wins in program history. Krimmel’s 86 wins as head men’s basketball coach at Saint Francis trails only Skip Hughes, wh...
Women’s basketball to travel across country to face Boise State
Haley Thomas, Staff Writer
December 7, 2018
The women’s basketball team will travel to the University of Washington to face Boise State on Dec. 15. The team will compete in the Husky Classic, a two-day tournament. The winner of the SFU-Boise State game will face the winner of the other first-round game between host Washington and Montana...
Track and field teams open indoor season at Bucknell, Dec. 2
Haley Thomas, Staff Writer
November 28, 2018
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The men’s and women’s track and field teams open their 2018-19 indoor season at the Bison Opener at Bucknell University on Dec. 2. “Our track and field teams trained on their own all summer,” said Red Flash head coach Doug Hoover. “Then we began conditioning together in the beginning of...
Athletic director serving as interim head women’s basketball coach
Marina Misitano, Staff Writer
November 28, 2018
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Joe Haigh requested and was granted a leave of absence from his role as Saint Francis head women’s basketball coach on Nov. 13. In his absence, SFU Director of Athletics Susan Robinson-Fruchtl – who previously served as Red Flash head women’s basketball coach from 2007-12 – has assumed interim...
Swimming team to compete at ECAC Winter Championships, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2
Urska Medvesek, Staff Writer
November 28, 2018
The swimming team is headed to New York to compete at the ECAC Winter Championships at the Nassau County Aquatics Center from Nov. 30 - Dec. 2. This is the second time SFU will participate in the winter version of the ECAC Championship meet. SFU placed 10th out of 17 teams last year at the event....
Men’s Soccer seeded second entering NEC Playoffs
Katie Page, Staff Writer
November 7, 2018
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The Red Flash men’s soccer team will travel to Long Island this week to compete in the Northeast Conference Tournament. SFU is seeded second in the tournament and will face No. 3 seed Bryant in semifinal action on Friday at 11 a.m. at Long Island University. Top-seeded LIU will face No. 4 seed...
Men’s Basketball preps for games against college hoops royalty
Haley Thomas, Staff Writer
November 7, 2018
Picked as the preseason favorite in the Northeast Conference, the men’s basketball team will look to pull of some monumental upsets in an incredibly challenging non-conference schedule. The team opened the season on Tuesday night, falling 82-67 at the University of Buffalo despite 19 points and...
Kovatch not done in Loretto just yet
Haley Thomas, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
At an AAU tournament, a player caught Red Flash head women’s basketball coach Joe Haigh’s eye. She wasn’t the best on the team, but he could see her potential. He circled her name in his big book of recruits and moved on to the next game, not really thinking about recruiting Jessica Kovatch. In...
Red Flash Men’s, Women’s Cross Country Teams finish runner-up at NEC
Marina Misitano, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
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The SFU men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished second at the Northeast Conference Championships at Bryant University on Oct. 27. “Everyone had a great race and we had a lot of personal bests this weekend, even with the course in bad condition from all the rain,” said senior Hannah...
