BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Anyone who knows me knows I love sports. A lot. A photo of Gillette Stadium is my lock screen on my computer. Natalie Butler is my wallpaper on my laptop. I have a drawer dedicated…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN PROBABLY ROOTED FOR UCONN Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. On March 32 Mason Cable Network (MCN) announced that in the wake of the cancelation of…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA CHAIR, BRING BACK GUNSTON COMMITTEE Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. On March 13, Mason Police received a report that a green fuzzy animal had emerged…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR On March 12, the NCAA announced they would cancel the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments for the first time in the organization’s history in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The men’s tournament has been…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Ever since Justin Kier started playing basketball around the age of 9, he wanted to be the best. However, his road to Division I basketball was a long and arduous one. When Kier was…
A Dream Come True BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Every morning in high school, Jacy Bolton would wake up and see a photo tacked to her bulletin board of the person she aspired to be. A person that did…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR On Feb. 19, the women’s basketball fell to 2-11 in conference play and 8-18 after a crushing 75-70 loss to the University of Richmond. While Mason had chances to win it in the final seconds,…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Young athletes try out for new sports for various reasons. Some athletes want to try something new or their parents make them play, but not for men’s volleyball’s Bryce Gatling. Gatling played tennis in seventh…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Women’s basketball fell to 2-9 in conference play after losing 64-51 to Saint Louis. Here are three takeaways from the game: Marika Korpinen has sparked the stagnant offense In the last two games, Marika Korpinen has…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Softball On Friday, the Patriots lost their first two games of the Stetson Lead-Off Classic in Florida to Sam Houston State and Stetson. Sam Houston State got out to a 6-0 lead by the…