It wasn’t that long ago when Wilkes university athletes would suit up for a game in the old mine buildings that used to stand on the land that we now know as the Ralston field complex. And then, in the late 1980s the Wilkes baseball, softball, soccer, football, field hockey, lacrosse and tennis teams were […]

The Wilkes volleyball team hosts the Mid-Atlantic Conference Crossover Tournament where they hope to pack away two more wins. The Lady Colonels take on Elizabethtown College at 10 a.m. and Widener University at 4 p.m. Oct. 5 both at Marts Gymnasium. Head Coach Joseph Czopek said he thinks the home court advantage will benefit the […]

The Wilkes University’s men’s golf team took third place Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Scranton and King’s tri-match hosted by Scranton University. Wilkes’s five participators shot a combined score of 379. King’s College finished in second place shooting a combined 339, and Scranton took first place with a score of 318. Wilkes’s head golf coach […]

Entering his sixth season at Wilkes University, cross country coach Nick Wadas said he is excited for this season and the future of the program. The men’s team hopes to improve on its ninth-place Middle Atlantic Conference finish last season, while the women’s team hopes to improve on its 14th place finish from last year. […]

The Wilkes men’s soccer team notched its fifth straight win Sept. 15 over Penn Tech. The team has been on quite a roll as of late and is looking to continue its success. During this winning streak, the Colonels have outscored their opponents 18-2. This is the Colonels’ longest win streak since 2007, when they […]

Wilkes University’s intramural sports program, headed by Director Neal Biscaldi, offers the opportunity for both men and woman on campus to participate in a variety of different sports. “It’s a good way to bond with other athletes on campus to compete while also having a good time,” said junior intramural softball participator Jeremy Hartman. Wilkes’s […]

With two back-to-back wins, the Wilkes women’s field hockey team looks to move forward. The team got off to a slightly rocky start, but bounced back after defeating Widener University 3-2 and Juniata College 2-1 this past week. Coach Mollie Reichard is confident in her team to reaching the goals set at the beginning of […]

Wilkes University’s Relay for Life will be participating in Colleges vs. Cancer, an event that supports Colleges Against Cancer, part of the American Cancer Society. Colonels vs. Cancer will be held at Kirby Park, across the Susquehanna River from Wilkes-Barre in Kingston Oct. 6. Preregistration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The registration fee for runners […]

A Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist exhibits his work and speaks about his career and the influence of his Hispanic heritage on his work during a one-day visit to Wilkes University Sept. 10. José Galvez’s exhibit, “Shine,” features photos of shoe shine boys and their struggles, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Henry Student Center […]

To the Editor: Does bullying occur in the Wilkes cafeteria? We hope the information we have received is mistaken, but we have been told that cafeteria workers are sometimes subjected to mean and hurtful comments. We are appalled. The ethical standards and the ideas of all decent people consider the saying of mean things to […]