RICHMOND, KENTUCKY — Senior Narii Gaither ran for a career-high 252 yards on 28 carries as the Gardner-Webb upset Eastern Kentucky 52-41 in the first round of the FCS playoffs Saturday night. It marked the first FCS playoff win in program history. Gaither’s effort was only part of the story,…
CHAPEL HILL — Tuesday night marked the first time the Gardner-Webb men’s basketball team had ever faced the nation’s top team and they acquitted themselves quite well. Anthony Selden scored a game and team-high 21 points and Julien Saumaoro added 17 as GWU suffered a close 72-66 loss to the …
BOILING SPRINGS-To say the Gardner-Webb women’s basketball team is experienced ahead of the 2022-23 season is an understatement. They return four starters and 90 percent of the offense from a team that posted a 13-5 conference record a season ago.
BOILING SPRINGS-Like a lot of mid-major college basketball programs, Gardner-Webb was bitten hard by the transfer bug in the offseason. Sharpshooters Lance Terry (Georgia Tech), D’Maurian Williams (Texas Tech) and Jordan Sears (UT Martin) have left the team, but the Runnin’ Bulldogs return a…
BOILING SPRINGS - Gardner-Webb quarterback Bailey Fisher threw for five touchdowns and ran for another as the Runnin’ Bulldogs won an offensive shootout with Bryant 48-40 Saturday afternoon on Homecoming. Fisher finished the game going 23-28 and threw the air for 356 yards and those five scores.
BOILING SPRINGS - The buzz in Boiling Springs surrounding the Gardner-Webb football team is getting louder with each passing week. The Runnin’ Bulldogs are 2-0 in the Big South Conference for the first time since 2009 and with a victory on Saturday vs league newcomer Bryant, they will move t…
BOILING SPRINGS - The Gardner-Webb football team may just be the best 2-5 team in the nation. After last weekend's heart-breaking 21-20 loss to arch-rival Liberty in “The Baptist Bowl,” GWU returns to Big South this week with their eyes fixed on a possible postseason run.
FOREST CITY — The Forest City Owls have announced their 2023 Baseball season schedule with a few new wrinkles.
BOILING SPRINGS - Willie Nelson once famously sang “On the road again” and the Gardner-Webb football team can fully relate to those lyrics. After a 45-14 home loss to Mercer last week, the Runnin’ Bulldogs will hit the road for a program record four straight weeks, beginning with FBS Marsha…
FOREST CITY — The Owls are off to a busy off-season. They announced the hiring of Meredith Bennett, Forest City native and McNair Foundation mentor, as well as graduate of the University of North Carolina, as director of sales and sponsorships.
BOILING SPRINGS — When Gardner-Webb and Coastal Carolina meet on the football field this weekend, the two teams will be renewing an old rivalry. The meeting will be the 15th all-time between the two clubs with the Chanticleers holding a 12-2 series advantage. This game will be no day at the …
RALEIGH — Plans are underway for the Coastal Plain League, and the collegiate baseball league that features the Forest City Owls, is set to be acquired.
BOILING SPRINGS-The Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs lived up to their name vs Limestone in their season debut. GWU tied a program record rushing for eight touchdowns and rushed for the second most yards in school history (412) in a 56-21 route of Limestone Thursday night.
FOREST CITY — It has been a long week for The Forest City Owls. Having been on the road for this week (June 14-17), losing two of three before tonight’s (Friday, June 17) game at Thomasville.
BOILING SPRINGS — The launch of a new Runnin’ Bulldog logo for Gardner-Webb follows six months of research and interviews with more than 500 Gardner-Webb stakeholders. Working with Varsity Partners in Charlotte, the University’s revitalized athletic brand is drawn from historical graphics da…
ST LOUIS — Rutherford County native Caleb Spears may not have had a long wrestling career, but it was certainly a productive one.
KNOXVILLE — CHASE High School alumna Jenna Bridges became well-known for being a dominant swimmer in high school, winning three straight state championships in the 100-butterfly, while also medaling in the 500-freestyle two straight seasons. With numerous accolades to recall, she recently et…
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BOILING SPRINGS — Gardner-Webb sophomore Anthony Selden scored a career high 20 points off the bench as the Runnin’ Bulldogs survived a challenge from the Hampton Pirates 78-69 Saturday afternoon in Boiling Springs. With the win GWU is off to a 2-0 start in the Big South for the first time s…
BOILING SPRINGS — Yogi Berra may be most associated with baseball, but his famous saying “Déjà vu, all over again”, perfectly describes the Gardner-Webb (GWU) men’s basketball team and their penchant for upsetting major conference teams.
