BOILING SPRINGS — The weather was dreary outside, but the excitement level in Boiling Springs was bubbling over Sunday. A standing-room-only crowd packed the Tucker Student Center to find out the fate of the Gardner-Webb Lady Runnin’ Bulldogs in the upcoming NCAA tournament After nearly an h…
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BATON ROUGE — Forest City native and CHASE High School graduate Jenna Bridges made a splash during her time in the pool for the Trojans, winning three state titles. Now as a collegiate sophomore, she is doing the same for one of the most prestigious college programs in the country. As a memb…
FOREST CITY — The No. 2 ranked college team in the U.S., University of Tennessee, is sending two strong arms to The Forest City Owls this season. The Owls roster is almost 90% set with a few returning players from last year, and a focus on pitching has filled many of the team’s spots.
FOREST CITY — Former Forest City Owls head coach J.T. McGuire has been named a bench coach for the Major League Cleveland Guardians (Indians) reporting to veteran and future hall of fame manager, Terry Francona.
BOILING SPRINGS - Caleb Robinson came off the bench to score a game-high 22 points to lead Gardner-Webb to a key 78-66 win over USC Upstate Wednesday night. Robinson scored 14 of those points in the first half to spark a struggling offense and then played a key role on the defensive end duri…
BOILING SPRINGS — Gardner-Webb used a 13-0 run to start the second quarter to break open a close game and pull away from Longwood in a key Big South battle Wednesday night. Lauren Bevis led the way with a game-high 26 points, knocking down four triples in the process.
BOILING SPRINGS - Fifth Year senior Ludovic Dufeal scored a season-high 16 points as Gardner-Webb rode hot shooting in the first half to an 83-63 win over Charleston Southern to open Big South Conference play Thursday afternoon. In fact, GWU shot nearly 63 percent in the opening 20 minutes a…
BOILING SPRINGS — After a sluggish first half, Gardner-Webb exploded for 67 points in the second to blow by Bob Jones University 116-55 Monday morning in Boiling Springs.
BOILING SPRINGS — Jhessyka Williams scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Gardner-Webb Lady Bulldogs to an upset win over East Carolina 67-59 Thursday. Micahla Funderburk added 16 points off the bench including four 3-pointers in the victory.
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.