Davidson swimmer Drew Onken finished 19th in the 400 individual medley in a time of 3:49.65 at the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday. The junior star also swam his second-fastest time ever in the 200 IM Thursday, placing 47th overall. Continue Reading

Drew Onken (Davidson College photo)

Davidson College will send its first-ever representative to the NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships this week when Drew Onken competes in the 400-meter individual medley and other events. And it’s no surprise to Coach John Young that the junior swimmer is the first Wildcat man to reach such heights. Continue Reading

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RICHMOND, Va. – The Davidson baseball team earned a “Team of the Week” honorable mention from CollegeBaseballInsider.com, the publication announced Tuesday, after going 3-1 last week with a pair of dramatic wins over Elon. Continue Reading

A group of local road race directors have are banding together this year to create a series of nine 5K and 10K races that will benefit local nonprofits throughout the region. Meanwhile, we also have results of two more Saturday races, including the Run Too Overcome at W.A. Hough High School in Cornelius and the Angels 5K at North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville. Continue Reading

Anthony Famiglietti nears the finish Saturday in the Leprechaun Loop 8K in Davidson. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Anthony Famiglietti of Davidson ran away from the field at the Summit Coffee Leprechaun Loop 8K Saturday night, finishing nearly four minutes ahead of the second place finisher in the race along local streets and greenways. Jill Rafiee of Huntersville was the top woman finisher in the race, which attracted 235 runners and raise money for Levine Children’s Hospital. Continue Reading

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Junior Sophia Aleksandravicius scored a season-best 25 points and Davidson forced 22 turnovers, but a 19-7 second half run by James Madison helped beat the Wildcats 64-49 in the first round of the Women’s NIT basketball tournament Thursday. Continue Reading

Tom Droney dives for a loose ball against Louisville in the Cats' loss Thursday (Tim Cowie photo)

By KRIS ANDERSON
DavidsonNews.net

PORTLAND, Oregon — Davidson is known for multiple offensive weapons, but in Thursday’s NCAA tournament opener, it was the No. 4-seeded Louisville Cardinals who had too many scorers for the Wildcats to handle.

Three Cardinals’ scored in double-digits, led by Peyton Siva with 17 points, as Louisville defeated No. 13-seeded Davidson 69-62 at the Rose Garden. Continue Reading

Coach Bob McKillop watches the Wildcats during a practice in Portland Wednesday. (Tim Cowie photo)

By KRIS ANDERSON
DavidsonNews.net

PORTLAND — Bob McKillop is keeping it simple.

“Handling the basketball and getting a good shot every possession,” Davidson’s head coach said are the keys to beating the Louisville Cardinals in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on Thursday.

Makes sense. Ball possession is one area the No. 13-seeded Wildcats have a distinct advantage over the No. 4 seeded Cardinals. Despite their run-the-floor style of offense, the Wildcats handle the ball well, turning the ball over on only 17.2 percent of their possessions. That ranks 13th among teams in the tournament and 22nd in the country. Continue Reading

Alex Caskey

Former Davidson College soccer player Alex Caskey on Tuesday was called up to play with Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders. Meanwhile, the Southern Conference has picked Davidson golfer Richard Fountain as its golfer of the month for his top 5 performances in two February tournaments. Read on for the details. Continue Reading