athletics Archives – The Spectrum Newspaper

Intramural Sports Foster Friendly Competition

March 19, 2025

SHU offers an intramural sports program that provides students with an opportunity to stay active, meet new people, and engage in friendly competition. Whether…

Inside the Heart of the Figure Skating Community

February 12, 2025

Figure skating is a unique sport. In most brackets, you compete individually, meaning that you train only to improve your personal techniques. Still, many…

Meet New Athletic Mental Health Counselor, Elizabeth Lavin

February 21, 2024

Only 10% of all college athletes with known mental health conditions seek care from a mental health professional, according to a study done by…

SHU Hockey Nets Eight Transfers

September 13, 2023

This past winter, Sacred Heart University (SHU) opened the doors to the Martire Family Arena, a 4,000-capacity state of the art hockey arena that…

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Off to the Races

September 22, 2021

The Sacred Heart University men’s and women’s cross country seasons are underway, with both teams competing in two invitationals so far this season. At…

Sacred Heart Pauses Athletic Activities

November 18, 2020

Sacred Heart University Athletics announced on Nov. 6 that they will pause all athletic activities due to the abundance of positive COVID-19 cases at…

Croce Crowned Weight Throw Champion

March 11, 2020

By Maria Cipriano Staff Reporter On Feb. 21, Cameron Croce, a sophomore at Sacred Heart University (SHU), finished first place in the men’s weight…

Introducing The Bobby Valentine Center

September 11, 2019

BY JACKIE O’ROURKE Assistant News Editor Sacred Heart University held the grand opening ceremony for the new Bobby Valentine Health and Recreation Center on…

Kickin’ It with Kickline!

February 13, 2019

By: Deasha Bent Staff Reporter Sacred Heart University Kickline coach Samentha Samuel has been coaching for 15 years. Starting at a high school on…

Construction Progress

January 30, 2019

By Louis Frey Asst. Features Editor Have you ever gone to the William H. Pitt Center to exercise but couldn’t because a team had…