Listen HereBaseball extends losing streak By: Mac Williams @m_williamsm2 Williamsm2@findlay.edu Over the weekend the University of Findlay men’s baseball team lost four games as Ohio Dominican swept them in the weekend series. In the first game the Oilers lost 3-0 as they could not manage to push any runs across the plate. Ohio Dominican scored […]
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By: Mac Williams @m_williamsm2 The University of Findlay men’s baseball team has now lost nine games in a row after dropping four games to Walsh University over the holiday weekend. Not only did the Oilers loose the first two games, they got shut out in both at home. Over the first two games of the […]
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By: Martyce Kimbrough @TheRealBuddha20 The University of Findlay football team is looking for success in new conference when it moves to the GMAC in the Fall of 2017. The UF football team will begin its 2017 season on Thursday, Aug. 31 at Tiffin University. Tiffin is staying in the GLIAC. The Oilers went 6-5 during […]
By Mac Williams @m_williamsm2 Williamsm2@findlay.edu As of April 18 the University of Findlay’s men’s baseball team sits at 17-16 overall and 7-13 in GLIAC play. The Oilers have suffered a nine game losing streak which began on Saturday, PAril 8 when they dropped both doubleheaders that weekend as they lost four games to Hillsdale College. […]
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By: Larissa Holmes On April 1, the Individual Dressage Association team arrived at Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center to compete in their final regular show of the Spring semester. Members of the University of Findlay IDA team participated at the show, hosted at Albion College. The show was a one-day only show. At the end […]
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Wayne State wins first, Findlay takes the second By: Macaulay M. Williams @m_williamsm2 Over the weekend, the University of Findlay baseball team split a four-game series with Wayne State University. On Saturday April 1, 2017, the Oilers traveled to Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan to take on the Warriors. The Oilers however, were unsuccessful as they […]
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The Oiler baseball squad splits doubleheader with Lake Erie Martyce Kimbrough kimbroughm@findlay.edu @TheRealBuddha20 The University of Findlay baseball team entered their second Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) series of the season as they traveled to northeast Ohio for a doubleheader against Lake Erie College. The doubleheader ended in a split, giving the Oilers an […]
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Oiler Fall 84-66 in the Sweet 16 By: Mac Williams @m_williamsm2 The University of Findlay Oilers fell to Bellarmine University 84-66 on Tuesday in the sweet sixteen of the NCAA Division II men’s basketball tournament. The Oilers started the game hot from the three point line with Martyce Kimbrough and Elijah Kahlig hitting back to […]
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By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Nothing comes easy in tournament time, even at home. Grand Valley State came into Croy Gymnasium on Tuesday night looking to stymie the Oilers in the first round of the GLIAC conference tournament. They did so for the majority of the game but Findlay hit just enough shots and grabbed just […]
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Basketball players and cheerleaders celebrate their success at UF By: Olivia Wile @o_wile Senior Day ended up being a great day both in and out of Croy Gymnasium. From the sunshine and high of 68 degrees outside, to the celebration of Findlay’s senior cheerleaders and basketball players inside, Senior Day was a success. The women’s basketball […]
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By Mac Williams @m_williamsm2 The top team in the country got the better of the Lady Oilers on Saturday. The Oilers fell 102-68 on senior day, and fall to 13-14 overall on the season. The Oilers kept the game close through the first quarter, but then the Eagles broke the game open in the second […]
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By Mac Williams @m_williamsm2 Martyce Kimbrough does it again! The Findlay Oilers came out ready to play on Saturday as they crushed Ashland University on Senior Day. Kimbrough led the Oilers to an 85-65 win over archrival Ashland University which ends up splitting the season series at one game apiece. The Oilers started the game […]
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Kimbrough Shoots Himself into the UF Record Books By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The threes came early and the threes came often on Thursday night when the Oilers played host to the Tiffin Dragons. Findlay took its rival out of the game early and the focus quickly moved to the records that seemed to […]
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Campus Ministries hold super bowl party By Mac Williams @m_williamsm2 Williamsm2@findlay.edu This past Sunday was arguably one of the biggest unofficial holidays of the year: Super Bowl Sunday. Super Bowl LI featured the New England Patriots against the Atlanta Falcons, and was played in Houston, Texas at NRG Stadium on Feb. 5. This year, like […]
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University Basketball Players are brothers and world travelers By Sarah Baer @Sarah_baer1 Traveling the world sounds exotic and adventurous. For two University of Findlay students, who are also brothers in a military family, it has been arduous at times but also exhilarating. Nick and Matthew Ashley both play for the UF Basketball Team. Nick, 20 […]
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Sullivan’s 28 Leads Oilers Past Hillsdale By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The University of Findlay Oilers came out on fire Thursday night against Hillsdale College. Five minutes into the game Croy Gymnasium was rocking because everything was falling for Findlay against the team that knocked them off less than a month ago. The 19-6 lead they […]
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Findlay Shakes Off Slow Start to Knock Off Hillsdale By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 After a slow start in Croy Gymnasium at the University of Findlay on Thursday night, the Lady Oilers came back to knock off Hillsdale College in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) matchup. Findlay outscored the Chargers 35-25 in the second […]
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By: Kevin Schrock UF basketball fights through the season It’s the one thing that can break even the best teams in the nation. Injuries. The University of Findlay men’s basketball team has now had not one, but two starters go down with knee injuries that will have them sidelined for the extent of the season. […]
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By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 For a University of Findlay Men’s Basketball team that has already suffered two injuries to starters this season, they simply will not quit. After losing Austin Gardner early in the season, Alex White also went down with a season ending knee injury during the team’s game against Trevecca Nazerene, Dec. 29. […]
Moore caps off record-breaking season, Sylla scores four times By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 It was a game that didn’t have any playoff implications, however, in the Oilers season finale; the team was still playing for something. Entering the game with a 5-5 record, Findlay needed a win to secure a record over .500. They weren’t […]
Findlay knocks off Illinois-Springfield in game one By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The University of Illinois-Springfield learned that playing basketball in Croy Gymnasium could be one of the toughest tasks in all of division two basketball. On Saturday, the Oilers took an early lead and never looked back. It was senior Ricardo Smith taking control of […]
By Martyce Kimbrough @TheRealBuddha20 The lady Oilers basketball team will open up their season on Nov. 11 as they face the University of Indianapolis at 7 p.m. in Indianapolis. The Oilers will stay in Indy and play Lewis University on Nov. 13 before they head to West Virginia to play Wheeling Jesuit on Nov. 16 […]
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Findlay and Michigan Tech meet this week in the Upper Peninsula By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The University of Findlay will not be participating in playoff football this year. The squad has been through the gauntlet playing four teams ranked in the top 25 in the nation. Still, the group will head into their last game […]
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Bellarmine and Ohio Wesleyan both left the Findlay Pool defeated By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The University of Findlay men’s and women’s swimming teams played host to swim meets each of the last two weekends. On Oct. 29, Bellarmine University ventured into the Sink Natatorium only to leave with a 166-102 loss on the men’s side […]
Findlay allows season-low 13 points on Senior Day By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The Oilers got back to .500 on Saturday after they knocked off the Northwood Timberwolves 28-13. Findlay jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead on Rhys Gervais’ first rushing touchdown of the season followed by a five-yard Chauncey Bridges’ touchdown run. It appeared […]
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Oiler men ranked first in preseason GLIAC South poll By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 For 34 straight seasons the University of Findlay Men’s basketball team has posted a winning record. A year ago the Oilers finished 20-8 but a Ferris State buzzer beater ended their season in the first round of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic […]
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UF football 4-5 in GLIAC By Martyce Kimbrough @TheRealBuddha20 The University of Findlay football team fell short in their game against #2 ranked Grand Valley State University with a score of 28-17 on Oct. 29 in Allendale, Michigan. The Lakers remain undefeated on the season while the Oilers fall to 4-5 in GLIAC (Great Lakes […]
UF football takes on undefeated GVSU tomorrow By Kevin Scrock @KRock_6 The Oilers have a chance to get that signature win they have been looking for all season on Saturday. They thought they had it against then no. 13 Ferris State back on Oct. 1 only to lose to the Bulldogs 20-17. Ashland and Wayne […]
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Two weeks, zero turnovers for Oilers By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The Oilers don’t lose, at least not to Tiffin. For the seventeenth straight time, Findlay defeated their closest conference opponent on Saturday. It moves their all-time record against the team to 24-1 with the lone loss coming back in 1993. Once again it was the […]
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Several Lady Oilers lead in GLIAC stats By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The University of Findlay volleyball team has been running through the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference lately. Touting a record of 16-6 along with their 9-2 GLIAC record, the group finds themselves ranked #28 in the nation among division two teams. The only team […]
1. The Fall Classic didn’t begin until 1903- other post-season championship series existed before that 2. American Association folded in 1891 and the National League absorbed four of the American Association’s former franchises, expanding to twelve teams 3. William C. Temple built the foundation of post-season popularity with a championship trophy to the winner of […]
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From the MLB to UF’s campus, Givens gives his all By Brandon Emsweller @BEmsweller Hanging above his chair is a memorable moment for the former Detroit Tigers shortstop: a double play he finished off that is pieced together by separate snapshots of the play. Now the former Tigers shortstop is the Associate Athletic Director for […]
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By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 By the time the University of Findlay had crowned a homecoming king and queen at halftime of the Oiler football game on Saturday, the game was already virtually out of reach for the opposing Hillsdale Chargers. In the most dominating half of football the Oilers played all year, they jumped out […]
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Check-in with the UF swimming and diving team By Jaye Williams @JayeGatsby The Oilers swimming and diving team had three athletes earn All-American honors at Nationals last season. Two of those athletes are still competing for Oiler Nation and are seeing much success as the season gains momentum. Senior Meri Cizmar and junior Janko Radmanovic […]
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UF football takes on Tiffin tomorrow By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Saturday will mark the 25th time the Oilers take on their rival up highway 224. Historically, it is a matchup Findlay has dominated. They hold a commanding 23-1 record against Tiffin with their lone loss coming way back in 1993. Still, last year’s game was […]