Category Archives: Sports

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 After a pair of loses last week, the University of Findlay Women’s basketball team has officially been eliminated from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) tournament contention. The Lady Oilers lost to Malone University last week in a heartbreaker game that ended 74-70. “I was disappointed with our defensive effort […]

UF men’s basketball plays first GLIAC tourney game March 1 By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The University of Findlay Men’s basketball team used a Tyler Stern-Tucker free throw with 0.4 seconds left to pull out a 70-69 win against Malone University on Saturday afternoon. The Oilers hadn’t had a lead the entire game and trailed by […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 After a last place finish a year ago, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) preseason coaches’ poll once again has the Oilers picked to finish last in the North. Still, the Oilers will look to a large group of returning players to lead the way in 2016. Findlay had six […]

#2 to strut his stuff at NFL Pro Day By Micah Johnson Many collegiate football players dream of playing in the NFL. Daiquone Ford, senior running back for the Oiler football team, has this dream and is working to make it a reality. Ford is preparing for his first NFL Pro Day on March 2 […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 After losing to Ashland on Thursday, the Oiler women’s basketball squad knocked off Lake Erie College 61-55 on the road two days later to stay in the playoff hunt. With a 10-point lead heading into the final quarter of play, it appeared the Oilers had command of the game. Still, with […]

Defeated in close calls by Ashland and Lake Erie By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 After 12 straight wins the Oilers finally hit a roadblock last week. They lost a heartbreaker at Ashland on Thursday, Feb. 11, before losing an overtime battle with Lake Erie two days later. Still there is no concern for the Oilers. In […]

The Lady Oilers’ spring season kicks off Feb. 26 in Illinois By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 For 13 years coach Ron Ammons has been at the helm of The University of Findlay softball program, but this year the Oilers have turned to Danielle Lowe who has taken over as the new head coach. Lowe, facing no […]

UF’s Clark Bradley has celeb status in the equine world By Brittany Sega For the Pulse segab@findlay.edu What happens when you combine a UF instructor and American Pharaoh? A ride to remember at one of the equine industry’s top events from this past year. Clark Bradley, an instructor for the Western Equestrian program, was recently […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 With only six games remaining following Saturday’s game against Tiffin, the Oilers time is running out to secure a playoff spot. They got themselves one step closer by knocking off the Dragons and holding onto their spot in a three-way tie for seventh place in the conference. “I think this was […]

Sullivan earns GLIAC Player of the Week honors By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Taren Sullivan and The University of Findlay Men’s Basketball team continued their hot play on Saturday afternoon by knocking off the Tiffin Dragons 94-75. The Oiler’s conference rival came in riding a three-game skid and that reached four after their brief stay in […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 For 10 straight games The University of Findlay Men’s basketball team has been unbeatable. They knocked off three more teams this week including Monday night’s 76-68 victory over Wayne State at Croy Gymnasium. The win kept their number two spot in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) solidified. The Oilers […]

Oiler Women defeat Wayne State 87-80 By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The University of Findlay senior Margaret Wuebker etched her name in the Oiler record book on Monday when she became only the twentieth Oiler ever to score 1,000 career points. In the process she also set a new career high with 25 points while the […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Two more home games, and like clockwork, they are two more wins for The University of Findlay Men’s Basketball team. On Thursday, Jan. 21, the Oilers took on Ashland University in a game that would decide the number one spot in the south division, and after winning that game 71-63 they […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The University of Findlay women’s basketball squad took their shot at one of the best teams in the nation on Thursday, Jan. 21 in Croy and fell just short. They led 37-33 at the half against #4 Ashland, but ended up dropping the contest 78-69. Two days later they played down […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The Findlay Roughnecks, ranked #14 in the nation, traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday, Jan. 22 to take on the #18 UIndy Greyhounds. The Roughnecks won in dominating fashion, winning six of the ten matches and outscoring UIndy 23-12. Nic Goebel, ranked number one in the nation in the 149-pound weight […]

Men’s Basketball squad still undefeated at home By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 After losing its first two conference games of the season, the Oiler Men’s basketball team has gone red hot, winning seven of its last eight games, and five straight. Thursday they came out on top of Ohio Dominican at home by a final of […]

Women’s Basketball now 6-4 in GLIAC By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Nothing has come easy for the Findlay Women’s basketball squad in the 2015-16 campaign and last week was no exception. On Thursday the Oilers lost to Ohio Dominican 81-79 on a last second rebound and put-back. The shot was reviewed to confirm that it beat […]

By Jordyn Willis and Alyssa Grevenkamp @willisjordyn                 @Gbabyy20 The University of Findlay’s Malcolm Athletic Center was home to the Northwest Ohio Invitational on Friday, Jan. 15 as the Oiler men’s and women’s Track and Field teams competed against 11 other schools. For the women’s team, Lydia Guagenti, senior, took second place in the high jump […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Winning at home has become somewhat of a cornerstone for the Oiler basketball program since Coach Charlie Ernst took over the program back in 2011. Last week the Oilers took strides in protecting that motto by defeating two top GLIAC teams, Saginaw Valley State and Hillsdale, at the Croy Physical Education […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The University of Findlay wrestlers and Nick Goeble have gotten pretty used to their winning ways as of late. When the national ranking came out on Jan. 1, the Roughnecks secured the number 12 spot, while Goeble held on to his number one ranking in the 149-pound class. Goeble, a junior […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 After having to spend most of his rookie season for the Chicago Bears on the sideline, University of Findlay alum Harold Jones-Quartey had a breakout game Sunday, Dec. 27. He made a highlight reel interception, forced a fumble, and added four tackles to his stat sheet. A week later the Ghana […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 After starting the season 2-4, The University of Findlay Men’s Basketball team headed to Michigan last weekend on a three game winning streak. A two week Christmas break may have cost them some of their momentum, but they still played well enough up north for a two game split with Ferris […]

UF Men’s Basketball competes across the country By Alyssa Grevenkamp @Gbabyy20 The Findlay men’s basketball team traveled out to Las Vegas last weekend to take on Southern Indiana and Illinois Springfield in the Vegas Showdown. In the first game against Southern Indiana, the Oilers took a 50-38 lead at the half, but the Eagles had […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 On Nov. 10, sophomore Janko Radmanovic was named the GLIAC swimmer of the week for the second time this year. This announcement came three days after a record-breaking performance by Radmanovic at Ohio Wesleyan University. The Oilers dominated the tri-meet at OWU, finishing at the top of the standings, above Bellarmine […]

UF finishes 6-5 overall, 5-5 in GLIAC By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Fall 2015 saw plenty of highs and lows for the Findlay Oiler football squad, but in their final game last Saturday they ended it all with a last second field goal to claim a 45-42 victory over the Northern Michigan Wildcats. The win not […]

Keys: ‘I still wasn’t pleased with the way we ran the ball’ By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Three records were shattered on Saturday afternoon, all broken by sophomore quarterback Rhys Gervais. The Oilers put the game out of reach early but the focus turned to the records. Gervais broke the team’s single season records for passing […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 The Findlay Oiler Volleyball squad has been pounding the competition as of late, both figuratively and literally. Their .281 hitting percentage is eighth best in the nation and has paced them to a 20-7 record while posting an equally impressive record of 13-3 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Three first quarter interceptions set the tone for one of the worst starts to a game Findlay has seen in a while. On Saturday in Detroit, MI the Oilers dropped a heartbreaker to the Wayne State Warriors 31-26. It marked the fifth Oiler loss in the last six games. Despite the […]

By Alyssa Grevenkamp @Gbabyy20 The Findlay Men’s soccer team just missed the cut to head to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament this season. The Oilers were one win away from going, but dropped their last three games at home which knocked them out of postseason play. The men had an outstanding home streak […]

Lady Oilers finish 2-12-3 By Alyssa Grevenkamp @Gbabyy20 The Findlay women’s soccer team started and ended their season in the same fashion: with a win. But everything in between wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows. The Oilers ended up finishing 2-12-3 on the season. This wasn’t the record they were hoping for, but the Oilers struggled […]

By Alyssa Grevenkamp @Gbabyy20 The Oiler volleyball team has been having a stellar season thus far. Over the weekend, the lady Oilers went up north to face two of their toughest opponents of the season. In the first match, the Oilers faced number-three-ranked Ferris State. The Oilers were led by freshman Amanda Winner who had […]

UF Football is now 4-4 By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Things seemed to go from bad to worse on Saturday when the Oilers traveled to Grand Valley to take on the Lakers (#12) in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup. The Oilers, who were 0-2 against top 25 teams coming in, dropped that record to […]

UF Football puts on a homecoming show By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Things appeared to be over when the University of Northwood Timberwolves lined up for a 19-yard field goal in a tie game at the end of regulation on Saturday afternoon, but after the kick hooked right the Oilers took advantage of their new life […]

By Alyssa Grevenkamp @Gbabyy20 The men’s and women’s tennis teams just finished up their fall seasons. The Oilers women’s tennis team didn’t have the fall they were planning on. The Oilers finished 1-11 on the season. The Oilers struggled in the month of September, but the month of October they finally found their first victory […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Oiler standout from a year ago, Harold Jones-Quartey continued his success at the pro level on Sunday when he got a start for the Chicago Bears. After starting safety Antrel Rolle was announced as injured in the middle of the week Quartey got his chance. “I shot him a text after […]