Troy soccer gets ready for the start of the season

Ryan Lee  Contributor  The start of Troy’s 2014 soccer season is just around the corner, and the era of a new head coach is also about to dawn. Head coach Jason Hamilton, who previously held coaching positions at the University of Miami and the University of Florida, has reported that preseason practices are going well. His staff is  both physically and mentally preparing the team for the long 20-game season. Junior midfielder Jasmine Fahrnbauer from Canton, Georgia, talked highly of the new coach and said he pushes the team to…

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Troy’s men lose on the road against Texas teams

Ryan Lee Staff Writer   The Troy men’s basketball team has dropped two more games on the road this past weekend. The University of Texas-Arlington slipped by with a win on Thursday, Jan. 23, 59-56, while Texas State played more aggressively beating the Trojans with a win 73-65 on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Trojans are now 7-13 and ninth in the conference following a four game losing streak. The game against UTA was a nail-biter all the way through. At the end of the first half UT Arlington led by…

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Column: Battle of the West Coast: Super Bowl XLVII

Ryan Lee Staff Writer   With Seattle’s huge win over San Francisco this past Sunday, 23-17, the Seahawks will be meeting the potent offense of Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos on Feb. 2, in arguably the biggest football game of the year, the Super Bowl. The Bronco’s secured a spot in Super Bowl 48 with their dominating win against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 26-16 in the AFC Championship on Jan. 19. This year’s Super Bowl should be one for the ages, with the Seahawks only having made it…

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