Author Archive for Chris Hatcher
Rough Going for Softball Team
A shaky start to the season has the Emory & Henry softball team’s record sitting at 0-4 on the season.
The team lost two games in Orlando, FL to Warner Southern by the scores of 9-4 and 5-0. In the first game against Warner Southern, the Wasps collected 9 hits and 3 RBI’s. Robin Phelps led [...]
E&H springs over opponents in Florida during Spring Break
As it turns out, a scenery change is just what the Emory & Henry baseball team needed.
The team grabbed two victories on Spring Break in Orlando, Fla. The Wasps beat Ohio Northern 10-9 and Hanover 11-10. In the Ohio Northern game, the Wasps had six players with at least two hits.
Gavin Haynes led the team [...]
Late Season Push Lands Wasps in ODAC Tournament
The Emory & Henry women’s basketball team finished the 2007-08 season with a record 9-17 (7-13).
For the casual viewer, it would appear that the Wasps had a terrible season. However, the Wasps went on a hot streak late in the season, winning five of their last 11 games, upsetting the ODAC powerhouses and sneaking into [...]
Men’s Basketball Suffers through Disappointing Season
The 2007-08 Emory & Henry men’s basketball team suffered through a season of tragedy and disappointment.
For the first time in nearly three decades, Coach Bob Johnson did not coach the E&H men’s basketball team. Johnson was forced to retire after spending 27 years as the head coach on E&H’s bench because of kidney cancer. Coach [...]
Men’s Basketball, January 16
The Emory & Henry men’s basketball team elevated to new heights over the break, playing Division I opponent Radford on the road.
Though the Highlanders came away with a 124-109 win, the Wasps outplayed Radford for the majority of the game, even leading twice in the second half.
Sophomore point guard J.D. Dyson recorded a [...]
Women’s Basketball Update
Over the break, the young Lady Wasps showed signs of a team on the verge of breaking out of a slump.
Though the team has suffered through five consecutive losses, four of those have been within ten points. The Wasps have also gotten better contributions on offense.
Two players are averaging double figures in scoring. [...]
Mitchell Report
Some described it as the worst day for Major League Baseball, some described it as the best, and others maintained that it might just have been both.
But good or bad, The Mitchell Report ordered by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig exposed some inconvenient truths to sports fans that might not have been willing to hear [...]
Randy Moss: Innocent?
Randy Moss, also known as sports’ loveable bad guy, has been accused of assaulting a Florida woman whom he has known for 11 years.
Moss has also been accused of preventing the woman from leaving her house (where the incident allegedly occurred) to seek medical attention.
This news couldn’t have come at a worse time [...]
Women’s Basketball Jumps Up
These are revealing times in the season for the Emory & Henry women’s basketball team, and despite their record, the Wasps may have found a weapon from outside.
During a 81-51 loss at Roanoke, the Wasps got great contributions from freshman Kayla Blackstock and sophomore Baylie Snyder who each scored 13 points in the loss.
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Weinz Breaks Record
Behind the effort of a record breaking day from junior Camillo Weinz, the Emory & Henry Wasps lost the more seasoned Guilford College Quakers 120-112 on Bob Johnson Day.
The date, Jan. 19, 2008, was recognized for the former E&H men’s basketball coach who was forced to retire earlier this year after 27 years on [...]
