Sports topic: Football
Victory at last
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons have had the memory of the stellar 2006 season and the high expectations it brought hanging over their heads throughout the 2007 season. During the Meineke Car Care Bowl Dec.… Read »
Moore leads Deacons to victory, earning bowl game MVP honor
Senior Kenneth Moore was not sure just how many friends and family he had at his final game as a Demon Deacon, the Dec. 24 victory over the UConn Huskies at the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Moore’s hometown… Read »
Wake Forest picked for Meineke Car Care Bowl
Wake Forest, in back-to-back bowls for the first time in team history, accepted an invitation Dec. 2 to play in the Meineke Car Care Bowl Dec. 29 at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Read »
Deacs finish season with two more wins and many accolades
With hopes of a return trip to Jacksonville already shattered, the Demon Deacon football team could have just laid down in its last two games of the season, but instead they plowed ahead, destroying both… Read »
Tigers mangle Deacs in Death Valley
In front of a sold out crowd of over 81,000, the Clemson Tigers dismantled the Demon Deacon football team Nov. 10, winning 44-10. The Deacons, who appeared overmatched from the get-go, were never able… Read »
The long road to the draft
Oliver Thompson is a towering high school math teacher who can often be seen in the Charlotte Christian cafeteria after school playing chess. But the physically imposing chess club adviser is known for… Read »
Deacs fall short in road game nail-biter
The game seemed too close to call before it even started with Wake Forest ranked 24th in the nation traveling to take on No. 23 Virginia Cavaliers. Read »
Deacs run over Tar Heels
With hopes of cracking the Top 25 for the first time this season, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons prepared to face in-state rival UNC-Chapel Hill Oct. 27, handily putting the Tar Heels away 37-10. Read »
Midshipmen flounder in second half
With their helmets polished and uniforms cleaned to perfection, the Deacs tried to look nice for Homecoming at the United States Naval Academy, but they were unwilling to allow the Midshipmen to win in… Read »
Adams leads Deacs to 24-21 win over FSU
“Florida State is too fast.” “Bowden will not let the Deacons win again.” “Last year was a fluke.” These were all sentiments leading up to the Oct. 11 showdown between… Read »