By Kyle Marchak From left to right - Morgan Peryer, Yohann Dessureault, Reese Chapman, Tony Pluta, Erik Luksis, Tate McGuire, Ryan Smyth, Sam White, and Murf Gray. FALMOUTH, Mass. — No wins or losses, scowls or boos. Just friends and baseball—and all good news. The Cape Cod League All-Star Game is where the best players in the premier collegiate summer league come together to showcase their skills. “It’s baseball in its purest form,” said Wareham manager Ryan Smyth before th

By Kyle Marchak Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) monetization has turned college sports into something like the wild, wild West. NIL marketing agencies and the NCAA are the new sheriffs in town. Until July 2021, NCAA athletes couldn’t profit off their own name, image, or likeness. In revenue-driving sports like college football, stars such as Johnny Manziel, Reggie Bush, and Nico Lamaleava either faced public backlash or legal issues simply for trying to earn money from their

By Kyle Marchak Photo courtesy of Virginia Tech Athletics 5,088 miles. That’s how far Virginia Tech Women’s Tennis’ (4-1) newest star has traveled to reach Blacksburg. But for senior Arina Gamretkaia, the journey to becoming a Hokie has taken far more than a plane ticket. A potential top scorer for the team, Gamretkaia was born and raised in Chișinău, the capital of Moldova—a small Eastern European country of just 2.5 million. Her hometown of Chișinău, the Capital of Moldova

By Kyle Marchak McMillan trots home after walk-off home run in game three versus No. 16 Stanford (Photo courtesy of Virginia Tech Athletics) BLACKSBURG, Va -- Radford transfer Cori McMillan joined the Virginia Tech Hokies' core of sluggers in 2024 as a premier power hitter out of the Big South. She proceeded to hit a single-season record 21 home runs. Now in her second season in a Virginia Tech uniform, McMillan hit her 35th in a Hokie uniform, and her first walk-off dinger i