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Recap: Gatemen Dazzle, Lead West to All-Star Game Victory
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
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Jun 28, 20253 min read


Feature: How NIL Helped Virginia Tech’s Ayden Greene Build More Than a Brand
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
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Jun 28, 20252 min read


Feature: Moldova to Appalachia: Arina Gamretkaia’s World-Wide Journey in Tennis
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
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Jun 28, 20253 min read


Recap: Hokies Cap Off Series Sweep of Stanford with McMIllan Walk-Off Homer
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
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Apr 9, 20252 min read


Recap: Mike Young Faces Former Team for First Time, Leads Virginia Tech to 98-76 Win Over Wofford
Mike Young in his last season as the Head Coach of the Wofford Terriers BLACKSBURG - The last time Virginia Tech and Wofford met on the...
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Oct 20, 20243 min read


Preview: Wareham visits Cotuit for first playoff game in five years
Gatemen poised for long-awaited postseason appearance Top photo caption -- Griffin O'Connor (Georgetown) busting a move at Spillane Field...
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Aug 17, 20244 min read
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