Soccer Player Reflects on Season

UWM is no stranger to the NCAA tournament; the university’s soccer and basketball sports both have teams that have been able to enter the tournament and play in the first round. Just when you would think that is enough, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and men’s track and field have become Horizon League champions as well. […]

Opening Day Becomes Skip Day

It has become a tradition for many University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) students to skip out on class for Opening Day at Miller Park. It no longer comes as a surprise to walk into a classroom as the Brewers kick off their season and only be surrounded by a handful of classmates. While many students are […]

Basketball Run Ends

After a historic run in the Horizon League Tournament, becoming the lowest seeded team to win the tourney, the UW-Milwaukee Panthers were unable to keep the momentum going in the NCAA Tournament’s Second Round. Villanova beat Milwaukee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night in Buffalo. Villanova went on a 14-point […]

Tale of Two Athletes

Jordan Aaron had no problem sleeping that Friday night in February. “Usually when you have a good night’s sleep before a game it benefits you,” said the UW-Milwaukee’s star senior guard. Less than a month earlier, more than 4,200 people came out to watch the UWM men’s basketball team play the Phoenix of Green Bay […]

Road Trips on Horizon for Panthers

The 2013-14 men’s basketball season is underway for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Panthers are dealing with adversity early on, as most of their games are on the road. Justin Jagler reports.

UWM Ousts Loyola

On a chilly Saturday afternoon with roughly 100 in attendance at Don Forti stadium, located at the University School of Milwaukee, the UW-Milwaukee Panthers club football team ousted the Loyola Chicago Ramblers 42-17. Despite losing 12 of their starters this year – three because of academics and nine because of season ending injury – the […]

Panthers Face Bucky in Soccer Tournament

The Wisconsin Badgers and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers played in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament in Madison. This was the second game of the season between the two teams. Joshua March reports.

Diamond in the Rough

After finishing his freshman year, Milwaukee Panthers outfielder Derek Peake spent the summer of 2011 caring for the outfield grass at Henry Aaron Field, the Panthers home baseball stadium. When he would get to the field each day, he would not find baseballs and bats, but a homeless man living in the dugout. “There would […]

The Bonds of Basketball

Folding towels and fetching balls – that was the story for Mitch Roelke as he spent the 2009-10 season as the UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball team manager. Ample time to think about how difficult it was to be so close to the game without a team name on his chest and a number on his back. […]

Small Town Recruit, Big City Dream

Halfway between the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan, Brodhead, Wisconsin sits in the middle of farm country. With just over 3,000 residents and one lone high school with a mere 340 students, there’s no denying that this town is small. But, despite its small size, there’s one thing this town proudly claims that no other […]

Transition of a Lifetime

Multimedia website He walks up to the plate. Jason Aldean’s “The only way I know” plays as he makes his way to the batter’s box. Takes a few practice swings and makes sure his batting gloves feel just right. Steps up to the box and digs his right foot in first, followed shortly by the […]

Cross Cultural Ping Pong

For South Korean student Jun Shin, starting college in faraway Milwaukee was daunting.But table tennis, the game he loves, is helping him find community.