The inaugural season at Elon’s brand-new Schar Center has come to an end, with mixed results. The highlight of the season was certainly the home-opener vs. UNC. For one night, the arena was full, electric, and we were given a glimpse of what is (hopefully) to come for Elon’s home atmosphere. Then Elon lost by… Read more »
Author: Max Gongaware
Max Gongaware and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
I didn’t wake up this morning planning to write a blog post. Not even a little bit. A Saturday with not one, but two basketball games on the docket? Today was going to be a great day! Here’s something weird that maybe says a little bit more about the world than I’m willing to explore right now:… Read more »
UVa Earns Postseason Win In Charlotte
It’s the Belk Bowl, babbbyyyy! You love it. We love it. And it never disappoints. Yes, the 2018 Belk Bowl featured a school that SC8 has repeatedly, non-sensically, and ceaselessly mocked since its basketball team lost in embarrassing, historic fashion right here in Charlotte earlier this year (UVa) vs. a team that – well – is from… Read more »
The Pep Band Content You Asked For
Pep Bands play music. Music is just a series of the same 8 notes being repeated in a variety of patterns. Okay, it’s a bit more complicated than that. The notes themselves change based on which key a song is in. Sometimes a song’s key can change midway through. Beyonce’s “Love on Top” showed us… Read more »
Elon Participates in Schar Center Grand Opening
#8things from UNC vs. Elon Who won? The UNC Tar Heels beat the Elon Phoenix, 116-67, on Friday night in what was the grand opening for Elon’s Schar Center. Why? UNC’s talent advantage made itself most visible on the glass, as the Heels outrebounded the Phoenix, 60-31. UNC grabbed 24 offensive rebounds while Elon only… Read more »
Elon Routs Randolph in Exhibition Action
Look… it’s an exhibition game, but Elon #content is important to me. I’ll try to keep this short. Here are 8 things from tonight’s game… 1. Who won? The Elon Phoenix defeated Randolph College Wildcats 98-45 on Tuesday night at the brand new (and spectacular) Schar Center. We've got a final at Schar Center. Elon… Read more »
8 Guys You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know During the World Series
SportsChannel8 isn’t typically in the business of creating baseball content, but for at least the next several days, the World Series will be the center of the sports universe. Okay, maybe not the center of the sports universe, but like… it’s at least a top 3 sporting event this week, right? RIGHT?! You may be a… Read more »
Elon Football’s Success Means Good Things are Coming for Basketball
Elon Football was in a bad place at the end of the 2016 season. They had just gone 2-9, including seven consecutive losses to close the season, highlighted by a 63-14 season-ending loss to James Madison. Overall, Head Coach Rich Skrosky’s teams went 7-27 during his 2014-2016 tenure. He was fired shortly thereafter. Enter Coach… Read more »