A battled Musketeer: Stainbrook’s transformative journey

By: Tim Wilmes Junior center Matt Stainbrook took his first steps onto the floor at Cintas Center on November 12, 2010 and was greeted by an energized arena and screaming fans. Unfortunately for Stainbrook, his first trip to Xavier was more unnerving than he would have expected in his first college basketball game. “As a freshman starting in my first game, I remember Kenny Frease getting announced with smoke all around and seeing him on the big screen, and my stomach was churning. I felt the butterflies,” Stainbrook said. As the starting center for Western Michigan University, 6-foot 10 Stainbrook … Continue reading A battled Musketeer: Stainbrook’s transformative journey

To first-year students beginning a new chapter

By: Tim Wilmes As far as sports are concerned, this is an incredibly unique time to be here. Right now, superb students and athletes alike are marching into an unknown and yet incredibly promising future together. Now, with Xavier’s inaugural year in the Big East underway, the potential for excellence at this university stretches further than ever before. The men’s soccer team, finishing last season with a 14-3-5 record, looks to take the Big East by storm and claim a fourth straight NCAA Tournament berth. Coach Andy Fleming, now in his fourth season at Xavier, certainly knows a thing or … Continue reading To first-year students beginning a new chapter