Tag: Luke Henne

Football, Sports

Duquesne football set for early-season tests

Luke Henne | Sports Editor Aug. 26, 2021 After finishing in the top three of the Northeast Conference standings every year since 2015, the Duquesne football team might have a subtle edge over conference foes this season. Why? For the Dukes, the season starts with back-to-back matchups with Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents. Duquesne will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to meet TCU on Sept. … Continue reading Duquesne football set for early-season tests

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soccer, Sports

Duquesne women’s soccer starts season with two-goal victory

Luke Henne | Sports Editor Aug. 26, 2021 After a spring 2021 campaign that saw the Duquesne women’s soccer team win just one of its first seven games, it was essential to start the fall season on the right note. The Dukes did just that, besting Saint Francis (Pa.) by a 3-1 score in a non-conference meeting at Rooney Field on Sunday afternoon. The win … Continue reading Duquesne women’s soccer starts season with two-goal victory

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Sports, Women's Basketball

Duquesne women’s basketball ‘in a good place’ heading into A-10 tourney

Luke B. Henne | Asst. Sports Editor March 11, 2021 If there’s one thing that Duquesne women’s basketball Head Coach Dan Burt is certain of, it is that any success his squad has in the upcoming Atlantic 10 tournament would not surprise him. “We don’t look at it as improbable at all. We’re a program that has historically been one of the better programs in … Continue reading Duquesne women’s basketball ‘in a good place’ heading into A-10 tourney

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Men's Basketball, Sports

Duquesne hoops team drops key game at La Salle

Luke Henne | Asst. Sports Editor Feb. 25, 2021 Sloppy and careless play — headlined by a season-high-tying 17 turnovers and a Michael Hughes second-half ejection — were detrimental to Duquesne in an 85-65 loss to La Salle at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. One would imagine it would take a lot to frustrate Duquesne Head Coach Keith Dambrot, who is currently … Continue reading Duquesne hoops team drops key game at La Salle

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Pirates commit offseason to acquiring young talent

Luke Henne | Staff Writer Jan. 28, 2021 In just over a year on the job, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington’s flurry of transactions have made it clear that the franchise is headed in one direction: Rebuild mode. While the notion of rebuilding has become far too commonplace among Pirates fans, it is a direction in which Cherington and his bosses have deemed to … Continue reading Pirates commit offseason to acquiring young talent

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Men's Basketball, Sports

Dukes’ 2020-21 tentative schedule full of challenges

Luke Henne | Staff Writer Nov. 19, 2020 In a year plagued by uniqueness and uncertainty, one thing is inevitable for Keith Dambrot and the 2020-21 Duquesne Dukes: The schedule — despite being fluid and subject to adjustment — will be loaded with marquee opponents and many chances to build a solid postseason resume. In 2019-20, Duquesne’s 10-2 non-conference record — punctuated by losses to … Continue reading Dukes’ 2020-21 tentative schedule full of challenges

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Columns, Sports

Henne: Big Ten unfit for CFP this season

Luke Henne | Staff Writer Oct. 22, 2020 As the NCAA Division I FBS college football season enters its eighth week, the Big Ten Conference will return to the field of play, just a few short months after this reality looked to be impossible. A marquee conference, with powerhouses like Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, will compete in an abbreviated eight-game schedule … Continue reading Henne: Big Ten unfit for CFP this season

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Features, Sports

Bucco broadcaster Wehner talks baseball, life

Luke Henne | Staff Writer Oct. 15, 2020 John Wehner, a current broadcaster and long-tenured member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, has seen just about everything, but even he couldn’t prepare for a season like 2020. Throughout the course of the truncated 60-game regular season, all 30 Major League Baseball teams played games without spectators as a precaution against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The impact … Continue reading Bucco broadcaster Wehner talks baseball, life

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Henne: Where do Pirates go from here?

Luke Henne | Staff Writer Oct. 1, 2020 As another autumn descends upon Pittsburgh’s North Shore, fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates are left wondering what they watched this past summer and where the team is headed from here. Following an 8-6 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday, the Pirates closed the abbreviated 2020 campaign with an MLB-worst 19-41 record (.317 winning percentage), securing a … Continue reading Henne: Where do Pirates go from here?

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