NCAA Championship

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               What a month it was! This month of March was filled with exciting basketball, unbelievable finishes, and one team that was on top of them all. With the national championship over, there is now only one team that can define themselves as the best, and that team is the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.

               With the matchup between Gonzaga and North Carolina, you couldn’t expect anything better than two 1 seeds battling it out for the official number one spot. This was the first national championship the Gonzaga Bulldogs had ever been in in school history, and they came out like they had something to prove. North Carolina also had a chip on their shoulder after being defeated the previous year off a buzzer beater against Villanova.

                It was such an incredible performance by both teams, with many lead changes and two teams competing to the best of their ability to make a name for themselves. North Carolina ended with a 5-0 run to seal the win 71-65 and to win its 6th NCAA championship, third all time.

               With players declaring for the draft and seniors graduating to pursue bigger things, we can expect a much different year next year, something we believe will happen every year but in reality, March Madness will always be madness.

Danny Rolander Staff Reporter

March Madness Final Four

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               It is the moment we have all been waiting for, the Final Four teams in the tournament are set to battle it out in the National Championship. 

               North Carolina, who is making a back-to-back appearance to the final, is now about to be in their 20th Final Four in program history. That is more than the other three teams combined. There might be favorites in this year’s Final Four, but anything is possible in the NCAA tournament, as we have seen this year with the 7th seed South Carolina, being in their first Final Four in program history.

               The Gamecocks have been incredibly hot this tournament, beating an incredibly talented Duke team and crushing Baylor by twenty points in the Sweet Sixteen. The other two teams are Gonzaga and Oregon, who have displayed very strong performances throughout the whole tournament.

               The madness continues this Saturday, April 1st. South Carolina takes on Gonzaga while North Carolina is set to play Oregon. Be sure to watch these high energy basketball games to get ready for the anticipated championship game.  

Danny Rolander Staff Reporter

Bracket Busting Performances

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            During the spring college basketball season, performances have been nothing less than spectacular throughout the entire tournament. With upsets all over the place and millions of brackets already busted, it is fair to say that we are anticipating an even better finish during the rest of the month.

            On the East, two of the biggest upsets in the tournament occurred: seventh seed South Carolina beating the second seed Duke, reaching their first Sweet Sixteen in school history, and the eighth seed Wisconsin beating the first seed and defending national champions, Villanova.

            Duke had been favored in winning the tournament in 2.3 million brackets, via ESPN. Michigan, ranked as a seventh seed team, have been on a hot streak after winning the Big 10 tournament and they knocked off second seed Louisville on Sunday to keep their hot streak going.

            It has been such an eventful couple of weeks and many viewers are on the edge of their seats as they watch their bracket boom or bust. The Sweet Sixteen games fall on Thursday, March 23 and Friday, March 24. Best of luck to everyone’s bracket, and Happy March Madness!

Danny Rolander Staff Reporter