Cade Shoemaker

Siona Naik

Sports

'Contagious' hitting guides No. 16 UNC baseball to sweep Wake Forest

By Cade Shoemaker | April 15

North Carolina needed to change its mentality at the plate after a batting average slump.

Siona Naik

Sports

No. 16 UNC baseball sweeps Wake Forest with 3-2 win on Sunday afternoon

By Cade Shoemaker | April 13

The 31 runs UNC scored over the weekend tied the most in a series this season — matching the total from North Carolina’s sweep of Stony Brook — and helped the Tar Heels outscore the Demon Deacons 31-4 on the weekend.

Sreeya Chebrolu

Sports

What music UNC women's basketball uses to get them ready for practice and games

By Cade Shoemaker | April 8

Sydney Barker is typically the team's DJ and plays a variety of music.

Pearce Barnes

Sports

UNC baseball survives extra innings against Duke after giving up three runs in the ninth

By Cade Shoemaker | April 6

The Tar Heel bullpen shut down the Blue Devil offense in extra innings, culminating in an 8-7 victory after over five hours of play.

Pearce Barnes

Sports

No. 19 UNC baseball outlasts Duke, 4-3, in first game of weekend series

By Cade Shoemaker | April 3

An athletic double-play by graduate shortstop Alex Madera recorded the game’s final out and prevented a tying run from scoring to help No. 19 North Carolina (23-7, 7-6 ACC) squeak past Duke (20-11, 7-6 ACC), 4-3, on Thursday night’s series opener at Boshamer Stadium.

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Viyada Soukthavone

Sports

Column: Despite Sweet 16 loss, UNC women's basketball's season represents strides

By Cade Shoemaker | March 29

Sometimes, it's easy to turn the page after a season ends, but UNC's past season reflects a shift closer to what the program wants to become.

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Viyada Soukthavone

Sports

No. 3 seed UNC women's basketball falls, 47-38, to No. 2 seed Duke in Sweet Sixteen

By Cade Shoemaker | March 28

A season-low in scoring plagued No. 3 seed North Carolina (29-8, 13-6 ACC) as it fell, 47-38, to No. 2 seed Duke (29-7, 14-4 ACC) on Friday afternoon at Legacy Arena in Birmingham.

Viyada Soukthavone

Sports

Reniya Kelly returns to her home state in Sweet Sixteen matchup against Duke

By Cade Shoemaker | March 28

During the Sweet Sixteen, sophomore guard Reniya Kelly's family won't have to travel as far as normal to watch Kelly play.

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Ava Sharon

Sports

How UNC women's basketball's male practice players prepared them for West Virginia

By Cade Shoemaker | March 26

The team's practice players emulated West Virginia's full-court press in practices. North Carolina defeated the Mountaineers, 58-47.

Carson Elm-Picard

Podcast

Hark the Pod: Season’s End: Recapping UNC Basketball’s Tournament Run

By Luther Walker , Matthew Maynard , Cade Shoemaker and Emma Moon | March 25

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Assistant Sports Editors Emma Moon and Matthew Maynard recap UNC men’s basketball’s season-ending loss to Ole Miss and discuss how the team will be remembered. Emma shares her experience covering the tournament in Ohio and Milwaukee, while Senior Writer Cade Shoemaker joins to break down UNC women’s basketball’s dominant win over Oregon State and Alyssa Ustby’s record-breaking performance.